Will Collier receives his copy of the new Harry Potter book ahead of schedule, and--
From Frank Martin's Executive Summary^[1]

• 4. [Will quickly sees] an opportunity for making a little scratch, and promptly uses the tools available... The very same tools available to anyone who is mobile enough to get off the sofa from any location on the planet earth.
• 5. The publisher who shipped the book to the reseller freaks out, and naturally overreacts.
• 6. The reseller freaks out, and again, overreacts.
• 7. The auction provider freaks out, and yes, overreacts.
• 8. Will pockets 200+ dollars for all the fun, gets a write up in National Review, gets on CBS news.
• 9. AP, and EBay, the publisher all look like schnooks.
• One book, one post, one auction.

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