I've noticed that there are a number of Workshop Practice Series Booksfor sale on people must have more money than sense!Forexample, Number 7 'The Art of Welding' is currently at 12.46, which isnear to double the price that you can buy it for in a bookshop! I am in the wrong business?Tony

Tony,Maybe you ARE in the wrong business, I recently watched the secondhand book"Milling - A Complete Course" sell for £20 plus postage, when it's available from Chronos new for £7.30 including P&P. Following that I bought it (not on eBay) secondhand for £3.84 plus P & P.There's one born every minute,and every one of them seems to shop on eBay! Itseems a pity because I find myself less inclined to search when idiots drive prices past the point of sanity. Maybe ina few years, when people are more eBay savvy, this sort of silliness will reduce.I'm sure some of the bidders are under the influence of mood alteringsubstances, and the rest are in possession of too much money or not enough experience. Of course some of the prices areinfluenced by the unscrupulous seller who bids on his own stuff, or gets an associate to do it for them.Caveat emptor...........................Regards,Arthur G>

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Feb 24, 2005 21 Replies

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Steve 21 years ago

I had a DTI "vanish" like that.

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Peter A Forbes 21 years ago

There are lot of collectors of those sort of things, especially anything to do with engine starting and anything related to tools etc.

There are other things to look out for, such as misspelt items, which often get completely ignored by people searching under a keyword.

European ebay auctions can be interesting, but for some reason portable typewriters and sewing machines seem to be very popular over there....

Peter

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