Imagine my surprise when casually browsing Pinterest brought me upon this image:
A book from 1968 which we happened to purchase at Frenchys about a year ago for fifty cents. According to the comment posted under the pin, this book is selling on Amazon.com for 250 bucks!! Well of course I had to verify this for myself, and sure enough, $250.00, in very good condition. As far as I remember, this book was in good condition when we bought it, which would have gone for more than $200. But of course, that was before. Before Charlotte's chubby little hands got a hold of it and tore it to pieces long ago. It is no longer in good condition, or even fair condition.The book has been repaired with packing tape on every single page. The spine is now made of duct tape for goodness sake!
I was pretty shocked to learn this info. Now, I am glad that Charlotte has enjoyed this book, don't get me wrong. But it isn't one of her favourites. Truth be told, had I known the worth of this book, I'm not sure I wouldn't have tried to sell it online myself. At the very least, I would surely have been more careful with the thing!
Thrifters beware! You never know what treasures are waiting to be found!
