Does e-bay have outrageously dirt cheap prices on old books, or are other antique booksellers* price gouging?

Question

*Online antiquarian booksellers like AABA and Abebooks, in contrast to e-bay booksellers who often list old books as low as $.99 buy-it-now or best offer ( on e-bay where things can be sold as low as $.01.

Answer 1

Usually e-Bay sellers have dirt cheap prices to get a lower listing fee, then gouge on the shipping and handling.

Answer 2

You have to shop around. half.com (part of eBay) somtimes has the best deals, sometimes amazon.com does, sometimes Barnes and Nobels online does. I've seen a book listed for $5.oo by one seller being sold for $45 by another. Some of it depends on condition, collectablilty, and greed of the seller. It pays to compare.

Answer 3

I've gotten some great deals on eBay for used books! Selection can be limited but anything there is usually dirt cheap.

Answer 4

e-bay is great!!!

Answer 5

don't know