BTW.... I know for a fact...
Bob has the CIA do his searches... with a cray super-computer
did not post this... fess up... who is trying to be me?
and have you seen pics of me? who would want to be me?
BTW.... I know for a fact...
Bob has the CIA do his searches... with a cray super-computer
did not post this... fess up... who is trying to be me?
and have you seen pics of me? who would want to be me?
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Those are definitely some womanly weapons.... but... they're hardly a secret.... which reminds me....
I need to go over now and bump that melon thread....
ok.... this is weird.... though this sounds a lot like something I would post, I DID NOT post this message.... who the hell is signed in as me and posting messages as me... seriously
Last edited by Sir_Boomme; 11-20-2014 at 03:36 PM.
A wizard never tells his secrets ;-)
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Some of those "secrets" were mistakenly given as suggestions in other threads. Some long ago, some not so long.
Wanted list:
Ubris
I've been around a bit (not long compared to y'all) and seen some folks come and go. I'm curious what "serious" collectors think qualifies someone as a serious collector.
From my personal experience and from where I now stand I do not have the ability to collect what I want but I still pursue, enjoy, and plot to own more SK items. The value of the items I can procure are typically not high dollar items however I still feel I am a collector.
When I started collecting it was only to purchase each and every King book. I didn't know about special editions and I probably wouldn't have cared about them. I was making an attempt to purchase all SK books in any format I could. My goal was to own, read, and enjoy Mr. Kings works. Paperback, hard cover, used, new, library editions were all fair game to me.
For the serious collectors out there...What are your opinions about what makes someone a serious SK collector?
A serious collector in my opinion is someone who believes they are a serious collector regardless of how expensive their collection is.
Yeah, that's a fair definition - some people don't have the money for major purchases, but - for example - still try to "seriously collect" all the hardcovers, whether first editions or not, like you say. That takes effort, so it's pretty serious.
So any goal beyond, "oh, I guess I'll read the new King book" probably makes you a collector, and then your level of ambition will determine how serious you view yourself. Your defintion means more than someone else's.
I think, therefore I am.
John
They never smile....even with a new P&J...
I'll wait for Bob's answer to what makes someone a serious collector.
The absence of a thing, this can be as deadly as the presence. The absence of air, eh?
The absence of water? The absence of anything else we're addicted to.
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
I'm with most of you guys in that if you feel like a collector, you probably are. I learned when I first joined this little community that it doesn't matter what your collection looks like, if you love it, seek it out, and take care of it, it's a serious collection.
Took me a while to realize my ratty doubleday hardcovers were nothing to be ashamed of. Not everyone will have every [1/1, S/L, whatever...] known to man, nor does everyone need to.
Like John said, "I think, therefore I am." Have passion for your collecting, that's all I need.
With BCEs, later printings, reprints, etc, you could probably do that right now entirely on eBay for a few hundred bucks. Not sure I'd call that a "serious collector".
Personally I'd call that something more like "serious reader" than "serious collector".I was making an attempt to purchase all SK books in any format I could. My goal was to own, read, and enjoy Mr. Kings works.
A couple hundred bucks is a lot of money to some people. I'm a serious collector on a grad student budget, aka, not everything that comes out end up in my collection. Doesn't make me or anyone else less of a collector. When I first joined, the "first" half of my King collection was BCEs. I didn't know any better. Still, I loved my books.
Spending money on one book that makes other people (namely non collectors and spouses) look at you in disbelief. Usually followed by the words - "Really?? For a book??" This makes you a serious collector IMO.
This intangible urge to hunt for and gather a certain set of items that appeal to you whatever they are), and that feeling when you SCORED! That, and a certain degree of OCD when it comes to storing/preserving/displaying your trophies, is what defines a true collector IMO.
I GUESS WHEN YOU OWN ONE OF THESE?
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I'm not saying that the monetary expenditure is the prime consideration. Just saying that having all of King's books in HC wouldn't necessarily make you a serious collector IMO because you could literally spend a couple hours on eBay and a couple hundred bucks and have that collection. It wouldn't necessarily take much effort at all. If it took you years to arrive at the exact same collection due to monetary considerations and you spent a lot of time and effort finding really nice BCEs and 11th printings then you'd probably qualify for serious collector, just serious collector on an extraordinarily tight budget. Though personally in that case I wouldn't consider a BCE Carrie part of my collection, I'd consider it a reading copy.
I'd already been collecting for awhile and had lots of proofs, remarques, hardcovers, paperbacks, prints, foreigns, PCs, S/Ls ... but for me personally, the "Serious Collector" moment was when I bought The Stand S/L. Aside from the money, it was the knowing ...
WANT LIST: Any SK #186; Dark Man Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Black Tape Spine Proof; FDNS Unbound Color Proof
A SERIOUS COLLECTOR!
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When the ONLY Book Club Editions in your Stephen King Collection look like this.
I don't think it necessarily has to do with money, but I agree with The Library Policeman--when you start buying books with a price tag that has non-collectors' jaws dropping, it a good indication you are a serious collector. And when you start buying lots of bookcases with doors to protect your books, it a good indication you are a serious collector. And when you start dropping hundreds of dollars to buy slipcases, Brodart covers, etc., just to protect your books, it a good indication you are a serious collector.
I think for me, it was when I first went to The Strand in NYC. I found my way to the Rare Book Room and went nuts. It's where I bought my first collectible DT books. It's where I bought my first ARCs/proofs (think I picked up 3 that day). And its where I got The Road to the Dark Tower signed by Bev Vincent. I walked out with 2 large shopping bags and a dazed look on my face, having spent a few dollars on clearance books and almost $600 in the Rare Book Room. It was a lovely day!
Spoiler:
Because you care.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459