A crooked bookseller at a London market employed drug dealers and the homeless to steal books, which he then sold at his street stall. Another business model for you, Lev?

Posted by: toby | http:// | Wed Jan 21 22:43:40 2004

I remember that guy! whee...

Posted by: jaso | http:// | Fri Jan 23 00:34:04 2004

When I lived in San Francisco it was pretty common (especially in the Mission area) to run across guys selling stolen graphic novels, being a fan of and incredibly poor at the time I had to make the occasional purchase

Posted by: Lev | http:// | Sun Jan 25 12:41:10 2004

One pound a book! Where can I find some light-fingered yoofs who will work so cheap! (Of course, being the middle of summer probably limits their earning capacity).

Posted by: Reinhardt Slack-Hagen | http://www.godhatesamerica.com/sermons.html | Sun Jan 25 12:42:57 2004

What got me wondering was this bit:

During the Eighties, he was nicknamed "Umbrella Man" due to a string of court appearances relating to his exploits selling umbrellas on West End street corners.

Posted by: Lev | http:// | Mon Jan 26 00:09:31 2004

Of course, the best stuff to 'stock take' is popular fantasy and science fiction, followed by true crime.

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