Tony's Copy of George Sprott 1894-1975 by Seth

Last year, I noted a very expensive copy of Seth's George Sprott 1894-1975 which was graced with an original drawing dated 2009, the year of publication. I pointed out that its $500 asking price meant it was some ten to twenty times pricier than the other similarly signed and embellished copies I had previously documented here.

This year, the book can still be found on eBay, $10 more expensive but otherwise none the worse for wear. It now boasts a PSA DNA letter of authenticity although there was never any question it was the real McCoy. Has the book been priced so high there is no one to buy it? Or is the seller just waiting for the market to come to terms with a new paradigm?

To be sure, signed copies of the oversized 2009 book have become less readily available. As a few copies trickle into the market, should we expect them to be in the $50 range as they were before, or in the $500 range, as this one is?

Well, both, actually. On AbeBooks there recently was listed a copy dedicated to one Karen selling for $50, and on eBay a copy made out to a Tony in 2019 priced at $429. The thinking of the eBay seller of Tony's book must be to try to profit from the higher pricing scheme while still undercutting the other eBay seller. It could very well work.

Seth
eBay listing accessed 8/31/2022

https://www.ebay.com/itm/115341737240?hash=item1adae73d18:g:sb4AAOSwKNliVNI1&amdata=enc%3AAQAHAAAAoGQqEzRUxFD%2BA6Xv1OXec039Qm%2F8QiJpkY8JXTSUN63RTPvPwIVz74s3ekhG8AdAQxNINASGLcNIdhUiDgOa1hzkLBPEyFRwOqlAFB7nadZQSTXvCZSH%2BXacNVSEBqg42VsA9Ku5XZ7OsoJhRy2ba5vmjkFVflMbNc8tl2IiQKDmLRCVzuZEBvEPLd4zmrBk9m01KUy97RvQkxezvl8MUCM%3D%7Ctkp%3ABk9SR5y6ipTeYA

Seth
eBay item description
"Signed by George Sprott..."

Note:  Just yesterday I purchased that $50 copy of Seth's George Sprott 1894-1975 that once belonged to Karen. There was no photograph of the drawing, alas, so I will report on it soon in one of those Sight Unseen posts I love to do.

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