In "The Beautiful Cigar Girl", the author briefly mentions The Balloon Hoax. He quoted Poe as having said: "I never witnessed more intense excitement to get possession of a newspaper. As soon as the first copies made their way into the streets, they were brought up, at almost any price, from the newsboys, who made a profitable speculation beyond doubt. I saw a half- dollar given, in one instance, for a single paper, and a shilling was a frequent price. I tried in vain during the whole day to get possession of a paper".
It seems to me as if Poe thought this to be a game, which backfired on him, because, according to "Cigar Girl", editors thought him to be untrustworthy after this story was published.
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