Secret of the Old Mill

IceMaiden · Post by **IceMaiden** » 15 Jan 2019, 19:11

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... listically" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Boatbuilder · Post by **Boatbuilder** » 15 Jan 2019, 19:12

That link doesn't work, IceMaiden.

Is it this? https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Enid-Blyton- ... :rk:2:pf:0" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IceMaiden · Post by **IceMaiden** » 17 Jan 2019, 00:39

No, it was from WorldOfRareBooks for £37 and it's gone. Someone must've snapped it up quick! I don't know why the link I put didn't work, maybe it sold straight away so the link became invalid?

I'm sorry if anybody wanted the book and missed it, I thought the link was alright. That copy you've found Boatbuilder is pretty much the same condition wise and not much more in price.

pete9012S · Post by **pete9012S** » 17 Jan 2019, 02:04

Yes, I assumed the book had been quickly snapped up IceMaiden, as it's one serious Blyton collectors are keen to snap up.

Boatbuilder · Post by **Boatbuilder** » 17 Jan 2019, 03:26

Normally when an item is sold, the original link will still work and tell you that the item is sold. I notice that IceMaiden’s link was to eBay.com rather than .co.uk., although it diverted to a .co.uk address. I also tried her link almost immediately after she posted it - as you will notice there is only a minute’s difference between our two posts. I added my link a bit later as an edit.

Courtenay · Post by **Courtenay** » 17 Jan 2019, 07:14

Anyway, the other one is still going for £39.99 — not a title I'm looking for, but I know there are others who'd be keen to have it, and that price isn't too bad for a genuinely hard-to-find book.

sixret · Post by **sixret** » 17 Jan 2019, 16:14

Hmmm...

pete9012S · Post by **pete9012S** » 17 Jan 2019, 17:00

The hardback reprint version you spotted back in August is starting to look like good value compared to current older edition prices sixret!

sixret wrote: The Secret of The Old Mill £2.45

Hardcover with original text.

The alternative edition to be owned if we don’t have the first edition.

https://www.enidblytonsociety.co.uk/for ... ll#p337258" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

IceMaiden · Post by **IceMaiden** » 17 Jan 2019, 20:18

Boatbuilder wrote:Normally when an item is sold, the original link will still work and tell you that the item is sold. I notice that IceMaiden’s link was to eBay.com rather than .co.uk., although it diverted to a .co.uk address. I also tried her link almost immediately after she posted it - as you will notice there is only a minute’s difference between our two posts. I added my link a bit later as an edit.

Yes you're right, most of the time I can see an item even after it's sold, but I have had a 'that page is forbidden' at times which is what I assumed happened here. Perhaps being .com instead of .co.uk stopped it showing? Can't really see why though , indeed if you hadn't mentioned it Boatbuilder I wouldn't have noticed as the seller and price was in pounds. I can't even find it in my own searched items history as it's completely disappeared. Pity as it was a bargain compared to this one:

https://www.abebooks.co.uk/servlet/Book ... d%2Bblyton" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

EDIT: I've just had a thought and checked my email drafts where any posted links to automatically. I've found it and got the listing to show up fine (book has gone however) so I really am not sure what went wrong with it initially.

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre ... 2568644170" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Boatbuilder · Post by **Boatbuilder** » 17 Jan 2019, 23:18

Thanks IceMaiden, that one works OK.

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