Wow, that's crazy. I'm still hesitating on the Okamarble one. I just made another purchase from mandarake for Goto-P's first artbook Hidamari, Watanabe Yoshitomo's Kirara, Kadoi Aya's Hana, and the Ko~cha book while I was at work bored. Now that I think about it... I probably shouldn't have made this impulse buy ~_~ I just had nothing to do at work but browse the internet for a couple of hours.

I've also noticed that "used" books are often more expensive then buying the same book new if it's an older book that might not be easy to find new. Which makes a little sense but definately doesn't justify the price. And I mean come on, this is the age of the internet, if there is one little shop selling the book new it won't be that difficult for people to find and buy from them instead of the overpriced used book. -_-

I've been avoiding the online shops lately because I am so broke right now. And my "artbook" shelf section is almost full so I'm trying to figure out where I can put any new books. XD

LOL Mine are on the floor! I ran out of shelf space and to think I have 3 shelving units. But, I only have 3 shelves dedicated to artbooks, the rest is movies, cd's, manga's and novels. Oh and figures, though most are not from anime.