{"id":2243,"date":"2020-10-13T17:48:51","date_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/?p=2243"},"modified":"2020-10-13T17:52:23","modified_gmt":"2020-10-13T17:52:23","slug":"harry-potter-first-edition-gets-sold-for-60000","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessner.com\/harry-potter-first-edition-gets-sold-for-60000\/","title":{"rendered":"Harry Potter First Edition Gets Sold For \u00a360,000"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Potter first edition owned by a father to teach his children got sold for \u00a360,000 at an auction in the United Kingdom.<\/p>\n<p>Several other rare copies of Harry Potter and Philosophers stone had been set at a value of \u00a330,000 at an auction.<\/p>\n<p>The rare edition belonged to the first 500 copies that were published and was sold by a retired British refugee from Luxembourg.<\/p>\n<p>Auctioneer Jim Spencer claimed hammer price went to \u00a375,000. A great deal of positive response was observed from the buyers at auctions. They called these prestigious publications of Harry Potter and the philosopher\u2019s stone as \u2018astonishing\u2019.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=2067&amp;action=edit\" aria-label=\"\u201cUnited Kingdom Issues A Flood Warning As Heavy Rain Hits\u201d (Edit)\">United Kingdom Issues A Flood Warning As Heavy Rain Hits<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The novel was sold at Hansons&#8217; Staffordshire Library Auction on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The vendor wanted his name to remain anonymous. He told how he bought the book for his children in June 1997 after a total of eighteen months from the time it got published.<\/p>\n<p>He told that he witnessed good sales even in the first publication of the novels. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wizardingworld.com\/\">Harry Potter<\/a> will remain an iconic character and its first edition hold an unmatchable value in the past and future as well.<\/p>\n<p>The seller told them he has intended to use this money to the auction to pay off his daughter\u2019s student debts.<\/p>\n<p>The book was identified as a first edition because of duplication of the phrase &#8216;1 wand&#8217; on page 53 and an issue number of &#8220;10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>The final bid for the novel was received over a phone call from an international buyer.<\/p>\n<p>Auctioneers stated among all the editions sold of Harry Potter and Philosophers stone the highest price paid was for this copy.<\/p>\n<p>The copy was estimated to be sold at \u00a350,000 pounds at the auction, however selling it at a price of \u00a360,000 pounds was astonishing.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: <a class=\"row-title\" href=\"https:\/\/businessner.com\/wp-admin\/post.php?post=2226&amp;action=edit\" aria-label=\"\u201cBangladesh Implements Death Penalty Against Rape\u201d (Edit)\">Bangladesh Implements Death Penalty Against Rape<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Harry Potter first edition owned by a father to teach his children got sold for \u00a360,000 at an auction in the United Kingdom. Several other rare copies of Harry Potter and Philosophers stone had been set at a value of \u00a330,000 at an auction. 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