I maintain an Amazon wishlist for the usual reasons; mostly I just want to keep track of the books and other items that I want. But I make it a habit to glance over the list frequently. I want to keep an eye on the prices because Amazon has a habit of changing them often. Usually, it’s just a couple of dollars up or down, but sometimes the price gets dropped enough that I immediately place an order before it goes back up.
But today, while looking over my wishlist, a price virtually jumped off the screen at me. Take a look at the screencap below and see if it does for you as well.
Yes, you read that right. But here’s a look at the product’s page, just in case you don’t believe it.
Yes, that’s right – for just over $89k, you too can own this superb owl guide! Somehow, I found the resolve to pass this incredible deal.
I checked out more guides in this California series, and most were still the regular price. But a few had this mysterious “sourcing fee” added. The fee for the raptor guide was a relative bargain at $23,000+.
Checking again just now, I see that everything is back to the regular price. What, no one wanted to buy a book that costs as much as a luxury car?
Posted by Grant McCreary on July 30th, 2009.
Wow, that’s quite a markup! The book must be really good. 😉