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BookThink's Top 10 on eBay August 2007 by Pamela Palmer #108, 19 November 2007 Which fiction and non-fiction books are winners on eBay? Each month this series answers the question and, along the way, looks at the listing strategies sellers use to bring in big bucks. To learn more about what's in and what's out of the lists, read our Top 10 on eBay Parameters. NOTE: For item numbers of auctions featured in Top 10, subscribe to our free email list by writing Editor Craig Stark at editor@bookthink.com. After July, the deluge .... In August, the growing number of summer NARUs reached flood stage. While trolling for the non-fiction top 10, 9 different auctions held the #1 slot only to fall to the non-paying buyers. BookThink could have had a non-fiction top 10 with only 1 seemingly completed purchase. Instead, we persevered, so instead of the single title listed as #1, you'll see the list of 9, each "sold" for $9,999, a price never paid. The good news of the month was a healthy contingent of UK sellers showing up on the charts. eBay Fiction Top 10 August 2007 #1* $12,121.29 HARRY POTTER & THE PHILOSOPHER'S STONE RARE UK 1ST/1ST! #2* tie $10,099.00 Don't Stop the Carnival Herman Wouk HB Buffett Parrothe #2* tie $10,099.00 Bungalow 2 by Danielle Steel 2007 #4* $9,999.00 The Good, The Bad, and The Undead by Kim Harrison (2... #5 $7,379.94 Harry Potter FULL SET OF SIGNED UK ORIGINAL PB 1/1 #6 $6,470.08 HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS 1/1 SLIPCASE SIGNE #7* $5,999.00 Tales of Suspense #39 cgc 8.0 slight p #8 $5,762.42 A RARE BOOK BRAM STOKER DRACULA FIRST EDITION #9 $4,852.56 Harry Potter Deathly Hallows SIGNED (not dedicated) #10 $4,347.09 SIGNED COLLECTABLE HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS *Non-registered buyer so sale not completed and final value not validated. #1* Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone J.K. Rowling NARU. #2* tie Don't Stop the Carnival Herman Wouk NARU. #2* tie Bungalow 2 Danielle Steel NARU. #4* The Good, The Bad, and The Undead Kim Harrison NARU. #5 Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix J.K. Rowling A set of 5 Harry Potter books, all first edition/first printing paperbacks with Rowling's signature. Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone is an ex-library paperback with "an original JK Rowling hand signed PS 1st issue bookplate which is NOT attached." The other 4 were signed on pages. Books #2-4 are described as in Fine+ condition. Listed in a 5-day private auction by a UK seller, the set sold as a BIN. #6 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling Another UK seller comes in at #6 with a signed unread Harry Potter. #7* Tales of Suspense [Comic Book] NARU. #8 Dracula Bram Stoker 17 bids were received by this 1897 first edition, listed by a UK seller. #9 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling Won by a best offer, the signed UK first edition hardback was listed by a UK seller. #10 Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows J.K. Rowling It was only opened for J.K. Rowling to sign.   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.   eBay Antiquarian & Collectible Top 5 August 2007 #1 $26,000.00 1731 FIRST-EDITION WYCLIFFE NEW TESTAMENT HOLY BIBLE #2 $23,100.00 15th C. BOOK OF HOURS VELLUM Miniatures Illuminated #3* $9.999.00 The Story of a Country Boy Dawn Powell Rare 1st Ed. HC #4 $8,400.00 ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS - 1st Edition, 1st Printing #5 $8,101.00 A Beautiful 1499 INCUNABLE of Pliny's Natural History #1 New Testament. Bible. Wycliffe 1731 Listed by a US seller, the New Testament sold with 1 bid in a private auction. #2 [15th Century Book of Hours] 40 bids made this a good payday for the Dutch seller. #3* The Story of a Country Boy Dawn Powell NARU. #4 Alcoholics Anonymous Sold as a BIN less than 7 hours after listing, the 1st edition, 1st printing sold for $8,400. #5 Naturalis historia... Pliny, the Elder Listed by a US seller, the 1499 work received 27 bids. Questions or comments? Contact the editor, Craig Stark editor@bookthink.com Copyright 2003-2011 by BookThink LLC