Harry Potter first edition book bought for 25p at jumble sale fetches £28,500 on Bargain Hunt
RARE Harry Potter novels fetched £151,700 at the first book auction dedicated solely to the boy wizard.Two paperbacks of the same story fetched £12,000 each, while another example reached £6,000, despite a battered cover and staining.books not only broke records in terms of the number of registered bidders and watchers on the world’s major global bidding platform .books
“We worked really hard to pitch this event perfectly, so it’s a huge relief that everything clicked into place.My criminal neighbour turned lovely hedge into a 7ft-tall PRISON fence “It’s taken a lot of miles out on the road, visiting people far and wide to secure the 13 lots that made up this very small, specialist sale.
“I was always keen to let Harry stand up on his own in this way, and the results have shown how enthusiastically the market welcomes these books. Do you have a first edition book of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone that could be worth up to £3,000?“I’ve met some amazing people with moving stories to tell, so the best thing is to know we’ve done them proud.”
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