Hello all; a question:
The Internet vendor, Bethel Antiquarian Books, publishes a price list of old and rare WT publications, not a few of which cost several hundreds of dollars.
My question is on the strength of demand for such material: who buys these things for such prices, and who sorts out the relative scarcity of each so as to establish a fair market value?
I would love to have a copy of the 1934 Yearbook with Rutherford's embarassing Declaration to Hitler, but gag at paying $300 for one.
Judged on the basis of such high prices, one might reasonably conclude that they are a fairly popular category of collectible and appeal to a broader group than one might imagine.
What's next? They're on ebay. When will they begin to turn up in the fancy catalogues of Sotheby's and Christies?
Bethel Antiquarian Books: Who Buys?
by Room 215 3 Replies latest jw friends
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Room 215
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wannahelp
Just imagine how much an authentic copy of the UN application would be worth? :-)
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TheOldHippie
Why pay 300$ when they go for 1/10 of that at eBay? A bit of patience, snd lurking at exactly the right time - and voila! great deals can be done.
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ozziepost
I take it that the 'Donation arrangement' cuts no ice here!
Cheers,
Ozzie"It's better to light a candle than to curse the darkness."
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