Okay. You're a "Poor Man" completist.Originally Posted by Dan
Okay. You're a "Poor Man" completist.
I suppose you want to be a "completest" (lettered), but I believe you have your own whale or two to still catchOkay. You're a "Poor Man" completist.
Yes, and I think there are 4, or maybe 5 on here who have this. Also, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon has 15 Lettered copies.No I think Danse is only 15 Ralph...
And, you don't have a complete collection of S/Ls until you have all of these...
"Complete list of Stephen King Signed Limiteds" http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...igned+Limiteds
That's what I'm working first. Then it's lettered!Yes, and I think there are 4, or maybe 5 on here who have this. Also, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon has 15 Lettered copies.No I think Danse is only 15 Ralph...
And, you don't have a complete collection of S/Ls until you have all of these...
"Complete list of Stephen King Signed Limiteds" http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...igned+Limiteds
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
That's my collecting strategy as well. Most of the early lettered editions never come on the market though.
Don't tell me you drank the purple Koolaid and bought a lettered TGWLTG.
If this ever came up for sale I would buy it. (It has never come up for sale in all the years I have been collecting)
Wow. And what would you be willing to pay?If this ever came up for sale I would buy it. (It has never come up for sale in all the years I have been collecting)
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
$1 more than you.Wow. And what would you be willing to pay?If this ever came up for sale I would buy it. (It has never come up for sale in all the years I have been collecting)
Here's a question for all y'all: What Stephen King book would you consider to be the best investment?
That needs qualification. Assuming bought now or bought on original publication?
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
As if the book was purchased now, not during original publication.That needs qualification. Assuming bought now or bought on original publication?
The Plant has returned 849900% (using an initial cost of $1 as it was a gift). The Whitney My Pretty Pony, the S/L TGWLTG and the Lettered Masques sell at or below issue.
I suppose I should clarify. What is one book you expect to appreciate in value the most from this point forward that would not be considered an exorbitant purchase?
I think it would be foolish to spend money on any S/L today in hopes of selling it for a profit in the future. In the long run, I think your best bet would be sticking with the early Doubleday books. I could picture The Shining, Salem's Lot, or Carrie being worth thousands in fifty years.
If Hard Case Crime publishes any more King books in the future, and the S/L's are priced like Joyland was? Then I would say that's the best bet.
That being said, there's no indication that they have anything in the works, but they seemed very underpriced last time around.
The early Doubledays will increase nicely.
The Gunslinger 1st, the finer the condition the better.
There are several editions that have issues, so pristine copies will increase in value. e.g., Firestarter, Danse Macabre, The Eyes of the Dragon, The Cycle of the Werewolf(HB) all have issues with their dustjackets.
All of the Bachman books seem to keep increasing in price.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Rage. Find one in NF condition. It will likely double in 5 years.
The best bet is to buy them all just to be safe
On the short term.. it might not be a bad idea to pick up any version of IT. When the movie comes out prices will likely increase. If you are looking to make an opportunity sale.
IT movie? Fill me in. I was unaware!
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Because of the issues with the spine a little loose, what would be the right price for this copy of The Shining?
http://pages.ebay.com/link/?nav=item...d=311186307676
No much more than it's listed for-if even that.
Thanks RF. Still looking for the right copy. At that price, this isn't it.
I have the UK first edition, the yellow cover, in NF-/VG+ condition, with Hodder & Stoughton price sticker on back cover. $400.
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