Gerard K H Love
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That is not a dent, No. That's where the environment has made a lasting impression on this car. It adds character. It is a more experienced car than the one for $25,000.
Value of rare book in poor condition - Post Office HB
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It sold for $990. :eek:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ename=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:MOTORS:1123#ht_820wt_941
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dl...ename=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:MOTORS:1123#ht_820wt_941
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Someone spent $900 on a $400 book...
Oh well. Maybe they have a way to repair and clean it up. If so, we may see this back on the market in a while/
Bill
Oh well. Maybe they have a way to repair and clean it up. If so, we may see this back on the market in a while/
Bill
JEEZE-US! Once again, I'm am floored.
And I buy books
for a living...:)CRB
Unbelieveable.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Yes, it should be categorized as "Good". If it had it been a comic book, that would have been the case, because it's a very flawed copy.
It's funny that book collectors only operates with three categories, when comic book collectors operates with many more categories...
It's funny that book collectors only operates with three categories, when comic book collectors operates with many more categories...
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... and the guy who paid $900 for this $400 book two weeks ago just listed it on ebay for $2200.
This guy needs to see a psychiatrist. Why did he think that he was "lucky" enough to get this for $900? Because it is not worth $901. In fact5, it was not worth $500. It certainly is not worth $2200...
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHARLES-BUKOWSK...ible?hash=item2c50a265c0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Bill
This guy needs to see a psychiatrist. Why did he think that he was "lucky" enough to get this for $900? Because it is not worth $901. In fact5, it was not worth $500. It certainly is not worth $2200...
http://cgi.ebay.com/CHARLES-BUKOWSK...ible?hash=item2c50a265c0&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Bill
mjp
Founding member
He must have thought he was very clever paying $900 for that when he planned to sell it for 160% of that. Too bad for him, I suppose.
Or...serves his ass right. I have about as much sympathy for him as I do the house "flippers" in Los Angeles who all went broke in the past year. Fuck 'em.
Or...serves his ass right. I have about as much sympathy for him as I do the house "flippers" in Los Angeles who all went broke in the past year. Fuck 'em.
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LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
Not to mention 30 bucks to ship it UPS Ground... WTF is that about?
Is it actually the same person? It's definitely the same book, but the winner of the last auction has 1443 feedbacks listed and this seller has 4154.
Either
a) the same person has two eBay accounts
b) eBay randomly generates those feedback numbers for security purposes
or, my favorite
c) the buyer actually was a genius, sold the book to someone else, made a profit, and now the new person is trying to sell it on eBay.
Either
a) the same person has two eBay accounts
b) eBay randomly generates those feedback numbers for security purposes
or, my favorite
c) the buyer actually was a genius, sold the book to someone else, made a profit, and now the new person is trying to sell it on eBay.
Huh. Well, there you go. PT Barnum and all that crap. Me bum hurts. Wondering...
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this stinky, overpriced copy is back.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190331381184&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I suspect that at this price, we'll see it for sale for a LONG time.
Bill
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=190331381184&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
I suspect that at this price, we'll see it for sale for a LONG time.
Bill
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Nope, this genius bought it for $900 and then immediatly listed it for $2200. What they fail to realize is that they paid twice what it is worth and then marked it another 240% over that. They are looking for a fool with far too much money and too little sense.
They overpaid for it and somehow though that that got a wicked good steal on this.
Bill
They overpaid for it and somehow though that that got a wicked good steal on this.
Bill
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They should describe it as:
Graded "Very Good" by ABA Bookseller standards, but it looks like someone wiped their ass with it.... It is worth $500, but can be had NOW for the low, low price of $2200!
Don't pass up this GREAT offer!
Bill
Graded "Very Good" by ABA Bookseller standards, but it looks like someone wiped their ass with it.... It is worth $500, but can be had NOW for the low, low price of $2200!
Don't pass up this GREAT offer!
Bill
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LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
Plus I've seen a much nicer copy up for sale recently for (much) less... So... yeah kinda useless at this price... still...
mjp
Founding member
"still" what? I think Bill is being very generous valuing the book at $500. I wouldn't pay half that. It's junk. There's no difference between the first of Post Office and the 58th printing, except the binding (for the hardcover) and the color title page. So if you're buying a book because its binding is unique and early, I really can't see any reason to buy one that has a binding that appears to have been used in an outhouse for 35 years.
If he sells that book for two grand I will take my new-as-the-day-it-came-out-of-the-box paperback first of Post Office out into the driveway, chop it up with a machete and burn the pieces. I'll post it all on YouTube for everyone to see. Because if he can sell that, everything in the world is wrong, and we're about to enter Thunderdome...
If he sells that book for two grand I will take my new-as-the-day-it-came-out-of-the-box paperback first of Post Office out into the driveway, chop it up with a machete and burn the pieces. I'll post it all on YouTube for everyone to see. Because if he can sell that, everything in the world is wrong, and we're about to enter Thunderdome...
