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Originally Posted by lilac_jive
I would love to be an antiquarian bookseller just so I could smell the books all day long. And have pretties like these  |
No you wouldn't, they are evil, evil people... Antiquarian booksellers are below antique dealers on my list, and that is saying alot... I go to the same fleamarkets and auctions as many of the antiquarian booksellers from SE PA, NJ (Lamberville) and NY and they make me really wonder if some of Lovecraft's works weren't real...
I have no problem with someone making a profit or finding a 'steal'... But it truly takes a certain character to go up to someone, ask about the price of a book you know is worth $100, find out it is .50 cents, and refuse to buy until they go down to a quarter. Then... THEN go back to your shop and mark it $150. Cthulu must be proud....
(I'm being harsh, there are decent ones, they just don't tend to make much of a profit
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-MJ