Wednesday, June 4, 2008

May 2008 Assorted eBay Prices

In my last post, I mentioned recent Nancy Drew prices. One of the books that I listed is an Applewood edition of The Clue of the Broken Locket. This book was described as SUPER RARE (in capital letters, of course). This interests me. Let's say that we use the definition of RARE which is that a RARE book comes up for sale once or twice every 10 years. So, what does SUPER RARE mean? I suppose that a SUPER RARE book would not have been seen in 50 years, except that the Applewood edition of The Clue of the Broken Locket was first published in 1998. I have to laugh at the use of SUPER RARE to describe such a recent book.

By the way, there is a seller describing recent Nancy Drew postcards as RARE . . . .

The same person who has been in part driving up the Nancy Drew prices is also bidding on quite a few other series books, although the end result is not so striking as it is with the Nancy Drew books. Here are some recent eBay prices for a number of different series books:

Betty Gordon at Boarding School w/DJ, $16.28
Betty Gordon at Ocean Park w/DJ, $16.28, $4.00
Betty Gordon and Her School Chums w/DJ, $16.28

Pirate Brig w/DJ, Mildred Wirt Benson, $104.70
The Crimson Cruiser, Trailer Stories for Girls, Mildred A. Wirt, no DJ, $91.00
The Painted Shield w/1950s DJ, Mildred A. Wirt, $39.38
Dangerous Deadline, Mildred Wirt Benson, softcover edition, $11.00

Penny Parker, Trail of the Witch Doll w/DJ, $46.44
Penny Parker, Danger at the Drawbridge w/DJ, $26.52, $26.01
Penny Parker, The Vanishing Houseboat w/DJ, $19.99

The Outdoor Girls on Cape Cod w/color DJ, $16.50
The Outdoor Girls at Spring Hill Farm w/color DJ, $11.50
The Outdoor Girls in Army Service w/duotone DJ, $11.50

Connie Blair, The Ghost Wore White w/DJ, $76.00
Connie Blair, The Brown Satchel w/DJ, $62.80
Connie Blair, The Mystery of the Ruby Queens w/DJ, $60.99, $39.01
Connie Blair, The Green Island Mystery w/DJ, $37.99, $29.99
Connie Blair, Peril in Pink w/DJ, $30.97

Vicki Barr, The Clue of the Carved Ruby, no DJ, $60.99
Vicki Barr, The Silver Ring Mystery w/DJ, $51.00
Vicki Barr, The Clue of the Gold Coin w/DJ, $24.07, $18.00
Vicki Barr, The Secret of Magnolia Manor w/DJ, $22.22
Vicki Barr, The Mystery at Hartwood House w/DJ, $17.85

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