New with Tags is the highest of the five condition grades on WishThrift. At this grade books are listed across the full range for the category, $3 to $674 (about £2 to £500), because nothing has been discounted for wear. Unread, with the spine uncracked and any shrink wrap intact. A book read once carefully is Like New, not this grade.
Where the line falls
Books fail at the spine and the edges: the glue cracks where it is held open, the corners bump, and the paper browns from the outside in.
For comparison, one step down is Like New Books.
What books are worth here
| Grade | Share of top price | Typical range |
|---|---|---|
| New with Tags | about 100% | $3 to $674 |
| Like New | about 85% | $2 to $573 |
Guide ranges, not quotes, at £1 ≈ $1.35 (August 2026). All five grades.
What holds the value at this grade
- Art Books — Out-of-print monographs and exhibition catalogues
- Childrens Books — Bundles grouped by reading age
- Comic Books — Key issues with first appearances or major events
- Cookbooks — Out-of-print titles from significant authors
- First Edition Books — Correct first-printing indicators for that publisher
- Graphic Novels — Complete runs and omnibus editions
- Hardback Books — First editions with original dust jackets
- Manga — Complete runs sold as a set
- Paperback Novels — Bundles grouped by genre or author
- Rare Books — True first editions with correct printing markers
Listing at the New with Tags grade
Photograph the spine straight on and the closed page block from the side. An unread spine and a white block are visible and unarguable.
Shots that carry the most weight in books:
- Art Books — The cover with jacket, face on
- Childrens Books — The whole bundle laid out with covers visible and countable
- Comic Books — The front cover straight on, no glare, filling the frame
- Cookbooks — The cover face on, whole
On a typical $338 listing, a marketplace charging 20% takes $68, one charging 13.6% takes $46 and one charging 10% takes $34. WishThrift charges neither side, so you keep the whole $338. Listing is free.
Browse books
See every listing at the New with Tags grade, or the whole Books category at every grade. The grade is the seller’s own; WishThrift does not inspect or verify items.
Other grades in books: Like New, Good, Fair, For Parts.
Common questions
Has the spine ever been opened flat?
Spine with no reading crease at all, square corners, and pages white right to the edge of the block.
What is the difference between New with Tags and Like New books?
Anything falling short of New with Tags is graded Like New Books.