Hi Alex and fellow spiders,  Actually there's a bit of confusion about the shipping etc. charges for the copies of Alex's book already on ebay:  if the buyer is in the US, the shipping charges are only $3.43 for economy shipping (probably Media shipping which can take forever but doesn't cost much). The basic price of $67.95 probably covers the cost of the original book at a dealer's discount from the author, plus shipping and import charges from the UK, plus a moderate profit. It still seems a little high, but not as high as at least one other dealer will be selling it for I'll bet.  The high shipping and import charges that Alex saw are because she was accessing the ebay site from the UK and they were charges for shipping the book back to the UK. It would certainly make no sense for anyone in the UK to buy it from a seller outside the UK.  I still prefer to buy from the original source when possible because I prefer the profit to go to the author rather than be split between an author and a dealer, but I realize this is not always convenient for people, plus we need to support our dealers so they are there to supply us with books and threads and things that it is not so easy to get ourselves. I have seen some books currently in print for higher prices on ebay, however, than one can get through amazon.com or even from full-price retailers, so it pays to be cautious.  Also, I have been told that there has been some indication of knock-off copies of Alex's books being sold for a LOT less, and those should be avoided too! That is in violation of the author's copyright, and NO profits are going to the author. So only buy from reputable dealers or the author, and remember that, if some deal is too good to be true, it probably isn't.  Sorry for such a long post, but I think these are issues important to the lace community.  Nancy Connecticut, USA On Wednesday, October 30, 2013 4:59 AM, "alexstillw...@talktalk.net" <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote:
...My book ��ll about making ��Floral Bucks Point Lace�� has only been available since 21 October 2013 and there is already one available on ebay at of $67.95. It also has an additional shipping charge of $18.93 plus and Import charge of $22.88 making a total of $109.76 (�68.45p). Do NOT pay such highly inflated prices. My book is �28.50 and is available from well known suppliers, there are already three who have it in stock, or myself, for less. ...  - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
