Wendels BYB on Ebay

[Donald Kuhl]

Item Number - 7539966576

What are these people thinking?!?!?!?!? Why not just order a new one for half the current bid???????

Best Regards,

Donald

[Paul Spence]

Donald: They don't get GEM, and they don't know about this wonderfull site where we always get the latestest engine/tractor information available .

[Donald Kuhl]

Life without GEM or this fantastic web site??????? How do they function?????

Best Regards,

Donald

[Andrew Mackey]

A few weeks ago, one went for $159.00 Talk about nuts!
Andrew

[Phillip Hutchinson]

Thought I would stick my 22 cents worth in (20cents + GST)
Are these books first prints,originals,or whatever the word is
I could have purchased some books on cars/trucks/m-cycles by "Flood" out here in Aus a few years ago cheap,thought to long and missed out
now they have most likely trippled in value

[Byron Roberts]

Original BYBs were printed in 1983 ... 584 pages of everything you don't have ...And everything you could ever want.. Like was said before everybody don't know about Harrys Site or that they can get a reprint for $50.00 bucks.. Phillip any old manuals are worth keeping ...Byron

[Harry]

It depends upon what you want the book for. Just thumbing through and for a reference book, a reprint is fine. I'm sure that some folks will want the whole collection from start to finish. There are now five editions!

[Byron Roberts]

If your a collector why not:: Get the cheapiest.. of each Edition ..C.H. Wendall .... Did not reprint the new edition ..for the money or they would of been ..E-Bay priced..But who knows what will happen after this RePrint.. Byron

[Peter]

My take on the situation would be that we are still buying the first edition, now in the 5th printing. The first printing, I assume is the most common yellow hardcover. Then followed a rare and more valuable leather cover (or in parallel). Next a red cover (by another publisher) and a soft cover. The red cover is worth less, I would say, not becauce of the cronology; but because the quality was lower. paper back would generally be worht less, all things being equall. I dont think they printed many softcover, but the rule is supply AND demand.

To call any of these a reprint, I think is a mis nomer. They are printings of the first edition.

Now we come to speculation for the most recent offering, I call it the 5th printing of the first edition. This one maybe destined to be the most valuable (excepting the leather bound of course) because its a good quality printing and a very limited quantity. If you are in this for the money I suggest you bulk up on the 5th printing. Maybe ask for an autograph copy while your at it. Then watch ebay, when these run out! I may stay with my one copy and hope for a revised (aka 2nd) edition someday. Then again, that maybe why I work these long hours for short money.