Ohboy eBay
A few interesting eBay sales caught my eye:
1. Church pew from Unitarian Church in Fall River, MA , congregation originated circa 1832 in previous building pastored by the late Samuel Longfellow, brother of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. The church burnt down in 1983 and moved to it’s new location on Rock street. 12′ long sturdy pew in good condition, measures approx 3′ in height & 2′ 1/2′ deep. Bible pocket on back of pew in tact. Original finish, solid wood. Pickup only, $99 reserve.
2. Great Trials in History (1990) by Betty Lou Kratoville. Covers the Borden case. Starting bid only a buck so how can you lose? Cheap shipping too.
3. Rare 1879 Murders Horrible Crimes Disasters Scrapbook Says the ad: This is a copy of an old, handmade 1879 scrapbook, loaded with hundreds and hundreds of clippings about the darkside of life. There are all sorts of violent crimes, murders, lawlessness, outlaws and evil doers, determined suicides awful accidents and tragedies, death announcements, lynching’s, disastrous fires and just about anything bad that could happen. Some of the material is of the curious nature, and sometimes it’s unbelievable stuff. Seller is Charlie Crowel who is an expert on murders with an axe or hatchet. Really. Here’s a Lizzie tidbit for you: Charlie once told me that in all his years of studying this type of crime, he never encountered a case where there was a time delay in killing. Because killing someone with an axe or hatchet is considered a crime of passion, where the killer gets very close to the victim, the rage necessary to carry it out usually doesn’t get started again an hour and a half later. Sort of supports a two-killer theory, doesn’t it? Or a theory that the killing wasn’t one of passion, but that the murderer was used to working with this type of implement? Hmm. You learn something new every day!
4. 1992 Lizzie Borden Conference Proceedings 1st Ed NEW As of 4PM, the bid was $65. If you can get this hard to find title for less than $75 you are lucky. Original selling price was $25 I think. There are also six copies for sale over at Abebooks.com. They start at $95 and go up to $165.
5. Oops! The Lizzie Borden Evidence Bag from a previous post didn’t sell so the seller is trying again at a cheaper price. Yours for a starting bid of $9.99. Expenisve postage. Not very pretty.
6. Trial of Lizzie Borden by Pearson, Leather Bound. This one is very pretty — just look at all those pictures in the ad! Good starting bid. Nice addition to a Borden Collection. And seller offers lots of shipping choices. But don’t pay more than $20. There are a slew of them over at Abebooks.com that are in the $20-30 price range, and one seller there even offers free shipping! Ooh la la!
7. Lizzie Borden UK European Premiere 1985. For the serious collector of Theatre playbills and/or Lizzie Borden related items. This is the playbill from the UK premiere of Sharon Pollock’s great play Blood Relations, which opened on May 9, 1985. Starting bid is high and you have to pay shipping from UK, which is very pricey. At least go to the auction listing and snag that image!
8. They have been talking about this one over at the Lizzie Borden Society Forum, but I still wanted to mention it here because it is such a rare find and probably worth the auction estimate. Lizzie Borden Handwritten Letter, Signed. What I like is that it is from Lizzie after she changed her name. Too bad we don’t have the first page.
867. LIZBETH A. BORDEN (1860-1927). New England spinster tried for the brutal axe murders of her father and stepmother in Fall River, MA, in 1893. Though acquitted, she was condemned by the press and was ostracized by the public in varying degree until her death. She has been the subject of books, films, operas and much public speculation ever since. Concluding page of ALS, 4¼”x4¾”, May 1, [n.y.] In full, “annual meeting, but shall hope to see you before long. Sincerely, Lizbeth A. Borden / Fall River, May first.” Single horizontal center fold; else a Fine example. Accompanied by LOA signed by the curator of The Fall River Historical Society. COA Mark Allen Baker. Est: $2500-3500
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9. TV GUIDE~2/8-14 1975~ELIZABETH MONTGOMERY~Lizzie Borden. Has a one page ad for Legend film. Looks like it is in good condition. You don’t often see these as a full TV Guide. Most often some numbskull has removed the ad to sell separately. Worth the opening bid I’d say. Plus it is a Bosten edition of TV Guide. That’s gotta add to the value a bit.
Buon Bidding!
