bogiesan
There was a time when a guy could wander into any used book store and, if one looked carefully, score the occasional abandoned tarot pack. Sometimes bound in a powdery rubber band, sometimes still in the original but tattered box, sometimes unopened. A few dollars changed hands and everyone was happy.
No more.
I was in Tripp Taylor's book shop in Boise ID today and he had just acquired a miniature Albano-Waite. I don't know the lineage of the deck but this was not older than 20 years because there was an ISBN/SKU whack on the side of the box. I believe the first printing was before scanners. The deck had not been placed into inventory yet so I thought I'd offer $10. He immediately looked it up online and said, "Hmm, I think I can get $40 to $120." I said, "Probably only for the original printing but, umm, yeah, too much for me, buddy, good luck with that."
I left with a copy of The Greater Trumps for $10.00.
No more.
I was in Tripp Taylor's book shop in Boise ID today and he had just acquired a miniature Albano-Waite. I don't know the lineage of the deck but this was not older than 20 years because there was an ISBN/SKU whack on the side of the box. I believe the first printing was before scanners. The deck had not been placed into inventory yet so I thought I'd offer $10. He immediately looked it up online and said, "Hmm, I think I can get $40 to $120." I said, "Probably only for the original printing but, umm, yeah, too much for me, buddy, good luck with that."
I left with a copy of The Greater Trumps for $10.00.