High and Low eBay Prices

In this post, I am listing prices that are both high and low as well as some listings in which there are mistakes.

The MYSTERY Of The TOLLING BELL NANCY DREW Keene DJ 1ST Item #270247821816

This book closed at $41.00. I believe this seller was intentionally misleading buyers in the auction's title. "1ST" appears in the title of the listing while the description states that it is an early printing. The back panel of the dust jacket lists Cherry Ames to Veterans' Nurse, which makes makes it the second printing. The first printing dust jacket lists Beverly Gray #1-13 on the back panel and the back flap has an ad for the 4th Cherry Ames book.

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Nancy Drew Vintage book LOT Blank Back Matte PC RARE Item #220247978633

This listing closed at $9.99. It consisted of five of the book club edition picture covers with the blank back covers. The books look like they have mildew on them. These books are scarce, not RARE.

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My Nancy Drew Private Eye Diary (1980)—Red—HTF Item #130232084564

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My Nancy Drew Private Eye Diary (1980)—White—Rare! Item #130232083864

The red diary closed at $104.01, and the white diary closed at $178.99. Neither is easy to find, so considering what has been happening with series book prices for the last month, these ended surprisingly low. Farah's Guide states that the white diary is "one of the rarest of the Nancy Drew collectibles, with probably less than ten examples known." We have discussed this in the Nancy Drew Sleuths group, and the consensus is that the white diary is not as rare as Farah states. It has been up for sale far too many times for there to be fewer than ten in existence. I have one of the white diaries and so do a number of other collectors.

On the other hand, Farah states that the 1930A-1 printing of Old Clock with an intact dust jacket probably has fewer than ten surviving copies. This statement does appear to be true. Before I continue, please note that this statement is regarding the rarity of the first printing dust jacket; the 1930A-1 book is highly scarce but there are probably at least several dozen surviving copies of the book.

Only a few people have the 1930A-1 Old Clock with a dust jacket; when this was discussed in the Sleuths group, I think we came up with around five to seven surviving copies of the 1930A-1 Old Clock in dust jacket that anyone knew of in existence. Even at that, some of those surviving dust jackets are heavily worn. So, the white diary is not rare like the first printing of Old Clock in dust jacket, and needless to say, I do not own the 1930A-1 Old Clock with a dust jacket.

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MESSAGE IN THE HOLLOW OAK, NANCY DREW #12, HC/DJ Item #140242541861

This ordinary tweed Nancy Drew book closed at $96.00. The dust jacket does look to be in exceptional shape, but it should have sold for under $50.00. Often, even nice dust jackets like this one will sell for $10.00 to $20.00.

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I will have some more comments about the Applewood editions after a certain listing that I am watching closes. Oh, and I just realized . . . happy birthday to me!!!