Carrie 10th printing vs BCE
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Angelos
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Carrie 10th printing vs BCE
Hello everyone. I am new here and new to the hobby. I wanna buy a hardcover of Carrie and since I dont have the money for a 1st edition 1st printing I would like your opinion on this. I found an opportunity for a 1st edition 10th printing. Is it better than any book club edition? I know that neither of them worth much but which one is better? And how much do you believe the 1st edition 10th printing is worth in very good condition?
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Re: Carrie 10th printing vs BCE
Welcome to collecting and the forums Angelos!
Ah, "better" is one of those subjective terms. In general, if you're not going with a 1st/1st (which is understandable, copies can be crazy expensive). Then I would just look for a nice condition copy that fits your budget, it doesn't matter if it's a later trade edition or a book club edition as long as you're happy with it. In terms of value all later and BC printings are a fraction of the price of a 1st/st. Condition is going to matter more than the specific print run in your case, a pristine 20th printing is going to be worth more than a raggedy 4th printing.
In terms of finding value, here's a list of all the recent eBay auctions for copies of Carrie that actually sold (this is important because just because a book is for sale on eBay doesn't mean it actually sells at a given price).
You can check out each book and the condition of the book to get a sense of the value on these later printings. Then keep an eye out for current sales that are a similar price with a similar condition.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/Books/267/i.ht ... 5573.m1684
Ah, "better" is one of those subjective terms. In general, if you're not going with a 1st/1st (which is understandable, copies can be crazy expensive). Then I would just look for a nice condition copy that fits your budget, it doesn't matter if it's a later trade edition or a book club edition as long as you're happy with it. In terms of value all later and BC printings are a fraction of the price of a 1st/st. Condition is going to matter more than the specific print run in your case, a pristine 20th printing is going to be worth more than a raggedy 4th printing.
In terms of finding value, here's a list of all the recent eBay auctions for copies of Carrie that actually sold (this is important because just because a book is for sale on eBay doesn't mean it actually sells at a given price).
You can check out each book and the condition of the book to get a sense of the value on these later printings. Then keep an eye out for current sales that are a similar price with a similar condition.
https://www.ebay.com/sch/Books/267/i.ht ... 5573.m1684