Not a Very Good Deal on the Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe

When I was in elementary school in Kitimat I used to sell my old comics upon reading at a discount, an exception being the original Official Handbook of the Marvel Universe, which I kept as reference. One person who bought stuff from me wanted a deal on those as well so he suggested that I buy a second copy of each then-upcoming issue of the Handbook at full price and then sell it to him as a discount.  To this day I don’t know if he really thought that was a good deal for both parties or if he thought I was that gullible; it’s not like I was going to read both copies after all.  Regardless I declined this generous (for him) offer.