Found a bargin

[Who's Wee Dug]

Just found a UU edition of Maskerade in a charity shop for £3.00, it was not one of the ones for sale yet but I could see it on the shelf in the open area as I went over the assistant did not say I should not be there so I picked it up, it was not priced she had a look at it a said it would be three poonds like it was going to be too much to pay, no chance money,grab it before anyone else got it. as a pig in the proverbial.

 

[Tonyblack]

Nice one Dug!

Is it the one with the mis-spelled title on the cover?

 

[DaveC]

Just found a UU edition of Maskerade in a charity shop for £3.00, it was not one of the ones for sale yet but I could see it on the shelf in the open area as I went over the assistant did not say I should not be there so I picked it up, it was not priced she had a look at it a said it would be three poonds like it was going to be too much to pay, no chance money,grab it before anyone else got it. as a pig in the proverbial.

I have that - exactly the same anecdote, (£2.50) - Mad says they aint rare.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Nice one Dug!

Is it the one with the mis-spelled title on the cover?

Yes it's the mis-spelled one.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Just found a UU edition of Maskerade in a charity shop for £3.00, it was not one of the ones for sale yet but I could see it on the shelf in the open area as I went over the assistant did not say I should not be there so I picked it up, it was not priced she had a look at it a said it would be three poonds like it was going to be too much to pay, no chance money,grab it before anyone else got it. as a pig in the proverbial.

I have that - exactly the same anecdote, (£2.50) - Mad says they aint rare.

They are not that rare Dave there is quite a lot of them at over inflated prices,though the mis-spelled one is harder to find, and they do pop up at various charity shops. they were the re-issued book club editions.

 

[DaveC]

Just found a UU edition of Maskerade in a charity shop for £3.00, it was not one of the ones for sale yet but I could see it on the shelf in the open area as I went over the assistant did not say I should not be there so I picked it up, it was not priced she had a look at it a said it would be three poonds like it was going to be too much to pay, no chance money,grab it before anyone else got it. as a pig in the proverbial.

I have that - exactly the same anecdote, (£2.50) - Mad says they aint rare.

They are not that rare Dave there is quite a lot of them at over inflated prices,though the mis-spelled one is harder to find, and they do pop up at various charity shops. they were the re-issued book club editions.

I have the mis-spelled one too.

 

[Anonymous]

Could you go back and see if there is anymore for me please, my local chairty shop sells VHS videos and what can only be described as second hand rubbish.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

There are a couple more hardbacks, I think Going Postal and Making Money.

 

[Anonymous]

There are a couple more hardbacks, I think Going Postal and Making Money.

What condition and how much, might be worth the making money one if in decent condition.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

I could have a look for you tomorrow, to see if it's still there and let you know.

Ah! now I know :idea:, I thought it was just a spam one on twitter had a couple before.

 

[Shaniah Bristol]

Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

 

[Doughnut Jimmy]

But that assumes that once it had been priced and put on the shelf the price would have been higher, £3 is quite high for a book in a charity shop so probably all WWD has done is ensured he got it rather than someone else

 

[Tonyblack]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

What absolute rubbish!

People make donations of items to charity shops because they don't want them. The charity shops put what they consider a fair price on those items.

If the charity shop in question is happy to charge £3 for the item and the customer is happy to pay that £3 then nobody has stolen anything - both sides are happy and the charity has made £3.

I fail to see why you have a problem with that.

 

[Who's Wee Dug]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

How do you work that one out it would have been cheaper going by the price of the others on the shelf, I think you have jumped to conclusions there but the ill informed usually do. AND FOR YOUR INFO I DO NOT STEAL FROM CHARITY SHOPS don't judge me by your standards as they obviosly fall below mine, I donated some items two weeks before that, so up yours deary. :twisted: [/b]

 

[poohcarrot]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

Ah! :idea:
Now I see why you want to change your name Shan.
Don't worry about it. Everybody says really stupid, ignorant and just plain old dumb things every now and then.
I always just apologise and carry on as normal. 8)

 

[The Mad Collector]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

Complete b*****ks. Charity shops are the main reason for the decline in the secondhand bookshops you used to see all over the place. They pay little if any business rates, are backed by large organisations especially Oxfam and their chain of specialist shops, and don't pay for any of their stock so can undercut people trying to make a living in any business they decide to compete against.

My home town now has 9 charity shops so anyone tring to go into business may as well give up now.

Next time think before posting because boy are you coming up with some rubbish.

 

[poohcarrot]

Re: Charity Shop

Next time think before posting because boy are you coming up with some rubbish.

Sorry Mad. I'll try to be more sensible in future - honest!

 

[DaveC]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

Complete b*****ks. Charity shops are the main reason for the decline in the secondhand bookshops you used to see all over the place. They pay little if any business rates, are backed by large organisations especially Oxfam and their chain of specialist shops, and don't pay for any of their stock so can undercut people trying to make a living in any business they decide to compete against.

My home town now has 9 charity shops so anyone tring to go into business may as well give up now.

Next time think before posting because boy are you coming up with some rubbish.

Is it OK I use both Mad? I go to a lot of 2nd hand shops and charity shops, although there are more charity shops I have to admit.

 

[pip]

Don't buy books from charity shops. Not a Dan Brown or Patricia Cornwall fan

 

[Anonymous]

Re: Charity Shop

You wont like this,but Charity Shops are actualy there to make money for good causes----so,in a round a bout way youve stolen money from them that would of gone to a good cause--so well done you,hope the last two pages are missing,love Shann

Complete b*****ks. Charity shops are the main reason for the decline in the secondhand bookshops you used to see all over the place. They pay little if any business rates, are backed by large organisations especially Oxfam and their chain of specialist shops, and don't pay for any of their stock so can undercut people trying to make a living in any business they decide to compete against.

My home town now has 9 charity shops so anyone tring to go into business may as well give up now.

Next time think before posting because boy are you coming up with some rubbish.

I read the comment last night but could not login on FF5 to comment thankfully Mad took the words right out of my mouth

I might add he paid the price they wanted, it is their fault if they did not charge the correct price not his