More on eBay Prices

Here are some more listings from the current buying frenzy:

NANCY DREW - Mystery at Lilac Inn - RARE HAROLD HILL ED Item #150259593663

This book sold at a Buy It Now of $350.00. The dust jacket has a lot of wear, so the book was grossly overpriced. This is another example of a seller setting an extremely high price in order to take advantage of the situation. The Harold Hill editions in nice dust jackets typically sell for $150.00-$400.00. The one referenced above is not in good shape.

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1st? Nancy Drew Clue In Jewel Box unusual Carolyn Keene Item #280232589620

This book is rather interesting. The outside of the book has nothing printed on it—the title, the author, the publisher, and the silhouette are all missing. It is a unique item for someone to add to his collection. However, the book is in horrible shape with grease stains. As unique as it is, I would not have been willing to pay $192.88 for it, and I do feel that the ending price is way above what it should have brought. The only reason why this book sold so high is because the person who is buying everything placed a rather high bid on it, and someone else decided to outbid her at all cost. Looking at the bid history, the book would have sold for $66.66 if the second-highest bidder had not been involved. While $66.66 is even a little high, at least it would have not been excessive.

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Vicky Loring ~ #1 and #2 ~ Girl Television Reporter Item #360060226374

This auction closed at $27.66 with the usual high bidder. I am not familiar with this series, but I suspect that the listing would normally have closed for just a few dollars. What is most puzzling is that while the listing was open, a search for Vicki Loring showed this listing, and right below it were the store listings. Vicki Loring #1 was (and still is) in an eBay Store for $1.99, and Vicki Loring #2 was (and still is) in another eBay Store for $2.99. Why bid a listing for both books up to $27.66?

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Helen Wells Vicki Barr Series 7 Vol. 1954-62 Item #250256640981

This is a set of seven of the Vicki Barr books that sold for $565.55, which is an outrageous price. The Mystery of Flight 908 can sometimes top $100.00, but the rest of the books can be found for less than $50.00 each.

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Vicki Barr Flight Stewardess Peril Over the Airport Item #130228270803

This book closed at $40.99, which is too high. Others have recently sold for less. The most unusual thing, however, is that the second-highest bidder had already purchased four copies of this book, three of them with dust jackets.

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Vicki Barr The Brass Idol Mystery by Helen Wells - VGC! Item #190229936025

This book sold with a Buy It Now of $200.00. Granted, this is a difficult to find title, but it can be had for less. There are currently 6 copies available on the Advanced Book Exchange website for $35.00 to $150.00. Typically, prices on the Advanced Book Exchange are higher than what one can expect to pay on eBay.