Library Employee Steals Rare Books to Sell on Ebay

mimo2005 · 06-06-2006, 04:34 PM

A Manchester City Council library employee has been arrested after stealing hundreds of rare books from the Central Library to flog on Ebay. A book collector spotted the items on the site and must have known they were owned by MCC and reported it. One book is said to be 300 years old and worth £20,000.

http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....p_on_ebay.html

**forcifer** · 06-06-2006, 04:35 PM

ebackus, how could you!!!

ebackhus · 06-06-2006, 04:45 PM

Whaaaaaaat?! You know I'm upgrading my PC right now!

**40sondacurb** · 06-06-2006, 04:57 PM

I thought this was against the library code? Or I imagine would be if one existed. Librarians have always been a shifty group; sitting there reading their book, then walk up to the counter and they don't look up right away so they can finish their precious paragraph!

**forcifer** · 06-06-2006, 05:01 PM

now we know how you are paying for it, eb

**DumberDrummer** · 06-06-2006, 05:03 PM

Naughty ebhackus... I've always wondered about the "eb" in your nick... now I know...

ebackhus · 06-06-2006, 05:48 PM

It would seem that I have been found out. Revel while you can because now you're all going to die.

**Spatcher** · 06-06-2006, 06:53 PM

zOMG!!!! That is so wrong!!!

Selling history for personal profit?!?!?!

I sure would like to own a 300 year old book though..... I really love old books.

ebackhus · 06-06-2006, 07:16 PM

I actually love books and would love to have my own library of them. New and old I love them all!

**40sondacurb** · 06-06-2006, 09:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ebackhus

I actually love books and would love to have my own library of them. New and old I love them all!

bry623 · 06-07-2006, 01:25 PM

Our church has a bible in it the is older than the republican party, it is dated 1853.

v-six · 06-08-2006, 08:46 PM

I wonder if they got a good copy of The Form of the Book and The Medium is the Massage. I haven't been able to find the former at a price worth paying, and my copy of the latter has alittle gloss...

**40sondacurb** · 06-08-2006, 09:34 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by bry623

Our church has a bible in it the is older than the republican party, it is dated 1853.

is it even trickier to read than the Old King James version?

06-06-2006, 04:34 PM	#1 (permalink)
mimo2005 Manager, The Relaxation Room/Analyst, Security Team Join Date: Oct 2004 Posts: 11,137 OS: xp	Library Employee Steals Rare Books to Sell on Ebay A Manchester City Council library employee has been arrested after stealing hundreds of rare books from the Central Library to flog on Ebay. A book collector spotted the items on the site and must have known they were owned by MCC and reported it. One book is said to be 300 years old and worth £20,000. http://www.manchestereveningnews.co....p_on_ebay.html __________________ TSF has outgrown its server, again. Please help "Gutta cavat lapidem, non vi sed saepe cadendo"

06-06-2006, 04:35 PM	#2 (permalink)
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v-six Manager Emeritus Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: High Falls, NY Posts: 2,073 OS: OS X for mac, XP Pro for PC	I wonder if they got a good copy of The Form of the Book and The Medium is the Massage. I haven't been able to find the former at a price worth paying, and my copy of the latter has alittle gloss... __________________ mysql> --i-am-a-dummy