I have heard far too many stories of customers being strung along with inadequate repairs until just after the return privilege runs out.

Many coins are posted on eBay and through other venues "as is" and therefore with no return privileges.

"Programs offer retailers incentives to commit more space to one line, including special pricing, terms that allow dealers to pay later, and return privileges," she said.

Ms. Galland said many retailers had made it difficult for producers by making "lots of demands, from markdown allowances to new return privileges."

The return Privilege from Huskisson Dock to Pierhead costing 1 d old money.

By offering bookstores return privileges, the stores were able to try titles from smaller publishers without having to absorb the full cost for unsold titles.

They oversee the buyers, but they focus largely on selecting suppliers and negotiating the terms as well as joint advertising and promotional programs and merchandise return privileges.

In addition, retailers are usually required to make financial commitments for private-label goods long in advance of the selling season and generally do not have either return privileges or markdown allowances, both of which are common with national brands.

Books here cost 30 to 50 percent more than comparable American books - a reflection of such variables as the currency exchange rate, the cost of overseas transportation and the lack of return privileges available to most American booksellers.