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Subject: $80 book set in the Bungie Store?

@accordingto343

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Forgive me if this has been discussed already, searched for this but couldn't find anything here, but don't you think $80 for the Halo books is a tad much? Here. What is this? A bug? Intentional? What?

[Edited on 09.26.2011 4:48 PM PDT]

  • 09.26.2011 4:48 PM PDT

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Seems legit.

  • 09.26.2011 4:50 PM PDT

I'm gonna harbor a guess at "Intentional."

  • 09.26.2011 4:51 PM PDT

@accordingto343

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Posted by: ctjl96
I'm gonna harbor a guess at "Intentional."


I sure hope not, otherwise that is highway robbery.

  • 09.26.2011 4:53 PM PDT

They're probably originals or something. PM urk.
Posted by: DecepticonCobra
Posted by: ctjl96
I'm gonna harbor a guess at "Intentional."


I sure hope not, otherwise that is highway robbery.

  • 09.26.2011 4:55 PM PDT

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  • 09.26.2011 4:57 PM PDT

This? It's not that bad.
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Anyone else love the poor picture quality?

  • 09.26.2011 4:59 PM PDT
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Posted by: Forum
Seems legit.

  • 09.26.2011 5:00 PM PDT

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Posted by: ctjl96
This? It's not that bad.
Posted by: Sonic343
Anyone else love the poor picture quality?
It looks like someone took that on their phone and did a poor cropping job in MS paint.

  • 09.26.2011 5:00 PM PDT

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I have that book set.

Got it for $15.00 at Barnes n Noble.

  • 09.26.2011 5:25 PM PDT
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It seems that the street price for that boxed set in new condition is indeed around $80. For some reason. It seems like the most your would pay individually is about $10, so I guess this is some kind of collector's item now?

  • 09.26.2011 5:45 PM PDT
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That is Amazon's decision.

  • 09.26.2011 6:29 PM PDT

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They released "Definitive editions" of the first three Halo books, so the originals aren't published anymore, so they are super expensive.

  • 09.26.2011 7:10 PM PDT

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There are kindle versions of all the books, so having limited print copies of the originals is bound to raise the price considerably.

  • 09.26.2011 7:13 PM PDT

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It's been covered already, but here are the main points to keep in mind:

1) Publication Date: September 28, 2004

2) Only 1 left in stock.

  • 09.26.2011 7:32 PM PDT
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$80 bucks seems a bit much for 3 books costing only $14 dollars each at my local Barnes and Noble. However, the books do look legitimate and some kind of prank or joke.

  • 09.26.2011 7:43 PM PDT

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The book is probably rare as of it right now.

  • 09.27.2011 8:49 AM PDT

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Posted by: T1B3R7uMB0YXVI
The book is probably rare as of it right now.


Really?

I found it for like $15.00 at Barnes n Noble new.

I rarely see it though.

  • 09.27.2011 8:50 AM PDT

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that is a bit expensive. i can see maybe if they were hard cover, but it says paperback.
i got mine for free. a friend had bought them, read them and then gave them to me.

  • 09.27.2011 9:00 AM PDT

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That's a bit much.

  • 09.27.2011 9:13 AM PDT

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Maybe they're just getting rare. The books are the original releases you know, so I'm not surprised that the price has jumped up since the remakes came out.

  • 09.27.2011 9:31 AM PDT