Why, oh why would anyone do that? I wonder where the hologram is attached.Originally Posted by jhanic
Why, oh why would anyone do that? I wonder where the hologram is attached.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
and so much for this seller having any smarts as he has the wrong date for the Sarasota signing in listing... not even the right month.Why, oh why would anyone do that? I wonder where the hologram is attached.
.............. and he has a buyer waiting since Feb 23 on a $1.04 baseball card .............. according to feedback
I can't see the hologram :-)
5 minutes left on the "Major" Stephen King collection for $20,000 or BIN $100,000 - surprisingly no bids LOL.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Major-Stephe...item3f330f70fe
Damn, I was hoping to snipe it right at the end for 20 grand, but I mistimed it.
Darn. You should have just jumped on the $100,000 BIN. LOL
But don't worry Frankie he's just relisted it for $20,000 opening bid again! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...m=271450222543
I wonder how many times he will relist this and slowly drop the price down. How much IS it worth anyway in everyone's opinions? What would you pay for that lot?
$1
LOL. Pity he doesn't have a "make best offer" option and we could all offer him a buck - or two.
Ha!
His descriptions, and pictures, kind of suck.I wonder how many times he will relist this and slowly drop the price down. How much IS it worth anyway in everyone's opinions? What would you pay for that lot?
Because of that I'm not even entirely sure what we're talking about, but seems like six books, one without a DJ, plus a short typed letter that is signed? And none of the six books have much, or any, intrinsic 1st/1st collector value. I'd say three grand would be extremely generous, and that's assuming some of the early signatures are worth more on earlier books. I'd lean more towards 2 grand. I don't think the "collection" is any more valuable than the individual books, other than to him.
I'd say he'd be better off breaking it up and selling it, though that would undoubtedly cause him to ask 3 grand per book. It's obvious from the "Major King collection" nonsense that this guy doesn't have a real firm grip on reality.
I like his description of 1993 being "10+ years ago". Also his description of King's "regard for certain readers" (i.e. him and his wife), like thousands of people haven't been sending him stuff to sign for decades.
I would have leaned towards $2,000 max as well - maybe (big maybe) $3,000 at a push. I wouldn't personally buy them though but in terms of what they might at a stretch be worth... I usually budget myself $200 for a signed King - I've gotten them for less, and for more. So 6 x $200 is $1,800. But this guy's attitude seems to suck and the quality of the books might be bad as he hasn't really posted info on that.
Maybe him and the wife don't really want to sell them and just put them up and said "well ok if we get 20 grand or more then we can let go of them but otherwise we want to keep them." But then why put them up at all...
VICKI
Looking for a reference from a pair of King inscriptions from the early 1980s: "Vicki," someone who SK would've thanked "for all your work" and "with admiration," apparently based in NYC, and who would've received early (including pre-official publication date) copies.
I'm a bit confused. Can you clarify a bit more?
Yes. --We picked up first edition copies of CUJO and DIFFERENT SEASONS, both inscribed (warmly) to "Vicki." The inscription in CUJO includes "Much Love"; the inscription in DIFFERENT SEASONS is fabulous and includes "good wishes and lots of admiration," a contextual John Lennon reference to "some time in New York City," and "thanks for all your work." CUJO is dated one day after the publication date (9/9/81), and DIFFERENT SEASONS is dated about two weeks prior to the publication date.I'm a bit confused. Can you clarify a bit more?
Hope that helps. These look great from everything I know, and a couple of friends have also weighed in on them. I was going to post pictures here but am challenged in getting a simple jpeg in. Working on the eBay listings now and will include links to them after they are up.
Here are the "Vicki" inscriptions.
Input would be most welcome
Both of the inscriptions look wonderful to me. Prices will be wildly different depending on whether the books are 1st edition 1st printings, or not, if the correctly priced DJ is present, and condition.
The inscriptions are marvelous. I have no idea as to the specific (last name etc.) person(s) they were noted to, but they are pleasing to see.
Awesome! Totally awesome!
I don't collect personally inscribed books, so I don't follow that market. But the inscriptions and signatures look great.
what do you guys think on this?
I think its good. The photo's not that great; you don't see any hesitation points do you?
Looks dark.
what do you guys think on this?
WOW...have any of you seen such a long King inscription before? It's wonderful!!!Here are the "Vicki" inscriptions.
Input would be most welcome
Wonderful - I collect King inscriptions and would love them. Pity my name isn't "Vicki" but otherwise love them!WOW...have any of you seen such a long King inscription before? It's wonderful!!!Here are the "Vicki" inscriptions.
Input would be most welcome
We could start calling you Vicki. Maybe it would stick?Wonderful - I collect King inscriptions and would love them. Pity my name isn't "Vicki" but otherwise love them!
"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
LOL! But I can't decide if I want to be known as Vicki with an i or Vicky with a y - leave it with me...
Weirdly, I've never been able to find an inscribed "To John" (my real name) - and "John" is a simple and common name ! or even a "To Jonah" (my nickname) signed King, but I've got all sorts of others - a Laura, a Don, an Anna Lisa, a Janet...
I don't like it at all. Need a better picture to be sure.Looks dark.
what do you guys think on this?
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