EBAY and Astronomy Books

[DRCORTEX (Lance)]

Hi,

I've been checking out EBAY for a few books lately. I've noted things like "Telescope Design" etc, selling for over $250 a pop, which sounds ridiculous to me.

I even checked with the seller, and yep, that's the price, myself thinking it was a misprint.

Is this really what these inprint books cost!

Ciao
DOC

[renormalised (Carl)]

Looking for books on Ebay is a waste of time and money....you'll pay through the nose for them.

[DRCORTEX (Lance)]

I thought as much. Incredible price!

Cheers
DOC

[chrisp9au (Chris)]

Originally Posted by renormalised

Looking for books on Ebay is a waste of time and money....you'll pay through the nose for them.

Not always, pays to keep your eye open!

Just recently I managed to pick up a hard cover copy Deep-Sky Companions: The Messier Objects by Stephen James O'Meara's, Cambridge University Press, for US$14.97 plus US$12.97 from eBay seller phoenixfriends which is the Friends of the Phoenix Public Library.

Locally this sells for AU$85.00

As new condition, couldn't be happier!

Cheers
Chris

[Liz]

Originally Posted by DRCORTEX

Hi,

I've been checking out EBAY for a few books lately. I've noted things like "Telescope Design" etc, selling for over $250 a pop, which sounds ridiculous to me.

I even checked with the seller, and yep, that's the price, myself thinking it was a misprint.

Is this really what these inprint books cost!

Ciao
DOC

its hard to imagine such prices, but even at BookDepository it is still expensive
http://www.bookdepository.com/search...E%3C%2FSPAN%3E