first edition Harry Potter and the philosopher's stone. need help

Kevorkian Logic · 10-21-2008, 06:13 PM

google that ****, it's worth about 20K

Kevorkian Logic · 10-21-2008, 06:15 PM

Auction of first edition of 'Philosopher's Stone' sets new record - HPANA

Rubber · 10-21-2008, 06:17 PM

Ouch, you spilled coffee on a $40,000 book.

jibber · 10-21-2008, 06:23 PM

damn...proved me wrong. good luck to ya, hopefully you can break that other record.

but yeah, that's gotta hurt that a year or two of college tuition was thrown out after some coffee stains.

anticipation · 10-21-2008, 07:00 PM

smoke it dood.

Barabajagal · 10-21-2008, 08:48 PM

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Originally Posted by jibber

damn...proved me wrong. good luck to ya, hopefully you can break that other record.

but yeah, that's gotta hurt that a year or two of college tuition was thrown out after some coffee stains.

I would have kept it...people buy grilled cheese sandwiches for thousands of dollars off ebay, a HP book with a spill on it would probably still get you a few grand.

ProggyMan · 10-21-2008, 10:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

I have a first edition Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, that I bought years and years ago. My parents said I could sell it and have 25% of the money earned. I know it's worth a fair amount because there are only 500 copies in print (actually 499, my family had two, but I spilt coke on it and we had to throw it away).

Anyhow I was wondering if anyone knew where a good place to sell it would be and get as much as possible? I don't think craigslist or ebay is right for this.

I still have two, in fact I have every one of the books hardcover first edition. In 50 years...
Edit: Holy ****, nevermind.

Kevorkian Logic · 10-22-2008, 07:19 AM

can someone please answer my original question???

right-track · 10-22-2008, 10:18 AM

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Originally Posted by right-track

I'll give you a tenner for it...

Cash...

jibber · 10-22-2008, 11:19 PM

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Originally Posted by Kevorkian Logic

can someone please answer my original question???

I would start by contacting the auction house that sold the one in the article you quoted. Tell them what you have and ask their advice on how to proceed. They've already sold one or 20 grand, they should be able to give you some direction. A bit of legwork should be able to get you the contact info.

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