… from one of Amazon.com’s selling partners.
A oral history from the cast and crew about 30 years of Saturday Night Live.
The book lists for $40. Amazon sells it for $32 (new). Suposedly there are 242 different associate sellers that have copies from .01 cent on up. I found a seller who had a “very good” used copy for $2.95 plus shipping. They have a 99% positive sellers rating. I paid for expedited shipping, so all together it’s going to be under $10 and should be here in a couple of days.
I’ve never bought used before… and have always been skeptical. How can they sell a book for a penny? I know they probably make something on the shipping, but still…..
I’ll keep you posted.
Interesting to see how this goes…I order books from Amazon also, but I’ve always been skeptical about the 1¢ sellers. Seems like too much trouble to go thru if you don’t like what you receive.
I *always* buy “used” books from Amazon (actually they are independent vendors). Every book I have ever received was in brand new, flawless condition.
Why pay Amazon more money when you can get the same thing for a fraction of the cost? And shipping is typically “media mail” ($3.99). That’s a bargain too good to pass up.
The reason they’re so cheap is because they’re closeouts: the publisher isn’t printing them anymore and they represent surplus inventory. Even getting only $0.01 for a book is better than simply pulping it for recycling.
The only time I pay full Amazon prices is when a “used” copy is not available (and my library doesn’t have one).
I’m sure you’ll be quite pleased with your bargain book.
George Carlin was the first host of SNL
Amazon actually takes a cut of the seller’s pay too, so there’s a chance the seller might even be taking a loss selling the book!
It’s basically called “the cost of doing business” – They sell you something for cheap in order to get their feedback/transaction score up as well as getting some inventory room.
I buy from half.com and Amazon’s used books all the time, and have *never* had a bad experience.
Just remember, it may just be that someone read that book while nude…and it just might have been Gene Schalit.
who is that derek
A guy you can find with Google.
…oh, except it might not be spelled with a “c” now that I think about it…