Ithildin wrote:

RARE PROOF COPY: Smith of Wooton Major by J.R.R. Tolkien

293104499640

Seller: generalpraxis (445)

Ended Jun 3, 2019

£410.00

[10 Bids]

Submitted by: Stu, Ithildin

Someone grabbed it? I tried to get it but wasn't successful :(((

Didn't even bid. I correctly figured it would end up outside of my price range!

I totally missed this one. I would have loved to have bid on it as that is the story I specialize in. I have a new article on Smith of Wootton Major coming out soon. More to follow...

Echo what Stu said. Everything of genuine rarity is now going for silly money that I'm not really willing to pay.

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1928-Glossa ... 345ba6:g:IAUAAOSwaQJdJiqc

Have we all seen this.
Price -mmm? but good to see one ever couple of years

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Copy-No268- ... ksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649

Price is ridiculous. Would anyone even pay £5K for a signed one?

👎 nope

laurel wrote:
👎 nope

Nope. That's my council rates, house insurance, power, car insurance and water for a year. Plus some left over.

For a book printed in 1977...

£3,000 paid , SOLD !
Wonder what my signed copy would go for !

Why would someone pay this? David/The Tolkien Bookshelf had an unsigned copy listed for less than this for years and nobody bought it until quite recently (this year I think). £3000 just isn't market value.