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Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/09/2013 6:34 pm I bought Sear's "GREEK IMPERIAL COINS AND THEIR VALUES" two days ago. First port of call was ey uk. The only one up for sale was from a seller whose name begins with an a and ends with a z. The price still is £44. I decided to "shop around" and went to an uk. The same book was for sale, from five different vendors. The cheapest on offer was at £31. By the same seller as on ey uk. Since on ey they had a "or Best Offer" I gave an offer of £31. The offer was immediately declined. So I bought it from them for £31 via an uk. I guess on ey uk they must think that they have a monopoly on the sale of Numismatic books and can charge what they like, whilst on a****n uk they know there is competition and must be competitive. Report this Post to the Staff

bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/09/2013 6:50 pm Its certainly easier to spot the better deals on Amazon, tends to promote a 'race to the bottom' price wise. I got very lucky a couple of weeks ago on the bay though. Picked up a brand new RIC 4 (3 volume 2004 reprint) for £23.70 + 99p postage. The add was poor and I fully expected something to be wrong (it not being the 3 volume one etc) when it arrived but it was fine, exactly what I wanted. On Amazon it ranges from £50-£127, bookdepository about £55. The seller still had 7 copies so was considering buying the lot but when I looked yesterday he had put his price up to £95.25, guess it was a mistake and I just got lucky Report this Post to the Staff
Masis Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 946 Posts	Posted 02/09/2013 8:37 pm Well done Bobby! I hope to progress to RIC eventually. Report this Post to the Staff
augustus1 Pillar of the Community United States 549 Posts	Posted 02/09/2013 11:15 pm You could have bought one from my site for $37, but I only ship to the US. Report this Post to the Staff
Bacchus2 Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2891 Posts	Posted 02/10/2013 1:06 pm Amazon is funny - I bought 6 RIC IV's for £15 each about 6 or 7 years ago. Kept one and sold the rest for quite a good profit. There must be a huge store of the things somewhere and every so often they have a clear out. I also bought 4 of Mitchiners "World of Islam" for £30 - and they retail at £125 (sold 3 of those too :) ) Patience is key. My Papal States coin collection: https://diadumenian.com/Papal%20Sta...0States.html Medieval coins collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Europe.html Indian Rupee Collection: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...0Rupees.html Minor world Silver: https://diadumenian.com/Congressofp...20coins.html Report this Post to the Staff
bobbyhelmet Pillar of the Community United Kingdom 2838 Posts	Posted 02/10/2013 3:53 pm I bought 6 RIC IV's for £15 each about 6 or 7 years ago. Kept one and sold the rest for quite a good profit. I bet you did - that was exactly my thinking when I went back to the seller only to discover he had put his price up by £70 Report this Post to the Staff
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