When I read Kanis Glaewketgarn's comments ("Police ask bookstores to check students' IDs," Dec. 14) on checking IDs at the bookstore buybacks, I just smiled.

He obviously does not realize what it is like to have a book taken and sold back to the store without being caught.

While it's great that he and nobody he knows had to experience that, I wasn't so lucky.

Last semester, I eagerly anticipated selling an $80 book back to get some much-needed cash.

When it came time to do so, I realized that my book was missing.

What most likely happened is that I left it somewhere on campus, and someone took it and sold it back.

When I was checking lost-and-founds and was informed of this possible scenario, I was more than a little surprised that it could even happen.

Photo IDs should absolutely be required to prevent thefts.

I am all for this new policy, and I hope that nobody else will have to deal with this situation like I had to.