Thread: Understanding second hand book prices
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Old 02-28-2014, 06:03 PM   #10
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Originally Posted by Katsunami View Post
I understand your post, and it's perfectly logical.

What is perfectly ILLOGICAL is to ask €100+ for a second hand book that can also be ordered *new*, for €25, RIGHT NOW, because it's in print.
On the face of it, I agree.

But, are both editions available in the same country? At the lower price?
A lot of used book sellers run bookstores; they may be pricing to their local market rather than the internet market. If the new edition is a recent release, they may not be aware it's being undercut.

Failing all that, they may just be clueless.
It happens.
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