$250 for PADI OW manual?

[acrofrag]

Trying to help a few students out (only have one book to lend). Looked on Amazon and the PADI OW manual sells for as much as $250 there! I would like to think nobody is that stupid, but there must be a reason these sellers are charging this much.
Amazon.com: PADI: Open Water Diver Manual: PADI: Books

 

[TxThunder]

That's crazy! Fortunately, if you do a search for PADI Open Water Crew Pack you will find that you can get it for a little under $60. The crew pack includes the manual, a log book, and either tables or computer training manual. PADI LDS's also should sell these for around $60.

Amazon.com: PADI Open Water - Dive Computer Crew Pack: Books

 

[acrofrag]

Yep. Even at $60 it is still a bit expensive! I just can't believe somebody tries to sell it for so much. May be wrong, but it just says to me there are those that will pay it!

 

[acrofrag]

Your link seems like a fair deal though.

 

[Ulfhedinn]

scuba.com
Leisurepro.com

 

[williss]

Found this on e-bay awhile back(April 2011). Shipped to Canada

Title Shipped Price
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PADI Open Water Diver Manual 1 $4.99

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Subtotal: $4.99
Shipping: $14.00

Order Total: $18.99

Had the answers written in one or two of the chapter quizzes but otherwise it was in excellent shape. just look around e-bay there was lots, you just have to find the right one for the right price. I'm not sure if the rules permit me to post the name of the seller here. (It was a non-profit library type organization) If anybody knows let me know & I'll post it. I don't have the revesiion / date of publish, in front of me but it is the same current one that we used for our OW in Dec

 

[Tropicalwolf]

The folks listing that for $250 must be a current or former LDS operator...they excel at price gouging.

 

[Randy43068]

I've seen high prices like that on used books from various sellers on Amazon.

I'm wondering if the pricing comes from some sort of auto generated bot somehow. No one in their right mind would pay the money sometimes asked for such books.

 

[TMHeimer]

In some places $250 will get you the whole course- manual/materials included (not including mask, fins, snorkel, of course).

 

[rhwestfall]

because some poor (or should I say "soon to be poor") individual - like a grandmother or something the like hears that the parents want to get the kid lessons, and thinks they are doing something good for the kid and buys it......