Books & media
Hardy Boys hardcover book lot, 10 volumes, 1950s-1960s
A stack of ten blue-spine Hardy Boys hardcovers from the 1950s and 60s, the kind that turn up in a closet box. Most copies are common titles, so value comes from clean jackets, early printing points and buying them as one lot instead of ten singles.
Estimated resale range (used)
$20 – $45
A ballpark, not a quote. Condition moves this number a lot, and so does who turns up to buy it. It isn't an appraisal and it isn't a dealer's offer.
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What matters when you check it
- Check whether the dust jackets are present and intact; jacketed copies sell for several times what bare boards bring
- Look at the copyright page for printing dates and the frontispiece list of titles to spot earlier printings
- Note condition issues: loose hinges, crayon marks, musty smell or water stains drop the lot fast
Where the number comes from
Watching what these go for, not a record of sales. The range is a judgement call from what the same thing fetches secondhand. When an item has real sources behind it, they'll be printed here with the date they were checked.
Before you sell anything, look at sold prices rather than asking prices. Asking prices are wishes; sold prices are evidence.