Well, I was warned that it was an expensive hobby...

[Thank Dog]

...but really?

http://www.amazon.com/GameMastery-Flip-Mat-City-Streets-Pack/dp/160125282X

I really want one of these for a session I want to run in the future but apparently I'm going to have to take out a second mortgage to pay for it.

[BigNorseWolf]

Probably being used to transfer illicit funds.

Kudos to the rogue community for using a city street map to do so.

[Claxon]

Hmmm....that is highly unusual.

[Cori Marie]

It's because it's out of print. When something's out of print and unavailable, Amazon's pricing goes wonky.

[Am I The Only One?]

I'm starting to lose patience with whoever it is that thinks random crap like this is FAQ worthy.

[DrDeth]

It's caused by a anomaly in Amazon's pricing structure. You can set your price to go up or down depending on other folks price. If two sellers both choose "UP' you get this silly result. It's happened with books, etc. In this case one merchant did it to themselves!

[Thank Dog]

Am I The Only One? wrote:

I'm starting to lose patience with whoever it is that thinks random crap like this is FAQ worthy.

I'm sorry but... huh?

Is there a problem or are you the only one?

[Thank Dog]

Cori Marie wrote:

It's because it's out of print. When something's out of print and unavailable, Amazon's pricing goes wonky.

Well after doing a bit of searching it seems Amazon is not the only place with wonky prices. The cheapest I've found for it is in the realm of $1,500 USD with one place asking for as much as $5,000.

Maybe Amazon trawls the internet with bots or vice-versa and each are setting prices off each other or something equally silly. Regardless, I wish I could find a print copy. I don't really want to buy a PDF of it and then print it out. Costs twice as much for half the result.

[christos gurd]

Thank Dog wrote:

Am I The Only One? wrote:

I'm starting to lose patience with whoever it is that thinks random crap like this is FAQ worthy.

I'm sorry but... huh?

Is there a problem or are you the only one?

yes there is a problem, the faq system isn't designed for pricing problems on other websites.

Edit: I've seen it'd misuse really PO the devs too. I do apologize, this came out more acidic than was in my head.

[Silas Hawkwinter]

While those prices are ridiculous, if you think they're bad you should see how expensive photography can get as a hobby or even worse take up flying :)

[Thank Dog]

christos gurd wrote:

yes there is a problem, the faq system isn't designed for pricing problems on other websites.

Ah, I only just noticed there's a FAQ recommendation button thingy or whatsit. I didn't even know that was a function here. Misclick maybe?

Silas Hawkwinter wrote:

While those prices are ridiculous, if you think they're bad you should see how expensive photography can get as a hobby or even worse take up flying :)

I recently tried to get into photography. Just sold my camera and a few other things and bought an iPad instead. I've now taken more pictures with the iPad (yes, I'm one of those people) than I ever did with the camera. It might not be as pretty, but it's a helluva lot cheaper.

[Sissyl]

The best camera is the one you have on you.

[Arnwyn]

Some relevant information for this thread:

http://www.michaeleisen.org/blog/?p=358

[Jason S]

Yeah, the automated pricing algorithm that some companies use is hilarious. There were some Ap books listed for similar prices too.

If you contact them directly they could probably fix it and you could get what you want.

I actually think RPGs are an incredibly cheap hobby, as long as you stay away from minis. Being a player instead of a GM also helps.