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[ScaredOfTheDark]

One of the threads here on CN that is on my short list of threads that I read every time I check in is the “Craigslist, eBay, and other vintage classic telescope ads” thread over in the Classic Scopes section. I thought it would be a good idea to start a similar thread here in the books section. It’s a thread for sharing ads for deals you find, whether it be a book sale at Barnes and Noble or an individual book listed on eBay for a good price. So, if you find any deals while searching your favorite haunts, please share them here. Amazon, eBay, Craigslist, Marketplace, the App Store, the CN classifieds, Abe books, it doesn’t matter. See an app on sale, share it. Find a sale on an Astronomy magazine subscription, share it. Find a good deal on Amazon, share it. Springer having a sale, post it. Someone on Craigslist or Marketplace downsizing, share it. Find a deal on a minty fresh set of Burnham’s hardcovers on eBay and you actually contemplated buying them even though you somehow already have 3 sets, post them. 
Well, you get the picture. So please share, and remember that helping others spend their money is almost as good as spending your own. 

[ScaredOfTheDark]

I’ll kick it off…

-SkySafari 7 is currently on sale (Plus $9.99 Pro $29.99)

 

-Observing With Small Telescopes by Kevin Ritschel (Amazon $14.51)

   https://a.co/d/5KngZkH

 

-Finder Charts of Overlooked Objects by Brent Watson (Amazon $10.99 +$3.99 shipping)

   https://a.co/d/8LnmHyq

 

-Interstellarum Deep Sky Guide desk edition by Ronald Stoyan (The Space Store $55 +free shipping)

    https://thespacestor...-deep-sky-guide

 

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Edited by ScaredOfTheDark, 10 February 2025 - 01:45 AM.

[ScaredOfTheDark]

Just seen this…

Interstellarum Deep Sky Atlas desk edition by Ronald Stoyan on Amazon for $63.82 https://a.co/d/iCj0YOy

 

Also see that Amazon has a Presidents Day Sale going on. 

[ScaredOfTheDark]

Some deals on Amazon that caught me eye…

 

-Moon: Photographing the Moon 1840-Now by Maarten Dings. Hardcover. $29.30 limited time deal https://a.co/d/j1MDfj1

 

-Nearly Normal Galaxies: From the Planck Time to the Present S. M. Faber editor. Softcover. $15.10 limited time deal.   https://a.co/d/2yVeSm8

 

-Hunting Down the Universe: The Missing Mass, Primordial Black Holes, and Other Dark Matters by Michael Hawkins. Paperback. $5.40 limited time deal.   https://a.co/d/brU38bF

 

-Greek Astronomy (Cambridge Library Collection - Astronomy) by Thomas L. Heath. Paperback $19.30 limited time deal.   https://a.co/d/2LWMN0j

 

-Curiosities Of The Sky by Garrett P. Serviss. Paperback. $10.40 limited time deal. https://a.co/d/0QvzLIr
 

-The Artemis Lunar Program: Returning People to the Moon by Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried. Paperback. $23.10 limited time deal. https://a.co/d/1iJKdc6

[ScaredOfTheDark]

Some eBay finds…

 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 11 Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 9 Brand New $24.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY

 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 10 Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-Star Clusters by Brent A. Archinal and Steven J. Hynes. Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb. Brand New. $24.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

 

[Alvan Clark]

Some deals on Amazon that caught me eye…

 

-The Artemis Lunar Program: Returning People to the Moon by Manfred “Dutch” von Ehrenfried. Paperback. $23.10 limited time deal. https://a.co/d/1iJKdc6

This one is cheaper on Ebay

https://www.ebay.com/itm/167156038327

[DVexile]

Some eBay finds…

 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 11 Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 9 Brand New $24.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY

 

-Annals of the Deep Sky Volume 10 Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-Star Clusters by Brent A. Archinal and Steven J. Hynes. Brand New $29.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

-The Arp Atlas of Peculiar Galaxies by Jeff Kanipe and Dennis Webb. Brand New. $24.99 shipped. https://www.ebay.com...emis&media=COPY
 

These are all triangulation fraud sellers.

 

https://fraud.net/d/...gulation-fraud/

 

In other words, you’ll get the book, the fraudster will get some money, and Shop at Sky will get robbed.

[desertstars]

These are all triangulation fraud sellers.

 

https://fraud.net/d/...gulation-fraud/

 

In other words, you’ll get the book, the fraudster will get some money, and Shop at Sky will get robbed.

How were you able to determine this, regarding these eBay sellers?

[gmiller123456]

How were you able to determine this, regarding these eBay sellers?

Mostly common sense. People have reported in other threads these ship from the same places books from Shop At Sky ship from, and confirmed with shopatsky that they don't have a discount program like this.

[DVexile]

How were you able to determine this, regarding these eBay sellers?

It has been an ongoing issue with Shop At Sky items showing up on E-Bay. See the William Bell thread for extensive details.

Shop At Sky confirmed they have no distribution channels and no discounts available for anyone either. So these listings are being sold at a loss, which is exactly what triangulation fraud sellers do.

Also, some of us placed orders before it was clear what was going on and the items were in fact sent from Shop At Sky and the packing lists included showed a different name as is the case for triangulation fraud. And of course that alone (drop ship listings) are a violation of EBay terms of service.

[ScaredOfTheDark]

These are all triangulation fraud sellers.

 

https://fraud.net/d/...gulation-fraud/

 

In other words, you’ll get the book, the fraudster will get some money, and Shop at Sky will get robbed.

I had no idea, never heard of such a scam. Thanks for sharing this information.

[DVexile]

I had no idea, never heard of such a scam. Thanks for sharing this information.

Yeah, it is a subtle one!  And unfortunately the credit card companies seem to be doing little to stamp it out as the cost largely falls on retailers rather than the credit card company.

 

By the way, the Interstellarum Deep Sky Guide is now sold out at The Space Store as it appears I purchased the last copy.  Thanks for the link!  

[ScaredOfTheDark]

By the way, the Interstellarum Deep Sky Guide is now sold out at The Space Store as it appears I purchased the last copy.  Thanks for the link!  

Good pick up, I paid way more for my copy last year. 
I see they also have Galactic Encounters on sale for $22.50 https://thespacestor...ng-to-times-end

[dawnpatrol]

I had no idea, never heard of such a scam. Thanks for sharing this information.

Yeah this is probably a good time to remind everyone that when a deal seems too good to be true, it's highly likely to be too good to be true. We live in an era of online seamsters big and small. It's helpful to share good deals, but caveat emptor.  

[BrentKnight]

Good pick up, I paid way more for my copy last year. 
I see they also have Galactic Encounters on sale for $22.50 https://thespacestor...ng-to-times-end

Be aware that this is a paperback PoD version of the book.  It is good quality, but the pictures definitely don't look like they would in the full cost hardback version.