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Hekate

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5. #1 Maus is an excellent book. #2 AFAICT the price change is an algorithm responding to an uptick...

Reply to madaboutharry (Original post)

Thu Jan 27, 2022, 11:06 PM

Jan 2022

… in inquiries. I’ve been buying books from Amazon for over 20 years, and I think I figured it out. You should have seen what happened to the $20 RBG figurine when she died — algorithm would have kicked it up anywhere from a few pennies to a few dollars, but opportunistic vendors more than doubled the price. It’s gone down again.

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This morning I decided to buy a copy of Maus. [View all] madaboutharry Jan 2022 OP

It's about squeezing. dchill Jan 2022 #1

Demand skyrocketed Xipe Totec Jan 2022 #2

Banning a book makes more people want it. Ocelot II Jan 2022 #3

Apparently you weren't the only one FoxNewsSucks Jan 2022 #4

#1 Maus is an excellent book. #2 AFAICT the price change is an algorithm responding to an uptick... Hekate Jan 2022 #5

Read it years ago. Didn't know what to make of a graphic novel Tomconroy Jan 2022 #6

Our copy stays displayed on our shelves. blm Jan 2022 #7

FYI, there are two books MAUS I and II. Dan Jan 2022 #8

There's also a single volume you can get that includes both I and II Hekate Jan 2022 #9

The Complete MAUS Celerity Jan 2022 #11

I think that The Complete Maus contains both volumes. madaboutharry Jan 2022 #10

If reading Maus gets you into graphic novels, and if I may a suggestion... Jedi Guy Jan 2022 #12