So...I bought a "lot" of books today at a flea market

[Horse with no Name]

because I sell books on Ebay.
In this group of books, I found a book that might turn a few heads and just wondering if I should just forget about it and turf it.
I don't want any hassles from Agent Mike.
It is the "little red book that may be the most powerful--and challenging document of the century".
"Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-Tung" Complete and Unexpurgated.
Sooo...would you risk putting it on Ebay or what?

[skooooo]

1. personally..

...I wouldn't worry about it. It's a (still relatively) free country.

[Thtwudbeme]

2. oh how funny

I just brought that up in a Tibet Monastic Tradition class the other day; I remember when the school kids of China were given those.

How much do you want for it? Check your PM please.

[LA lady]

3. not worth much

Sure there's lots of them listed there already

[Warpy]

4. It's a cultural oddity but nowhere near being banned

although, yes, you'd be put on some sort of list at Border's or Barnes and Noble if you'd bought the sucker for anything but cash.

Cash, by the way, is the great anonymizer.

[LA lady]

5. no you're safe

Nah, I worked for Borders for years, no lists are kept

[alcibiades_mystery]

7. I love the idea that Border's keeps lists

It's so laughable. On what grounds would one justify the expense of such lists to the shareholders? It's just silly.

[alcibiades_mystery]

6. They sell it in Barnes and Noble

Why shouldn't you put it on eBay?

There is no risk. Capital doesn't care about content, which was one of Marx's points. As soon as you put it on the market, it is a part of capital, and its exchange value nullifies any qualitative difference it might have from Danielle Steele.

As one of the previous posters said - and this is the whole doctrine of Marxism in one sentence - "cash is the great equalizer."

[Horse with no Name]

9. I vaguely remember someone being questioned

by DHS because they bought this book.
I don't remember the entire story about it though.

[MADem]

12. Well, Ken Starr wanted to know where Monica got her LEAVES OF GRASS

Remember that nonsense??? Oh, for those relatively idyllic days!

[LA lady]

13. no

That story turned out to be a hoax

[TAPat]

8. Right now I'm wrestling with

seriously pornographic playing cards - they're vintage, but man...
We run a "family friendly" show at eBay :)
I'll end up listing them in the Adult/Mature category and take a shower later!
I say go ahead and put it out there.

[WePurrsevere]

15. Sounds like the kind of stuff an extra selling name comes in handy for.

Many I know do for "special" items such as those. :D

The good news is... they'll probably do well behind the curtain in adult.... although don't tell PayPal. Unless they changed it back it's technically against their TOS to pay for such things using them (yeah I know.. silly bs).

[pansypoo53219]

10. ooh,

that might sell.
do it.
i may have to sell my vintage cope of '3 little socialists'. actually anti-socialism.

[MADem]

11. Hell, I'm dead meat!

I actually have a couple of political tracts by Sad-damn Hussein!!!! Published by the Iraqi gubmint, and all! Excrutiatingly boring!!!

But hey, that book you have, you can buy it at Amazon...so no worries!
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/083512388X/103-9830707-1706250?v=glance&n=283155

[On the Road]

14. Don't Worry About It

Seriously.

[WePurrsevere]

16. With all the wild stuff sold on eBay as a fellow seller I wouldn't worry

too much about it. That's probably very tame in comparison to some books I've seen listed. :)