Ditto. I'm not sure what the sellers username is now, but that Iooks like a typical allstarbooks deal. He never mastered the loop. It's always too sharp.Originally Posted by idlewarnings
Ditto. I'm not sure what the sellers username is now, but that Iooks like a typical allstarbooks deal. He never mastered the loop. It's always too sharp.
My first impression is that I don't like the middle one either. A picture of the whole page might help refine that opinion.
edit: I found the listing. Now I really don't like it! It is allstarbooks.
You should return it or burn it.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Do you have a link to that listing? I really want to see how truly horrific allstarbooks are....My first impression is that I don't like the middle one either. A picture of the whole page might help refine that opinion.
edit: I found the listing. Now I really don't like it! It is allstarbooks.
You should return it or burn it.
Sure, I had meant to post it anyway.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-TALISMAN...p2047675.l2557
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Yep, seeing it on a larger scale, both on my computer and the original eBay listing, not any good at all.
And, from a scum seller. I'm not angry at EBay, Abe's, Amazon, etc. because they are just vehicles to move products. I'm disappointed in Kings office for not hiring (I've offered to do the job) a person to officially work on behalf of Kings business operation, and shut these scum down. The program works, King's office simply needs to get involved. If you want to see how it works, find a bootleg Star Wars item, place it on EBay, sit back and wait.Yep, seeing it on a larger scale, both on my computer and the original eBay listing, not any good at all.
Mulleins
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
I think there is a difference between a bootleg item and a legit item with a forged signature.
I hate these guys too....but why would King's office pay someone to monitor this?.....what would be the ROI?
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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.
WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Thanks everyone for giving your expert opinions. Sounds like I was duped on this one.
I checked their feedback and it was 100%, so didn't worry too much. No worries, I will deal with it (whether I return it or just keep it as an example of a fake one to show my friends). Only $100 and that's nothing really in the scheme of things with the value of my whole collection (King and others). It is frustrating that a business is being run on false pretenses and would not be viable EXCEPT for EBay enabling them and getting them the eyeballs and corresponding clients to dupe.
Curt
EDIT: I just blasted the seller and demanded a refund for "I don't believe this is authentic". Won't help, but I think they cover shipping back, so I will see if that is true and, if so, then maybe if we all buy the auctions and then continually return them on the seller's dime, it will slow it down? shrug...
OK....I would do it for free.....why? Because I care.
Mulleins
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
Sign "Albert Einstein" on the back side of the page with King's bogus signature, then return the book for a refund.
LOL!! They already responded and I can print a shipping label and return it on their dime it looks like, so that costs them whatever listing/selling/shipping they get hit for after a return. Melissa is who responded and was very apologetic and said that most of their sales are consignment sales. (Same argument as EBay if you think of it). Sucks to get rid of my only signed The Talisman, but it was a crappy copy anyway and if it was signed by Bill McGullicutty in the style of Stephen King then not really giving up much anyway.Sign "Albert Einstein" on the back side of the page with King's bogus signature, then return the book for a refund.
p.s. My apologies if anyone is named Bill McGullicutty, but I needed a random name!
I'm glad you are sending it back, Curt. BTW, Melissa is full of s**t, IMO.
I'm sticking with the Albert Einstein suggestion. That and a full refund are a win/win.
I think the problem I have is that Kings office has gone through so much trouble the last few national book tours with the random book lotteries for signed books, to avoid people selling them, that this would seem like a no brainer. They have gone out of their way to make the normal event for him random signed books, in an effort to sell more tickets to speaking venues, and to try and prevent autograph resellers from flipping the books.
Which in reality does the inverse of you want because you are creating more of a demand and less supply, which encourages forgeries more.
Why spend so much time on trying to stop people who legitimately want to stand in line for 4 hours getting his book signed to sell it, as opposed to creating some sort of group based on their office to help report and take down the sellers of these forged books? It doesn't make any sense, especially when we have seen the same 3-4 mass forgers continuously sell the same stuff for years.
Who here got it?
Someone for $699.
Can't say who.
Because who the hell wants a book to go with their signature
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/301853050435
Wow...
King took the time to sign and date at Grisham event last night
http://www.ebay.com/ulk/itm/262251393987
Who ever forged it also used the same sharpie on the IT.
Mulleins
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
I reported him. More should.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Not eBay, but possibly questionable:
http://bookrevue.com/rare.html
What do you guys think?
LOL, seriously. Why buy a signed Revival for 200 dollars when you can spend 700 dollars for a signed chunk of one page from Revival?
That Dark Half is shit.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
I agree.
John
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