Authentic story of the books. . This is one crazy story about the fact how things ...

in appics •  5 years ago 

... are changing with time.
I've got rid of these fat books (13 volumes, Lithuanian Soviet Encyclopedia) yesterday, for one crazy low price, €8.00 Euros.
Maybe 30 kilograms of printed paper, for €8. Maybe €0.27, that's 27 cents per kilo.

Why I sold this? Because I need more space in my closet. And because I want less things to remind me the period of my life under soviet regime. I just don't want to see anything, anymore, which reminds me soviets, or socialism.

Why so cheap? Because there are maybe another 10-15 sales adds online today, with the same thing, same Encyclopedia. Others are asking €9-€12, even €13.
I wanted to get rid that damn thing quick, so guess what - the same demand-n-supply economics, (like Bitcoin) took effect. I got to make it cheaper than anything else.
And it worked!

Only first 3 volumes had a slight signs of use, however very little though. Volumes 5 to 13 were practically never used, not even opened once.
I just have not good imagination to understand, why somebody wants to have them, even at €0.61 per volume.
In the days when we can not consume even 0.0000000001 % of information available online?

What is so crazy about this? The purchase price 35 years ago !
Each volume cost me then about 22-25 rubles (soviet rubles), which was my ONE WEEK salary back in those days. 13 volumes, that's my complete salary for 3 (three) full month.
Sure this is meaningless to anyone. But not to me, who has paid that money.

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Wow, I think the buyer may have got a bargain by buying it at that price. It also looks to be in good condition too.

Books are good friend for spending time.

The book is the closest friend on earth.