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megaul Z5OHIO (
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Mon, Oct 2, 06 at 11:38
| I was just browsin' one day on ebay, and did a 'hosta' search. Up popped Mark R. Zillis's Hosta Handbood going for $118!
Then I checked it out at Amazon!! Even more!
Ya' think I could get those muddy finger prints off mine to make it 'mint condition?' LOL! |
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- Posted by hey_j z5b Dayton Oh. (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 2, 06 at 11:42
Holy cow!!! No offense to any of the "hindu-persuasion"! I'm with you, Marsha! I need to take
better care of mine!! Are they really "selling" for those prices??? janice |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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Earlier this spring I was searching for a book on Hostas (my first) and saw them on ebay for around the prices Marsha stated. I don't know IF they are selling, but they are there in the listings.
However, I was lucky enough when I made my first Hosta buying treck this spring to Hornbakers Gardens, they had several copies right there on their shelf $34.99.
As with anything, I suppose once this book gets outdated and a new 'updated' one is published, it will be worth little.
If you're thinking of selling, NOW is the time. LOL Janet |
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| I got mine off Ebay for about 45.00 this spring. Naylors had 10 of them and did a dutch auction. If you watch you can still pick them up reasonably. It's a good book to have. Diana Grenfell's The Color Encyclopedia of Hostas is another good book to have. :) Diann |
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| I picked up mine on ebay last fall and only paid $14.95. I watched them and finally won one at a low bid. I'm looking forward to the new one (maybe in my lifetime?). Diann, thanks for the tip on Diana Grenfell's book, I'll have to look into that one. Donna |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| I just keep borrowing mine from the public library. In the back of my mind I just keep wondering how much they would charge me if I just "lost" it. That would be very bad, especially since I am a librarian!! I wonder when the new one is really coming out?? |
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- Posted by hey_j z5b Dayton Oh. (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 2, 06 at 21:35
Margo, oh, the temptation! LOL We all have it, one way or another, but the good thing is,
you've not "lost it"--yet!! So far, you are winning the struggle! LOL There is one on ebay, that has started out with bidding at .99 cents, I believe. You might keep
an eye on that one!!! janice |
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- Posted by jel48 Z3/4 Minnesota (My Page) on
Mon, Oct 2, 06 at 23:09
| Sure am glad I bought mine earlier - right before it went out of print, I think. Guess I should have bought a few dozen as an investment ;-) |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| Jen, you are a naughty girl with a great idea! |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| In my head I keep slapping my own hand with the ruler just for thinking it! I have to admit I got the idea from the kids at my school who are always "losing" their favorite books until I tell them how much it is then it suddenly reappears. |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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Marsha,
Is this the NEW book by Mark Zilis which is due to come out this Autumn?...or is it the old 2000 Edition of the Hosta Handbook... Papou |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| Papou, it's the 2000 out of print edition, giving credence to the old adage, "People always want what they can't have". If you search Amazon under Books, Hosta Handbook, there are 5 listed under 'used and new' one as high as over $300. Now, are they selling at those higher prices? I don't know, but I did see one go on ebay for over $100. There is one on there right now with the bid up to $49.25 with 2 day and 11 hours to go. I put it on my 'watch list' just out of curiosity. I'll post back what it ends up going for. I bought mine off Amazon in Sept. 2004 for $23.77. Wish my REAL investments did so well! :-) |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| I just had to go check that Megaul. Yup...$300! I don't understand that because Q&Z Nursery is still listing the book at $34.95. |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| But then nobody calls you back from Q&Z if you leave a message to try to buy one from them. :( |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| If you email Q&Z they simply say they are out of them and a new one is being published soon. Wonder if he's selling his left over stock on Amazon for $300??? |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| mine is in perfect condition and signed by the author ;~) but it will not be for sale any time soon |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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Mine's in not so perfect condition, signed by Mark as well.
Funny thing, A co-worker of mine saw me looking at mine a few years back, and since she has Hostas, she went and bought it. It's been locked in a cabinet at work ever since. She never did take it home. I should ask her if she wants to sell it to me, since she never looks at it LOL! |
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| I just checked the one I'm watching on ebay, it's up to $68.53 with 4 hours to go. I'll have to check the final in the morning as I'm off to work soon. greenguy, yep, I would hold on to that! Not only monetary value but sentimental value as well. As the auctioneers would say: GREAT ITEM! :-) |
RE: Hang on to your Hosta Handbook!
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| OK, FYI, the latest Hosta Handbook went for $70 on ebay. |
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