Hello..  I recently accepted a book request for a hardcover book.  When I went to wrap it, I saw that it did not have the dust cover.  I PMed the requester 2 days ago asking if she would still like the book without the cover, or if she would like me to cancel the request for a credit refund.  I haven't heard back yet and my time limit for sending the book is running out.  Should I just mail it without the dust cover or cancel it?

Thanks!!

Unless she has an RC that requires dust covers, I'd go ahead and mail it.  What you did by PMing her was a courtesy, but not a necessity. 

Ditto BookwormKath

What they said.  Dust jackets are not required, and unless the requester has an RC, the lack does not make your book unpostable.

Thank you for the replies!  I will mail it :)

Foe future reference or anyone else in this situation.  If you want to be nice and pm them, I would state:

Your just letting them know, that this is still postable, and ask for a response within so many hours or you will go ahead and mail as planned.

Also if you as sender were the one that cancelled the request, you would go to the back of the first in?first out line.

oops

And that's kind of the problem that arises when pm'ing regarding postable books.  If they do no respond, do you mail or not?  Because without a DC to decline, if the sender cancels the transaction then her book is removed from her bookshelf and she looses her place FIFO.

I don't PM over books for the reasons Denise gives.  If they want a dust jacket or anything beyond PBS rules than they should have a clearly worded RC for whatever they want.