hi all Just had some major bad news so working frantically now Need to know the price of this book Sites like usedbooksearch.co.uk and textbookstall.com And even abebooks.com Are all returning the book but not the correct is not that I have Which makes me believe that it is a first run that has not come up for sale The title is Pocket metric converter Authors Des burge Howard Carey and John salt First print 1973 Copyright 1973 Reprinted 1975 1977 Published in Australia By horwitz publications My isbn is 0725502096 That is the difference others coming up are isbn 014070003 for £26.43 3 copies or another 1977 edition on eBay I can not find this one nor its value Can anyone please help me It's paperback and in great condition Cheryl
I'm guessing the price of yours will be comparable to those others. The prices of those seemed steep to me, but maybe not. The French adopted the system at the end of the 18th C. I searched Metric Conversion on AbeBooks - highest price first - expecting to see 19th C books. Surprisingly (to me) the oldest book, and far from most expensive, was 1900. I think all the rest were after 1960, and most of them after 1975. I don't understand this. Those books aren't old, and the information is so readily available electronically. But do they sell?
I don't quite understand everything in this citation. But, if the book you have in hand states when it was reprinted, what you have is a reprint from the latest date listed (1977). Maybe you knew that, but you stated that you think it is a "first run" and I'm not sure what you mean by that.
What you're seeing is asking prices, not sales prices. I can't image that your book has any value at all. Not old, later edition and information now readily available on internet. IMO, I suggest you focus on other items that have wider -- and more identifiable -- appeal. Debora
Thankyou for that Yes I guess I could research research and on and on But I reckon that is about the right price I have basically taken internet pricing and halved it for everything That way others could make their money back and double up for sure It's items for in laws and they are elderly so spending ages selling something is not viable Especially after seeing how fast life can change through my uncle Life's to short at least this way it's more likely to sell on And they will get to enjoy a cruise While still fit enough to Thankyou for your help
Be careful about “internet pricing.” Specifically Ebay starting bids are very often unrealistic dreams by inexperienced sellers. Use only prices realized from actual “sold” items. You get those easily via Ebays “advanced search” choices.
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