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Does anyone wish to suggest a price at which books should be added to this list? One million US dollars or more only? I have no recommendation, but it's possible that the list could become quite lengthy if not given a proper cutoff. Spacini ( talk) 20:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
The Gruuthuse manuscript deserves a place over here as well, it has been sold for between 2,5 and 5 million euros but I'm still looking for a good English source. -- Narayan ( talk) 18:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Does this count towards this list? It was auctioned for about $4 million USD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.52.60 ( talk) 20:59, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
I added the Book of Mormon printer's manuscript today to the list. But I do not know how to update the graph. Can anyone add it to the graph?
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Obviously wikipedia can't maintain an updated pricing list 100% of the time, however the book has dropped by millions of dollars since 2007.
It no longer belongs on this list, as it was recently sold for £368,750 at auction (roughly $473,956)
source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/13/beedle-the-bard-jk-rowling-auction
- Rob talk 11:36, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
Can we remove the interactive graph? Whilst I appreciate that someone put a lot effort into it, it is extremely difficult to maintain, and adds little value for our readers. BabelStone ( talk) 09:10, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
I have nominated the graph for deletion since it is no longer used on any page: Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2019 October 6#Template:Graph:Most Expensive Books. – Finnusertop ( talk ⋅ contribs) 13:48, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
@ Hochithecreator: added a hand-written letter by Zeng Gong that sold for more than $30 million in 2016, but I'm not sure that individual letters are in scope for this article. I think pure calligraphy is definitely out of scope as it is art, but letters are documents, and the list does include other single sheet documents such as the rules of basketball and the 13th amendment, so I think it needs discussion. Here are some other letters that also sold for more than USD 1 million:
It might be an idea to move List of most expensive letters to its own article. BabelStone ( talk) 13:58, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
At least to me, the $ at the start of the value indicates to me that the value is in dollars, not millions of dollars. At least to me, it would be much clearer to move it to the column header, which would now say "... price (in millions of $)" or something like that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sollyucko ( talk • contribs) 19:55, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
There was a recent sale of the manuscript to the French state. I am not sure, but I would bet the prize was more thän 7 million. Should the page be updated? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 22:21, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Nevermind. It was sold for four million. -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 22:24, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
I'm not sure if the letters of Zhao Mengfu added by @ Sevilledade: should be in this article since the sale was of two different manuscripts. I wonder if @ BabelStone: has any opinion on this? Hochithecreator ( talk) 19:29, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
The image for the Constitution of the United States is missing. DarkNight0917 ( talk) 00:54, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
The inflation tool only goes up to 2021, but there is an entry from 2022 here, so the display of inflation-adjusted price for that is an error message. EloquentMosquito ( talk) 01:10, 18 April 2023 (UTC)
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Does anyone wish to suggest a price at which books should be added to this list? One million US dollars or more only? I have no recommendation, but it's possible that the list could become quite lengthy if not given a proper cutoff. Spacini ( talk) 20:51, 6 March 2013 (UTC)
The Gruuthuse manuscript deserves a place over here as well, it has been sold for between 2,5 and 5 million euros but I'm still looking for a good English source. -- Narayan ( talk) 18:44, 16 April 2013 (UTC)
Does this count towards this list? It was auctioned for about $4 million USD. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 24.246.52.60 ( talk) 20:59, 26 March 2014 (UTC)
I added the Book of Mormon printer's manuscript today to the list. But I do not know how to update the graph. Can anyone add it to the graph?
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Obviously wikipedia can't maintain an updated pricing list 100% of the time, however the book has dropped by millions of dollars since 2007.
It no longer belongs on this list, as it was recently sold for £368,750 at auction (roughly $473,956)
source: https://www.theguardian.com/books/2016/dec/13/beedle-the-bard-jk-rowling-auction
- Rob talk 11:36, 26 November 2018 (UTC)
Can we remove the interactive graph? Whilst I appreciate that someone put a lot effort into it, it is extremely difficult to maintain, and adds little value for our readers. BabelStone ( talk) 09:10, 2 October 2019 (UTC)
I have nominated the graph for deletion since it is no longer used on any page: Wikipedia:Templates for discussion/Log/2019 October 6#Template:Graph:Most Expensive Books. – Finnusertop ( talk ⋅ contribs) 13:48, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
@ Hochithecreator: added a hand-written letter by Zeng Gong that sold for more than $30 million in 2016, but I'm not sure that individual letters are in scope for this article. I think pure calligraphy is definitely out of scope as it is art, but letters are documents, and the list does include other single sheet documents such as the rules of basketball and the 13th amendment, so I think it needs discussion. Here are some other letters that also sold for more than USD 1 million:
It might be an idea to move List of most expensive letters to its own article. BabelStone ( talk) 13:58, 6 October 2019 (UTC)
At least to me, the $ at the start of the value indicates to me that the value is in dollars, not millions of dollars. At least to me, it would be much clearer to move it to the column header, which would now say "... price (in millions of $)" or something like that. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Sollyucko ( talk • contribs) 19:55, 25 December 2019 (UTC)
There was a recent sale of the manuscript to the French state. I am not sure, but I would bet the prize was more thän 7 million. Should the page be updated? -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 22:21, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
Nevermind. It was sold for four million. -- Cimon Avaro; on a pogostick. ( talk) 22:24, 14 July 2021 (UTC)
I'm not sure if the letters of Zhao Mengfu added by @ Sevilledade: should be in this article since the sale was of two different manuscripts. I wonder if @ BabelStone: has any opinion on this? Hochithecreator ( talk) 19:29, 19 August 2021 (UTC)
The image for the Constitution of the United States is missing. DarkNight0917 ( talk) 00:54, 23 November 2021 (UTC)
The inflation tool only goes up to 2021, but there is an entry from 2022 here, so the display of inflation-adjusted price for that is an error message. EloquentMosquito ( talk) 01:10, 18 April 2023 (UTC)