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Subject: Skips?
Date Posted: 1/24/2011 2:48 AM ET
Member Since: 9/5/2010
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I received an audio book (3 CDs) with a few skips toward the end.  I'd like to post it, but is it common to swap discs with skips?  In other words, I don't feel comfortable stating it's in perfect condition.  Can I just post and then PM member to inform them prior to sending???  or just forget about it?  TIA

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Date Posted: 1/24/2011 5:56 PM ET
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Gloria,  this is what the Help Center says about skips in an audio book:

 

"Audiobooks must be playable to be swapped here, without more than two (minor) skips."  The help doc doesn't elaborate or go beyond that brief statement about skips.

I listen to lots of audio books on CD's while I'm in my car but  mostly play them at home in my older CD player - "boom box," if you will.  Now this is not an expensive player that I'm using, and I've had some audio CD's skip in it.  But if I put that same CD into my computer or into my car CD player, it doesn't skip.  I've only had one audio book with such a badly scratched CD that it wouldn't play those particular tracks in either my computer or in my car CD player.

I would say that if it plays okay in other CD players, then it would be okay to post.  If it doesn't play okay in other players, then don't post it.

 

 



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Subject: Thanks Jan
Date Posted: 1/25/2011 9:32 PM ET
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Well, I just attempted listening to the disc in my daughter's Princess CD player.  ;)  It has more than two skips.   The problem is that It has a nasty scratch.  sigh

I sure wish the poster would have let me know about the condition.  It's a Nancy Reagan book and it's damaged right around the time she's telling about when Ronald Reagan got shot.  ;(

 

Thanks for your post and the info from the help doc.  I appreciate all of your input.