Space Oddity Demo And Press Sheets Sell For Over £500

You've really made the grade...

This eBay auction ended at the tail end of last month, but it's still worth a mention here, if not only to illustrate the ever-increasing value of rare Bowie paper items.

The auction ended after 22 bids at £535 GBP (approx. $877 USD).

Normally you could expect to pick up a mint copy of the UK Philips stereo Space Oddity/Wild Eyed Boy From Freecloud promo 45 for around £150 to £200.

However, this copy and the press releases were described thus: "The record has been played a number of times and has a few light marks on the playing surfaces. The record grades a conservative very good. The record comes with an historic press release on Philips-headed paper that is in fine condition. The record also comes with a two-sided ?Profile? of David Bowie and the creation of ?Space Oddity? ? again on headed paper."

Had this 45 been auctioned without the accompanying press sheets and in this condition, I reckon it would have fetched around £120 to £150.

Let's say somewhere in-between those figures then. £135 from £535 leaves a nice round number of £400, or £200 per press release.

I think it's great that Bowie items as old as these continue to surface in such good condition all these years later. Speaking of the Philips issue of the Space Oddity 45...