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Berelach wrote:
Stu wrote:
1951 Hobbit, No jacket, £125
Guilty. Oh and btw, no, I don't snap things up first
Shifted priorities and all. I miss doing the research though... and am a bit disappointed that I left some smaller Tolkien-related projects in limbo. But who wouldn't like to have more time for hobbies? Maybe if/when I'm house-bound for my inevitable two weeks I can get to some of them.
But very happy to be getting a UK 5th, even without a jacket. And I found a US 5th last week (first state, I only had the second state). A terrible ex-lib copy with jacket flaps pasted on the back pages, but still nice to have... and only $30. Those two copies complete my second edition Hobbits, UK and US. Probably be a while before I replace the four or five that are missing jackets... but I'm getting there!
Did you ask the guy to relist, as it was initially not a BIN (I saw it yesterday)?
Did you ask the guy to relist, as it was initially not a BIN (I saw it yesterday)?
I asked if he would be willing to consider offers, yeah.
Berelach wrote:
Did you ask the guy to relist, as it was initially not a BIN (I saw it yesterday)?
I asked if he would be willing to consider offers, yeah.
D'oh. I should have done that! 1951 is the only one I'm after at the mo!
D'oh. I should have done that! 1951 is the only one I'm after at the mo!
Well, if I buy one with a jacket before you find one, it's all yours.
Honestly I don't think it's really fair to ask sellers to do that and I feel guilty (as I sort of mentioned before hah). If the auction had started at a higher price I would have just placed a bid to keep it there. But since the starting price was so low I couldn't resist asking. I missed out on a Methuen Silmarillion because someone did that. I had planned to bid quite high and was using a bid sniper, but the buyer accepted an offer (via message, not the Best Offer button) of something like $25 IIRC. I wasn't happy about it, it didn't feel fair, and I don't feel so great about doing it myself
Berelach wrote:
D'oh. I should have done that! 1951 is the only one I'm after at the mo!
Well, if I buy one with a jacket before you find one, it's all yours.
Honestly I don't think it's really fair to ask sellers to do that and I feel guilty (as I sort of mentioned before hah). If the auction had started at a higher price I would have just placed a bid to keep it there. But since the starting price was so low I couldn't resist asking. I missed out on a Methuen Silmarillion because someone did that. I had planned to bid quite high and was using a bid sniper, but the buyer accepted an offer (via message, not the Best Offer button) of something like $25 IIRC. I wasn't happy about it, it didn't feel fair, and I don't feel so great about doing it myself
I'll take the '51 off your hands when the time comes you get a jacketed one, assuming I haven't found one (jacketed or unjacketed) first!
I did notice a seller in Chicago seemed to have suspiciously similar listings to the old Berelach NY account(s)!
Makes sense now. Btw, can these "Tolkien-related projects in limbo" not be done in your new place? Or is it the "priorities" rather than the location that is curtailing acitivities now? ;)
Makes sense now. Btw, can these "Tolkien-related projects in limbo" not be done in your new place? Or is it the "priorities" rather than the location that is curtailing acitivities now? ;)
Khamûl wrote:
I did notice a seller in Chicago seemed to have suspiciously similar listings to the old Berelach NY account(s)!
Makes sense now. Btw, can these "Tolkien-related projects in limbo" not be done in your new place? Or is it the "priorities" rather than the location that is curtailing acitivities now? ;)
Oh, it's the 'priorities' (mainly work), location made no difference other than marking the time of change.
Stu wrote:
1951 Hobbit, No jacket, £125Seller: syntax64(3584)Ended Mar 8, 2020£125.00[1 Bids]
This is one of my favourite Hobbit editions, well done at getting it at that price.
(prob about three times the price it should be, mind)
Putting this here because I found the list of licensing information quite interesting to note though I don’t think Mr. Zaentz’s signature is worth this....
