Sled Driver - happy boy

[anonymous-user]

We always make our Christmas crackers at home, with small compact gifts we chose for each other. I pulled mine and in the wine, beer, and port daftness of Christmas dinner, I somehow lost my 'gift'.

Until tonight. Scrabbling for papers (to light the fire) under a cupboard in the dining room, I found this.



I love my kids. Apparently it's a signed copy too?

[Oakey]

This is the worst "my kids spent £1000+ on a book for me" thread ever.

fk off!

[anonymous-user]

Oakey said:

This is the worst "my kids spent £1000+ on a book for me" thread ever.

fk off!

Ha! Indeed not, the Mrs won't disclose how much it was, but she insisted it's a LOT less than what they're up for on Amazon. It's coming from the US, and I've just had an e-mail to say it should be here early next week.

[Cheib]

Oakey said:

This is the worst "my kids spent £1000+ on a book for me" thread ever.

fk off!

There's one on eBay form a UK book dealer for £250.........

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Sled-Driver-Flying-World...

[anonymous-user]

It's not here yet and I'm getting antsy

[Lurking Lawyer]

Good present!

I found that requesting my local library to find a copy for me was a much cheaper alternative to actually buying it

Interesting read though.

[soprano]

Just treated myself to a signed copy of the same

[soprano]

Mine arrived yesterday - very happy!

[funkyrobot]

soprano said:

Mine arrived yesterday - very happy!

If you don't mind me asking, where did you purchase that from?

[soprano]

funkyrobot said:

If you don't mind me asking, where did you purchase that from?

It was an antique/book dealer on ebay

[Matt172]

funkyrobot said:

If you don't mind me asking, where did you purchase that from?

You can get them from here

http://www.sleddriver.com/

My lovely wife got me one for Christmas

[funkyrobot]

Matt172 said:

You can get them from here

http://www.sleddriver.com/

My lovely wife got me one for Christmas

Thanks. They seem to be out of stock at the moment though.

[GTDNB]

i got a copy for under £100 from ebay last year. i still have the search saved and they seem to pop up quite regularly. in fact there is one ending in 2 hours that is around £100 at the moment

[funkyrobot]

GTDNB said:

i got a copy for under £100 from ebay last year. i still have the search saved and they seem to pop up quite regularly. in fact there is one ending in 2 hours that is around £100 at the moment

Thanks. Just watching that auction. Do you think it is worth that as it doesn't look like a signed one?

I guess it's only worth what someone will pay for it. This book is indeed rare though.

[Matt172]

funkyrobot said:

Thanks. They seem to be out of stock at the moment though.

Which one did you look at, the black or white cover? The white cover one is in stock

[GTDNB]

funkyrobot said:

Thanks. Just watching that auction. Do you think it is worth that as it doesn't look like a signed one?

I guess it's only worth what someone will pay for it. This book is indeed rare though.

mine was ninety-something and i haven't seen one go for less than that. iirc, there was a spelling mistake in the listing so might have been the reason i was the only bidder. I wouldn't have been prepared to pay what signed ones go for, i don't see the point personally. i had intended to read it then sell it but will probably hang on to it.

[soprano]

GTDNB said:

i got a copy for under £100 from ebay last year. i still have the search saved and they seem to pop up quite regularly. in fact there is one ending in 2 hours that is around £100 at the moment

Think it went for £132 in the end

[Athlon]

[anonymous-user]

I have just realised that I never did circle back to this thread - and I hate it when that happens on PH, so....



I know no-one cares, but it's a point of principle. I just need to change my name to Cherie

[Dr G]

General Gassing and the Porsche forum probably don't care but I think it's cooler than penguin piss