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I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 5:44 am
by grizzlymc
Have a look at this abebooks search result:
https://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Search ... +1879-1884
Guess where I am buying mine from.
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 7:45 am
by goat major
I found that happened quite a lot when I was selling off a lot of books via amazon. I think a lot of traders use an app that sets the price stupidly high when there are very few copies available - meaning that the market rate is pulled up when further sellers add copies.
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 8:04 am
by grizzlymc
Clearly not an app written by an economist.
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 10:18 am
by RMD
I've heard a couple of theories for this phenomenon - one is that it's to do with illegal money-laundering. The second is that they're artificially inflating the value of their stock to make the value of the business appear higher. Do you remember how the price for Skytrex tanks went through the roof just before the business was sold?
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:39 pm
by Peeler
Is it supply & demand?
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 2:44 pm
by grizzlymc
Well my demand went to the $50 supplier, I cou;ldn't quite see what the $500 bloke was offering!
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Mon Jul 30, 2018 4:41 pm
by FreddBloggs
Nahh, it is a simple con, they make it look like near prices, but with the decimal point moved, if you are unwary it is not hard to miss that it is 550.00 not 55.00
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 12:40 am
by grizzlymc
I'm never that unwary, even first thing in the morning with a pulsating head.
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 10:15 am
by BaronVonWreckedoften
Please confirm that that is NOT a euphemism!
Nurse! Nurse? The mind bleach - and lots of it!
Re: I thought this was a joke; they're serious
Posted: Tue Jul 31, 2018 11:48 am
by grizzlymc
I'm going to have to deal with a stiff problem!