My apologies in advance if this belongs elsewhere. Is there a go-to resource who appraises the value of historic magic books or ephemera? I am aware of Potter and Potter but was curious if there is an online resource as reference.

Thanks in advance

If you mean to simply look up and get a price? I don't think so. I maintain a database of actual sales of magic books (not simply listed prices) with around 11,000 recent transactions. You can message me if there is a book or two you want data for.

There is a subscription based website called WorthPoint that has a lot of collectable pricing data.

https://www.worthpoint.com/

I've never subscribed nor am I affiliated in any way. I discovered this site when researching magic book values in the past. Sadly, you can't see the values they assign unless you pay the subscription fee. As I understand it their data is made up from various internet sales sights and auction results.

Hope this helps,

Doug

You can also use LiveAuctioneers.com for similar information to WorthPoint and there is no charge. I source a small amount of my data from LiveAuctioneers.

I don't know if either of these two fellows are still involved in selling used/rare magic books. Both were guys you would see at magic conventions. I have business cards from both, but they're quite old. I feel like either if they're still involved would have a good pulse on prices. It's sounds like EvilClown above is a good source above.

George Daily (I've bought thinks from him in the past on ebay)

John (Andy) Greget

Thanks for the responses, I’ll be checking out these resources.