glassgrl
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:20:54 PM new
I'm not saying what it is *yet* but I got a first edition book at an estate sale this morning for 50 cents and I checked and there's one running right now with XX days left for an UNGODLY amount of $$ with good high bidders with reserve not met yet, so how do I find out what it's REALLY worth? The funny thing was when I picked it up I was knee-deep in a stack of books and I handed it to my husband because I had the Yorkie in my arms and he LAID it DOWN!!! And I came home, ate lunch, looked around ebay and looked up the title of the book and OMG I saw one for good $$ and I said, "hon, where'd you put my book?" and he said..."I didn't think you wanted it so I put it back." I went back and it was still there<g>. Then I came home and saw what it is REALLY selling for (thank goodness I didn't see it ahead of time or I wouldn't of been able to drive) and I"M DOING THE HAPPY DANCE but I think I'll wait till I find out more about it. How about it guys? Point me in the right direction and I'll tell you when I put it up for auction...
Thanks.
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nefish
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:23:14 PM new
No advice for you on listing it, but just wanted to say congratulations! That is so exciting!  I love a good find...
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seyms
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:24:23 PM new
This one's ez-go to www.abe.com and you will be able to solve the riddle.
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toke
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:29:11 PM new
Before we can point...you need to tell us what it is...lol Congrats! 
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kafy4x4
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:36:14 PM new
Congradulations! I lucked out and got a box full of 1st editions at an estate auction. List them on ebay and got a handsome return on each one!!
I too didn't know what they were worth, so my soon to be son-in-law, who works for B&N told me about this site. You might check it out before listing it.
WWW.bibilios.com It searches quite a few sites that sell books.
Good Luck.
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esteinberg
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:36:22 PM new
Congratulations!
I usually check www.Addall.com first. But you have to keep in mind that the prices there are for "unsold" books, plus you need to match all the first edition points & compare condition, too. And, oftentimes, prices on eBay don't come close to the prices listed on the services. But sometimes they go beyond them, too. Also, if people are bidding like crazy for a book one week, there's no guarantee the losers will be looking for that book the next week or even the next month.
A good (inexpensive) book that lists "points" for 19th & 20th century authors is Bill McBride's "Points of Issue". It's sometimes available on eBay. Not infallible, & fairly complete.
esteinberg@ the tech company who runs the phone lines across America.net
If you think I might be able to help you by checking my McBride's, feel free to e-me. Can I put my e-mail address in here or not?
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glassgrl
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posted on August 18, 2001 04:43:05 PM new
adall din't help but Abe books gave me anothe heart attack but I have the dust jacket and they have a facsimle dust jacket and the one on ebay has a dust jacket and mine is an earlier printing 1st edition 5th printing versus 1st edition 4th printing and they look about the same condition. I guess I'll just have to see how this auction runs out and then email the seller and see how it goes. It wouldn't be nice to put mine on while his is on so I'll wait until probably november when the traffic counts up. I'm sorry guys I just don't want to say what it is yet but I WILL and it is something that there is a LARGE market of collectors for so I guess I'll just kick back. I'm so excited I had to share it. Let's just say I will be able to buy two laptops or take a cruise or pay all my debts etc. etc. etc.
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docpjw
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posted on August 18, 2001 05:33:33 PM new
I hope you don't "Celebrate" Tooo much if you really hit the Jackpot!! (wink,wink) 
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bidsbids
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posted on August 18, 2001 05:53:00 PM new
I wonder if it is "Gone With The Wind".
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glassgrl
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posted on August 18, 2001 06:00:26 PM new
Not Gone with the Wind. I bought that one too though but it doesn't go anywhere near as high.
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capefeartrading
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posted on August 18, 2001 06:28:55 PM new
Is it Moby Dick?
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mapledr1216
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posted on August 18, 2001 06:34:43 PM new
Sounds exciting! My guess is Alcoholics Anonymous. Good for you!
[ edited by mapledr1216 on Aug 18, 2001 06:35 PM ]
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skeetypete
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posted on August 18, 2001 06:35:19 PM new
teases are no fun.
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kudzurose
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posted on August 18, 2001 06:41:08 PM new
I'm with mapledr1216 - sounds like a first edition AA Big Book!
Whatever it is - Congratulations!!!
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paperfan
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:11:18 PM new
Make it three votes for AA. What a prize! Good for you (and good thing it was still there...Holy Cow!! I'd hate to be your hubby if it wasn't). 
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webrover
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:16:58 PM new
I am shocked at what I am reading!
One vulcher after another reveling in the idea of KNOWINGLY cheating someone out of a valuable item.
"Oh, but THEY didn't know it was valuable". Yeah, but YOU did, and HAPPILY paid 50 CENTS for what you knew was worth many, many thousands of a percent more than that.
That's A LOT different than buying something because you think it might be worth something.
You KNEW. Big difference.
That's downright DISHONEST.
Shame on you.
[ edited by webrover on Aug 18, 2001 07:18 PM ]
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Excalibur131
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:20:02 PM new
Excuse me?
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loosecannon
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:20:45 PM new
I've got a question.
Why in the world would someone pay big bucks for an AA book, even if it is 1st print?
I don't understand.
Why couldn't I have been the guy that invented Bullsh*t Repellant?
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skeetypete
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:28:58 PM new
you go webrover, stir the pot baby!!!!
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paperfan
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:34:08 PM new
Webrover....Huh?
LC....I've always wondered this myself! And, I've even sold a later edition & printing of the same book. Even one printed in the 70's can fetch $40-$50, depending on condition and presence of a DJ...at least mine did. Can anyone give us some insight?
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jmbrewer
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:35:14 PM new
Whats a first edition "Gone with the wind" worth?
Never knew really my mom was a huge fan and found a first edition at an estate sale. She loved that book and would never sell it even though i told her it was prob worth a small fortune. She told me to please never sell it so when she passed away knowing how big of a fan she was i laid her to rest with the book inside to read for eternity. Still to this day curious what that book was worth.
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loosecannon
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posted on August 18, 2001 07:52:09 PM new
Paperfan
We all have our little realms of collectibles knowledge going for us and we're all different. And thank God that we all aren't looking for the same items!
I have to admit that if I would have seen an AA book at a sale, even for .50 cents, I seriously doubt if I would have given it a second glance.
But not anymore! One more thing for me to look for.
Why couldn't I have been the guy that invented Bullsh*t Repellant?
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Microbes
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:03:02 PM new
the idea of KNOWINGLY cheating someone out of a valuable item.
Excuse me. If it was offered for sale at 50 cents, nobody cheated anyone.
I've had a guy call me on the phone one time and beg me to take something he thought was junk and didn't want to bother hauling to the dump. (a very old, very large computer). I hauled it home, and took it apart, and sold it in pieces on ebay, and got $1400 by the time I was done with it. The guy that gave it to me had called 10 computer stores, and none of them wanted it.
glassgrl did her homework, and made a good buy. (if she has what she thinks she has )
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webrover
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:17:54 PM new
glassgrl did her homework, and made a good buy.
IF that's what YOU call it, fine. However, this WAS NOT a question of someone wondering if it might be worth something. She not only KNEW is was, but knew it was worth many, many thousands of a percent more than she would pay for it.
I guess everybody's got a different set of morals and character.
[ edited by webrover on Aug 18, 2001 08:18 PM ]
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loosecannon
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:26:43 PM new
webrover
If you had found the book for .50 cents, knowing it was worth a couple of thousand maybe, I guess you would have said to the seller, "hey, this book is worth two thousand dollars and you've got a .50 cent price tag on it. I'll give you $1400.00".
Why couldn't I have been the guy that invented Bullsh*t Repellant?
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Nanasturtles
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:29:38 PM new
webrover.....I'm just curious........If you were a seller on ebay and put an item up for sale that went way higher than you had knowledge the item was worth......WOULD you give your high bidder/winner a price break and reimburse him his bid by half if it sold for 1/2 more than you thought it would sell for??? To me this is the scenerio in reverse and if you were a seller, I can't image you doing this. I don't think anyone took advantage of anyone especially when the item was offered at a set price and the set price was paid....Just good fortune to be in the right place at the right time! Good luck with your sale of your mystery item....I hope you make enough to take 2 cruises, buy a laptop and pay off at least some of your depts! ~smile~
Just my 2 cents!
Not "NanasTurtle" on ebay
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sonsie
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:31:40 PM new
If the person holding the garage sale had been interested enough, he or she could have done some research and found out that the book was worth far more than 50 cents. That person didn't bother, so Glassgirl got a real deal. How or why is this immoral?
I know that I have let things go at garage sales for next to nothing (far less than what they were worth), just to get rid of them. Ditto for sending stuff to Goodwill. Somebody probably made a nice pile of bucks on some of my rejects, but I don't feel cheated at all. I knowingly decided not to bother with trying to research the item, because at that moment it was more important to me to just get rid of it.
I think most folks who do the occasional garage sale have that mindset...get the stuff out of the house. And that's why bargain hunters go to them...to find something they ARE willing to research and sell for more money. Everybody is happy.
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webrover
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:38:29 PM new
It's VERY interesting watching some squirm and wiggle and try to justify such dishonesty.
The analogy given about selling an item and having it go through the roof doesn't even apply here, because we are talking about an item someone KNEW would do well, and THAT is why she FRANTICALLY drove back to get the item!
Also, if it were me, and I recognized something so clearly undervalued that I knew the seller didn't understand what they had, I would without question tell them and offer to sell it for them for a commisiion.
Less than that is DISHONEST. Pure and simple, no matter how many analogies you try to draw and excuses you try to make.
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webrover
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:41:31 PM new
Everybody is happy.
Oh really?
I wonder how many people would be happy to find out that an item they sold for 50 cents could have been easily sold on Ebay for more money than they probably pulled for their whole garage sale that day.
It must be nice to live without a conscience.
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loosecannon
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posted on August 18, 2001 08:46:34 PM new
Who's squirming and wiggling?
I buy and sell stuff. If I get a deal that I can make money on I'm happy.
Now if I tell an unsuspecting person that their item isn't worth much while I know differently, just to try and get it for next to nothing then that would be immoral.
Giving them their asking price? Not.
Why couldn't I have been the guy that invented Bullsh*t Repellant?
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