Justinian Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 So a limited edition GAME OF THRONES (19/500) sold last week on Ebay for about $1400. Now I'm trying to resist selling my lettered set of THRONES through FEAST on ebay. I don't want to but I could use the cash.Please somebody tell me that this is a stupid idea and why so I don't do something I'll regret. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rinso Posted November 12, 2009 Share Posted November 12, 2009 Well, I'm not sure if its a stupid idea... I guess it all comes to down to what's more important for you at the moment - the money or the books. No one can help you with that decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eveleal Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 (blush) I was the person that purchased the limited edition of Game of Thrones on eBay last week (finally completing my set) and I would say that there is definitely a lot on interest in book 1 but not so sure about the others.An auction for limited editions of book 1, 2 and 3 (all with the same number) was listed twice in late October/early November and received no bids at $2,300. There is also a limited edition of book 1 available for the "Buy It Now" price of $2,399. (Myself and one other person each made two offers to buy it but those offers were rejected/ignored by the seller.)(Note: This happens to be the same seller than purchased a collection of 8 George Martin 1st editions including limited editions of book 1 and book 2 and is trying to turn a $1,300 investment into a profit of over $3,000 based on the listing price of the three auctions. Not bad for 6 months if the person actually ends up selling them...)A limited edition of book 4 recently sold on eBay for less than cost at around $225! Book 2 and 3 have also sold and/are listed Abebooks for prices in the $400-500 range each.That said, a complete collection of four limited editions with the same number is bound to attract some interest but I suggest pricing it to sell if that is your intention. You may want to consider starting it around the low $2,000 range and seeing what happens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Callum Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 You do have the fact that it's a set and lettered going for you, but as eveleal said, it was purchased to complete a set, so may have sold at a greater price than someone would otherwise pay for it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugburn Posted November 14, 2009 Share Posted November 14, 2009 You are one of very few people that have a lettered set. Ignoring what they are worth, how cool is it to know that you have the most limited version of an amazing book? I have a broken numbered set (my AGoT doesn't match, but I have the same number and rights for the others) and I will never sell them.Isn't there anything else you can sell? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinytoyrobots Posted November 17, 2009 Share Posted November 17, 2009 You are one of very few people that have a lettered set. Ignoring what they are worth, how cool is it to know that you have the most limited version of an amazing book?Kinda dependent on how much importance you place on them. The books themselves aren't any better because they're a lettered set than they would be if you bough them today from Amazon.It's a lovely thing to have, to be sure, but balanced against money to improve the lot of yourself and your family...that's a difficult balance. Depends I guess on how much genuine benefit you're going to get from the money - if you've got a short term cashflow issue that you can probably overcome in time then don't sacrifice something that's of great sentimental value, but if it's a significant shortfall and you need that money for total necessities then you're talking about something nice on your bookshelf vs real improvement to your situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rugburn Posted November 21, 2009 Share Posted November 21, 2009 Kinda dependent on how much importance you place on them. The books themselves aren't any better because they're a lettered set than they would be if you bough them today from Amazon.It's a lovely thing to have, to be sure, but balanced against money to improve the lot of yourself and your family...that's a difficult balance. Depends I guess on how much genuine benefit you're going to get from the money - if you've got a short term cashflow issue that you can probably overcome in time then don't sacrifice something that's of great sentimental value, but if it's a significant shortfall and you need that money for total necessities then you're talking about something nice on your bookshelf vs real improvement to your situation.Obviously if it comes down to really improving your families position is important. However, note the title of the post! :D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StarkofWinterfell Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Pardon me, but what is so special about this "limited edition" book anyway? Despite there only being 500 copies, it still contains the same story as a regular edition of the book. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ran Posted November 28, 2009 Share Posted November 28, 2009 Limited edition print run, higher quality construction, limited edition art, signatures, and so on. These are items for collectors who care about these things, and pay for them accordingly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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