Flower Fist eBay auction

[nymark]

This is a lot of money but I'm telling you this was a fucking steal. A much lesser copy sold at the Runfola auction last June for a lot more that this. This copy is in perfect condition. And it's inscribed. If the economy wasn't in the shitter this would have sold for close to double.

 

[hank solo]

Sale info for future ref: Sold for US $3,305.00 Feb 15, 2012 13:14:41 PST



The one nymark refers to from the Ross Runfola PBA sale went for $ 4500.

 

[mjp]

I think we've discussed that copy before, the date of the inscription? Funny, 9/18/63 on both all three of these:

 

[jordan]

after kilgore's thing, i just got worried seeing the thread title that some asshole picked this book up for $100 or something. breathing a sigh of relief now.

 

[kilgore]

Jordan, I hope you're not calling me just some asshole. I tend to believe I'm a very special and unique snowflake asshole. ;)

 

[bospress.net]

anyone who gets a $1400 book for $400 is an asshole for a few minutes until the jealousy wears off...

ha!

Bill

 

[Rekrab]

A lesser condition copy, lacking an inscription, would go for that price -- at wholesale.

 

[roni]

yeah.
Do you cats remember that copy of 'Flower, Fist' that went for nearly 10 grant a couple of years ago?

 

[bospress.net]

yeah, that was Ed Blair's copy maybe? Sold thru PBA?

Otherwise, maybe it was on ebay... If it was, then likely stnick is the owner...

 

[Jason]

You're right Bill: http://www.pbagalleries.com/search/item.php?anr=168611&

same date again...

 

[mjp]

same date again...

Interesting, since a couple of years earlier he was saying he didn't have many copies left:

​

June 8, 1961​

Sorry I can only ship one copy but I am down to the end of mine. Other people have ​

written me that Griffith does not respond either to money or written request. I have ​

attempted to send copies to all those who asked for them but Griffith only sent me a ​

limited number. What has gone wrong up in Eureka I really don't know.​

​

He must have tracked down Griffith and finally got more copies on 9/18/63 and sent them right out.

(Added image of third copy with the same date to post above.)

 

[Stavrogin]

OK. 1st Kilgore makes a killing, Blowing My Hero sells for a 1/5 of what I paid for it (letters intact, mind you) and now this. It starts at :15.

 

[bospress.net]

yeah, at :16 was my reaction too at finding out that I missed a Buk book with an original painting for $400...

Good call...

 

[hank solo]

...Blowing My Hero sells for a 1/5 of what I paid for it ...

This one? [#43 of 500, signed, complete with facsimile letters] (US $48.03)

 

[Stavrogin]

That one, yes. *sniff*

 

[roni]

oh NO! What's going on out there these days???

 

[NellyGCM]

I was a little reluctant to say it, but it was me who won.

My heartrate was about 220bpm when I confirmed the bid.

 

[roni]

congrats baby.