carrejo wrote:yeah thats what I thought, I am getting offered a fine copy for $240, and wasnt sure whether I could get a better deal.....thanks for the info.
HermitFromPluto wrote:Around my 40th birthday, I had some money to spend and bid on two R4's around $280 my top bid. Bot both went for well into the $300 range.
carrejo wrote:got the photo, it looks a bit beat up...what do you guys think for that price ?
faro wrote:Ah... judging a book by its cover (alone)? I'm presuming that lays flat and is generally clean internally with no serious staple rust for the purposes of the following...Top and right are fine, not much scuffing and no more spine creasing than I'd expect to see on a copy low side of $275-300. Only concern would be that heavy ding on the lower right - worth asking to see whether the booklet was inside at the time that happened ("damaged in the post" or otherwise) - and to a lesser degree the snag further along the lower edge.Probably still a bit "above average" overall and much better pics than one would normally get on eBay to show external faults.If that went to the 'Bay I'd expect to see it clearing the $225 lower end at least but probably not by a huge amount: $250 perhaps, $275 unlikely. Deduct fees and your quote is in the ballpark +/- $20-25. (Personally, although condition isn't a major factor here I'd personally say that minty one for $350 was "better value" but it could easily be a year or two before another comes up that good and no guarantee as to whether that would be cheaper or more expensive next time around).All 02c/ymmv and no exact science, anyhow.Cheers,David.
carrejo wrote:Thanks David for the info, its appreciated. I tend to agree with you, I was not too happy with the condition showed in the pic, and am in no rush, maybe I will get lucky later on this year and snag a nicer copy
