bad timing and lesson learned

[steve B]

I think you did ok.

Its sort of a kids book, despite being popular with adults, and those are often very condition sensitive.
One of the Ebay copies isn't in great condition. Another of the cheaper ones is on ABE books and is taped together. Thinning the field of potential lower priced copies.

Book pricing is a wild ride, one I'm sometimes amazed the old book sellers don't take advantage of. I like old technology books, and similar things. When I look some of them up, I'll usually see a seller who specializes asking a very high price, while sellers who specialize in other sorts of books asking a much more reasonable or even bargain price.
If seller A is asking $200, and sellers B,C,and D are between 7.99 and 25.00 I'm always puzzled why seller A doesn't simply buy up the other three copies.