9 Jun
2013
9 Jun
'13
9:24 a.m.
On 6/9/13 3:03 AM, Dave wrote:
why are theere so many different prices.....
Don't get me started on used book prices
There are only a couple of buckets, really.
The big guys who come in and buy libraries and can warehouse millions of books
making money on 1 cent books on shipping, and the people trying to sell rare books for
hundreds of dollars who can afford to sit on a few thousand. Those both show up on abe
or bookfinder
The guys in the middle are goodwills or "friends of the library" groups who try
to sell
in the $10-100 range, mostly on eBay. They can make decent money if the person doing the
pricing is smart.
I gave up going to the monthly FOPAL sales because I got tired of people blocking the
isles
as they barcode check every book in the computer section to see if they can make money on
it.