[Coco] 21 grand for a coco book ?

[billg999 at cs.uofs.edu]

If there was never more than one, I might believe that.  But it shows
up much too often.  Like $640 DVD's.  Actually, I am beginning to
suspect these are teasers intended to lure people to their web page
where they have ads that pay a penny or two for every visitor.


bill


> Yeah, but is has got to be a misplaced decimal point.
>
> On 01/09/2014 01:23 PM, billg999 at cs.uofs.edu wrote:
>>> WTF?
>>>
>>> http://www.amazon.ca/gp/offer-listing/0835903176/ref=dp_olp_new?ie=UTF8&condition=new&qid=1389290716&sr=8-4
>>>
>>> I always see those ridiculous prices at amazon....
>>>
>> Don't blame Amazon for other people's stupidity.  The book is from a
>> Company called "Digital Frontier CA".  You do realize that Amazon is
>> a storefront, right.  Accusing them is like complaining about your
>> local Mall because Sear's prices were too high.
>>
>> There are much worse you have to watch for.  I once ordered a book
>> on Pascal (a very specific book).  Company took the order, charged
>> my credit card but the book never shipped.  I waited more than a
>> month.  I then contacted the seller (some out-of-a-garage operation
>> in Tennessee) and was told "well, the book is out of print, but if
>> we happen to get one in we will send it to you."  I told them to
>> cancel the order and return my money.  They refused.  I contacted
>> their local Better Business Bureau.  They ignored me.  I had to go
>> thru my credit card to get the money back.  I am much more careful
>> about who I buy from and seldom buy any book that is not being
>> "fulfilled" by Amazon themselves.
>>
>> bill
>>
>>
>>
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