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Originally Posted by mr ploppy
Because speculator is what they are. They pre-order lots of copies in the expectation of making a quick 200% profit on them.
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C**p... I used to run a specialist shop (and worked for others as well as knowing many different retailers) and stocked limited editions direct from the publisher and, like MOST dealers/retailers, sold them to my customers at retail price... Don't put YOUR prejudices, against things, forward as a fact of life when most dealers sell at cover price because they buy direct from publishers as do any normal retailers... also don't confuse asking prices on eBay, ABE etc with actual sales... otherwise why do you find the same dealer (who is trying it on) advertising the same book for months (and, in some cases years) on more than half a dozen different sites... retailers actually want to sell there stock whereas your minority (and it's a small minority) are happy to sit on something until someone comes along who is dumb (or desperate)enough to pay the ripoff price... don't tar legitimate traders with the actions of a minority, it just exposes your usual prejudices...
