Interesting eBay Auctions

Mar 14, 2012
2012/3/14 5:19:00 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

I am going to start putting interesting eBay auctions I run across (separate from the head scratching thread The Wonders of eBay ) that I think are interesting or worth a look. Feel free to add your own, or add commentary on anything posted here. I am not the seller or affiliated with any of these sellers, by default.

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laurel

Jul 11
2019/7/11 6:39:35 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

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

Khamûl

Jul 11
2019/7/11 7:16:18 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

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

laurel

Jul 11
2019/7/11 7:22:30 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

👎 nope

Stu

Jul 11
2019/7/11 9:15:23 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

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...

laurel

Jul 14
2019/7/14 19:38:43 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

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

Khamûl

Jul 14
2019/7/14 20:01:13 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

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.

Stu

Jul 14
2019/7/14 21:22:51 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

Khamûl wrote:
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.

If there is one class of people, I will never understand, it is collectors. I guess people might be buying something like this purely as speculation, though. We do live in a time where a small percentage of the population has an awful lot of money, mind.

Khamûl

Jul 14
2019/7/14 21:30:39 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

I think this was more of a "was this price, now reduced to this price!" kind of sale i.e. a deal. And folks love a deal.

laurel

Jul 14
2019/7/14 22:18:22 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

Yes i think it was. Still a little shopping around and patience could have brought it for less

Ithildin

Jul 15
2019/7/15 10:22:38 (GMT) Greenwich Mean Time, London, Dublin, Lisbon, Casablanca, Monrovia

I’ve watched the item as well. It was an auction with the option to give an offer. But when it is sold , even for less, this is not stated and you can’t see the real selling price. You only see the asking price.
I’ve noticed that in several eBay auctions.

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