Is this a joke?
02-02-2015, 06:24 AM
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i have two of them... nothing all that special, as previously mentioned. i think i used one which was a cute applique. i'm not one to keep up with turning the pages for the current date, so don't really use them that way.
02-02-2015, 07:41 AM
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Hmmm weird. Maybe it's because they're out of print? I once saw a Dean Koontz book listed for $250.00 because it was out of print. Or, maybe the seller is from out of the country and doesn't understand currency conversion.... 
02-02-2015, 07:46 AM
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Originally Posted by Peckish
Hmmm weird. Maybe it's because they're out of print? I once saw a Dean Koontz book listed for $250.00 because it was out of print. Or, maybe the seller is from out of the country and doesn't understand currency conversion....
Amazon pricing is so weird. I put stuff in my cart way ahead of buying it just so I can watch the price fluctuate and try to catch it on the low end. Sometimes it adjusts by a single penny so you know that's a computer algorithm at work. No human would bother.
02-02-2015, 08:35 AM
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Originally Posted by Sewnoma
Sometimes it adjusts by a single penny so you know that's a computer algorithm at work. No human would bother.
02-03-2015, 04:01 AM
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No I don't think it is a typo. When reading the reviews, these people were saying that there were books available from $787 to over $1,000. The reviews were saying every 3 or 4 days there was a new project on these calendars. Although the ones who purchased these calendars (according to the reviews) seemed content, I think they had to have more money than I would have to spend.
02-03-2015, 04:05 AM
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If you look at the reviews they are from the year the calendar was issued. My guess is that it is collectible and that is the reason for the price. I don't think the people who wrote the reviews bought the calendar recently (look at the dates of the reviews) and paid that price. The $787 is the lowest price for this calendar with other vendors asking as high as $1083. Value is in the eye of the beholder and what the market will bear.
02-03-2015, 04:56 PM
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Sometimes Amazon puts in a totally absurd price rather than saying the item is unavailable. I was once looking for a book (I think it was a text book if I remember correctly) and the price was outrageous. After hours of trying to find an explanation or a person to talk to I was finally told that it is a way for them to keep track of inventory even when the item is not available, in case it ever does come back in print.
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