Notes of a Dirty Old Man - Essex House Edition (& some odd contraception methods)
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I had that on my watch list for about 5 days. It slowly crept from $20 to $40 to $50, then with a few hours to go, it was up to $80. You can get a similar copy on abe for about $100-$120, or something like that.
Isn't avg. Abe - 20% about net worth? I guess the bidding made them all hot and junk.
Isn't avg. Abe - 20% about net worth? I guess the bidding made them all hot and junk.
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Fogel lists it at $175, I believe, and I usually see them sell for a little less than that. I think that I paid about $75 for mine and was very happy to get it at that price.
Bill
Bill
mjp
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That's interesting, considering there were 28,000 printed. It should cost about a buck. But then again, you don't see as many as you'd expect to with that size run. Go figure.
On a side note, I think many of Fogel's prices have been made irrelevant by the internet. Pre-net something could seem much more rare than it really is. You can see examples of that in every kind of collectible crap, not just books, or Bukowski books. There is Coca-Cola ephemera, for example, that used to sell for hundreds of dollars that you can't unload on eBay for $5 now, because it turns out there was much more of it out there than previously thought.
On a side note, I think many of Fogel's prices have been made irrelevant by the internet. Pre-net something could seem much more rare than it really is. You can see examples of that in every kind of collectible crap, not just books, or Bukowski books. There is Coca-Cola ephemera, for example, that used to sell for hundreds of dollars that you can't unload on eBay for $5 now, because it turns out there was much more of it out there than previously thought.
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
mjp
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Boy, I don't know. My father was a truck mechanic (among other things) and they used to soak small parts in Coke to remove rust or corrosion from them...
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Hi,
YEs, but many of these were read and discarded. Essex House was a publisher that would push the envelope.
On a side note, a shitload of JUNKY by WS Burroughs (Writing as William Lee) were printed, but a nice copy will set you back at least $700. They were the days of the pulps and the books were not kept, especially in any collectible condition.
Bill
LickTheStar
Sad Flower in the Sand
When I was at the strand a couple years ago they had a mass market paperback about drug novels that had an excerpt from Junky when he was writing as Lee... I almost picked it up as it was only $10, just for the novelty...
But then I realized I was moving across country and trying to keep a 40 year old paperback in good shape didn't seem feasible. Plus... who knows if I would ever had read it.
Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
this is more of what you were thinking, right?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=110323186632
but is this not a bit high?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT&item=150314261402
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Notes went WAY too low.
Post Office was WAY overpriced.
That is the way of ebay sometimes.
Still, I don;t think that there are any of the 1st paper copies of PO on abe, so it is a seller's market.
Bill
Post Office was WAY overpriced.
That is the way of ebay sometimes.
Still, I don;t think that there are any of the 1st paper copies of PO on abe, so it is a seller's market.
Bill
Not to grouse, but ebay is weird sometimes. I've been keeping up very well with Buk listings lately, and I never saw this latest copy. I bowed out on the expensive copy a few weeks ago (the subject of this thread) at about $80, but I would have definitely bitten on this at that price range.
Seems that some listings on ebay just don't make it into the light under the lampost. Am I missing something?
The low pH of the phosphoric acid changes the redox potential of the system such that the rust (iron III oxide) is not in a favorable state, so the iron II species are favored, and the rust is converted to a souble iron II salt. The metallic iron or steel itself is not affected to any great degree in this scenario, at least in the short-term.
As for the teeth dissolution, it's the phosphate portion of the phosphoric acid that causes this. Phosphate has a great affinity for calcium, which is why drinking colas has links to long-term losses in bone density. Word to the wise.
Sorry for the pontification, but it's not often here on this site that I can speak to my area of professional qualifications.
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Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
Thanks a lot for the scientific explanation, PS!
I think I'll try and see if I can remove some rust with Coke. That would be interesting to watch. Do I drop a piece of rusty metal into a glass of Coke, or do I just start scrubbing away the rust with a brush soaked in Coke? I wonder how effective Coke works.
I think I'll try and see if I can remove some rust with Coke. That would be interesting to watch. Do I drop a piece of rusty metal into a glass of Coke, or do I just start scrubbing away the rust with a brush soaked in Coke? I wonder how effective Coke works.
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mjp
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Don't apologize, that was awe-inspiring.
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Coke is also rumored to be an effective contraceptive, as a post coital douche. Of course, it is a hoax, but it would be interesting to try...
Bill
I've never actually tried it, but it just makes sense to me from a scientific standpoint. I would use a small, clear plastic container with a low profile and put the rusted metal (be sure it is rusted iron - any other corrosion is not "rust") in under an inch or so of cola.
I need to mark my calendar! ;)
Thanks. Of course, you might never know if I was full of shit, but I think my explanation made sense. I'm more of an organic chemist than an inorganic chemist.
This makes sense, because sperm cannot survive in an acidic environment. Hence, pre-come. That clear fluid all we guys love to see because we know we're gonna shoot some goo. Good stuff.
Anyway, the acidity of urine in the urethra would kill sperm, so the pre-come neutralizes the acidity, so our boys can swin safely to the promised land. Of course, most of the time, the "promised land" is a kleenex, but you get my drift... ;)
And now my wife informs me that the native flora of the vagina (cunt, for you non-scientific types ;) ) interact in an indeterminate manner with things such as Coke (depending on the natural pH of the vagina upon introduction of said cola into the vagina), so it's a crap shoot, as it were. Speaking of crap-shoots, anal sex is a far better contraceptive.
Now I'm really talking out of my ass.
This thread is about Notes of a Dirty Old Man, right?
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Bukfan
"The law is wrong; I am right"
A small clear plastic container - ok! Thanks, PS...
chronic
old and in the way
So, do you think a can of diet coke and a couple of Mentos might do the job?
I suppose that would depend on what order in which you used them. :rolleyes: