Guess the Years Contest ***WIN A FREE ANTIQUE PURITAN BOOK***
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black_rose
Puritan Board Freshman
1337? 
My guess seems awfully... low now... @___@
My guess seems awfully... low now... @___@
Croghanite
Puritan Board Sophomore
15,000
AThornquist
Puritan Board Doctor
1337?
Assuming you are using gamer/internet slang, you deserve to win. My number got pwned X_X
athanatos
Puritan Board Freshman
Lol. You win, even if you didn't win.1337?
Constantlyreforming
Puritan Board Sophomore
4 hours left.
greenbaggins
Puritan Board Doctor
5,999
O'GodHowGreatThouArt
Puritan Board Sophomore
10,285
athanatos
Puritan Board Freshman
Not that I wanna be a pooper, and maybe this is just a good idea for future reference, but ... the rule could be like The Price is Right when people guess the same number. Whomever was closer without going over wins. That way two different winnings don't need to be given, nor an arbitrary or random decision.
Constantlyreforming
Puritan Board Sophomore
sure thing! next time I will do that. I do like two people having the same chance to win! (although, its all predestined anyway....)
Constantlyreforming
Puritan Board Sophomore
OKAY! Here we go!
First book is 179 years old!
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I said that I would do that NEXT time....
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Book #2 is 195 years old!
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Next one is 380 years old!!!
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next one is exactly 200 years old!
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The next is (one of) my first edition of Justification by Faith by John Owen
334 years old!
(by the way, I am going from left to right, in the picture of all the books)
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next is my only book by Jonathan Edwards....
168 years old!
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Next is my other copy of Justification by Faith by Owen. This one is in the original binding and in pretty much mint condition.
334 years old again!
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Next is Indwelling Sin by Owen....first edition.
343 years old!!
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This is my favorite book that I own, Elisha Coles "Practical Discourse on the Sovereignty of God"
285 years old!
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Here's the next one! The paper in this one feels like a brand new t-shirt....
248 years!
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This next one is an oldie!
333 years old!
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Here is John Owen's book on Communion with God
241 years old! (this one predates the U.S. by 6 years)
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Next is Sanctification of the Lord's Day....
223 years old!
Here is half of the book that has "two" titles in it. The first book is
199 years old!!!
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the other title in it is a year older, at exactly 200 years old!
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Five more left! This title is
205 years old. This is a most excellent book!
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Here's a wonderful book by Isaac Watts....I have a tough time reading this one.
274 years old!
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This is a wonderful book. I purchased it from New Zealand, from a book dealer there. The bad thing is that in the middle of the book, it is missing around 40 pages or so, and is not complete. The dealer insisted they knew nothing about it so they let me pick a book out for nothing, at the same value as the one I bought, getting to keep both.
323 years old
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The best book, hands down, on the Doctrine of Regeneration.
211 years old
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The next book there was a discrepancy when I purchased it.
You can see why. According to the dealer I bought it from, they stated it was from 1672. However, when I received it, I found this to be incorrect. Do you see what I see? There is a space missing where there should be another "C" representing 100 years, and thus, 1772. I contacted the dealer and he flatly refused to reduce the price. He stated that the book is from 1672, even though if you hold the book up to the light, you can clearly see the "C" that was either erased from the date, or, was taken off using some sort of acid.
He said that he would do a return, but I would have to pay shipping and a 15% restocking fee. Since it came from England and was a larger book, it would have cost me half the price in shipping it back, compared to what I paid, so I just decided to keep it and not give the dealer any of my business again.
239 years!
First book is 179 years old!
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I said that I would do that NEXT time....
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Book #2 is 195 years old!
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Next one is 380 years old!!!
---------- Post added at 01:49 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------
next one is exactly 200 years old!
---------- Post added at 01:51 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:49 PM ----------
The next is (one of) my first edition of Justification by Faith by John Owen
334 years old!
(by the way, I am going from left to right, in the picture of all the books)
---------- Post added at 01:53 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:51 PM ----------
next is my only book by Jonathan Edwards....
168 years old!
---------- Post added at 01:54 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:53 PM ----------
Next is my other copy of Justification by Faith by Owen. This one is in the original binding and in pretty much mint condition.
334 years old again!
---------- Post added at 01:56 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:54 PM ----------
Next is Indwelling Sin by Owen....first edition.
343 years old!!
---------- Post added at 01:57 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:56 PM ----------
This is my favorite book that I own, Elisha Coles "Practical Discourse on the Sovereignty of God"
285 years old!
---------- Post added at 01:59 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:57 PM ----------
Here's the next one! The paper in this one feels like a brand new t-shirt....
248 years!
---------- Post added at 02:01 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:59 PM ----------
This next one is an oldie!
333 years old!
---------- Post added at 02:03 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:01 PM ----------
Here is John Owen's book on Communion with God
241 years old! (this one predates the U.S. by 6 years)
---------- Post added at 02:04 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:03 PM ----------
Next is Sanctification of the Lord's Day....
223 years old!
Here is half of the book that has "two" titles in it. The first book is
199 years old!!!
---------- Post added at 02:05 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:04 PM ----------
the other title in it is a year older, at exactly 200 years old!
---------- Post added at 02:06 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:05 PM ----------
Five more left! This title is
205 years old. This is a most excellent book!
---------- Post added at 02:09 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:06 PM ----------
Here's a wonderful book by Isaac Watts....I have a tough time reading this one.
274 years old!
---------- Post added at 02:11 PM ---------- Previous post was at 02:09 PM ----------
This is a wonderful book. I purchased it from New Zealand, from a book dealer there. The bad thing is that in the middle of the book, it is missing around 40 pages or so, and is not complete. The dealer insisted they knew nothing about it so they let me pick a book out for nothing, at the same value as the one I bought, getting to keep both.
323 years old
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The best book, hands down, on the Doctrine of Regeneration.
211 years old
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The next book there was a discrepancy when I purchased it.
You can see why. According to the dealer I bought it from, they stated it was from 1672. However, when I received it, I found this to be incorrect. Do you see what I see? There is a space missing where there should be another "C" representing 100 years, and thus, 1772. I contacted the dealer and he flatly refused to reduce the price. He stated that the book is from 1672, even though if you hold the book up to the light, you can clearly see the "C" that was either erased from the date, or, was taken off using some sort of acid.
He said that he would do a return, but I would have to pay shipping and a 15% restocking fee. Since it came from England and was a larger book, it would have cost me half the price in shipping it back, compared to what I paid, so I just decided to keep it and not give the dealer any of my business again.
239 years!
Romans922
Puritan Board Professor
This man seems to be the winner (in my opinion). Did the total come to 4,941 or am I off?
Constantlyreforming
Puritan Board Sophomore
there are 20 books total, totaling 5,114 years.
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reaganmarsh! You are the winner!!!!
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reaganmarsh! You are the winner!!!!
O'GodHowGreatThouArt
Puritan Board Sophomore
Ya...I overshot by almost double.
I saw a 4,000+ year gap with the higher guesses, and the guesses between 2,000 and 7,000 were getting a bit crowded. So I split the gap and hoped I would get lucky, since if it did go that high, my odds of winning would quadruple.
....clearly I didn't get lucky.
I saw a 4,000+ year gap with the higher guesses, and the guesses between 2,000 and 7,000 were getting a bit crowded. So I split the gap and hoped I would get lucky, since if it did go that high, my odds of winning would quadruple.
....clearly I didn't get lucky.
Marrow Man
Drunk with Powder
I think I'll go with... 5752.
This makes me think of the price is right!-then I scrolled down and saw someone posted a vid. Ha!
I was actually closer though, so
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