I looked the first time and saw the bad signature.Originally Posted by Mr. Rabbit Trick
History for sale. It's obviously genuine and worth every penny!
I didn't even notice the price.
I looked the first time and saw the bad signature.History for sale. It's obviously genuine and worth every penny!
I didn't even notice the price.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Bad as in fake or just bad as in bad?
Bad as in fake.
John
That's what I was leaning towards, but I'm no expert. Or even well informed amateur.
Yep, looks fake - also noticed that, the big squiggle under his name too. But even if it wasn't fake, it's overpriced. As it is, the listing is just laughable. Reported to ebay.
I personally wouldn't - there's no mention of how it was obtained, its a random edition... just seems fishy
This lordoftherings77 person seems to have loads of fake King sigs constantly listed. 100 % feedback on ebay too. I've noticed a lot of the sellers of fake sigs have 100% positive feedback - not all, but a lot, and some with high numbers too. Weird.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/m.html?_od...at=0&_from=R40
This one is good.
If you call them on it then they apologize and act all innocent and ignorant. There is only a small window to give the negative feedback and most people give the benefit of the doubt, especially when they receive a refund.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
In my humble, amateur opinion, I agree.This one is good.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Yes, its good.In my humble, amateur opinion, I agree.This one is good.
I posted it earlier in the "Intriguing auctions.." thread.
I believe the signature is legit.
The seller has 0 feedback. The listing states "Like New" while the picture shows obvious damage to the cover. The book itself isn't worth anything.
The only collectible thing about it is the signature. That's probably okay. It might make a good bookplate for a more collectible edition.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
How about this one:
it's on Abebooks for what I consider a good price, but I'm a little wary of this one.
Signature looks too large to me.
Anyone find this packaging acceptable? One layer of bubblewrap (that didn't actually even cover 100% of the book), and in a box that's just enough bigger than the book that it can rattle around in it nicely (air bags top and bottom, but nothing on the sides/corners).
Way too large.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
My first thought too, though I thought maybe the fact that it's a paperback may make it look that way. I haven't seen many of his signatures in paperback books. Thanks guys!Way too large.
I've seen better, and I've seen worse. I get annoyed when condition is described "as new" but then little care is taken to ensure that it arrives that way in the mail.
I've seen better, but tbh I've never seen worse on a ~$300 book. On a 5-30 dollar book, sure. Maybe even < $100. But not $200+.I've seen better, and I've seen worse. I get annoyed when condition is described "as new" but then little care is taken to ensure that it arrives that way in the mail.
The top two traycase corners are bumped to the point of being bent over mush. Though it may have been that way or mostly that way already, though that just shifts the transgressions of the seller from packaging to accurately describing. And the capper is that the seller wrote four or five lines of pricing and stock number bullshit on the page opposite the signature. Yeah, it's in pencil, but yeah, I couldn't get it all off either, not to the point where I can't tell it was there. IMO anyone that writes in a collectible book is a twat, no matter how gently they think they're doing it.
Last edited by Frankie; 04-25-2014 at 12:17 PM. Reason: typo
Intentionally blurry:
From a Buick SIGNED by Stephen King 1ST/1ST (2002, Hardcover)
[QUOTE=Frankie;845931]Anyone find this packaging acceptable? One layer of bubblewrap (that didn't actually even cover 100% of the book), and in a box that's just enough bigger than the book that it can rattle around in it nicely (air bags top and bottom, but nothing on the sides/corners).
Book should not rattle in the box, especially with just one layer of bubblewrap, IMO.
Just won this item on ebay. Signature looks genuine but before I pay thought I'd double-check with you guys.
Also, assuming sig is indeed genuine, if you were me would you cover this book with a dustjacket and keep it as is? Or would you cut out the signature and paste it into a nicer edition of IT?
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Signed-Inscr...vip=true&rt=nc
I think the inscription and signature are genuine.
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