A collection of 25 Chatterboxes that belonged to Updike pal Barry Nelson sold at auction on April 2, 2014 for a whopping $18,125. For a little perspective, an inscribed copy of Updike’s first novel, The Poorhouse Fair, is currently selling for $625, and you can also buy a signed copy of Updike’s first book, The Carpentered Hen and other tame creatures, for the same price.