Hopefully the seller will cancel the orders
Hopefully the seller will cancel the orders
I have to admit that the thrill of the hunt for these has been kind of fun.
Mark Twain
AFter the order was placed the message I received was this:
I just bought: 'The Cuckoo's Calling (Cormoran Strike)' by Robert Galbraith
www.amazon.co.uk
A SIGNED UK 1ST EDITION 1ST PRINTING HARDBACK - SIGNED BY JK ROWLING AS "ROBERT GALBRAITH" Perfect condition . Dust Jacket Protected
guess they had not updated their link/site? I sent them an email as well - with the message above for clarification
Please update us on their response!Originally Posted by cit74
I got the same message and emailed them. They responded that they were not selling signed copies.
I basically said if it was not what was advertised then to cancel my order
Its been frustrating - I think a lot of non-collectors had these when they were released and just saw $$$$ when she announced she was the author. Book storse say they have stock, then they don't. eBay is a nightmare trying to figure out what people are selling.
They have to know that the first printings are like gold right now, and signed copies would be platinum. Can't imagine they have either at this point
I ordered an unsigned UK copy off ABE (seller was Speedy Hen) on 7/14 and my order was shipped either the same day or the day after. It's probably a first. Estimated delivery is 8/13.
John
I did the same - my order was also shipped same day
Oh, lucky you.
I always purchase from Speedy Hen, but when the news came out I was some kind in shock and I didn't reactIf I just googled a little
Same here.I did the same - my order was also shipped same day
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Fun? Settling in searching the net for hours with a bottle of Bailey's, finding the most arcane little bookstores and melting plastic with reckless abandon?? Yep, it was.
Anyway, as I am retiring from the hunt it looks like I have one shipped from BookDepo,
one shipped from ABE UK; one from ABE US; one should be shipped from an Amazon seller who said yes, it was a first; one that says "dispatched now" from an Amazon.uk seller; one pending from Biblio and two I ordered from Foyle's I have not gotten a "too bad" e-mail from. All unsigned.
I think most of the extra's (if they are firsts) have been spoken for (thanks for the PM'S), but if there are any left I'll let you know.
I've talking with a collector friend about this.
I don't collect King's book, just about J.K. Rowling, and this is the first time I live a moment when a new book is hard to find (I didn't collect when the first three went out, and the last one was easy to get a copy) - most of the time it was to get a good deal on old 1st editions that appeared on eBay.
But this is my first experience with a new book with a low printing and has been a horrible. I don't sleep well since Saturday and I my colleagues at work say lately I look like a ghost.
Yes, it's fun in a way to navigate to rare websites asking for a 1st edition, but each night is the same - no confirmation and the feeling I will never got one of these (unless I pay +500 usd, which sounds even worse with the Argentina economy).
So, no, it wasn't funny, it was totally frustrating - and, yes, please Rowling, next time, publish it with a high run print!
Holy Sh!t!, this one sold yesterday on a $4,000 BIN!!!!!!!!!!!!
link
Currently 5 signed copies on ebay. The lowest one is at $937 and climbing.
This is nuts.
Mark Twain
I don't think these insane prices will hold. Whoever bought that for 4,000 probably won't get their money back if they try.
I ordered the last copyThanks though. Fingers crossed.
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Arrrrgh, I didn't read thru the whole thread until after I ordered. Should I cancel?
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
I sent them a message through the amazon site and asked them to cancel my order if indeed it was not a first printing. But they seem a bit schizo - since they have 4 different priced copies listed on Abe's - yet the description is all the same.
Just got the official amazon cancellation notice - oh well...
Dear Customer,
We're writing to inform you that your order xxxxxxx from Read All About It Books has been cancelled by the seller. Please rest assured that you have not been charged for this order.
The item(s) you purchased were out of stock. Usually, our Marketplace Sellers maintain accurate inventories, but occasionally the availability of a listed item will change by the time an order is placed.
We require Sellers to keep stock shortages to a minimum. If we see that a Seller has offended repeatedly, we will take action.
We're sorry for any inconvenience this has caused. If you have any questions regarding the cancellation of this order, please contact Read All About It Books.
I did the same thing but have not received a notice yet.
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
There is no sign of the order any more when I check my uk account.
I don't see on either. Wonder where all the copies went
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Got this from BookDepo this morn:
I can confirm that we started to receive stock yesterday and as soon as this was received your order was shipped.
I can confirm that your order was shipped on 17th July. Please allow 14 working days for delivery.
Wrote back and told if a reprint would return as that wasn't what I ordered.
I just received notice of a refund for The Cuckoo's Calling that I ordered on the 15th. The book was marked as shipped within an hour of my purchasing it. They just now initiated the refund stating that the "bookseller accepted order in error." So they lied about having it in stock and then they lied about shipping it. I suppose the refund is better than them shipping me the second printing. I have no doubt that they considered doing that.
So out of eight of these that I attempted to purchase, six UK and two US editions, I am now down to one UK edition.
Here's hoping that The Speedy Hen wasn't lying about shipping that copy too.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
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