This was sold on ebay from Australia just in the last week by a New Zealand seller to an USA based buyer for US$330.65 - equals approximately AUS$430. This was a NOS December 1977 Parts Catalog in mint condition and would be quite the rare item to be found in such condition.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ih=003&sspagename=STRK%3AMEDW%3AIT&viewitem=&item=130078076531&rd=1

8 bidders in all and some activity in the last hour before the auction finished. Hard to tell the history of the other bidders as ebay over here seems to hide the identity of the bidders after the bidding exceeds AUS$200 (annoys me personally as I prefer to know who I am bidding against but I am sure there are good reasons to hide identities).

Interesting that a USA based seller would buy a RHD catalog unless they had a RHD car or were a very serious collector of Zed publications. I have noticed that several brochures and other publications on Australian ebay have been snapped up by north American bidders.

The three previously listed parts catalogues I have seen sell on Oz Ebay include that very rare early 240Z catalog won by Kats for over US$400

http://www.classiczcars.com/forums/showthread.php?t=23489&highlight=Parts+Catalogue

This auction seems to put that purchase into a perspective that confirms it was likely a VERY good buy.

The most recently sold 1973 and 1977 catalogues both went for just over US$200 each.

Not cheap these publications but for people like myself there really is something about being able to browse through a printed publication at a location of your choosing rather than being confined to a computer screen.

Good luck to the purchaser, belle-ringer. This would be a great addition to a library.

Not cheap these publications but for people like myself there really is something about being able to browse through a printed publication at a location of your choosing rather than being confined to a computer screen.

Good luck to the purchaser, belle-ringer. This would be a great addition to a library.

That is exactly why scans of original documents would not hurt the value of original documents, rather it would expose more people to what is available and more than likely increase the value of the manuals, and keep them from being used in the garage...but enable eveyone in the hobby to benefit from the information they contain.

Will