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eBay
Non-Fiction Top 10
August 2007

#1* $9,999.00 [9 auctions, each ended by a NARU; see list under #1 below]
#2** tie $3,000.00 CAPTURING PARADISE
#2 tie $3,000.00 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS It Works Rare 1982 1st edition blue
#4* $2,999.00 The Writer's Express by Kathleen, T. McWhorter (2000)
#5 $2,926.00 NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS 1ST EDITION 1982 BLUE BOOK MINT
#6 $2,225.00 Paul McCartney - Blackbird Singing Limited Hardcover
#7 $2,163.43 "Fifty Years Adrift" Beatles Signed George Harrison
#8 $2,125.00 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS 1ST ED 2ND PRINT-AA BIG BOOK 1941
#9 $2,021.90 Le Mie Gioie Terribili 1962 *Signed by Enzo Ferrari*
#10 $1,925.00 Nelson Mandela Easton Press Long Walk to Freedom Signed

*Non-registered buyer so sale not completed and final value not validated. **Insufficient information to determine the identity of the book or if the sale was completed.

#1*
These auction titles tied for #1, "sold" for $9,999, and were the target of a NARU

True Crime Paperbacks........
You Shall Be As Gods by Eric Fromm (1966) PB
The Faith and Its Furtherance, Mullins, Tribble, Carver
PAMPERED CHEF RECIPE COLLECTIONS LOT OF 8 PLUS MORE
FROM THE QUEEN'S KITCHEN - CORTEZ, COLORADO
Plants in Fairy Lore (1889) with 15th century woodcuts
Anthropomorphic Bibliography by Yarf Magazine 2000
THE THUNDER FACTORY ILLUSTRATED HISTORY REPUBLIC AVIAT
CUBA BY EDDY KOHLI - PHOTOGRAPHY - HC/DJ - RARE-!!

NARU times 9.

#2** tie
[unknown title and author]

The auction title "CAPTURING PARADISE" is about all we know for sure about this item. No author, title, photograph, or description was included in the listing. Item specifics show it as a 2001 softcover 1st edition signed. A buyer, who had 0 feedback, still has 0 feedback over 2 months later.

#2 tie
It Works
Narcotics Anonymous

Finally, an auction that worked normally! After 25 bids this 1st edition blue copy sold in a private auction.

#4*
The Writer's Express
Kathleen T. McWhorter

NARU.

#5
It Works
Narcotics Anonymous

After a 3-day auction and 10 bids, it sold for $2,926.00.

#6
Blackbird Singing
Paul McCartney

1 of 250 signed and numbered copies in the deluxe limited edition.

#7
Fifty Years Adrift
George Harrison

Another Beatle, another limited edition. This Genesis 1st edition signed by Harrison attracted 2 bids.

#8
Alcoholics Anonymous

The 1st edition, 2nd printing in good condition sold for $2,125.

#9
Le Mie Gioie Terribili
Enzo Ferrari

Signed by Ferrari, the 1962 book was described as in very good condition in a good dust jacket, and was listed by UK seller.

#10
Long Walk to Freedom
Nelson Mandela

The Easton Press limited leather edition was signed by Mandela.

By the Numbers

Due to a 9-way NARU tie for #1 Fiction, there are only 19 items in this tally.

10sellers were from the USA
9 sellers was from the UK
16 books were published during or after 1950
1 book's publication date is unknown
4 were published before 1950
1 book was listed for 3 days
1 book was listed for 5 days
7 books were listed for 7 days
6 sold as BIN
1 sold as a Best Offer
2 to 25 was the range of bids
Seller feedback ranged from 20 to 2435.*
7 books were sold by sellers with 100% positive feedback
Feedback ranged from 98.3% to 100% for sellers who had feedback
The oldest book was published in 1897

*feedback is noted at the time the auction is viewed by BookThink.

 

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