<html><body><div id="zimbraEditorContainer" style="font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-serif; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000" class="3"><div>Hi Beverly,</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>I agree with John's mention that the library markings decrease the value. The Library would not get that much through reputable book dealers if you decided to pull/sell/replace it. An unkowing soul might buy inappropriately priced item during this frenzy. Unfortunately, people interested in stealing/not returning/reselling are probably more enticed by the headlines of how much a first edition is worth and don't know much about book valuation...they just want to flip it on ebay, so it could disappear. We have come across this a few times over the years. I generally let the chips fall where they will and keep these in circulation and replace them if they disappear. If circ to cost gets down to around $1 per borrow or lower, I'd say it's a wash if its lost.</div><div><br data-mce-bogus="1"></div><div>Hope that helps a little,</div><div>Paul </div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__SIG_PRE__"><div><img src="cid:e413cea61dbdb163184a0451bc0dc27bf93f4d03@zimbra" data-mce-src="home/pmccann@dexter.lib.mi.us/Briefcase/sig 19.png" width="492" height="89" doc="Briefcase/sig 19.png"></div></div><div><br></div><hr id="zwchr" data-marker="__DIVIDER__"><div data-marker="__HEADERS__"><b>From: </b>"Sanilac District Library via Michlib-l" <michlib-l@mcls.org><br><b>To: </b>"MICHLIB-L Listserv" <michlib-l@mail.mcls.org><br><b>Sent: </b>Thursday, January 11, 2024 12:36:45 PM<br><b>Subject: </b>[Michlib-l] Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros edition worth $250 - $300<br></div><div><br></div><div data-marker="__QUOTED_TEXT__"><div class="ydp9f2a984byahoo-style-wrap" style="font-family:'helvetica neue' , 'helvetica' , 'arial' , sans-serif;font-size:16px"><div dir="ltr">A patron just informed us that the first edition of <i>Fourth Wing </i>by Rebecca Yarros (the text block is black with white dragons. ISBN: 9781649374042)</div><div dir="ltr"> is a collectible and people are paying up to $300 for it. What do you do in situations like this? </div><div dir="ltr">Thank you for your opinion.</div><div dir="ltr">Bev</div><br><div class="ydp9f2a984bsignature"><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:16pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">Beverly Dear, Director</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:20pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">Sanilac District Library</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">7130 Main Street</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">PO Box 525</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">Port Sanilac, MI 48469</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">Phone: 810.622.8623</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">FAX: 810.622.9041</font></span></b></p><p style="margin:0in 0in 0pt" class="ydp9f2a984bMsoNormal"><b><span style="color:rgb( 58 , 102 , 156 );font-size:14pt"><font face="Times New Roman" style="background-color:inherit">Website: <a href="http://www.sanilacdistrictlibrary.lib.mi.us" rel="nofollow nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">sanilacdistrictlibrary.lib.mi.us<br></a></font></span></b></p><font face="Times New Roman" size="3"></font></div></div><br>_______________________________________________<br>Michlib-l mailing list<br>Michlib-l@mcls.org<br>https://mail3.mcls.org/mailman/listinfo/michlib-l<br></div></div></body></html>