That $3 garage sale math book from 1968 is now worth $200

I grabbed this old math textbook at a garage sale last summer for 3 bucks just cause the cover had this wild geometric pattern on it. Turned out to be a first edition of something called "Modern Mathematics for the Elementary Teacher" from 1968. Listed it on eBay last week and it sold in 4 hours for $200 to some collector. Has anyone else found a random old textbook that ended up being worth way more than you expected?

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williamprice3d ago

Things people threw out as junk end up worth serious money more often than you'd think.

angela1913d ago

Is it really that serious though? I mean, $200 is nice but after eBay takes their cut and shipping you're probably looking at maybe $160. That's not exactly life changing money for a textbook that only sold because one collector happened to want it. Tbh, I've seen people post about old textbooks selling for like $500 or $1000, so $200 seems more like a decent little win than a huge score.