It's funny, being a huge fan of Bukowski, I've seen the other end of the spectrum where book dealers have tried to pawn off non-first edition fake signature Bukowski books as signed first editions. Having several signed first edition Bukowski books it's always amusing when you know some jack-off is trying to rip you off.

It is an odd assortment of author's on that list - each one I'm a huge fan of besides Jim Thompson - as for the honest book dealers I feel for them - but as for others I'd down right trip them on purpose if they were chasing a book thief - as long as the book thief was taking it for his own collection of course.

Why am I shocked?

I personally thought it was just pure stubborness or crankiness that the music industry hadn't thought of it first so lashed out like a little child.

Complete incompetence, amazing. Truly amazing.