[Pct] Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT Forms and Docketing book

[Rick Neifeld]

 Somehow, Amazon is still making a profit.  Sounds like the Milo
Minderbinder egg scheme.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milo_Minderbinder#:~:text=At%20the%20beginning%20of%20the,mess%20halls%20for%20five%20cents




On Sun, Dec 22, 2024 at 2:17 PM Gerry J. Elman via Pct <
pct at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> Looks like she is a target of a BRUSHING scam.  (Same thing happened to my
> wife earlier this year.)
>
> The weird thing is that the perpetrators set up fake carge cards, so the
> recipient of deliveries aren't charged for the producte they are
> delivered.  Reports are that the perpetrators leverage the deliveries into
> fake 5-star product ratings.
>
> -Gerry Elman
> Elman IP
> Denton TX
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> Sent from my T-Mobile 5G Device
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> -------- Original message --------
> From: "Suzannah K. Sundby via Pct" <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
> Date: 12/22/24 12:27 PM (GMT-06:00)
> To: Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>, "For users of the PCT and ePCT.
> This is not for laypersons to seek legal advice." <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
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> Cc: "Suzannah K. Sundby" <suzannah at canadylortz.com>
> Subject: Re: [Pct] Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT Forms
> and Docketing book
>
> Perhaps a similar odd Amazon pricing explains this
>
> https://x.com/LangmanVince/status/1870623387519012869
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> *From:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 22, 2024 12:44 PM
> *To:* For users of the PCT and ePCT. This is not for laypersons to seek
> legal advice. <pct at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Subject:* Re: [Pct] Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT
> Forms and Docketing book
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> As best I can see, I could turn quite a profit even if I merely discarded
> the books upon receipt.  :)
>
> On 12/22/2024 9:58 AM, Suzannah K. Sundby wrote:
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> You could make a huge profit if you bought your own books, and then resold
> them anew :)
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> *From:* Pct <pct-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com>
> <pct-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On Behalf Of *Carl Oppedahl via Pct
> *Sent:* Sunday, December 22, 2024 7:15 AM
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> *Cc:* Carl Oppedahl <carl at oppedahl.com> <carl at oppedahl.com>
> *Subject:* [Pct] Odd Amazon pricing for second edition of my PCT Forms
> and Docketing book
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>
> Hello listserv members.  I just released the second edition of *Oppedahl
> on PCT Forms and PCT Docketing*.  Like the original edition, it is priced
> at $89 and I earn a royalty of about $48 per book.  But what I don’t
> understand is that Amazon has placed this book on sale for about $21.  Yes,
> it looks like if you order this book right now, you will only have to pay
> about $21 to Amazon, and they will pay me about $48, and you will receive a
> copy of this book.  I am baffled by Amazon’s pricing decision.  See
> https://blog.oppedahl.com/odd-amazon-pricing-for-second-edition-of-my-pct-forms-and-docketing-book/
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