Collectible View-Master: An Illustrated Reference and Value Guide [Paperback]

Brad Welsch (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 150 pages
• Publisher: Brad Welsch (January 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0967719704
• ISBN-13: 978-0967719702
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 7 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (9 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,078,813 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Somewhat Disappointing, May 23, 2001

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This review is from: Collectible View-Master: An Illustrated Reference and Value Guide (Paperback)

This seemed like an awfully skinny little book for the asking price, but every review I had read about it was enthusiastic, so I purchased it in spite of my initial misgivings. When I got the book home and saw that the paper it was printed on was very good quality, and that there were color pictures, I was heartened a bit. Then, I actually tried to USE the book to find a value for a particular View-Master product. That was when I realized there was no alphabetical index, except for unnumbered reels. The user has to already know the number of the product in order to find it quickly, invest the time to read each and every line carefully, or hope he or she just happens to come across it while flipping through the pages. I'm sorry to be such a complainer, but when one spends the equivilent of several hours wages on a book, something as basic as an index is expected. I returned the book to the store I bought it from and got a refund.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Another tool for viewmaster collection beginners, September 18, 2001

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D. Mckinzie (Atoka, OK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collectible View-Master: An Illustrated Reference and Value Guide (Paperback)

For those just beginning a viewmaster collection, this can be a handy tool. The only major fault I find with it is that it does not have an index in the back, making it more difficult to locate information about a specific item. But it is less costly than some of the viewmaster books and beginners often don't know the name or model number of a particular viewer or reel anyway, so it's not as big an issue as you might think. The photos are excellent and the authors are quite knowledgeable about viewmaster as a whole. It was worth the money.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for all levels of collectors, August 11, 2001

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J. W. Owen "Mystery Mummy" (Massachusetts) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Collectible View-Master: An Illustrated Reference and Value Guide (Paperback)

Being a 'newbie' to View-Master collecting this was one of the first books I picked up. It is very informative, well laid out and a terrific reference book. I've been able to classify my collection with ease. A must have!