Book Buying Conversation Of The Day
Written on April 28, 2009
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SHE: “This book is going for $85.00 on the internet. I’ll take $25.00 for it though.”
ME: “Let’s take a look.”
SHE: “Well, I said it’s going for $85.00.”
ME: (typing) “MmmHmm”
SHE: “You don’t believe me?”
ME: (typing)
SHE: (straining to see my computer) “What would you pay for a book worth that much?”
ME: “For this book and these couple others, I can give you $35.00″
SHE: “But I said this is an $85.00 book even without those others! I can’t take that!”
ME: (trying to hand the books back) “Well, there are people ASKING $85.00. But prices for this book on this condition start at about ten. I understand if you don’t want…”
SHE: “Okay, $35.00.”

I am so glad I am not the only one who has had that exact same conversation.
Geeez, there really is one in every crowd.