Golden Opportunity
Being like most people, having extra money wouldn't be terribly objectionable to me. I decided to see how much some of my little treasures are worth. I have a lot of books, some quite old and possibly collectors' items. I did my search on eBay since this is the be all and end all of flea markets. First I looked up The Golden Book of Chemistry Experiments . There were numerous listings, many with the keyword rare in them. It seems to be worth about $2.79 on the open market (maybe a copy autographed by Mr. Wizard would fetch more). Next I looked up Practical Electricity , a wonderful volume from 1923. Hmmm ... no luck. Next I tried a few titles I am sure set off alarm bells at Homeland Security Headquarters: Shrapnel Shell Manufacture , High Explosive Shell Manufacture , and Cartridge Manufacture . Three volumes dating back to World War I (published between 1915 and 1916). There were no listings. Then I tried a Science Fiction anthology originally published in the 1940s (although...