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Mushishi ($97.38) [message #47097] Fri, 05 April 2013 21:48 Go to next message
Kenneth M. Lin is currently offline  Kenneth M. Lin
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I recently came across this manga and although it's episodic, the stories
were quite interesting. Although mushi is Japanese for insect, the main
character deals in more supernatural affairs. It's sort of an anthology
where the main character happens by

I am reading the book in Japanese but out of curiosity, checked Amazon to
see if it has been translated and was shocked to find what people are asking
for this book.

http://www.amazon.com/Mushishi-1-Yuki-Urushibara/dp/03454962 13/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1365212415&sr=8-4&keyw ords=mushishi

$97.38 for 240 pages? Does anyone know what the cover price is on this
book? I liked the story but didn't think it was worth more than $7.50 at
the most.

The most shocking thing was that it didn't have a definitive ending and
volume ten just had typical stories without any closure.
Re: Mushishi ($97.38) [message #47098 is a reply to message #47097] Sat, 06 April 2013 00:07 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 04/05/2013 06:48 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
> I recently came across this manga and although it's episodic, the

> stories were quite interesting. Although mushi is Japanese for insect,

> the main character deals in more supernatural affairs. It's sort of an

> anthology where the main character happens by

>

> I am reading the book in Japanese but out of curiosity, checked Amazon

> to see if it has been translated and was shocked to find what people are

> asking for this book.

>

> http://www.amazon.com/Mushishi-1-Yuki-Urushibara/dp/03454962 13/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1365212415&sr=8-4&keyw ords=mushishi

>

>

> $97.38 for 240 pages? Does anyone know what the cover price is on this

> book? I liked the story but didn't think it was worth more than $7.50 at

> the most.

>

> The most shocking thing was that it didn't have a definitive ending and

> volume ten just had typical stories without any closure.


That seems quite unreasonable so in a spirit of friendship
I looked it up on couple of sites. The following looks pretty good.

<http://www.animewild.com/index.php?cPath=2202>

bliss
Re: Mushishi ($97.38) [message #47099 is a reply to message #47098] Sat, 06 April 2013 15:04 Go to previous messageGo to next message
Kenneth M. Lin is currently offline  Kenneth M. Lin
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"Bobbie Sellers" wrote in message news:kjo6uf$ruq$1@dont-email.me...

On 04/05/2013 06:48 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
> I recently came across this manga and although it's episodic, the

> stories were quite interesting. Although mushi is Japanese for insect,

> the main character deals in more supernatural affairs. It's sort of an

> anthology where the main character happens by

>

> I am reading the book in Japanese but out of curiosity, checked Amazon

> to see if it has been translated and was shocked to find what people are

> asking for this book.

>

> http://www.amazon.com/Mushishi-1-Yuki-Urushibara/dp/03454962 13/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1365212415&sr=8-4&keyw ords=mushishi

>

>

> $97.38 for 240 pages? Does anyone know what the cover price is on this

> book? I liked the story but didn't think it was worth more than $7.50 at

> the most.

>

> The most shocking thing was that it didn't have a definitive ending and

> volume ten just had typical stories without any closure.


> That seems quite unreasonable so in a spirit of friendship

> I looked it up on couple of sites. The following looks pretty good.

>

> <http://www.animewild.com/index.php?cPath=2202>

>

> bliss


The highest asking price is $900 (plus shipping) for something that 99.99%
of the population aren't interested in:

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0345496213/ref=dp_olp _new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

I just learned about this manga and it's not as it's collectible. The point
is that there's no way anyone would pay that much for a book that may not
even be out of print.
Re: Mushishi ($97.38) [message #47100 is a reply to message #47099] Sun, 07 April 2013 19:33 Go to previous messageGo to next message
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On 04/06/2013 12:04 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:
>

>

> "Bobbie Sellers" wrote in message news:kjo6uf$ruq$1@dont-email.me...

>

> On 04/05/2013 06:48 PM, Kenneth M. Lin wrote:

>> I recently came across this manga and although it's episodic, the

>> stories were quite interesting. Although mushi is Japanese for insect,

>> the main character deals in more supernatural affairs. It's sort of an

>> anthology where the main character happens by

>>

>> I am reading the book in Japanese but out of curiosity, checked Amazon

>> to see if it has been translated and was shocked to find what people are

>> asking for this book.

>>

>> http://www.amazon.com/Mushishi-1-Yuki-Urushibara/dp/03454962 13/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1365212415&sr=8-4&keyw ords=mushishi

>>

>>

>>

>> $97.38 for 240 pages? Does anyone know what the cover price is on this

>> book? I liked the story but didn't think it was worth more than $7.50 at

>> the most.

>>

>> The most shocking thing was that it didn't have a definitive ending and

>> volume ten just had typical stories without any closure.

>

>> That seems quite unreasonable so in a spirit of friendship

>> I looked it up on couple of sites. The following looks pretty good.

>>

>> <http://www.animewild.com/index.php?cPath=2202>

>>

>> bliss

>

> The highest asking price is $900 (plus shipping) for something that

> 99.99% of the population aren't interested in:

>

> http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/0345496213/ref=dp_olp _new?ie=UTF8&condition=new

>

>

> I just learned about this manga and it's not as it's collectible. The

> point is that there's no way anyone would pay that much for a book that

> may not even be out of print.


No one sane and sensible of course would pay such a price or the
prices asked for some of the directly imported Japanese DVD/Blu Ray sets
but when you have enough people you will find some willing to pay
the prices asked. They will think they have something special,
The same thing is seen in AudioPhool Equipment when the cables
are special treated to empty wallets and bank accounts.

bliss
Re: Mushishi ($97.38) [message #48325 is a reply to message #47097] Thu, 11 April 2013 10:15 Go to previous message
Gilles Poitras is currently offline  Gilles Poitras
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In article <VtWdnYbfkuu7DsLMnZ2dnUVZ5qSdnZ2d@giganews.com>,
"Kenneth M. Lin" <kenneth_m_lin@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I am reading the book in Japanese but out of curiosity, checked Amazon to

> see if it has been translated and was shocked to find what people are asking

> for this book.


Your first mistake is checking Amazon. They have some of the highest
used book prices out there.

I use bookfinder http://www.bookfinder.com which aggregates used book
sites, including Amazon, so you can compare.

Much lower prices on this one.

--
Gilles Poitras
Profession: Librarian Obsession: Anime
http://www.koyagi.com
http://gillespoitras.blogspot.com/
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