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Complaint Review: morebooks on alibris.com - Internet Internet

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morebooks on alibris.com "morebooks" grossly inflates my book over 10x list price Internet

*Consumer Comment: Phishing and other delay tactics by alibris

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I am the author of a recently-published book that lists for $8 retail. "morebooks" on alibris.com is phishing for someone to buy this book at $99.42 used and $77.67 new.

Does that tell you something?

I've also heard from other established professional poets who have had similar issues with this and other online booksellers: amazon.com (which amazon.com promptly dealt with when I e-mailed them!), alibris.com, and who knows what others. With a simple Google search, you also can track these scammers as they change login names and locations and sob stories.

I'm looking forward to involving the FBI, state attorney general, various consumer agencies, etc. in investigating this scam. It stinks of money-laundering or just pathetic scamming.


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#1 Consumer Comment

Phishing and other delay tactics by alibris

AUTHOR: Anonymous - (USA)

POSTED: Saturday, February 13, 2010

Thank you for filing this report. I have noticed this sort of thing reverse auction pricing happening particularly with required college textbooks but I didn't know it was called phishing. The book companies seem to know which are the required books and all their prices are ridiculously inflated. One can't buy them very cheap, and when you factor very very slow shipping times, it really is worth reporting. I have been reading other rebuttals about alibris and the rebuttals must be by their agents. They have these agents who write nice messages that are just that. Anyone who believes they are shipping like a normal book company had better face the facts: one can order several books on the same date and guaranteed those other books (like from amazon merchants besides alibris) will arrive faster if you order from a state reasonably close by. Even when it isn't, it should get there within 2 weeks period, so alibris 30 days is not up to the industry standards. Unlike some of these other buyers, I can't just plunk another $100 for the same textbook elsewhere but just have to keep waiting. It really aids to the pain that there are some predators who relish hearing about college students not receiving their books on time. Alibris should offer partial refunds.

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