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<blockquote data-quote="Pentegarn" data-source="post: 6356403" data-attributes="member: 100714">Of course there's going to be mistakes.&nbsp; But all these defects I spotted was just by glancing.&nbsp; I didn't even open the other copies.&nbsp; The other were all damaged on the exterior.&nbsp; The one I picked up was the only one with a decent exterior.&nbsp; And I only flipped through it to guage the art and presentation.&nbsp; The faded ink wasn't restricted to the spells section.&nbsp; It's just that the spells section was more quickly noticed because it was multiple pages.Granted, I never really planned on purchasing the book, but other books I purchased that were $50+, had quality covers, binding, art and presentation, and were generally 400(ish) pages.&nbsp; I'm sure there were flawed version of those to make it to the shelves as well, but I've never witnessed so many, and with such glaring flaws.I've never minded giving that price for a book I wanted, and I always try to support hobby and book stores as I have had many fond memories visiting them throughout my youth, but my advice for anyone buying a 5e PHB (at least during this 1st printing) is buy it from Amazon.&nbsp; The odds of you getting a quality copy doesn't look as though it's worth risking $50.&nbsp; That or give the book a thorough inspection at your local retailer before dropping the money on it.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Pentegarn, post: 6356403, member: 100714"] Of course there's going to be mistakes. But all these defects I spotted was just by glancing. I didn't even open the other copies. The other were all damaged on the exterior. The one I picked up was the only one with a decent exterior. And I only flipped through it to guage the art and presentation. The faded ink wasn't restricted to the spells section. It's just that the spells section was more quickly noticed because it was multiple pages. Granted, I never really planned on purchasing the book, but other books I purchased that were $50+, had quality covers, binding, art and presentation, and were generally 400(ish) pages. I'm sure there were flawed version of those to make it to the shelves as well, but I've never witnessed so many, and with such glaring flaws. I've never minded giving that price for a book I wanted, and I always try to support hobby and book stores as I have had many fond memories visiting them throughout my youth, but my advice for anyone buying a 5e PHB (at least during this 1st printing) is buy it from Amazon. The odds of you getting a quality copy doesn't look as though it's worth risking $50. That or give the book a thorough inspection at your local retailer before dropping the money on it. [/QUOTE]

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