robsiew Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Okay, So someone suggested The Body Book to me and I went out to buy it... people are charging in the hundreds for this book! (I was able to find one at $24 and swiped it right away). Why are people charging this much? It's a bunch of paper, people!!! :confused: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coleroo Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I've been wondering the same thing....Just this past week, I've noticed some history books (same edition, same cover) listed for tons more "used" than the Amazon in-stock new price was! Nothing special (such as author signatures, original editions, etc.) was noted in the over inflated listings either. Weird. I hope no one falls for buying at those prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julie in MN Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 (edited) I hope no one falls for buying at those prices. :iagree: P.S. Robyn, I think there's a new edition that's cheaper: http://www.amazon.com/Easy-make-Hands-Models-Teach/dp/0545048737/ref=sr_1_7?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260337350&sr=1-7 And MFW sells it if you scroll down: http://www.mfwbooks.com/rr.htm#basic Julie Edited December 9, 2009 by Julie in MN Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lilbean05 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 I think that the used book stores use an algorithm to determine the price of their book based on how many they have left in stock. I have seen that when they say "only 3 left!" the price gets higher and then when more comes into stock, the price lowers again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pippen Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sometimes the Amazon search engines go wacky and instead of seeing the regular amazon listing first, the vendors listings show up first and some of those prices are very inflated. When that happens see what you can do to surface the amazon listing or check other sites because you can sometimes find it cheaper. Vendors are in business to make money and they'll charge what they think they can get for a book. Oftentimes it will pay for them to wait it out a bit and see if they can get the higher price. They also encourage one another not to list lower than the lowest price which discourages lower pricing. If it's an out of print book they truly have the upper hand. I have an out of print book sitting on my shelf that I went to list and decided not to because the price is ridiculously unfair based on content. If I list it low, another vendor would likely scoop it up to resale at the higher price, so it just sits. \ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JumpedIntoTheDeepEndFirst Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Sometimes I wonder if it is just a typo on the part of a vendor. Folks who buy used books at auctions, library sales, thrift stores etc. to sell to book dealers use a computerized search tool that compares the price of the book they are considering to the price on Amazon. When the difference is great enough they buy it. I'm assuming that the dealer then sets his price based on the cost and the potential shown by the typo from the original dealer. So bunches of folks through the use of computers instead of sense end up with crazy prices. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted December 9, 2009 Share Posted December 9, 2009 Because the BIG online booksellers that come under Amazon Marketplace use automated monitoring to keep their prices "just right" you'll see some real shockers, both extremely high and extremely low. Don't think that books will actually sell at those prices. From what I've heard, high ones usually bump down before they're sold. Who is going to buy a Spelling Workout workbook for $150 anyway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robsiew Posted December 10, 2009 Author Share Posted December 10, 2009 Hee, hee... thanks guys. I thought I was going nuts. I just thought it was crazy because to my knowledge it's not a "highly sought after" book by any means... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stripe Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 I have seen multiple times just the same thing, INCLUDING on books that are still in print and widely available! I guess it's one of those "worth a shot, someone may buy it" kind of thinking. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nestof3 Posted December 10, 2009 Share Posted December 10, 2009 Amazon marketplace dealers always do that with OOP books. Sometimes a publisher will bring a book back in print or restock it, and the marketplace sellers don't know this. They brought The Earth Model book back into print; perhaps they'll do the same thing with this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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