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Sawubona


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I had a bit of an incident related to fire and water in my domicile and in the process of assessing for insurance purposes the value of some of the items destroyed, I learned that copies of Sheldon's wonderful book can be had now for a mere $275!
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Alan
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A mere pittance!

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Sawubona


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I guess I should have sold my copies when the market was hot! Now I've got to sell the Bentley I bought on speculation of the books ever spiraling value. Oh well...
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rich


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hey keep those books! Those ereaders are OK for the digital set but there's nothing so interesting as taking down a dusty tome from yer stack, plopping yourself in a chair with a pint as you scan type bringin' you back to those days on the veldt..or donga!... Wink

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AG


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I have a pristine copy of the book, no marks, could pass as brand new - is it worth attempting to sell it do you think? If so then for what sort of price - do you think I might actually be successful in selling it for ~�1000? Seems a little too good to be true if I'm honest.
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Sawubona


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Sorry, AG, but the bottom seems to have fallen out of the market. Several copies are available for sale on Amazon for considerably less than that 1000, although still quite a bit more than you paid for yours I'll wager. Like anything though--- be it a house, a car, or a book-- there can be a pretty wide gulf between the "asking price" and a "selling price".
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johnk


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just bought new on amazon for a very lucky �49.99 plus Uk postage
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rich


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Most expensive one I see now on Amazon is $1983.94 and that's used.
For all that maybe those in the $1000+ stratosphere could throw in couple of Russell's rockets or something.... Wink

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If the price keeps going up, in several years it might be cheaper to remake Zulu instead. Rolling Eyes

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