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Originally Posted by issybird
I've long had a hankering to own the eleventh edition of the EB. I've never pursued it, but one almost fell into my lap once. A friend was organizing the donations for her church book table and they included the eleventh edition that I craved. She thought it worthless and asked my opinion and on hearing I had always wanted it, offered it to me on the spot for a trifling sum; $20 I think. I felt honor-bound to tell her it had some value and she ended up getting a few hundred for it.
I have no idea how much it goes for now, nor am I looking, as I'm trying to get rid of stuff. It still seems to come in faster than I eliminate it.
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I don't know how much a pristine set would sell for, but it's a very common edition and you can certainly pick one up in a reasonable condition in the UK for around £30 or so ($50). I just don't think many people are interested in these things any more, which is a real shame. eBay has innumerable copies selling for peanuts.