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March 20, 2008

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Dan Blum writes

I've just listed two items on eBay with 100% of the proceeds going to the US Alzheimer's Association: The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (signed limited edition) and The Chronicles of Master Li and Number Ten Ox (book club edition). Obviously Pratchett items would be better but I have nothing in that line of value except my own copy of Once More* With Footnotes (unlike some people I only have the one :)), and the Noreascon shirt, which I can't find. If I can find the shirt I will auction that. In the meantime I figured other humorous fantasy works would do well enough. The signed edition of this is highly collectible (less so when reprinted in October, to be sure), and even the book club version can go for $100 or more these days. I will probably put more items up soon, such as Lankhmar hardcovers.
I've not read the book (its a collection of Bridge of Bird, The Story of the Stone and Eight Skilled Gentlemen) but my partner has, and has reread it, and reread it again. So buy these books. The money is going to a good cause and someone you don't know thinks they are good enough to warrant repeated reading.

Details of all the charity auction and fund raising events happening are on the aptly named Charity Auctions & Fund Raising Events page. If you are thinking of auctioning something for charity then read this:

I've been a full-time seller for 8 years now, and am pretty much used to navigating the myriad rules on eBay. So if anyone else auctioning anything for Alzheimer's would like me to cast an eye over their listing for anything that might get the listing removed, I'll be happy to do so. Just drop me an email - sue -at- tamebay -dot- com.
Sue's blog, Tamebay, was one of the first non-LJ places to cover Match It For Pratchett. Sky's problems with its auction show how easy it is to get things wrong so please take advantage of Sue's offer. The Luggage's current bid is £2,550.

Posted by Chris Tregenza at 10:37 AM |

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