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this seems insane any input

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Patrick Feeney · · hartland vt · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 15

i went on ebay to try to find a rumney guide since i lost mine at rumney last year.i came across this posting of someone trying to sell the old bookd for 70 bucks...insane or is it just me.not looking to start a fight with anyone,just want some input.i feel its crazy

ebay.com/itm/RUMNEY-NEW-HAM…

Dustin Drake · · Unknown Hometown · Joined Feb 2012 · Points: 5

Go to google.com and search for the book. Buy it from some other place for cheaper. Amazon.com has it for $50 with free shipping.

Adam Paashaus · · Greensboro, NC · Joined May 2007 · Points: 791

Is it out of print?

Alex Swan · · West · Joined Dec 2011 · Points: 25

On my local craigslist there was a guide book for a local bouldering area that was given out for free for years being sold for $50. Yeah it's crazy

Erboutitman · · farmingdale ny · Joined Jan 2011 · Points: 5

i bought the new on from 30 at the campground by rumney

Tim McCabe · · Tucson, AZ · Joined Oct 2006 · Points: 130

If it's out of print, not insane at all.

I have three copies of Touch the Sky:The Needles in the Black Hills of South Dakota

Bought them new for like $20 now there on Amazon for $117-450.

Eric Krantz · · Black Hills · Joined Feb 2004 · Points: 420

How about this:

bestwebbuys.com/Touch-the-S…

Far from the best guide book ever written, it has misleading ratings and poor route descriptions. All for only $120!

Patrick Feeney · · hartland vt · Joined Jun 2010 · Points: 15

even out of print its still only 20 bucks.if anyone has a extra copy used im interested lol..or if anyone is walking through black jack boulders this year and find it beer will be a reward lol.

Chris Duca · · Dixfield, ME · Joined Dec 2006 · Points: 2,330

I'll sell you my old copy for $39.95 + tax and $5 for shipping. Wattabahgin!

JesseT · · Portland, OR · Joined May 2011 · Points: 100

Invariably it will be reprinted 2 weeks after you buy it at out-of-print prices.

In the immortal words of Frank Zappa: "That's the way it goes sometimes."

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v0gkFD5k1sY

Kip Kasper · · Bozeman, MT · Joined Feb 2010 · Points: 200
Eric Krantz wrote:How about this: bestwebbuys.com/Touch-the-S… Far from the best guide book ever written, it has misleading ratings and poor route descriptions. All for only $120!
No way, I have that guidebook! Why anyone would pay that much for it is beyond me. I bet those are not selling anytime soon.

It's a cool guidebook though, stories and lore abound. Theres a few pages on the first ascent of superpin I think, the one where the pictures of the FA are taken by the belayer, from the road. Looks like a beautiful area, haven't been there yet but will have to make a trip one of these days.
Guideline #1: Don't be a jerk.

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