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AUGUST 3, 2004 at 6:01 PM
Posted by CHEESER
Source: BBC
Two of Tom Riddle's prop diaries used in Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets have sold on eBay in a private auction for over $4,000 combined.
An "Original Tom Marvolo Riddle Diary"
received an opening bid of $1,700 but went to the winner (and second bidder) for $2,125. A "special effects" edition, which featured tubes that squirt black ink through the cover, was purchased for $1,900 using eBay's Buy it Now feature, which caused the auction to close early.
The two books were used during various filming of the second Potter movie in 2002.
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Head Boy
Points: 487
RickyRicardo says:
Wow that's a lot just for a diary! They're selling sleeping bags used in POA too. People are betting lots of money for these items.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:13 PM EST
Head Auror
Points: 6993
Nimbus Girl says:
Wow! That's a lot of money for those books! I'd get the special effects one if I could.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:14 PM EST
Witch
Points: 532
Ronald_Weasley says:
Oh my god!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thats so cool!!!!!
Oh I wish I'd just knew.......
I guess the people who bought them are so happy
They are so lucky *cryes*........I wish I had one of these diaries.......
I think that they deserve the price they were sold for,I know their pricy but thats HP were talking about....
I completly disagree with u guys
If I had this amount of money I would have bought them without any hesitation and I know I won't regret it later
I agree with *KT*
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:15 PM EST
Squib
Points: 137
Hocicos says:
NIce i will love to have that diary....one more thing for harry potter fans.....lucky guy
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:21 PM EST
Auror
Points: 2022
Lac_Ov_Imajinashun says:
Wow! That's a lot of money just for a diary.... You would think something bigger would go for $4,000, like a costume or something. I would do anything for one pair of the Trio's robes!
But anyways, I can't believe that a diary would go for that much!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:21 PM EST
Witch
Points: 818
ElizabethRG says:
Haha, if i had that kind of money, I'd buy them!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:23 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1208
danradcliffelovr says:
Wow! That's cool. I wonder who would pay that much money for them though. But it must be cool to be able to sya that you have a prop from a Harry Potter movie.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:35 PM EST
Princess of the Heliopaths
Points: 5276
Ginny Weasly says:
All I can say is that I wish I had enough money to blow on a prop from harry potter. I still think that thats way too much money to spend on props. But it would be the best feeling in the world to have something that dan himself touched!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:39 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 4th Class
Points: 1303
wahnaroo22 says:
Thats a lot. I hope that money went to charity or something, because if those people can deserve to be some silly props, they should be donating to charity big time. I'm as big HP fan as anyone else, but thats a lot of mula.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:39 PM EST
Student
Points: 210
kachosweet says:
That's a little bit absurd.How can you buy a diary with nothing in it! I mean,they used it in movies is not written or anything.And excuse me,but two thousands of $??? That's outrageous!I would never pay that,surely they don't have something to waste their time.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:43 PM EST
Animagus
Points: 19544
Sirius-Ella says:
Oh, yea I saw that.. that's alot of money!! Hope whoever get's it has the money becuase.. I wouldn't spend that much on it haha
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:46 PM EST
Professor
Points: 1059
DarkMagic13 says:
Those people are soooo lucky! I would love to have one of those to keep. It's very cool looking and I would die to have it. haha
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:56 PM EST
Prefect
Points: 370
Lady Dionise says:
I wouldn't spend that much money on them, but it WOULD be awesome to have them! I hope that the people who bought them enjoy them, though they're probably going to be sitting in a glass case. Just don't use 'em as a journal, though. ;P
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:56 PM EST
Mediwitch
Points: 2608
nickyole1 says:
That is a whole load of money! If I suddenly had $4,000 i would definitely be first in line to buy that! Riddle's diary, how cool is that?
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 7:59 PM EST
Head Girl
Points: 408
miss potter says:
Wow thats a lot of money!!! i wonder who brought the propz for that much!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:01 PM EST
The Labyrinthine Brain
Points: 3337
DevilsSnare says:
That would seriously be cool to have the movie props or something else big from the Harry Potter series. I would love to get something like that. If I had the money, I really truly would purchase something. It would be so awesome.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:13 PM EST
Squib
Points: 166
Branny says:
Wow! I really wish that I could get one of those! But $4,000?! That's way out of my reach, I don't know about all of you! And one of them even squirts blood, well I'm sure it's not real blood, that's awesome! I really wish I could get one of those!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:17 PM EST
Lady of Godric's Hollow
Points: 5292
GodricsGirl says:
WOW! Wish I had one! But I don't have and extra $4000 laying around at the moment.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:19 PM EST
Squib
Points: 126
Liger Zero says:
There both new Ebayers I wonder if thay will pay for them.
Liger
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:21 PM EST
Lycanthropist for W.S.S.
Points: 3603
Alchemist 530 says:
Fun! What a cool little bit of movie props! I can't imagine paying that much for something... but still, that really cool!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:40 PM EST
Order of Merlin, 3rd Class
Points: 1542
Supreme Mugwump says:
Aw how cool would that be to own. But $4000 that is heaps, wish i had that kind of money to just spend on one thing like that. I'd buy a car!!!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:40 PM EST
Ravenclaw Ghost
Points: 9469
Pearlescent says:
Wow! That's so cool! Man, I would have loved to get one of those, especially the special effects one. Well, congrats to those lcuky bidders!!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:43 PM EST
Points: 2203
Disillusioned78 says:
$4,000 smackers, whoa! I mean if Jo actually wrote ol' Voldie's diary, placed it on auction, and if I had $400,000 clams that I would probably go for it! (shugs sholders) Eh? To each his(her) own, right?
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:49 PM EST
Witch
Points: 665
ginny_radcliffe_06 says:
Very strange. It's not like it was used a lot, anyway. Just a random prop. Well, of course, it was important to the plot, but ... strange.
This is reminding me of when the fourth book came out and my friend and I dressed up as people for the costume party [we were practically the only ones dressed up] and I was Ginny. I had taken this little rosie o'donnell joke book from a long time ago and put a book cover on it that said "T.M. RIDDLE". Hahahaha and we didn't even get prizes.
:(
Anyway. Very strange, and the special effects one sounded messy. But if I somehow gotten the ink-spurting one, I would have loved to leave it on the kitchen table and try to freak out my brother. But that's just me.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 8:59 PM EST
Squib
Points: 162
Cait says:
I looked that up last night and saw it was up to $1,700. But dang i didn't know there was two of them. And who would spend that much money on them. Sure, It would be cool to have one... but come on... I would never spend that much money.
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 9:00 PM EST
Witch
Points: 577
SiriusLupinGirl says:
The special effects one sounds awesome! It'd be nice to have that kind of money but I personally don't think that those would be what I would buy with it, though in the future, they will probably be worth much much more!
Posted Aug 3, 2004 at 9:07 PM EST
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