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KILTED COWBOY

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Beware of Amazon
« on: April 04, 2019, 05:18:50 PM »
There was a recommendation for newbies to get the book Flintlocks a Practical Guide for Their use and Appreciation
To help us with our questions on shooting.
Went on Amazon and they had a few used books for $144.00. Thought that was a bit much.
Looked a little further and found same book new at Crazy Crow's website for $29.95.
Glad I looked .
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Offline OldMtnMan

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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #1 on: April 04, 2019, 05:21:15 PM »
That's pretty common. It's always best to shop around.
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #2 on: April 04, 2019, 07:46:36 PM »
Their one day "FREE" shipping is usually tacked on to the price of the item you are buying!  Many times the item is priced way over retail as well.    They recently tricked me into joining their Prime set up for a monthly fee.  Being a bit naïve and old school in my ways, I took the bait like a starving bass after a U20 flatfish! :-[ 

I will honor my mistake until I've done my time and then drop them like a hot potato!
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #3 on: April 04, 2019, 08:40:44 PM »
Or you can buy directly from the author for a couple bucks more and he pays the shipping and personally autographs it to you.
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #4 on: April 04, 2019, 08:56:05 PM »
I buy a lot of books from Abe Books on line.    Great network of books stores.  Google them up and take a look.

Really simple.

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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #5 on: April 04, 2019, 09:23:07 PM »
Many (all?) of the books listed on Amazon, are priced by the book seller that is selling the book, not Amazon.  Book sellers can open an account with Amazon and use the Amazon website to advertise their goods, similar to how eBay works, except it's a set price, not an auction.  You pay Amazon, Amazon keeps their cut, bookseller mails you the book.

And I agree, many of the book prices are absolutely nutz.

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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #6 on: April 07, 2019, 02:49:01 AM »
Ive seen this kind of stuff work the other way around too. Best advice i recently got is to shop around.

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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #7 on: April 07, 2019, 03:20:43 PM »
Quote from: MuskratMike on April 04, 2019, 08:40:44 PM
Or you can buy directly from the author for a couple bucks more and he pays the shipping and personally autographs it to you.

I like this option , I failed to locate his contact info. here and on the web if someone would be willing to point me in the right direction I would be much appreciative.
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #8 on: April 07, 2019, 10:00:58 PM »
To the Stumbler: order direct from the author. Eric Bye at 177 Main Street, North Springfield Vt. 05150. The price is $34.95 and he pays the postage and will be happy to inscribe it. Let him know you got this information from "Muskrat Mike" in McMinnville, Oregon.
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #9 on: April 08, 2019, 12:28:37 PM »
Thanks Muskrat Mike
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #10 on: April 08, 2019, 07:01:35 PM »
Haven't been able to find anything cheaper on Amazon than I can on Ebay or elsewhere for a few years now.  So, I never shop Amazon anymore.  ever

But I did for a while. 
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2019, 02:10:45 PM »
I don't like to buy anything from the internet regardless of who it is. I'm an old fashioned hands on guy.
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Re: Beware of Amazon
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2019, 03:22:51 PM »
Ordering info for the book has been listed, so I am locking this topic.

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