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| | Harry Potter News Latest news and rumors about the Harry Potter world! | 
03-08-2009, 04:41 AM
| | | First edition Philosopher's Stone sells for $19,120
Last month we reported that a first edition Philosopher's Stone, which features an illustrated card signed by J. K. Rowling, was being auctioned by the Heritage Auction Galleries. It has now been announced that the paperback book sold for a record $19,120. Of the winning bid, it was said that: Quote:
The winning bidder is from Dubai and is said to be a comic book collector whose wife is a Harry Potter fan.
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03-08-2009, 04:51 AM
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| | Gnome
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haha, so cool!
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03-08-2009, 05:01 AM
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| | Ghoul
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03-08-2009, 05:04 AM
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| | Doxy
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Lucky lady!
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03-08-2009, 05:28 AM
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| | Basilisk
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Lucky for the person who was auctioning it, that's a lot of money!
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03-08-2009, 06:18 AM
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| | Crup
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that is awesome
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03-08-2009, 07:50 AM
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| | Clabbert
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wow congratulations to the winning bidder
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03-08-2009, 12:23 PM
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| | Kappa
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Holey Moley...
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03-08-2009, 01:24 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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wow, that's expensive......
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03-08-2009, 02:27 PM
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| | Mooncalf
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Holly Alice Cullen Fourth Year Ministry RPG Name:
Lillian Isabella Duerre Department of Mysteries |
If I ever become rich .. I know where to go
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03-08-2009, 02:37 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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Hogwarts RPG Name: Maura Felicia Silvermoon Fifth Year Ministry RPG Name:
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wow that's a lot of money.
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03-08-2009, 03:14 PM
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Wow. |
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03-08-2009, 03:29 PM
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That's really something !! |
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03-08-2009, 04:18 PM
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| | Dugbog
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i wish that was me*sob*
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03-08-2009, 04:38 PM
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| | Crup
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Hmm...congrats but as I've said before, money like that should go to charity I reckon
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03-08-2009, 05:10 PM
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$19,120 for his wife?
He must be in trouble
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03-08-2009, 05:36 PM
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Wow that's alot of money  I'm sure his wife is super happy
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03-08-2009, 08:08 PM
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| | Ashwinder
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Awh. That was sweet.
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03-08-2009, 08:17 PM
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That...is alot of money.
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03-08-2009, 09:45 PM
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| | Jarvey
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Wowzers
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03-08-2009, 11:41 PM
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| | Kappa
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My Goodness that's A lot of Money!
She Sure is One Lucky Wife
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03-09-2009, 12:04 AM
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Wow... those are some wealthy people.
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03-09-2009, 12:29 AM
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| | Grindylow
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Wished that someone had enough money to buy me one of those books. However, I'm happy with the books that I got. I'd probably be too afraid to open that expensive book. It'll be in a shelf or vault somewhere. Oh well.
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03-09-2009, 10:08 AM
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| | Kappa
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Wish i had that much money laying around.
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03-09-2009, 11:50 AM
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| | Runespoor
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Whoa. Talk about money. xDDD!
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