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Well, this dimwit - Willow - did check and posted my findings that there was
actually value in "them thar hills". I suggest you read before you engage the keyboard. Now, some people are just nasty and if you are one of those, my sympathies to your family and friends, if any. Willow. "Dave Mason" wrote in message ... wrote in message oups.com... Easton & Franklin Their signed editions perform better than the stock market. I bought an Easton signed by Gorbachev years ago for $79 and resold it for $6000. Shelby Foote for $1000, Reagan for $4000, Mandela for $2000. What do you think the Gorbachev and Mandela books will fetch after they pass away? I bought all the editions signed by astronauts for $79 and have resold several of them for $500 apiece only a year later. The majority of Easton and Franklin signed editions are "blue chips". I see a lot of dimwitted posts here by people like "willow" and some others. Keep them coming and I'll go get the popcorn. |
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Franklin Library's Signed First Editions...although long gone...are
quite valuable when sold on Ebay etc. They did first editions of many classics..such as Bonfire of the Vanities. Also, most coin and medal collectors consider the coins minted by the Franklin Mint to rank at the top when it comes to quality. And many of those are now selling a decent premiums to collectors. But then collecting shouldnt be about investment anyway. |
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As I collect DeMille, I did look for his one Franklin book. I found the
Franklin edition for all of $30 - it issued at $65 I think. Willow "Michael" wrote in message oups.com... Franklin Library's Signed First Editions...although long gone...are quite valuable when sold on Ebay etc. They did first editions of many classics..such as Bonfire of the Vanities. Also, most coin and medal collectors consider the coins minted by the Franklin Mint to rank at the top when it comes to quality. And many of those are now selling a decent premiums to collectors. But then collecting shouldnt be about investment anyway. |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/100-LEATHER-Book...QQcmdZViewItem
Copy the listing photo, save it as a background, and then use Control Panel to tile it. A good background for a Windows book-lover!!! Willow "Michael" wrote in message oups.com... Franklin Library's Signed First Editions...although long gone...are quite valuable when sold on Ebay etc. They did first editions of many classics..such as Bonfire of the Vanities. Also, most coin and medal collectors consider the coins minted by the Franklin Mint to rank at the top when it comes to quality. And many of those are now selling a decent premiums to collectors. But then collecting shouldnt be about investment anyway. |
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Well some books are worth more than others..just like anything.
Whether it be coins from the US Mint...or antique toy trains...that can be worth thousands or much less. I have the signed Franklin edition of Bonfires of the Vanities. I saw it sell for $900 on Ebay. I would not sell it for any amount as it was given to me by a friend who worked at FM. |
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Looking at ebay, there are currently a handful for sale,
and of ended listings there are four in the last week: $16 to $41. The high-end one is "mint" according to the seller; the $16 one is damaged. I just went to eBay and ran a search for EASTON PRESS SIGNED in completed auctions in books and found 185 from January 7-today. Of those, the highest single volume was one signed by Reagan for $1,045...and 50 more sold from $100-694. While Easton Press books are "pretty" and look nice sitting on a shelf, they are well constructed and will hold up...probably longer than most trade editions put out today. |
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On 31 Jan 2006 20:21:01 -0800, "Sam" wrote:
Looking at ebay, there are currently a handful for sale, and of ended listings there are four in the last week: $16 to $41. The high-end one is "mint" according to the seller; the $16 one is damaged. I just went to eBay and ran a search for EASTON PRESS SIGNED in completed auctions in books and found 185 from January 7-today. Of those, the highest single volume was one signed by Reagan for $1,045...and 50 more sold from $100-694. While Easton Press books are "pretty" and look nice sitting on a shelf, they are well constructed and will hold up...probably longer than most trade editions put out today. When you have an unrestrained auction site such as eBay, which attracts neophytes (myself being one) to the book collectors/sellers market, as well as seasoned pros, anything goes. If someone will pay between 16 and 1000 dollars for essentially a very nice copy of the readers digest book club...let them. I am dubious whether Allen and Patricia Ahearn will price them as high in their next book of values, though. Michael Who's still learning his craft...other, more notables will chime in with a more learned opinion. :-) |
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