The Book I Cannot Buy...

[shesulsa]

Bill can you post an up-to-date list of sellers that you and other folks have attempted purchase from?

 

[shesulsa]

And how much are you willing to pay, again?

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Bill can you post an up-to-date list of sellers that you and other folks have attempted purchase from?

This is the up-to-date list that I have tried:

Amazon:
internationalbooks
seattlegoodwill
goodwillnyonline

eBay:
wellstonebooks
thriftit-dc
goodwill_too_books (twice, they kept relisting it)

There were a few others, but I cannot find the 'cancelled' emails now - I clean house on my email in January of each year.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

And how much are you willing to pay, again?

Well, the price keeps going up - the same sellers in my list who cancelled or refunded my purchase price still list the book - but not instead of a couple bucks, it's into the teens and twenties. I suppose I'd spend up to $20 or so, but really, the sellers who are listing the book at $60 and up are not something I'd be interested in. I want the book, but not that much.

 

[shesulsa]

Ah. Okay, I won't buy the hardcover $60 or $130 ones for you, then.

The Amazon list I was given today had over a dozen sellers of the book - half of them are in the northeastern US. Powells and River City Books don't have it in stock. The Goodwill books in Oregon doesn't bring it up on search either.

I'll look at some local places as I'm shopping.

Good luck!

 

[Carol]

Found it at a local e-tailer. Shall I pounce on it? It will be $20 with shipping.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Found it at a local e-tailer. Shall I pounce on it? It will be $20 with shipping.

Sure, I'll cover you for that. I'm not holding my breath, though. Hehehe. Thanks for trying it!

 

[Carol]

Sure, I'll cover you for that. I'm not holding my breath, though. Hehehe. Thanks for trying it!

Done!

 

[elder999]

Watch Bill wind up with half a dozen copies of "the book he could not get." :lfao:
I got another order out as well, and I put a service on it, just for kicks...

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Watch Bill wind up with half a dozen copies of "the book he could not get." :lfao:
I got another order out as well, and I put a service on it, just for kicks...

If I end up with two, I will donate one to my dojo. If I end up with more...well, I'll think of something.

 

[dbell]

If I end up with two, I will donate one to my dojo. If I end up with more...well, I'll think of something.

You get more than two, I'll take the third off of you for the cost you have in it, including shipping it to me.

D.

 

[Carol]

Gimme a shout if you get the book before mine comes in (assuming it does...). Oh heck, what am I saying? There's gonna be a flurry of posts if someone actually gets their hand on it...LOL.

Book looked good. You know...one I might just keep for myself if there are extras to go around...but only if there are extras. Its not often that the story behind getting the book is just as interesting as the book itself

 

[Xue Sheng]

So basically we will all now buy the book so Bill can't buy it

and of course with the flurry of purchases the publisher will then send it to reprint based on demand and then if Bill still can't buy it.... well I still say there is something Bill is not telling us about his old military days and Javier Martinez

 

[Carol]

Oh this is just.....bizarre.....



Greetings from Amazon.com,

We're writing to inform you that your order 103-0574866-6721868 from massbookstore has been canceled.

Your credit card was not charged for this order.

If you're still interested in this item, please search for it again on Amazon.com.

We've included your order details below for reference.

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1 of Isshinryu Kusanku Kata Secrets Revealed
(http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0965008517)

 

[elder999]

Oh this is just.....bizarre.....



Greetings from Amazon.com,

We're writing to inform you that your order 103-0574866-6721868 from massbookstore has been canceled.

Oh, yeah.

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[Bill Mattocks]

Oh this is just.....bizarre.....

Greetings from Amazon.com,

We're writing to inform you that your order 103-0574866-6721868 from massbookstore has been canceled.

Yeah. Told ya.

I really do appreciate your trying, however. I have no idea what the deal is. Like I said, I initially thought all these sellers were selling from a big list that the shared in common; but the last person from eBay who refunded my purchase told me that no, she runs a real bricks-and-mortar bookstore and she had physically had the book in her hands and had physically shipped it to me personally - but it never arrived. I even went to the post office and checked with them. Never showed up.

It's beyond strange now.

 

[Carol]

Yeah. Told ya.

I really do appreciate your trying, however. I have no idea what the deal is. Like I said, I initially thought all these sellers were selling from a big list that the shared in common; but the last person from eBay who refunded my purchase told me that no, she runs a real bricks-and-mortar bookstore and she had physically had the book in her hands and had physically shipped it to me personally - but it never arrived. I even went to the post office and checked with them. Never showed up.

It's beyond strange now.

Thought the local folks were worth a shot. Used bookstores around Boston do a brisk business with all the colleges here.


I'll keep looking at the brick-and-mortar stores. This is like an adventure now

 

[elder999]

It's beyond strange now.

Quick question:

Have you learned the kata yet?

Hello,

Due to a lack of availability from our suppliers, we will not be able to obtain the following item(s) from your order:

Javier Martinez "Isshinryu Kusanku Kata Secrets Revealed"
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0965008517

We've cancelled the item(s) and apologize for the inconvenience.

 

[Bill Mattocks]

Quick question:

Have you learned the kata yet?

Nope! I only have the first 8 moves or so. It's a long kata. Of course my sensei are teaching me. And I do have some online resources for it; I just wanted that book to go along with it.

 

[frank raud]

Can I play too?

Sales Order No.: 73919502

Bookseller: River City Books, LLC
Purchase Method: MasterCard
Payment Processed By: Abebooks
Estimated Delivery Date: July 10, 2011

Author: Javier Martinez
Title: Isshinryu Kusanku Kata Secrets Revealed
Bookseller Book No.: 0511KH-90662
Price: US$ 15.90

Now if our threatened postal strike in Canada doesn't mess this up