re re what's this: "SCROOGE MCDUCK CAPITALIST & PROUD OF IT!"

[nils at math.uio.no]

** I posted:

> Happy & fruitful new year is being wished upon you all.
> But good heavens to Betsy, what's this?
>
> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330846740238&fromMakeTrack=true
>
> from which I quote, in spite of the incessant & rather
> tiring Capitalisation of All Letters:
>
> " RARE! SCROOGE MCDUCK CAPITALIST AND PROUD
> OF IT! DISNEY CARL BARKS COMICS UNCLE
> #50 of 400!!!! Refutes Marxist Anti-Disney Propaganda! "
> etc. etc.:
>
> " Reply to Criticism of Disney Comics Ideology
> #50 of 400
> EXTREMELY COVETED TREATISE ON CARL BARKS'
> UNCLE SCROOGE!
> This is #50 of 400 copies existing of "Scrooge McDuck
> Capitalist & Proud of it!"

etc. etc., and

** Timo Ronkainen wisely replied:

> It's a scam, Total Rip Off and BS. $975!!? For the
> photocopied/laser printed 12 pages. Laughable BS.

and I agree. It looks fully unserious to me -- in particular
the awful price for 12 pages without even an author's name
to it, but also "the project" itself. My level of skepticism
did now decrease after this brief exchange with the seller:

** Nils:

Please tell me just a bit more about this item. And apparently you doubled
the price from yesterday, is that correct -- from usd 487 to usd 950? Why?

** Seller:

The regular price for this item is $975 dollars.  We had it on
a Holiday sale yesterday for 50% off, which is why it was only
$487.50.
"Scrooge McDuck Capitalist And Proud Of It" is an extremely rare
treatise that refutes "How To Read Donald Duck" and is very
pro-capitalism. Only 400 of these were ever produced so it's [sic]
exclusivity alone makes it a must-have for any truly dedicated
Carl Barks fan.  Thank you for your interest!