Just thought I would alert board members to an eBay sale: the Gauntlet second edition of Dark Carnival. I was in the bidding for it, but it has now gone beyond my price band. At the moment, it's still at a "bargain" price (given the typical asking price for this volume).

Direct link here:
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&it...=STRK:MEBI:IT&ih=013

91$ - what a bargain, and with a wood case, too!

I would do but I already have this edition. But I paid 125$ when it first came out. Had to get it really. The original is the holy grail of Bradbury, and a few years ago, I found one on eBay and jumped in with the bidding, but had to bail out when it got to around 800$.

Do you not have this edition Phil? You should so get it. Have it sent here, and I'll have Ray sign it to you, then ship it on across the water.

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:
The original is the holy grail of Bradbury, and a few years ago, I found one on eBay and jumped in with the bidding, but had to bail out when it got to around 800$.

Even so, 800$ seems a great bargain (although it eventually went for much more) than this!

I don't expect it to stay at $91 - in fact, it's already gone up. As the bid comes to a close, I can see it going up to a couple of hundred at least.

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Originally posted by philnic:
I don't expect it to stay at $91 - in fact, it's already gone up. As the bid comes to a close, I can see it going up to a couple of hundred at least.

Oh, no - much like the original one that hit 800$ before I bailed, I expect this one to keep on the move, as well.

Might be worth keeping an eye on, though.

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Originally posted by Doug Spaulding:

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Originally posted by philnic:
I don't expect it to stay at $91 - in fact, it's already gone up. As the bid comes to a close, I can see it going up to a couple of hundred at least.

Oh, no - much like the original one that hit 800$ before I bailed, I expect this one to keep on the move, as well.

Might be worth keeping an eye on, though.

I've seen mint signed first editions go for $2,500.

I see the auction ended at $195.00---that really is quite reasonable for this particular edition. I've seen the same thing going for $300.00 -- $500.00 on the bookselling sites. (I'm glad I got my own copy from Gauntlet before they sold out---one of the very few wise investments I've ever made!)