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31 March
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sold for $1825.... quite unfathomable
5 April (edited)
2026-4-5 1:33:58 AM UTC

northman wrote:

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Seller: susiedanger
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Ended Apr 4, 2026
$1,825.00
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sold for $1825.... quite unfathomable

Looks like a group of four bidding it up (with two jumping in towards the end) never seen one go for nearly this much…quite odd. These are not scarce enough to pay that much IMO.

I sold all my duplicates years ago, wish I would’ve held on to them with prices like these
5 April
2026-4-5 8:34:59 AM UTC
I bought a copy on Ebay about a year and a half ago for £285, and even then I thought I was over paying. US$1825 is just...wow!
5 April
2026-4-5 9:25:13 AM UTC

northman wrote:

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Seller: susiedanger
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Ended Apr 4, 2026
$1,825.00
[27 Bids]


sold for $1825.... quite unfathomable

This makes no sense to me at all.
5 April
2026-4-5 2:07:42 PM UTC

The late Stu wrote:

northman wrote:

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Seller: susiedanger
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Ended Apr 4, 2026
$1,825.00
[27 Bids]


sold for $1825.... quite unfathomable

This makes no sense to me at all.

Yes, me neither, the hammer price is so out of left field...it's enough to make one suspicious.
5 April
2026-4-5 2:51:03 PM UTC
This is only just starting for the overall market my friend imho.
5 April
2026-4-5 4:39:39 PM UTC
I was curious how much I paid for my two copies--one first printing and the other a later printing--so I looked them up.

2004: $26.60 on Amazon

2007: $50.00 on Amazon (first printing)

And then I sold my 2004 copy on eBay in 2015 for $55. Sure wish I still had that copy with prices like this.

Even in today's market, anything over $500 feels overpriced to me. $1,825 seems outrageous! Great book, of course, but not at this price.
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