I think your books have been great (why I bought a few, right?), so it may be more about the folks posting raw moderns for prices that are a little surprising.
I wonder about that also. There are certain modern titles that go for much more on these boards than they do anywhere else. It reminds me of the theory that 3 people, strategically placed in a 2000 person meeting, can take control of the entire meeting. I've seen it over & over when a small group hypes a new modern book, it becomes hot on this board, but everywhere else it still sells on the cheap. Where's that "sheep" icon...
There are certain modern titles that certain board members collect for slabbing purposes - which means that certain people are willing to pay more than the "going ebay rate" for certain books when they're sold by certain people with certain grading skills.
You misunderstood the intention of my post. I have no problems with certain people paying certain people whatever price they want. I just find it interesting, the idea that a small group of sellers can create a pocket market on the boards when the books are readily available (by other people that can grade well too) on other sites for much cheaper. It's something I wonder about sometimes, that's all
Well, I don't think it's particularly atypical behaviour - I mean, it's really no different than the (few) ebay sellers who grade well & who people know grade well, which means that their items sell for a premium compared to those of the unwashed masses. Or board members like FT, Nik, Greggy, etc who, whenever they have a sales thread, whip the populace into a frenzy because they know they're going to get great books at reasonable prices.
Just out of curiosity, are you referring to any modern title in particular?
Goon.