If you bought a Harry Potter book in the late 1990s, it's best to make sure it is in good shape as it might make you rich.?
A father in UK found out that the ¡®Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone¡¯ he bought in 1999 could fetch him up to $64,252 (Rs 48 lakh) at an auction, as per a TNN report.?
He bought it to help teach English to his kids when they moved to Luxembourg.?
But he was unaware that it was a rare first edition, with only 500 printed issues.?
He said it was on his shelf for 2 decades with the rest of the Harry Potter books.?
"It's actually been read only once with the date recorded in the back of the book. One of the children stuck Harry Potter pictures in the book when the first film came out,¡± he said.?
When he discovered its true value, he opted to sell it in order to pay for his daughter¡¯s student loan.?
"I have decided to sell now as I would like to pay off my daughter's student loan for her, which will give her a good credit history and help her to apply for a mortgage," he said.?
JK Rowling wrote a total of 7 books in the Harry Potter series which were later converted into 8 films with the last book split into 2 movies.