I was at an antique store if FL in December and the old guy behind the counter told me that huge box of matches they had were 5 cents each. Since there were quite a few older Vegas matches I picked up a bucks worth. When I went to check out I tried to get a discount on something else I bought but his wife told him "No" since I got such a good deal on the matches. She said she would be asking 50 cents per book. Sometimes you win one.