damaged goods

Simply put, no one wants to pay full price for damaged goods.

That's what was in the back of my mind, damaged goods.

We're not going to take a chance if we think a player is damaged goods.

Not bad for a player who was considered damaged goods less than a year ago.

Other effects of treatment can make the person "feel like damaged goods," he added.

Everyone knew that this Texas outfit was damaged goods by early 1989.

Then he talked about Earl, how the guy was damaged goods, but would do anything for him.

In each case, the Garden knew it was acquiring damaged goods.

Do not throw away any damaged goods until after an inventory is made.

Use her carefully, we don't want damaged goods on our hands.

The cases prompted questions about the teams receiving damaged goods.

In fact, though, some of the talent has arrived at the campus as damaged goods.

It's not his fault he's damaged goods, she thought, then did a double take.

"But there aren't that many other examples of damaged goods around."

"If your people brought me anything but damaged goods mind-broken by the way they were taken, I might have a chance."

There would be no tolerance shown if he delivered damaged goods.

Part of the problem was that some had perceived Bowie as damaged goods.

He does not wish to give me damaged goods.

I also think, from his point of view, he's going to want to prove that he is not damaged goods."

Or damaged goods can, you know, put the foot through it to get the insurance cover on what we pay and we're liable.

Now, to me, "damaged goods" is a very typical American way to look at oneself, in commercial terms.

What do designers say about getting damaged goods returned from a socialite?

And at last look, such clubs are under no obligation to buy the real deals, let alone damaged goods.

Our appearance in a shop was a signal for the damaged goods to be brought out immediately.

Was she not, after all, damaged goods, in the profoundest sense of that expression?