Scattered on eBay, Drs. Cess books prices skyrocket

These books are going away – but not if you are ready to pay.

Six Dr. on eBay after the publisher of the beloved author said. The title Cess exploded, as it would stop selling them because they contained racist images.

Prospective buyers bid for hundreds of dollars on Tuesday for old copies of books that were $ 4.44 lower than the previous week.

Dr.  Sis (Theodore Sis Gesell)
Dr. Ses (Theodore Seuss Gesell, 1904 – 1991) sits at his drafting table in his home office with a copy of his book ‘The Cat in the Hat’, La Jolla, California, April 25, 1957.
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1955 edition “Beyond Zebra!” A major bid of $ 670 was made until 10:15 am – less than a day later it was put up for auction at a starting price of only $ 14.99.

Zebra Beyond!

A copy “Cat quiz” Its top offer skyrocketed to $ 510 from 1976 after being listed for $ 9.99 on Monday.

Cat quiz

Early 1960s “Super Scrambled Eggs!” There was not a single bid on eBay listed on Saturday for less than $ 8 in its first three days, but the price jumped from $ 565 less than three hours after the news that would no longer be published.

Scrambled Eggs Super!

“First Book Club Edition” “If I went to the zoo” – which has opened fire for its outrageous exploits of Asians and Africans – received three bids for less than $ 10 in its first five days on the market before offering to beat $ 355 on Tuesday.

If i ran the zoo
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Copy of 1947 “Pool of McElligot” The latest one listed for less than five bucks last Friday was going for $ 620, while the 1937 version “And to think that I saw it on Mulberry Street” The bid came to $ 305 an hour after being listed on Tuesday morning.

McElligot's Pool

All six books were also in short supply on Amazon, where third-party vendors are selling collectable editions for thousands of dollars.

Amazon warned buyers that the four books were out of print with “limited availability”. Only “If I Rone the Zoo” and “McEligots Pool” did not bear that notice on Tuesday – but the only available copies ran from $ 920.99 to $ 4,500.

Neither Amazon nor eBay responded immediately to a request for comment on Tuesday.

And to think that I was Dr.  Seen on Mulberry Street by Cess
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