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The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (Hardcover)

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Amazon has The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (Hardcover) on sale for $101.26. Shipping is free.

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  • Complete Trilogy: Deluxe three-volume hardcover set of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
  • Alan Lee Illustrations: Features over 50 full-page color paintings, including new artwork, plus more than 50 pencil drawings.
  • Premium Design: New cover designs, sprayed page edges, and a custom illustrated slipcase with silver foil detailing.
  • Collector's Extras: Includes three removable art cards and two foldout maps of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien.
  • Complete Story: Follows the Hobbits' journey from Bilbo's birthday party to the final confrontation between Frodo and Gollum at Mount Doom.

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    • This matches the popular +48 Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $94.70 less (48.33% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $195.96 at the time of this posting.
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Amazon has The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (Hardcover) on sale for $101.26. Shipping is free.

Walmart has The Lord of the Rings Deluxe Illustrated Box Set (Hardcover) on sale for $101.26. Shipping is free.

Thanks to Deal Hunters phoinix for finding this deal.

About this Title:
  • Complete Trilogy: Deluxe three-volume hardcover set of The Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien.
  • Alan Lee Illustrations: Features over 50 full-page color paintings, including new artwork, plus more than 50 pencil drawings.
  • Premium Design: New cover designs, sprayed page edges, and a custom illustrated slipcase with silver foil detailing.
  • Collector's Extras: Includes three removable art cards and two foldout maps of Middle-earth drawn by Christopher Tolkien.
  • Complete Story: Follows the Hobbits' journey from Bilbo's birthday party to the final confrontation between Frodo and Gollum at Mount Doom.

Editor's Notes

Written by citan359 | Staff
  • About this Deal:
    • This matches the popular +48 Frontpage Deal from earlier this month.
    • Our research indicates that this deal is $94.70 less (48.33% savings) than the next best available price from a reputable merchant with prices starting at $195.96 at the time of this posting.
    • Please see the original post for additional details and give the WIKI and forum comments a read for helpful discussion.
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If you've got an Ollie's near you, check them out first. They've had this set for $50 the past few weeks, though inventory varies by location. They also have had the Hobbit deluxe illustrated for $20 and the regular Great Tales hardcover set for $15.
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If you've got an Ollie's near you, check them out first. They've had this set for $50 the past few weeks, though inventory varies by location. They also have had the Hobbit deluxe illustrated for $20 and the regular Great Tales hardcover set for $15.
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The_4th_DoctorToday 2:49 PM
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Quote from FantasticJoke131 View quoted comment :
If you've got an Ollie's near you, check them out first. They've had this set for $50 the past few weeks, though inventory varies by location. They also have had the Hobbit deluxe illustrated for $20 and the regular Great Tales hardcover set for $15.
Yeap, verified at the Ollies in Wichita. They had all three and at least 3x of each set. It claimed that original price was ~$300 from the sticker but sale price was very good. They also have boxed collection of the Narnia chronicles in portable paperback. Sorry don't remember price but around $10.
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It's genuinely astonishing how worthless books are. Even these supposedly "fancy" editions, you have to pay someone to take them from you if you ever go to sell again, even pristine.

Obviously it can be just for your own enjoyment and the instant full depreciation may not bother you, but when you're pricing something at $300 retail it feels like they must be baking in some assumption on the part of the buyer that these hold some sort of value. They don't.

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edit: To elaborate, my understanding of the economics here is supply and demand: they produce millions of these so-called "collector's" or "deluxe" or whatever editions in time for each Christmas season. The production far outstrips the actual demand. So the market gets completely flooded with the excess (see above posts about these appearing at Ollie's). Meaning the day after Christmas, these fancy $300 retail editions are worth $0 on the resale market.

If you are paying over $100 for a supposed "collector's" edition book and you are buying it as a sort of heirloom item that you expect to retain any value, make sure it is a limited numbered release, signed etc.
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Quote from exomni View quoted comment :
It's genuinely astonishing how worthless books are. Even these supposedly fancy hardcover books, you have to pay someone to take them from you if you ever go to sell again, even pristine. Obviously it can be just for your own enjoyment and the instant full depreciation may not bother you, but when you're pricing something at $300 retail it feels like they must be baking in some assumption on the part of the buyer that these hold some sort of value. They don't.
You buy hardback books because they look better on your shelf. Also, I suggest using eBay rather than some scum store like Half Price Books when selling them. They'll give you $0.20 and throw them in the shelf for $150.
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