Ok these are the four books I bought
Enriched Classic Dialogues of Plato http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671525247/sr=8-1/qid=1155404614/ref=sr_1_1/103-2763604-6982213?ie=UTF8 Price 5.99
Enriched Classic The Divine Comedy:Inferno http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1416500235/sr=8-1/qid=1155404906/ref=sr_1_1/103-2763604-6982213?ie=UTF8 Price 5.95
Enriched Classic The Pocket Aristotle http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0671463772/sr=8-1/qid=1155405172/ref=sr_1_1/103-2763604-6982213?ie=UTF8 Price 5.99
Oxford World Classics Don Quixote Price 7.95
Did I get a good deal for these books I think I did but I would like some opinions.
2006-08-12 06:57:40 · 8 answers · asked by billy b 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
Yes, it looks like a good deal to me.
I was just reading in Business Week's Aug.7 issue an article called, "The $700 Used Book". It's an out of print 1960's book called "Margin of Safety: Risk-Averse Value Investing Strategies for the Thoughtful Investor" by Seth A. Klarman.
"Originally listed at $25, the title trades for top prices on the used-book market. About a half-dozen are for sale online. The best deal is $700 from a seller at Amazon.com. Another vendor offers it for nearly $2,500....
One entreprener even rented it out on eBay for $75 a week, promply drawing a customer."
Just think, you can read the books & take notes, then it would be nice if you could rent them out; getting back your original investment & then some. It alway amazes me how small town libraries don't carry essential books on philosophy. Anyway, you will still own the books until you find someone who is willing to pay you handsomely for them. It's a win/win situation. LOL
Or you can just keep them & hand them down to your kids.
Good for you!
2006-08-12 07:02:09 · answer #1 · answered by ANGEL 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, depending on the quality and the translation of the book. Why one would purchase any Plato or Aristotle is beyond me. Read Plato's Republic and you will have all you need from him. Good luck with Don Quixote. If you have a good translation of the Divine Comedy, you will enjoy it thoroughly. Just a hint, get the Cliff Notes so that you will have a better eye for the genius of Dante's writing and imagination.
2006-08-12 14:04:05 · answer #2 · answered by dhlund250 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only you can determine if you bought those books at a good price. Worth is always self prescribed. Hence the saying, one mans trash is another man's treasure.
2006-08-12 14:05:08 · answer #3 · answered by Duane L 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Wow, imagine what somebody in late Roman times would have had to pay for those books....
So you got a very good deal! Us modern day folks have no clue of the luxury we live in.
2006-08-12 14:01:56 · answer #4 · answered by aliky12 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think you did most books even second hand can be costly if these books are in excellent shape you did well. I know most books are selling up to $42.00 brand new.
2006-08-12 19:39:41 · answer #5 · answered by Gail M 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Looks like you got a great deal. Congratulations.
2006-08-12 20:20:38 · answer #6 · answered by Patti C 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they are in good condition that sounds like a fair price.
2006-08-12 17:02:22 · answer #7 · answered by Thomas S 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
did you buy those from private sellers-if not you could have gotten a better deal
2006-08-12 14:03:24 · answer #8 · answered by manateeluver32 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋