Avoid GlassFrogBooks on Amazon

Long story short, they sometimes mistakenly list expensive books at very low prices, and then back out of the deal by claiming the book was found to be damaged.

Here's the evidence:

Back in late November, I found a copy of Jane's All the World's Aircraft listed at GlassFrogBooks for the amazingly low price of roughly $30.

As you can see by this chart, the price of that book is, on average, $1,384:

Of course, I jumped on the opportunity, and purchased it for the ~$30 price.

A few weeks later, I received this message:

Ok, fair enough. I have a problem with the fact that I was never given the opportunity to take the book in its damaged state, but I chalked it up to bad luck and took the refund because I had no other option.

Fast forward to April of this year, and I once again find a copy of Jane's All the World's Aircraft, again listed by GlassFrogBooks for the unusually low price of $30.

Again, I jump on the opportunity, since that edition typically sells for $427:

...and once again, I receive a message from GlassFrogBooks, AGAIN claiming the book I want was found to be damaged.

The message was identical to the first, literally copied and pasted word for word:

Again, I was never given the opportunity to take delivery of the damaged book. This is frustrating, as I would have paid the $30 for even a badly damaged copy.

I contacted GlassFrogBooks multiple times. First, I asked for photos of the damaged books. They claimed none exist, and that the book had been discarded.

I then pointed out how suspicious it is that, on two separate occasions:

1) A normally very expensive book was priced at the incredibly low price of $30

2) After purchasing the book, it was mysteriously found to be damaged

3) No evidence existed of the damaged book

All evidence suggests that GlassFrogBooks mistakenly priced a very expensive book at a very low price and then backed out of the deal by lying about it being damaged.

Today, I see that the exact same book I tried to purchase back in November is in stock...and listed for sale at $921.53:

I contacted GlassFrogBooks and asked that they honor their original agreement to sell me that book...that they now claim to have in stock...for $30.

Two hours later, I heard back. They had removed the listing shown above and now claimed it wasn't in stock at all.

So avoid GlassFrogBooks at all costs. They're dishonest, and cannot be trusted to sell the items they have listed as being in stock for the prices they advertise.