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Reminded me of this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24248197 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24248197 In that story, one of the sleazy culprits (wh
by canada_dry 6y ago
Reminded me of this: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24248197 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24248197
In that story, one of the sleazy culprits (who fenced the stolen books) was not only a member of the Antique Books Association, he also served on its ethics and standards committee!
- londons_explore 6y agoI think this kind of thing is common. It's only experts in the field who really appreciate the value of this stuff, so it's only experts who steal. The field is small enough all experts know one another. To regular thieves, they're just dusty old books which wouldn't even sell for a dollar at a flea market.