Amazon seller lists book at $23,698,655.93 -- plus shipping (Robot pricing)

[RamboLiberal]

Lots of normal people would pay $23 for a book.

But $23.7 million (plus $3.99 shipping) for a scientific book about flies!?

This unthinkable sticker price for "The Making of a Fly" on Amazon.com was spotted on April 18 by Michael Eisen, an evolutionary biologist and blogger.

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Instead, it appears it was sparked by a robot price war.

http://www.cnn.com/2011/TECH/web/04/25/amazon.price.algorithm/index.html?hpt=T2

As someone who sometimes sells 1 used book or DVD on Amazon I hate those F'ing robot pricing programs!

[Travis_0004]

1. I almost bought a copy

But then I found out shipping wasn't free, which kills the deal, so I passed.

[blondeatlast]

4. Yeah, and I thought they were gonna bundle it with "Lord of the Flies." nt

[JackRiddler]

2. If he sells one, and the seller defaults before paying, shouldn't they both get a bailout?

This is what the government did for the banksters, after all.

How sad for him and his prospective buyer that they're not big enough to be too big to fail.

[mysuzuki2]

3. on the other hand, he only needs to sell 1 copy!

[Manifestor_of_Light]

5. I saw a really expensive book once on Alibris.

Under rare books on their website.
Perfect gift for the techie who has everything.
A first edition of "Celestial Mechanics" in French by Pierre Simon Laplace, published in the 1840s.
It was a multi-volume set priced at $15,000.00

[DavidDvorkin]

6. I should price all of my books that way!

I'd only need to sell one copy of one book. Most of mine are priced at $2.99, and now I feel so stupid.