Ann, I'm sure you're right, but I have no intention of selling any of my photo books. I've never bought one as an investment, and unless one day things get really, really desperate I shall keep them. I buy them because I like to look at them, and because I like to meet the photographers, get their signatures and chat to them.
-- Bob > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of ann sanfedele > Sent: 16 November 2006 20:55 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: Photo books as an investment > > Unfortunately the asking price for books on abe > is not always what the books will eventually sell for. > > ann > > Bob W wrote: > > > A few days ago I mentioned that one of the photo books I > own sells now > > for about 10 times what I paid for it (even unsigned). Just > now I have > > found another. I bought a copy of James Nachtwey's "Deeds of War" a > > few years ago for not much money. I now see that it is marked up for > > over £270- on amazon.co.uk, and for over $130- on abebooks.com. > > > > I also have a 1st edition of Vietnam, Inc., signed for me by Philip > > Jones Griffiths. Abebooks has a couple of signed 1st > editions of this > > at $1,000- each. > > > > It's crazy. My books appear to be earning more than my > house, which in > > turn earns more than I do. I'm going to have to get them insured > > separately at this rate. > > > > Strangely enough, you can buy Deeds of War on amazon.com for about > > $30-, so there's an instant profit that could be made! > > > > -- > > Regards, > > Bob > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
