This was a listing that I tried to find for my last post on the Applewood editions. It looks like completed search is working again, so I found it today. The seller states in the auction, "Sold 'as is' and 'for keeps' if you don't know the value of this item, don't buy it...I sell out of a hardship motivation...not out of greed." I actually don't have a problem with someone pricing a readily available book at $58.00. After all, any of us can try to get however much we want for something. Bidders need to decide whether the item is worth it. My problem with the listing is that the seller also states, "THIS IS THE HARD-TO-FIND VERY DESIREABLE APPLEWOOD ED." Um, no, it is not hard to find. I just checked Amazon again, and it is still available at $12.21.
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Blackwood HaLL NaNcy Drew Book Club Edition ScarCe Item #140245983014
The book club edition picture covers are much harder to find than the regular editions. This book is valued at $40.00 in very good condition in Farah's Guide, but the condition of this particular book is such that it amazes me that someone was willing to pay that much. I usually toss book club edition PCs in this condition into bulk lots which are sold for a low price per book. Maybe I should rethink that . . .
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Nancy Drew #23 TOLLING BELL HB DJ Rare AQUA EPs Nr Mint Item #150269260133
The endpapers are the darker type of blue multi endpapers, which are harder to find than the regular ones, but they are not RARE.
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NANCY DREW Lot Applewood Twisted Candles+ Carolyn Keene Item #200233424577
I'm impressed. This lot of four Applewood editions sold at $34.33, and it included Twisted Candles which is not readily available on fixed-price sites. There are a few good deals still left for the Applewood editions.
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Nancy Drew Applewood 9 The Sign Of The Twisted Candles Item #270251759717
Another good deal! This book sold at $27.77. I'm glad some of the Applewood buyers are getting good deals!
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Nancy Drew Applewood The Sign of the Twisted Candles Item #250265406625
And another one! This one closed at $26.01 and was probably bought to resell. For books that are supposed to be so scarce, there are quite a few coming up for sale, at least for some of the titles. I still believe that the supposed rarity is mostly hype.
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Clair Blank Beverly Gray At The World's Fair 1935 Item #120280276383
This book closed at $315.00, which is a little high for an example that does not have a dust jacket. The end prices for World's Fair are all over the place but are usually high, since the book is solidly scarce. From $100.00 to $200.00 is more what I would expect for one that does not have a dust jacket, although occasionally it has sold for less than $100.00. With a dust jacket, it usually does not sell for much more than $300.00 to $400.00 as most collectors are not willing to pay that much for it.
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