![]() ![]() But in my opinion, there really isn’t that much correlation between price and quality. Clarke.Īs in all collectors markets, virtually all the attention is focused at the top of the market, where all the money is. And you really should expect to pay more than 10 times as much for a Phil Dick paperback as for one by Arthur C. Vintage paperback are still very cheap, but there’s quite a price range. Still, it matches pretty well with my own experience selling and buying vintage paperbacks at dozens of conventions over the past decade. Obviously, this isn’t a very scientific poll. Links will take you to snapshots of the actual auctions I sampled. ![]() Here’s a snapshot of what you can expect to pay as you diligently build your SF library, based on a sample of top-condition paperback auctions over the last 2-3 months. ![]() I guess the biggest surprise is that the #2 man on the list is Karl Edward Wagner, which I didn’t expect (but I probably should have). What I’ve learned so far hasn’t been super surprising. Except now I get to do it, y’know, in the name of science. I’ve been enjoying doing a little research on vintage paperback prices… mostly because it involves my favorite pastime, shopping online for science fiction paperbacks. ![]()
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