Little Book Series 3

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

My copy of the Little Orange Book of Obsessions by Blake Crouch arrived today. It has a minor corner bump that we have come to expect, but it's not too bad. I've never read any Blake Crouch before so this will be my first exposure.

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[Martin]

eBay shows a series 1 set selling for $310 last month and a series 2 set sitting unsold with a buy it now of $650. I would be shocked if Camelot gets anywhere near what they are asking.

[slayn666]

I love Camelot but their prices on OOP stuff can be screwy. I'm a big fan of Scott Thomas, but no one is paying $800 for Cobwebs and Whispers. I think I got my own copy for fifty or sixty bucks.

[jeffingoff]

I think that's way, way high.

You're probably right. $3500 comes out to $78 per book. Very few are worth that much.

[Brian861]

I think that's way, way high.

Agreed. No way these things have almost tripled in price as a set.

[RonClinton]

Camelot has all of series 1 and 2 with the first 8 books of series 3 for $3k. I was going to say $3500 for all three series before I checked there. So I think that's a good ballpark.

I think that's way, way high.

[RonClinton]

Any thoughts on a price for all 45 volumes of Series 1-3? Matching numbers on sets 2 and 3.

The number for sets 2/3 would NOT transfer with the sale.

Not really, but will be curious to see how such a sale goes, so please keep us posted. I have all three sets, matching number for all three, and I've been curious what such a thing might go for.

My advice would be to price at $30 a volume and add a Best Offer option (if doing eBay...OBO if private). Yes, there are some volumes in there that go for significantly more (Hill, Gaiman, etc.), but there are also some that I've seen struggle to sell on eBay for $20. Averaging out to $30 seems a reasonable place to start...let's face, that means $1350 for a set of books that don't come with the most sterling of reputations in the community..even $1350 could be a hard sell. If you have the slipcases, maybe $35, but I still think that's pushing it, and I don't think the matching number probably adds a great deal to the bottom line...just makes it more attractive to begin with, to attract interest. Realistically, if you're able to get an even $1000 for the set (which works out to $22.22 each), that's probably not a bad deal.

Or I could be way off.

Keep us posted...as I said, I'll be interested for future reference for my own set. Good luck!

EDIT: On reflection, I don't know, maybe I was a bit too conservative. Maybe such a set *would* be a player at $1500, which would be $33.33/ea. That might be a better opening gambit.

[jeffingoff]

Any thoughts on a price for all 45 volumes of Series 1-3? Matching numbers on sets 2 and 3.

The number for sets 2/3 would NOT transfer with the sale.

Camelot has all of series 1 and 2 with the first 8 books of series 3 for $3k. I was going to say $3500 for all three series before I checked there. So I think that's a good ballpark.

[bsaenz24]

Any thoughts on a price for all 45 volumes of Series 1-3? Matching numbers on sets 2 and 3.

The number for sets 2/3 would NOT transfer with the sale.

[jeffingoff]

Just a heads up--the Blake Crouch Little Book is available for payment for those who pre-ordered.

[Marmaduke Grigsby]

I received my pre-order notification from Borderlands for the Blake Crouch LITTLE BOOK on August 10. It says, "You will be prompted for payment for your order when your pre-order is released on September 12, 2020."

Hope that helps.

[Dan Hocker]

Not yet. Didn't even know it was up for sale at borderlands yet.

[dannyboy121070]

I have not received any notification.

Ok, cool. Thanks, Martin!

[Martin]

Has CD put the new LITTLE BOOK up for sale yet?

I have not received any notification.

[wamichae]

I was wondering the same thing.