Playing It Out (1 Viewer)

[james]

what's goin' on here? the starting price is higher than what you can get it for on ABE. and now the price is nearly double!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=120469480047&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT



ABE:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/Boo...l=an=bukowski&sts=t&tn=playing+it+out&x=0&y=0

 

[chronic]

The one on ABE doesn't appear to be signed, but still, this is more than I would expect this to fetch.

 

[hoochmonkey9]

the box on the lower right corner on ABE says signed.

but the seller isn't really drawing attention to it.

 

[marina del rey]

The one on abe actually does say it's signed (in the lower right corner), but it isn't in the main item description so I wouldn't necessarily trust it.

Edit: yeah, what hooch said.

 

[james]

it's listed (more prominently) as signed on the results list before you click on it:

http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/SearchResults?an=bukowski&sts=t&tn=playing+it+out&x=0&y=0

 

[chronic]

Ah, okay. It's Sunday... my brain is taking the day off.


motherfucker never does much work even when it does show up.

 

[jordan]

that reminds me of the time i bought a copy of ham on rye off abe, because the description said "signed"... then the seller revealed afterward that it was signed by a previous owner, not by the author.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

The thing about abe is that almost no bookseller includes a photo (the occasional stock photo is the exception); and even then, that wouldn't be sufficient for signed copies, variants, etc. Abe prices for photos in listings must be high.

But seriously; "signed" by a previous owner? What a joke.

 

[roni]

[...] it was signed by a previous owner, not by the author.

oh shit man!
What a PRICK!

 

[Rekrab]

that reminds me of the time i bought a copy of ham on rye off abe, because the description said "signed"... then the seller revealed afterward that it was signed by a previous owner, not by the author.

Signed is signed -- what do you want? Bukowski's signature? He's dead!

ABE will often serve up a copy some kid has scribbled in with crayons as "inscribed." And there's no full text searching of the book descriptions. ABE's database could use a major upgrade.