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What do you have?  What are they worth?


What do you already have?

So you are starting to collect, what do you already have?  The most common of Brandon’s books to collect are first edition, first printings (1/1’s) depending on the age of the book; these are the easiest to find.  These books are the first time the novel was publicly sold in print.  You can tell if you have one of these is by checking the copyright page usually found on the back of the title page and will contain a number line (1-9) if your book has a full number line 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9  or 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2 congratulations you have a 1/1 in your hands. 

You can have a 1/1 hardcover and 1/1 paperback because they are considered different editions.  Paperbacks are not usually very collectable but there are always exceptions to every rule such as Infinity Blade Awakening paperback which is rarer than the hardcover.


How to price your collection?

A lot of collectors are very interested in finding out their collections' value.  Either for insurance purposes or determining pricing your collection to sell or just for their own interest and gratification. 

Good places to help you determine your collections value: The Brando Blue Book, check websites like this one, some of the books will have enough information added by users that it has aggregated a value other members have placed on that book and averaged it.  There are also eBay’s recently sold listings which will tell you what similar books sold for on their platform and you can ask other collectors to help you determine the condition and value of your collection.  This can help you when deciding on new purchases or if you want to sell your own books or even for insurance documentation.




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