Tapuvae wrote:
I do wish the buying market was wider. We have two sources and eBay. No one seems in a rush to buy or sell really, at least that is my impression after entering this hobby 14 months ago.
I don't know about only two sources. Abebooks has a lot of sellers, plus eBay and some other regional auction sites.
Prices seem to have dropped, but I'd agree that supply is also low. It is an odd market, but probably what is to be expected. There are very few people with any urgency to buy (so prices have correspondingly come off the boil), but the mass of people who purchased post-movies haven't reached the point they particularly need/want to sell, either. A lot of books may gather dust for a while before they come back on the market. It is no drama for anyone that is into the collecting game for the long haul :)
I am definitely seeing copies re-emerge from the collections of speculators who bought before/during the movie hype. It is a trickle right now, and likely to remain so for a while as the asking prices are not being met (by any stretch).
[Note to self - the time to sell is in the buildup to the movie, not after. ]
[Note to self - the time to sell is in the buildup to the movie, not after. ]
Appears to have found some idiots who think it is the 1996 edition, though the seller has advertised it correctly
"Print-on-demand copy of History of Middle Earth Volume 12 -The Peoples of Middle-Earth.
Identical to the original 1996 hardback edition making it a good way to fill out a collection. Retail price is £40.
Practically perfect condition - looks new."
"A fool and his money" springs to mind.
Update, sold for £72, when you can buy the book for £40 from http://www.tolkien.co.uk/product/9780 ... +Peoples+of+Middle-earth+
HarperCollins should probably start selling POD books on ebay.
"Print-on-demand copy of History of Middle Earth Volume 12 -The Peoples of Middle-Earth.
Identical to the original 1996 hardback edition making it a good way to fill out a collection. Retail price is £40.
Practically perfect condition - looks new."
"A fool and his money" springs to mind.
Update, sold for £72, when you can buy the book for £40 from http://www.tolkien.co.uk/product/9780 ... +Peoples+of+Middle-earth+
HarperCollins should probably start selling POD books on ebay.
This is obviously a "Wonders of" because of the price (basically $30 of books, $520 for a non-original slipcase).
What caught my eye, though, was "The dust jackets are protected in an archival quality poly type sleeve, all my glossy dust jackets are treated with Renaissance Wax (used by museums and restorers) to assist with retention of lustre on the jackets."
I've never heard of anyone using ren-wax on dustjackets. I use it to keep my sword-collection from rusting (and it is great for that), but the idea of waxing dustjackets seems like an absolutely terrible one, as it can't be removed - and seems completely pointless given the jacket is in mylar anyway. Does anyone else do this?
eBay Item #222068159089
What caught my eye, though, was "The dust jackets are protected in an archival quality poly type sleeve, all my glossy dust jackets are treated with Renaissance Wax (used by museums and restorers) to assist with retention of lustre on the jackets."
I've never heard of anyone using ren-wax on dustjackets. I use it to keep my sword-collection from rusting (and it is great for that), but the idea of waxing dustjackets seems like an absolutely terrible one, as it can't be removed - and seems completely pointless given the jacket is in mylar anyway. Does anyone else do this?
eBay Item #222068159089