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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

On Jan 3, 2009, at 8:45 AM, Paul Sparks wrote:

> Gene, as a bookseller, I can tell you...there are those that are  
> considered
> mega-listers in the industry...they have no stock...but price very
> high...figuring they can find a comparable book for a decent price  
> and make
> a whopping profit...
>
> The hysteria is really the fools that order books from these people -
> without reading the usually scathing feedback.
>
> They're considered the tele-marketers of our industry...you know,  
> just above
> lawyers...(*snicker*)

Paul, I can understand that sort of game and "logic." But, almost  
twenty times the original edition price? It is difficult for me to  
understand such a stretch.

Actually, judging on volume of responses to their service, this is a  
very substantial seller.

I am writing it off as one of those anomalies of life that are  
unexplainable.