A 48-year-old woman bought a rare first edition of Casino Royale, Ian Fleming's 1953 debut James Bond novel, at a car boot sale in North Yorkshire. It was one of only 4,750 copies ever printed, and cost her £1.
It was sold yesterday to a telephone bidder at an auction in Devon... for £10,000.
Apparently she bought the book because she liked the "love hearts on the cover"...!
Do you have any rare books in your collections? Are you sure?
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Wow that is a nice purchase!
It sounds like Antiques Roadshow or Cash in the Attic type deal, but good for that person.
But for me:
I've been collecting artbooks for a long time often of my favourite games and anime series. So below are some of my favourites
(I've been meaning to make this into a YT show or Tiktok reel where I go through old collectables and then re-evaluate them to see how much they are worth now)
Gorillaz - Rise of the Ogre (2006). I bought it for £25 back when I was still a teenager and £25 was like A LOT of money. Recently sold on eBay for £35.. Okay, bad start
The Art of Persona 5 (2017). Bought for £13.59 on amazon and recently sold on eBay for £40.00 so a somewhat modest success. (I honestly thought this be a lot more in demand)
Marvel VS Capcom: Official Complete Works (2012). Bought for £21.64 and recently sold on eBay for £50
I won't fuelling my smart meter when I turn these books into my pension but I'm happy they're at least somewhat appreciating
