Hi Frankie -- Well, £250 is just too steep. I'll go to £100 credit (plus a new copy of the book) but that's as far as I'll go. Best wishes -- Pete
Hi Frankie -- Well, £250 is just too steep. I'll go to £100 credit (plus a new copy of the book) but that's as far as I'll go. Best wishes -- Pete
Pete - you're amazing!
Hope this works out!
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Originally Posted by Frankie
Make it £250 and you got yourself a deal boys!
No deal! You simply photo-shopped Mr Rabbit Trick's copy #12 to make it look like you have copy #1!!!
The signatures and number one are completely identical between the two images. Both my copy and Stroppygoblin's copy have differences in the hand writing. Your photo does not. It's a very poor attempt at extorting Pete's very generous and noble offer.
An attempt at Yanking your chain, maybe. I dont think he was trying to extort Pete.
Seems like dude played a joke and Pete with all his good nature, immediately bumped the offer.
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CD Carrie Portfolio 719
Dark Tower S/N LE's 171 or 203
ANY Stephen King S/N LE #171 or 719
A Storm of Swords #218 or 346
Ancillary Justice #455
American Gods (+ SC Reader copy) #624
Michael Whelan original art
DT VII: Michael Whelan Remarque
He shoulda photoshopped a King sig on there while he was at it! Lol
Wanted
CD Carrie Portfolio 719
Dark Tower S/N LE's 171 or 203
ANY Stephen King S/N LE #171 or 719
A Storm of Swords #218 or 346
Ancillary Justice #455
American Gods (+ SC Reader copy) #624
Michael Whelan original art
DT VII: Michael Whelan Remarque
About 75% of Frankie's posts are diatribes against 'flipping' so yeah, he's fooling around
Kudos to Roseannebarr for displaying such integrity and noble intent. Rep points my friend!If you sent it to me, I will return it. I do not want the 50 L's??? Returning it is the nice thing to do.Very cool of you Pete!
D'oh! I'm gonna go sit down for a while. Best wishes one and all -- Pete The Gullible!
Although I appreciate the humour and a job well done, I think that was a little unfair to Pete in his tired state. I'm giving +ve rep to Pete for at least trying to do right by his customers!
"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
Like I said... good of Pete... at the same time if T Dogz had that number and PS gave it to someone else... well rightfully so they should be doing all they can to get it back for him. Personally this is HUGELY important to me. It has happened before and CD paid the shipping and everything to get the book back for me but I got lucky. I say if T does not get his number one in a timely manner the same offer of Pete to the person with the #1 should then go to T Dogz for PS's drop of the ball. My 2 cents... and if I had that book... I would be giving it back like DoctorZuis did and with no monetary gain at all. On this site especially it was the right thing to do. I would have blasted Frankie had I not seen it was a joke. But I see his humor now.... at first I was like "what a hypocrite"!!!!
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Insomnia #459
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Sorry guys, I thought the photoshop job would be spotted by all pretty easily, if I had the book (which I don't, I didn't order a copy) I wouldn't even take the 50, let alone try and get more. Props to Pete though for stepping up to the plate even further!
Keeping fingers crossed for you T.
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
I appreciate everything Pete is doing but PS needs a better way of keeping up with the numbers and who has them. This all happened when they sent out the 1st book Christine. I had ask for a certain number and was sent a lot different number. I know PS tried to correct the mistake for everyone but you would think they would be a better way of keeping up with who gets what number. I hope T-Dogz all the best but it is highly doubtful he will see his #1 of Carrie. I know that really messed up your numbered set big time. I think PS should just send you a book numbered #1 so your set isn't so screwed up so what if there might be 2 #1s at least you will have your complete set of #1s. Just my thoughts on the entire thing.
You are WAY OFF man... why would you even suggest something so silly? So you want to start a process of publishers numbering books any old way to please one or two people? That would open up sooo many cans of worms. Forgeries would be easy or de-valuation to name a couple. PS, do not be the one to do something so stupid... I will not be alone in saying your books would then become books to stay away from buying.... my 2 cents on that...
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
I like your idea. Then we could all get #1. 946 copies all numbered #1. That would make 945 people happy! #1 of 946 on every book! lets do a straw poll.
If it wasn't a number 1 I would not have said anything but since he has a set of number ones going what would it hurt? Now if it was any other number I would not even go there.
When will Thinner and S.C. be released?
Webstar1000 I do understand what you are saying and some of what you said hadn't even cross my mind. This isn't the first time PS has mixed up the numbers and they should make it right for him don't you think? I didn't mean to do 2 numbers of all the books just the #1 book but I do see what it can lead to. I just hate that something like this happen to anyone I just wished something could be done because more than likely whoever received #! will keep it sorry to say. I am sorry that I have upset some of the members on the site.
I mentioned in a post earlier that thier mistake should be something for T Dogz. That set is very important to him... but you cannot simply "make one up". I am not upset just would hate to see that happen... Look what Caretaker 217 (Ralph) did... he destroyed a lettered that was a double! He was out $375 bucks! PS needs to make good on their mistake but not at the expense of something sacred.
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
You didnt upset me! I just feel sorry that he doesn't have his book. But it appears everything is being done to rectify! but i am sure if whoever gets it and realizes a mistake was made, it will work out in TDogs favor. I am an optimist! The trick will be the person will have to be clued in by reading PS Newsletter or this site. Otherwise, it could go unnoticed for years!
I don't think you upset anyone. But I do agree with the others. The process shouldn't be perverted just to appease one person. What it hurts is the entire system. There can't be two #1s. I'm not going to ask DMG to make a new #whatever just so it matches the rest of my DT set because I can't find the others. The fact that it was a publisher screwup rather than just time and circumstance makes no difference. It's extremely unfortunate, and I do think the publisher bears some responsibility, but that doesn't mean you can just make another #1.
And if whomever gets #1 drops it on eBay with a 1,000% markup, that's just the way it is. Nothing wrong with it. Capitalism, etc. What the market will bear. Right, guys?
[QUOTE=T-Dogz_AK47;867307]I hope you realize that, rather than a poor attempt at extortion, it was merely an earnest attempt at making a joke that was in (poor) taste. When you make jokes that are in questionable taste, as I am frequently unable to resist doing (I consider it my one character flaw, though friends and family may disagree), you have to resign yourself to the consequences. So if anyone thinks I'm a massive asshole for doing it, I won't argue.Make it £250 and you got yourself a deal boys!
No deal! You simply photo-shopped Mr Rabbit Trick's copy #12 to make it look like you have copy #1!!!
The signatures and number one are completely identical between the two images. Both my copy and Stroppygoblin's copy have differences in the hand writing. Your photo does not. It's a very poor attempt at extorting Pete's very generous and noble offer.
But I will argue that I'm not an extortionist. Again, just an asshole, not an extortionist.
I thought it was funny. Rep points for you for lightening the mood here.
I'm also tossing some rep to you.
I understand you were tossing out a "funny".
That being said, certainly the only duplicate limitations should be "PC".
I'm gonna go out on my own on this one probably and say PS don't HAVE to do anything to make this right. If a publisher chooses to try and help people match numbers, then good on them. But I don't see it as an absolute right of a purchaser to book that number for life.
I think its great for Pete to do what he is doing to try an encourage the receiver of number one to return it, but don't see that he should have to create a new number, pay T Dogz etc if that solution doesn't present itself.
I get that many will disagree with this opinion, but I just don't see how a purchasr of a book is entitled to anything beyond THAT book s/he has purchased right then.
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