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Date: 29 Jun 2007 10:12:26
From: EG
Subject: How much is my chess book worth ?
I own of copy of Karpov's My 300 best games book. I met Karpov at a
chess simultaneous exhibition that he was giving a couple years ago.
He autographed my book for me.

I was wondering how much my book was worth because it is autographed
and in like new condition.

Online, I found used copies of the book to be worth over $170:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9984922901/ref=dp_olp_2/105-9766694-2056466?ie=UTF8&qid=1183136738&sr=8-1

Does that mean my book is worth more than $300 ?

Thanks.





 
Date: 30 Jun 2007 17:24:19
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: How much is my chess book worth ?
On Jun 30, 8:18 pm, EZoto <[email protected] > wrote:
> > Such a book would indeed be quite rare: there was no Candidates
> >_Tournament_ in 1968. Did Cafferty translate a book of all the
> >Candidates Matches that year?
>
> Sorry. Candidates matches.
>
> Yes. It is a single small book published by The Chess Player in 1970
> translated into english.
>
> Reshevsky - Korchnoi
> Portisch - Larsen
> Tal - Gligoric
> Spassky - Geller
>
> -Semi-
>
> Korchnoi - Tal
> Spassky - Larsen
>
> -Final-
>
> Spassky - Korchnoi
>
> Winner - Spassky
>
> It even has the 3rd place match between Larsen and Tal which Larsen
> won and all the games were annotated except the 3rd place match. He
> also did a book on the candidates matches in 1965.
>
> EZoto

Ah, yes, good old Tony Gillam, one of the most faithful laborers in
Caissa's vineyard. Thanks for the clarification. :-)



 
Date: 30 Jun 2007 08:12:54
From: Taylor Kingston
Subject: Re: How much is my chess book worth ?
On Jun 29, 10:02 pm, EZoto <[email protected] > wrote:
> On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:12:26 -0700, EG <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >Does that mean my book is worth more than $300 ?
>
> >Thanks.
>
> No. However if you have a copy of the 1968 candidates tournament
> translated by Cafferty then you may have a book worth that much.

Such a book would indeed be quite rare: there was no Candidates
_Tournament_ in 1968. Did Cafferty translate a book of all the
Candidates Matches that year?



  
Date: 01 Jul 2007 00:18:18
From: EZoto
Subject: Re: How much is my chess book worth ?

> Such a book would indeed be quite rare: there was no Candidates
>_Tournament_ in 1968. Did Cafferty translate a book of all the
>Candidates Matches that year?

Sorry. Candidates matches.

Yes. It is a single small book published by The Chess Player in 1970
translated into english.

Reshevsky - Korchnoi
Portisch - Larsen
Tal - Gligoric
Spassky - Geller

-Semi-

Korchnoi - Tal
Spassky - Larsen

-Final-

Spassky - Korchnoi

Winner - Spassky

It even has the 3rd place match between Larsen and Tal which Larsen
won and all the games were annotated except the 3rd place match. He
also did a book on the candidates matches in 1965.

EZoto


 
Date: 30 Jun 2007 02:02:45
From: EZoto
Subject: Re: How much is my chess book worth ?
On Fri, 29 Jun 2007 10:12:26 -0700, EG <[email protected] > wrote:

>I own of copy of Karpov's My 300 best games book. I met Karpov at a
>chess simultaneous exhibition that he was giving a couple years ago.
>He autographed my book for me.
>
>I was wondering how much my book was worth because it is autographed
>and in like new condition.
>
>Online, I found used copies of the book to be worth over $170:
>http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9984922901/ref=dp_olp_2/105-9766694-2056466?ie=UTF8&qid=1183136738&sr=8-1
>
>Does that mean my book is worth more than $300 ?
>
>Thanks.

No. However if you have a copy of the 1968 candidates tournament
translated by Cafferty then you may have a book worth that much.

EZoto


 
Date: 29 Jun 2007 18:14:48
From:
Subject: Re: How much is my chess book worth ?
On Jun 29, 12:12 pm, EG <[email protected] > wrote:
> I own of copy of Karpov's My 300 best games book. I met Karpov at a
> chess simultaneous exhibition that he was giving a couple years ago.
> He autographed my book for me.
>
> I was wondering how much my book was worth because it is autographed
> and in like new condition.
>
> Online, I found used copies of the book to be worth over $170:http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/9984922901/ref=dp_olp_2/105-97...

Those books are being offered for $170. Anybody can ask any price for
any book. They're only worth that much if someone buys at that price.
Isn't this the same book sold on the internet for $25? It looks like
the first seller on Amazon undercut the price of the second by a penny
after he saw his listing. Why would either think it's worth that much?
I think they're scammers. I'd like to see the sucker who would
actually buy at that price!

> Does that mean my book is worth more than $300 ?

Let's see. It goes for $25 new and unsigned. Karpov has been signing
his autograph for decades so it can't be worth much. Your book is
"like new" and signed so would likely sell for $35-$50.