I totaly agree on the collector value aspect; it's not a particularly attractive copy. However, 1969 first impressions don't appear that often on low-starting auctions.
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Khamûl wrote:
I totaly agree on the collector value aspect; it's not a particularly attractive copy. However, 1969 first impressions don't appear that often on low-starting auctions.
BH
Agreed, but they seem to be getting much more common in the last year or so. On the various auction sites I keep a (not very close these days) eye on, I have seen a handful. Of course, it will be interesting to see of the Amazon TV series changes values in the same way the LoTR movies did. I'm not necessarily convinced it will, as we are a generation further on, and the kids and young adults of today have been brought up in an almost pure digital age. I suspect physical books have much less relevance.
(Edit: One thing worthy of mention is that was a private listing -- there is no good reason for a seller to use a private listing on this kind of item, and it does - obviously - make shill bidding much harder to detect than it already is)
This is pretty funny:
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eBay Item #372257575174
The Fellowship of The Ring (2nd print) , The Two Towers (3rd print) & The Return of The King (2nd print), in a custom made slip caseInteresting way to describe half a cardboard box!
BH
Putting this here because the price is crazy for this ephemera, but I hadn't seen this promo piece before, so I wanted to capture it.
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I'll give 1973Lee1973 his due; He is very good at buying poor quality books and selling them on at a decent profit a few weeks later. I hope he doesn't get the asking price for this, as it really isn't a particularly good copy, and even the original selling price (£113 was a bit steep [but not silly] given the flaws)
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