Roach's 13er Book

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Roach's 13er Book

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GR just posted on FB that he has some new copies of his 13er book available:

http://www.summitsight.com/Book_Land_files/13ers.shtml
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Looks to me like the only option is the $99.95 signed copies.

Bummer.
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There's an excellent thread (one of the best ever) regarding this book: http://14ers.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35334" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Bean wrote:There's an excellent thread (one of the best ever) regarding this book: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35334
Oh memories.

Rereading that was almost as entertaining as the first time.
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Re: Roach's 13er Book

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Bean wrote:There's an excellent thread (one of the best ever) regarding this book: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35334
Oh, God, Bean.....what have you done?!?!

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summitstep wrote:
Bean wrote:There's an excellent thread (one of the best ever) regarding this book: viewtopic.php?f=19&t=35334
Oh, God, Bean.....what have you done?!?!

"Keep your eyes shut! Whatever happens, DON'T LOOK AT IT!!!" :shock: :faint:

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Too good to be true? Maybe, we'll see. I just ordered a copy and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops before finalizing the order. Hopefully my identity doesn't get stolen or my credit card used in some foreign country here soon.

I'm not sure how many copies they might have, but $13 for the book and the $12 for shipping seems to be a much better deal than anywhere else I could find in the last 45 minutes.

https://www.sedave.com/index.php?productID=2192" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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MountainFan wrote:Too good to be true? Maybe, we'll see. I just ordered a copy and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops before finalizing the order. Hopefully my identity doesn't get stolen or my credit card used in some foreign country here soon.

I'm not sure how many copies they might have, but $13 for the book and the $12 for shipping seems to be a much better deal than anywhere else I could find in the last 45 minutes.

https://www.sedave.com/index.php?productID=2192" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Let us know if it works out. Sounds almost too good to be true!
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MountainFan wrote:Too good to be true? Maybe, we'll see. I just ordered a copy and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops before finalizing the order. Hopefully my identity doesn't get stolen or my credit card used in some foreign country here soon.
Yeah, the website seemed a bit creepy to me, so I backed out. Why would they need to know the last 4 numbers of your social security number, then start asking "security questions" about your prior addresses, places that are close to your current address, etc. ???
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MountainFan wrote:Too good to be true? Maybe, we'll see. I just ordered a copy and you have to jump through a bunch of hoops before finalizing the order. Hopefully my identity doesn't get stolen or my credit card used in some foreign country here soon.

https://www.sedave.com/index.php?productID=2192" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
Not sure I would want to give all that sort of info to a company based in Cyprus...
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Re: Roach's 13er Book

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In the end I guess it was too good to be true, one way or another. I emailed their customer service department asking where they would be shipping the book from considering they are located in Cyprus and I paid for ground shipping. I received an email back telling me my order had been cancelled due to the book not being in stock. My checking account has been refunded already.

I guess from now on I'll check to see where such companies are located when something seems too good to be true.
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