Friday, January 17, 2014

Recent eBay Auctions of Note

The first two are crazy.

Nancy Drew #1 Old Clock tweed book without dust jacket


The book does not have a dust jacket and is not worth more than $10.  It sold for $29.99 plus $5.63 postage.  The buyer might have been influenced by the seller's statement, "Own a piece of American publishing history."  Sure, but it might have been better to have selected one priced a lot lower.

Nancy Drew #10 Larkspur Lane first printing with no dust jacket




The book is the first printing of Larkspur Lane and sold for $249.99.  The book does not have a dust jacket and is not in very good shape.  I just sold one in much better condition in an auction for less than $60 just a couple of months ago.  I do not believe I have ever sold a first printing of Larkspur Lane without a jacket for more than $100.

With a dust jacket, the first printing of Larkspur Lane is worth at least several hundred dollars in the current market.

Nancy Drew #5 Shadow Ranch with first printing dust jacket





Somebody got a good deal.  The very first printing of The Secret at Shadow Ranch with dust jacket sold for $325 in a Buy It now listing.

Nancy Drew #7 Clue in the Diary first printing with dust jacket


The book closed at  $2,025.10.  The buyer purchased the book to resell.

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