it was a good price. i was bidding on it. my max bid was 175 so kinda gutted to not get it after it going for so little above that, the last bid went in on 3 seconds, i was very surprised by the price and thought i had it won, but no.
Here's a '1st, 1st de luxe' which isn't any of those things -
http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-R-R-TOLKIEN ... ks_UK&hash=item20c3ace0e0
quote - "A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE... A MUST FOR ALL TOLKIEN FANS & BOOK COLLECTORS."
It ain't that, either.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-R-R-TOLKIEN ... ks_UK&hash=item20c3ace0e0
quote - "A GREAT INVESTMENT FOR THE FUTURE... A MUST FOR ALL TOLKIEN FANS & BOOK COLLECTORS."
It ain't that, either.
Okay guys, just a reminder --resident Thain Urulókë has seen fit to start a rival thread entitled Interesting eBay Auctions (here).
Everyone is reminded that the new "interesting" thread, from now & moving forward, is for auctions of genuine interest (i.e. one might want to buy such an item); & this thread is now reserved only for "head scratching" auctions (as Urulókë terms it!) i.e. rubbish!
Khamul
-Shirrif
Everyone is reminded that the new "interesting" thread, from now & moving forward, is for auctions of genuine interest (i.e. one might want to buy such an item); & this thread is now reserved only for "head scratching" auctions (as Urulókë terms it!) i.e. rubbish!
Khamul
-Shirrif
Quick! 36 sold so far, but the sellers stock of these won't last long...
The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) J. R. R. Tolkien (Buy-It-Now £888)
BH
The Lord of the Rings (3 Book Box set) J. R. R. Tolkien (Buy-It-Now £888)
BH
Cost per set of the 36 other sets--£10.84
Seems like a scam, though he probably just added an extra 8.
£88 is much more reasonable for that set. :)
Seems like a scam, though he probably just added an extra 8.
£88 is much more reasonable for that set. :)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/J-R-R-Tolkien ... 58909082e7#ht_6242wt_1163
Looks like a £2-5 guild edition book in a photocopied 1937 dust jacket and then marketed as some sort of 'celebratory edition'.
Looks like a £2-5 guild edition book in a photocopied 1937 dust jacket and then marketed as some sort of 'celebratory edition'.
"Great if you only want to slap the jacket on a first edition. This one is identified as the 19th printing, though it lacks a date. We'd estimate 1940s. A British first edition could cost you as much as $50,000. It had the same jacket as this one."
Oh dear! Does this mean my "$50,000" GA&U Hobbit might have a 19th printing HM jacket on it?
Oh dear! Does this mean my "$50,000" GA&U Hobbit might have a 19th printing HM jacket on it?