Looking for FHB Issue #4 from 1981. Does anyone have one they are willing to sell?
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not selling ...eight shirtless guys putting in stem wall foundation most look like hippies except I think I see Larry Haun in the far upper right looking like the boss. Very messy job site too.
j- Sometimes separate issues get sold on ebay.
'Nemo me impune lacesset'
No one will provoke me with impunity
click on the description below:
Fine Homebuilding - August/September 1981 - #4
This issue is no longer in print.
Contents from this issue:
REBUILDING A FIRE-DAMAGED HOUSE by Louis S. DiGaetano and Kathleen Haugh Restoring and innovation produce a livable house
TOOLS FOR TIMBER FRAMING by Edward M. Levin A housewright’s implements, and how he keeps them sharp
R.M. SCHINDLER’S KINGS ROAD HOUSE by Murray Silverstein Masterful planning gets the most out of a small suburban lot
CAPPING A FOUNDATION by Roger Allen One man’s method for raising wood sills built too close to the ground
RENOVATING A CHIMNEY by Joseph Kitchel New flue liners convert fireplaces for woodstove use
ESTIMATING CONSTRUCTION COSTS by Wayne H. Zook Accurate prediction is an owner-builder’s ally for negotiating a loan
FRAMING AN OPEN-PLAN SALTBOX by Pat and Patsy Hennin Stability can be a problem when the load-bearing partition is removed
DISTRIBUTING GREENHOUSE HEAT by Glenn Tucker Passive and active systems link a sunspace to the rest of the house
A MODULAR HOME by Chuck Miller Japanese-style timber construction in the foothills of the high Sierras
"he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain
Nice try Huck. :o)
YOUR ancestors killed mastadons with pointy sticks!
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
Don't know if you read the description on the linked page, but it shows #4 listed for $15"he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain
Oh, I was getting the same Abe Books link for each address listed.
YOUR ancestors killed mastadons with pointy sticks!
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
I made a giant link out of the whole description. The link is to an AbeBooks listing for several back issues of FHB, available individually or in a lot. Included is #4, the issue which the OP was searching for, for $15 if purchased individually. Used copies of this issue are rare, so hopefully the OP can strike while the iron is hot! I've found internet listings of used books/mag's to have a notoriously short shelf-life!"he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain
I see, I stand corrected.
At different listings I've seen much better prices go on ebay. I'm thinking those Abebook prices are too high but the times they are achangin'.
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
That's the nature of internet sales - wild price swings. Or even wild simultaneous price variations. Every seller prices their stuff at what they think its worth, or what they think someone might pay. Unfortunately, there does not appear to be any copies of issue #4 listed on ebay right now, and I couldn't find any others listed at some of the other likely locations (Alibris, AddAll) so the ABE Books seller appears to be the only game in town.
$15 is not unreasonable to someone trying to access professional information related to an income-producing project. The seller knows that, and that's what he's banking on (edited to add: Its the same rationale Taunton uses when pricing their article downloads). He likely wouldn't sell a back-issue of People magazine for the same price, or even bother listing it for sale.
If he's a professional seller (which I suspect, because ABE Books doesn't cater to dilletantes the way ebay does), he has overhead. Meaning storage rent, computer equipment and software, accounting costs, vehicle and personnel costs, internet listing fees, etc, etc. Unfortunately (for professional sellers like him), the internet has opened up the market to billions of newbies, or wanna-be's, who don't have the business moxie to figure profit/overhead into their sales prices. College kids looking for beer money. Housewives looking for bingo money. And so on. Kinda like the low-bidder, bootleg contractor types that have devalued our market, but on a much larger scale.
Which is good for the bargain shopper, in some ways, but it also greatly increases the chances of an unsatisfactory transaction, since the great-price sellers are often the most lacking in professionalism.
This issue was described as having a worn cover, but clean contents. The price seemed within reason, and it was the only copy of #4 I could find listed. If the OP is patient, other copies will become available from time to time, at a lower price. If he hesitates, the mag I directed him to will be gone, and the next copy he finds may be listed higher. But eventually a lower priced copy will surface.
Probably more info than you wanted, but there it is. Have a nice day!
"he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain
Edited 2/20/2006 11:52 am by Huck
click the pic for an ebay listing of the 1st 10 issues of FHB. More than $15, but you get more mags, too.
View Image "he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain
Huck, there's a hidden cost associated with that auction.
The winner will spend at least a week of 12 hour days reading through them, if not more.
No such lost time factor with the current issue, other than the Larry Haun article.
Joe H
Ya, and a better read for less money per issue than the coverprice of the new.
be o' gawd I went and did it now:o)
'Nemo me impune lacesset'No one will provoke me with impunity
Greetings j-
Could I ask you why you desire that specific issue?
cheers
'Nemo me impune lacesset'
No one will provoke me with impunity
"he...never charged nothing for his preaching, and it was worth it, too" - Mark Twain