Saturday, October 18, 2008

Salinger on eBay

I've started going to car boot sales. Most of them are disappointing but I usually manage to find a few bargains to justify the trip.

The other week I found a 1964 paperback first edition of a Salinger novel and bought it for 30p. I put it up for auction on eBay for a modest starting price of 99p, then sat back and waited for the offers to come in.


Seven days passed and nobody wanted it. Not even for a under a quid. I've sold all sorts of books on eBay - many of them far more obscure than this one - so why didn't the Salinger find any takers?
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3 comments:

  1. Gonçalo Veiga12:58 am

    The crisis reached eBay!

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  2. pierre l8:40 am

    If Salinger had been in the news that week, then you would probably have got a decent price.
    Unfortunately, there are many copies on abebook at £0.58 plus postage, so you're not going to make your fortune just yet. Sorry

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  3. Steerforth9:16 pm

    Ah, that would be it then.

    Rule No.1: Research your market.

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