EBay Auction Underway for Signed First Edition of Deathly Hallows to Benefit MS Charity
Charity
Posted by: Rosi
November 16, 2010, 10:57 PM
A signed first edition of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is being auctioned off on eBay at the moment to raise money for The Bristol and Avon Multiple Sclerosis Centre (BrAMS). The auction will end in just under five days. The copy was signed by J.K. Rowling at the National History Museum on the night of Deathly Hallows' release.
A reserve price of £1,800 has been put on the lot. Says a BrAMS press release:
The items have been collected by Grant Thompson, who has MS and attends the BrAMS centre. Grant dedicated the last two years of his life to contacting famous authors and celebrities and collected a whopping 600 signed items in total. Some of these items were auctioned last December but the rest are still available.
All of the BrAMS items are available on eBay
at this link and you can find the bidding page for
Deathly Hallows right here.
14 Comments
637 Points
Wow. That’s a lot of money. I wonder if first editions means before JK edited it, or if it is the first book printed.
73 Points
First editions are the first lot of books printed which were about 600 and they were all signed by JK thats why they are really rare.
5230 Points
Wow thats some auction. first signed copies cool
1740 Points
Well, its First Edition, it a big thing. I wonder who’ll finally be able to get their hands on the book?
27957 Points
The first editions of DH were published in their millions, it’s the signature and the context of when it was signed that make it worth a lot of money.
Philosopher’s Stone is the book that the first edition was published in a very small number, and they are worth quite a bit even without a signature, it’s rarity value makes sure of that.
310 Points
i wrote to jk rowling asking for a donation for my auction for my friend who died to get a memorial bench and she sent a personnal letter to me and all the books hardback signed and some say first edition in the front ??? i was soo chuffed also emma, rupert, dan and ivanna sent singed photos i was very happy :D loads of other celebrities sent stuff so looking good :D:D
3423 Points
Wow—now would be a nice time to win the lottery, and then join the auction! i hope all goes well anyway and that the MS charity gets all that its expecting! good luck!
10839 Points
Wow that’s a lot but i still hope it goes for more, that way more money goes towards the foundation :D Keep bidding, and lucky person who gets it :D
1258 Points
If I had the money I’d love to buy that and give some money to the foundation. I hope it goes for a lot. I mean, it’s totally worth it. It’s first edition, and all the money goes to a worthy cause. I hope it goes well :)
4852 Points
I would love to get that! Unfortunately 1,800 pounds…..
1317 Points
She is so generous! Hope they make lots of money from this!!
102 Points
That’s a lot of money and that’s just the starting cost
519 Points
I need to get that…..except if I did I would probably end up broke….and faint….
It was really generous of Jo to do that. One thing that makes me love Jo so much (besides writing the Harry Potter books) is that she is constantly so generous and caring. I honestly could say that I think she is probably one of the nicest people that I know of. (I couldn’t say know, because it’s not like I’ve met her :( ). Wow. She’s amazing.
35 Points
If wishing made it so this would be mine 2 years ago :-|
Wow. That’s a lot of money. I wonder if first editions means before JK edited it, or if it is the first book printed.