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Can Somebody Explain to me why the book "Sled Driver" is Going for $700+?
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:07 am
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:07 am
Around $780 is the going price on eBay and amazon. It's a book about an SR-71 pilot during the Cold War and sounds immensely interesting but I'm not paying that much for a book. Why would they ask that much for it?
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Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:09 am to TigerFanInSouthland
I downloaded the book "Asian Sled Driver" for the kindle, but it made it crash.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:11 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Might want to try the library to preview the book before pulling the trigger...
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:20 am to TigerFanInSouthland
JP-7 Fuel Surcharge
(MIL-T 38219 to you DODers)
(MIL-T 38219 to you DODers)
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:28 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Maybe the author uses really good words.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:36 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Probably because it discusses what was then a super secret platform that most people then or now knew anything about.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:41 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Maybe only a few will be made, and none electronically?
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:51 am to soccerfüt
quote:
JP-7 Fuel Surcharge
Joke's on you....it didn't use JP-7!
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:52 am to TigerFanInSouthland
For a serious answer, it's out of print. I found a copy online in PDF and read it.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:54 am to elprez00
quote:
For a serious answer, it's out of print. I found a copy online in PDF and read it.
Share this via Dropbox or something. Pleassse punkin.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 6:59 am to TigerFanInSouthland
quote:
Can Somebody Explain to me why the book "Sled Driver" is Going for $700+?
The seller feels like that is a fair market price and they will get their number...that is how the free market is sorta supposed to work. They may, in which case the price will remain or go up. They may not, in which case it will likely fall...
Good luck. I will not be competing with you to buy it.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:01 am to LCA131
Extremely lame answer
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:05 am to OceanMan
Not really. It is factual. Either way, it is far closer to the topic than yours, so shove off.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:08 am to mikelbr
quote:
Share this via Dropbox or something. Pleassse punkin
This.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:10 am to LCA131
quote:
The seller feels like that is a fair market price and they will get their number...that is how the free market is sorta supposed to work. They may, in which case the price will remain or go up. They may not, in which case it will likely fall...
Thank you for that incredibly condescending reply; I know how the free market works. But nobody in their right mind (well maybe a "my shite don't stink" pilot would be that arrogant) would think a book would sell for that price.
I tend to agree with a previous poster that said that they aren't being printed anymore.
This post was edited on 12/29/16 at 7:13 am
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:10 am to mikelbr
quote:
Share this via Dropbox or something. Pleassse punkin
This
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:10 am to TigerFanInSouthland
Well the SR71 was a government project and they are notorious for cost overruns so maybe the book has the same issue.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:12 am to UF
quote:The Air&Space Magazine published by the Smithsonian says otherwise-
Joke's on you....it didn't use JP-7!
"The Blackbird uses a vintage 1970 military specification called MIL-T 38219, or Jet Propellant 7 (“JP-7” to its friends)."
Air&Space Article
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:16 am to TigerFanInSouthland
The first edition of the book was a very limited print. The author/pilot used his own camera to take pictures that were included in the book but not published anywhere else at the time. It also has some cool stories.
Subsequent to its growing popularity there were other editions printed and often times are listed for sale at the same price as the first edition.
I bought a first edition about a year ago
and can't really explain it's high cost other than simple supply and demand.
Subsequent to its growing popularity there were other editions printed and often times are listed for sale at the same price as the first edition.
I bought a first edition about a year ago
and can't really explain it's high cost other than simple supply and demand.
Posted on 12/29/16 at 7:20 am to mikelbr
Google search "sled Driver PDF". There's a reddit thread, first link, with a Dropbox link that works. I don't know if they'd ban me for posting it, although the book is out of print.
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