1973Lee1973 selling PODs as if they are the standard edition. Unfortunately - unless it was a shill bid - it looks like someone bought it.
A non expert seller can be forgiven, but a seller that has been on eBay selling Tolkien for as long as this one has knows he is trying to exploit the naive and ill-informed buyer.
I messaged him before it sold:
"In good condition for age". It might have been printed last week as it is a POD that you can still order new for £50. You have been selling long enough to know this.
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As I said in the Wonders of... thread, I did reach out to him giving the benefit of the doubt, but telling him of his "mistake". I made it entirely clear that to sell this book for this price would be misleading at best, straight up dishonest at worst. I got no response from him.
Though, I did write a separate email some weeks back about another book about shipping, and he responded within an hour. He clearly picks and chooses who he is going to respond to, and deems our advice below his concern. If there was a report button on eBay listings, I would have clicked it.
onthetrail–My wife is one such person who might have bought this for me as a gift, had I not warned her against it already. There are many well-meaning people who could easily be taken in. Even half-savvy eBayers might look at the sold listings, see virtually identical books selling for about 150, and feel good snagging a copy in such good condition. Moreover, the seller has 2k+ positive feedback.
What's clear to a passionate Tolkien group won't necessarily be so clear to anyone even slightly less invested. I'm not here to lecture anyone, only to share why the buyer has my sympathy.
onthetrail–My wife is one such person who might have bought this for me as a gift, had I not warned her against it already. There are many well-meaning people who could easily be taken in. Even half-savvy eBayers might look at the sold listings, see virtually identical books selling for about 150, and feel good snagging a copy in such good condition. Moreover, the seller has 2k+ positive feedback.
What's clear to a passionate Tolkien group won't necessarily be so clear to anyone even slightly less invested. I'm not here to lecture you, only to share why the buyer has my sympathy.
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