In an effort to try to stem the tide of MI5 and other spam, has anyone made any good finds or picked up any bargains lately? I got a nice Tom Swift Jr. paperback box set that I've been looking for for years for a mere $10 (postage included!) on eBay.

I feel obliged to make some comment regarding the recent intrusion of "Diane" and "Usher". There is a new breed of crime known as cyberstalking. This is best described at the following site: http://www.crimelibrary.com/criminal_mind/psychology/cyberstalking/3.html In this case, a certain theory...

I am amazed on the number of people whose listings show up on bookfinder.com who think that "signed" means that the owner has written his name on the inside of the front cover. -- Evelyn C. Leeper Life is all memory, except for the one present moment that goes by you so quick you hardly catch it...

Two questions: 1. You claim to follow ABAA book description guidelines. Please can you advise whether you are in fact a member of the ABAA (or have ever been)? 2. After seeking to imply that you had multiple copies of THE SORCERER'S CHESSMEN, you side-stepped my suggestion that we compare...

Some time back, someone wondered whether or not a "collection", properly speaking, could consist of as few as two books. To demonstrate that it can, and that there is no niche so narrow that someone hasn't squeezed into it, I offer the article, "An Analysis of America's Two Threshing Novels,"...

Presumably, approximately the same percentages would apply to the UK. Assuming the figures bear any relation to reality that is, and haven't already been totally discredited. quote Who is Reading Books (and who is not) One-third of high school graduates never read another book for the rest...

Hope my subject described this correctly. What is it about books being made that have "rough" page edges, as if they're supposed to look all old & ancient right off the shelf? When I was younger, I used to think that this was cool -- made me feel sort of erudite. Now that I read much more, I...

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Throughout my involvement with old and used books I've been told that Un-du is the best all-around product for removing shelving labels and similar junk. I recently decided that the time had come to buy some, but I couldn't find it. Finally I called the manufacturer and learned that it has been...

Apparently a forged signature doesn't have to even remotely resemble the genuine article to draw in the suckers: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7008060408 All I can say about this one is that the initials are correct, and there's apparently supposed to be a dotted letter in...

Hello everybody, Have you read Maria Dracula: A Fantasy Novel for Children by Denise Roman? If not, check it out at www.mariadracula.com. Have a nice holidays. Dorian Grey

I have recently bought a couple of nice engravings on eBay for an affordable price. I'm pretty sure I couldn't afford a whole book from 1672 or whatever. But...it's made me wonder about the ethics involved with taking apart an old book and cutting out the engravings for individual sale and I...

As long as you pond scum want to keep up the abuse, I'm all for it.

I recently took a book I own down from a shelf where it has been for about 25 years. The book is still in like-new condition. The dustjacket is likewise in excellent condition EXCEPT for the fact that the spine and the lower right side of the front look like they have been badly scrapped;...

When I was quite young, my cousin had an antique Cinderella book that I was fascinated by. I was told by my mother to only handle it very, very carefully, if at all. So in my current attempt to track down anything and everything book-wise that I might be remotely interested in (I'm supposed to be...

I just acquired the book: "Kerkorian: An American Success Story" by Dial Torgerson. AbeBooks has two listings for hardcover editions of this book with dust jackets for around $140. I am not sure what I have. It has a green heavy paper cover with "Uncorrected Galleys" printed in big, bold letters...

I've been away on vacation for a couple of weeks and upon my return I've noticed some trepidation about bragging. Isn't that what we're here for (at least in part)?!?! I spent my vacation in Portland, Oregon, which should have meant lots of booking. But my time was taken up with fishing...

I got a giggle out of this ABE listing ~ Elsom, John Erotic Theatre London: Secker & Warburg, 1973 Cloth. Very Good/Fair. First Edition. Hardback. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 269pp. Dustwrapper edge worn and discoloured. Small splashes of silver pain on front cover. Contents unmarked. ISBN:...

Hi everybody ! I've got an email from eBay asking if I'm a member of the rec. collecting books and who are all the other members . Does anyone know why and how eBay found out that I'm a member of this group ? I'm new here . I've just subscribed less then an hour ago lol. Why is eBay so interested...

"Kris Baker" wrote in message ... Good work (although I wish your friend would have asked why this "physician" cribbed from another seller's auctions). Not surprisingly, there is no "cristian argesanu" licensed as a...