Say What?

Can anyone in the forum explain to me why this book is such an outrageous price??

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Illustrated...p/0956462812

Chimo

Bujutsu

It's Amazon and many of the book sellers are absolutely clueless when it comes to philatelic publications.

Try this one for a Scott's classic catalogue:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-list...ndition=used

The last one is even from a library.

Enough with the GABBO titles for topics!!!!

People will read your posts without having to resort to titles such as:

"Holy Moley You Won't Believe this"

"Scott 213i"

"Am I the only one who bought this stamp?"

"Wow"

"If You Don't Read This You WIll Regret It"

In your case you could have used this title:

Why is this UK Perfin Book so Expensive?"

Well it made me look. Is that not the point of a title?

Terry

Terence

I suppose if you like that sort of thing you are right. This is simply a matter of taste. I prefer titles and headlines that inform me as to what I might be reading.

The "Leave You Hanging" intro or headline is called "salting". It is frequently used by newscasters just before going to commercials:

"When we come back, the food that scientists have proven will prevent cancer."

Terrence, I hadn't thought that people such as yourself would appreciate "salting". Well, it takes all kinds. You learn something everyday.

Lord Denning,

In this case it was the expression, an American usage from Texas I believe, that caught my eye. These national and social colloquialisms in informal speech do interest me as I am currently working on a graphic novel and need the colour they add to certain characters' speech. I have been surprised that what I thought was another slightly irritating modern usage, "I am loving it", was used by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in one of his Sherlock Holmes stories.

I agree with you about newsreaders. Especially when they read over a series of snippets, start reading one item then break off mid story to say "more of that later" and start in on some other news item. My most hated phrase, "Still to come......"

Terry

Must be a large-sized book or something! Ha.

Better titles give better responses.

Gibbons Stamp Monthly' had a giveaway included with one of their issues a couple years back- a reprint of a 1911 issue to commemorate the centenary of George V's coronation. Gibbons sells it currently for the equivalent of a couple dollars. Some seller on either AbeBooks or Amazon has it listed for over $1000.

Thanks for the url battlestamps

I think I'll stick with the information I can get off of the internet. The prices they are asking for these books I could buy small collections for.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_n...n+Catalogues

Chimo

Bujutsu

Did I hit a nerve lorddenning??

It got everyone's attention though, didn't it?

Chimo

Buutsu

Buissu


You may have missed my earlier comment:




I will make sure not to read any topic you introduce in the future.

It would appear that I am not the only person who finds your titles less than helpful:

https://goscf.com/t/32615

Cynical wrote this:




You responded:




You obviously have difficulty in this area.

Keep up the good work Bujutsu!

TY Yakboomer

I was actually sitting here laughing at the comments. I would continue, but, I figure, why upset the poor fellow?

Chimo

Bujutsu

Thank you.

Yes, you got me to read this thread, but no, I'm definitely not amused. These sorts of titles are one of the things I most dislike about SCF.

I neither agree, nor disagree with the comments here.

As long as the information or questions put forward are interesting, I can't see the reasons why 'some' members get sensitive about a title.

To each their own I guess, I just used mine.

Chimo

Bujutsu