Harry Potter book sells for 7,200 pounds
The first-edition "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" book that a student at Oxford University was auctioning sold for 7,200 pounds or, upon further review, $13,839.84.
The BBC News Web site reported that Toby Rundle's copy of the first Harry Potter book brought in less than half of what was expected. The auction house conducting the sale said in earlier reports that the book could be worth as much as 15,000 pounds.
Rundle, a 19-year-old student from England, was selling the book to help pay for school.
There were only 500 copies of the book produced. Only about 100 of them made it into actual bookstores, the BBC reported. The rest of the books are probably in libraries, said Chris Albury, from Dominic Winter auctioneers, on the BBC News Web site.
Comments
7,200 pounds is worth something like 13.600 dollars (you forgot the 1 digit !
Posted by: edith | June 21, 2007 09:16 AM
Who prints only 500 copies of a book? The British -- can't live with 'em, can't get their cholesterol under 475.
He might've gotten a few more quid (see, I can fake Britishness!) if J.K. Rowling had signed it.
Posted by: Steven Rosenberg | June 21, 2007 10:19 AM
Math was never my strong suit, even though I made it through calculus in high school. Change noted, with correct conversion.
Posted by: Tim Haddock | June 21, 2007 12:12 PM