Book prices

[Derek Smith]

I have quite a library of books and I am gradually selling them. I normally gauge their value on Amazon and sell to car club members 30% below the asking price. I have an immaculate copy of Mercedes-Benz W196 The Last of the Silver Arrows. It was remaindered, so new when I bought it for £20 about 30 years ago. It was published by Haynes, so not an upmarket coffee-table offering.

It is shown on Amazon for £221.60.

I assume there's some sort of algorithm the pros used when pricing books, but a mark-up of 11 times the price seems rather odd. Has anyone any ideas why it is such a high price, especially as there's half a dozen for sale?

[lufbramatt]

Advertised price is only the value of someone pays it. Needed a couple of quite specialist out of print reference books for work and they were silly money on Amazon. Got them both for under £20 on eBay.