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More Not-So-Great Deals from eBay

GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
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Guess I shouldn't have donated my remaining copies of this book to the local library. I could have gotten $75 each!

https://www.ebay.com/p/Model-Building-and-Finishing-Guide-by-Gordon-McComb-1989-Paperback/120000029

Comments

  • localrogerlocalroger Posts: 3,451
    Face it Gordon, you're just that good :-)

    Plus it's kind of hard to duplicate that spiral binding experience in an online pirate copy.
  • mikeologistmikeologist Posts: 337
    That's hilarious.
    You should offer to autograph it for the seller. Maybe it'll break 3 digits :thumb:
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Gordon: You could stop that scalper in his tracks by writing a scathing review of that book!

    Pick your battles. :)
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    I'm not even sure there was a set price for that book. It was originally included in a kit of paints and brushes.
  • RS_JimRS_Jim Posts: 1,764
    Gordon,
    Do you hold the copyright on this book? Has it expired?
    Jim
  • ercoerco Posts: 20,256
    Gordon: If it makes you feel any better, the yin/yang value/ripoff balance has been restored by the Mindflex game I received today. Perfect condition, works perfectly, and my one bid of $16.50 won it. The poor seller offered free shipping but paid $25 to mail it. Very sad times when the seller loses money like this, he would have come out better just throwing it away. https://www.ebay.com/itm/222806608514

    PS: I hooked up the battery polarity backwards and the doggone thing controlled my mind...
  • GordonMcCombGordonMcComb Posts: 3,366
    Jim, It was a work for hire, and copyright was assigned to Testors.

    In the US, since the 70s, copyrights don't expire during the lifetime of an author.
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