2016 Collecting Goals

[Roseannebarr]

[QUOTE=Roseannebarr;991827]

2016 goals.

Finish my flat signed first edition collection

Missing
My Pretty Pony - signed! Completed
Green Mile Schribner Still Missing
Stephen King goes to movies Signed! Completed
TWTTK. Grant edition. signed, completed
CoTW hardcover signed! completed
Umney's Last Case UUGH he inscribed it to BETh. now i have to buy another copy and get it flatsigned.
Creepshow

completed

Let me help you with that Glenn.....I have crossed two off your list that I have decided you do not need.

And I swear to God...If I ever see that Silver Bullet of yours...........

NEW 2016 GOAL

The Green Mile
Creepshow
Umney's last case
Different seasons. Long story. I have one copy inscribed and one flatsigned. NOT happy with either one! I want one flat signed in front of me!

adding

Ghosts of Darkland County completed
Storm of the Century paperback. tippy informed me that this is original (first) trade edition. I mistakenly took my hard copy BCE for signature.

[webstar1000]

Just got a HOLY GRAIL... so for the rest of the year... I will take what I can get...

Color Wrightson is my next big one for sure

[Johnny007]

Just got a HOLY GRAIL... so for the rest of the year... I will take what I can get...

Color Wrightson is my next big one for sure

Enjoy the Holy Grail, Kris!

[peripheral]

Just got a HOLY GRAIL... so for the rest of the year... I will take what I can get...

Color Wrightson is my next big one for sure

Holy Grail??!? Tell us!

[Johnny007]

Late last year it became apparent that I would never attain many of the items needed to even get my collection close to the collections some of the folks here own. So I divested the entirety of my proof collection (about 110 + or -) and decided I'd just collect signed numbered, lettered, roman numerals, along with signed 1st copies (US and UK). I needed some cash so I liquidated some duplicates a few months ago. Now, some recent vacations to the hospital necessitated more cash so I dropped 90% of current duplicates along with non-duplicate signed numbered books, a lettered set and a few signed 1sts. My 2016 goals now are to pay the bills for those vacations while trying to complete my collection of signed US and UK 1st editions and find those lettered editions that still escape me. I'm also looking for SK books with SK inscriptions to Kirby McCauley.

[jonp]

My collecting goals for 2016 and beyond,

2016

To get at least another 24 proofs before the end of the year.
To get a few more missing US 1st - but probably not the Doubledays yet.
To get any new books End Of Watch etc., still uncertain on Deluxe PS Skeleton Crew

2016 and beyond (these have been on the list for a few years)

S/L - Danse Macabre, My Pretty Pony (With Booklab traycase).
Lettered - My Holy Grails and therefore unlikely - The Green Mile, The Regulators and Firestarter.

I have acquired more the 24 proofs - so I have managed to surpass my target thanks to some members and eBay.
I think I have only added two US 1st - Dolores Claiborne and Bag of Bones.
I now have the End Of Watch variants and relucantly continued with the PS editions.

I have added no S/Ls or Lettereds

[becca69]

2015 was a big year for me crossing off some major collecting goals, especially reuniting my DT S/L matching set (over #500).

I would like to:

• add a few more early King limiteds
• expand my UK collection (specifically in the early titles)
• add more remarques and maybe an original art piece

I just added The Stand S/L - 2016, I'm out!

I was wrong as I just added Christine S/L.

EOTD S/L and my #3 goal should happen soon!

#2 UK Thinner & The Stand (revised)
#3 happened with an original DT remarque in The Art of Michael Whelan S/L.

#1 - Insomnia S/L

[Phalucha]

Have added 2 signed "to Paul" books - The Talisman (signed by both!) and Salem's Lot. No road trip to Maine, but flew to the Burg to see SK - what a great city. Still struggling with items 1 and 2.

[Patrick]

One of the aspects of collecting King and other authors that I cherish is the opportunity to meet other collectors, specifically TDT members, in person. This is always an ongoing goal of mine and has motivated me to go places and attend gatherings and events I otherwise likely would have skipped. So far in 2016, I've met over half a dozen of you for the first time. I truly appreciate those experiences, whether or not a book-signing is involved:

It's been great to meet for the first time in 2016:

Steve/racerx45
Victoria/lovejoygirl14
Simon/stroppygoblin
Paul/zelig
Shac
Dick/Dolso
Shannon

And, of course, I always enjoy hanging with Jerome/RF and his lovely, patient wife.

Looking forward to seeing you all again sometime in the future.

[Ari_Racing]

We're not that far away from the end of the year and I've just checked my targets:

* One for the road illustrated
* The long walk UK 1st
* The running man UK 1st
* The Plant #1 unsigned
* The Plant #3 unsigned

* At least 1 of the 12 1st fiction appearances' magazines I'm missing. - There were 24 items in total and I got one so far, so I'll change it to 1 out of the 23 I'm missing
* At least 5 of the 13 1st fiction appearances' books I'm missing. This was changed to 19 pieces missing. Now it's 18. I'll keep 5 out 18.
* At least 2 of the 19 promo items I'm after. Two items added to my want list. I'll stick with 2 out of 21.
* At least 3 more 1st edition books signed by King.
* At least 2 S/L books I'm missing.
* At least 30 of the 145 magazines I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. I got 26 but expanded the list to 168. So my goal is 40 out of the 168.
* At least 10 of the 33 books I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. Now I'm looking for 41.
* At least 2 of the 165 newspapers I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. Now I'm looking for 173
* At least 1 of the two Spanish editions I'm missing. I learnt about a 3rd Spanish book I'm missing.

Since I completed my last Grails list, I'm creating a new one. I'm pretty positive it'll take a lot of time to get these but I'm not aiming to get these in the near future. It'll probably take me several years and that's why I'm considering these grails:

* The Regulators - Lettered edition
* Stories of Suspense
* One copy of The Maine campus with a S. King piece on it.

It seems this year I didn't focus in my targets as I did in previous years. I got several signed copies and more S/L than planned.

[biomieg]

My goals are still modest:

• A couple early US/UK 1st/1st mass-market paperbacks, especially the Signet Firestarter!
• Get some more Dan Simmons and other author's 1st/1st trade editions;
• Perhaps a King S/L (most likely one of the classics, or Six Stories).

Any help with reaching these goals would be much appreciated!

So, I did get a few more 1st editions by other authors but other than that I only got about 30 kilograms of medical textbooks.... seems like my collecting habit came to a grinding halt this year!

I'd still be happy to find a Signet 1st/1st PB of Firestarter though!

[stroppygoblin]

1. Pay off the CC bill that 2015 left me with!
2. Get new bookcase built DONE!
3. Maybe 1 or 2 more S/L's DONE! (1 or 2 - LOL I think I added 12!, and that's the main reason why #1 is still not complete

Updated my list.

[becca69]

2015 was a big year for me crossing off some major collecting goals, especially reuniting my DT S/L matching set (over #500).

I would like to:

• add a few more early King limiteds
• expand my UK collection (specifically in the early titles)
• add more remarques and maybe an original art piece

I just added The Stand S/L - 2016, I'm out!

I was wrong as I just added Christine S/L.

EOTD S/L and my #3 goal should happen soon!

#2 UK Thinner & The Stand (revised)
#3 happened with an original DT remarque in The Art of Michael Whelan S/L.

#1 - Insomnia S/L

I was able to add EOTD S/L and an original Michael Whelan painting (yet to be framed).

2106 turned out better than expected. Maybe 2017 will be the year of the Lettered Regulators -

[Randall Flagg]

Signed End of Watch
Signed Bazaar of Bad Dreams
Signed 3 pack of MM, FK, EOW
Obtain another Michael Whelen sketch from Knowing Darkness

Pretty aggressive goals so we shall see.

Mission accomplished.

[biomieg]

The last two months of the year are looming over you... no more goals... what are you going to do now?

[Randall Flagg]

The last two months of the year are looming over you... no more goals... what are you going to do now?

Scheme...

[bdwyer19]

I usually don't set yearly goals, but I think I surpassed what I thought I'd add to my collection this year.

S/L
Black House
Blockade Billy
Christine
It
The Stand

Signed First Editions
From a Buick 8 - dated day of release
Lisey's Story
End of Watch
Insomnia

Book Tour
Sewickley, PA - EOW tour

For fun
Stephen King bobblehead

[Roseannebarr]

[QUOTE=Roseannebarr;1004813]

2016 goals.

Finish my flat signed first edition collection

Missing
My Pretty Pony - signed! Completed
Green Mile Schribner Still Missing
Stephen King goes to movies Signed! Completed
TWTTK. Grant edition. signed, completed
CoTW hardcover signed! completed
Umney's Last Case UUGH he inscribed it to BETh. now i have to buy another copy and get it flatsigned.
Creepshow

Let me help you with that Glenn.....I have crossed two off your list that I have decided you do not need.

And I swear to God...If I ever see that Silver Bullet of yours...........

NEW 2016 GOAL

The Green Mile
Creepshow got this one signed!!
Umney's last case
Different seasons. Long story. I have one copy inscribed and one flatsigned. NOT happy with either one! I want one flat signed in front of me!

adding

Ghosts of Darkland County got this one signed.
Storm of the Century paperback. tippy informed me that this is original (first) trade edition. I mistakenly took my hard copy BCE for signature.

New List!

Storm of the Century paperback.
Umney's last case
The Green Mile
Different seasons

[tippy4]

Signed trade 1st of The Bazaar of Bad Dreams GOT IT
Signed trade 1st of End of Watch GOT IT
Unsigned trade 1st of End of Watch GOT IT
CD Salem's Lot G/E GOT IT
Night Shift 1st Edition GOT IT....BUT NOT A GREAT COPY
Find the missing volume in my DT SL set MOVING THIS TO 2017

UPDATED

[picontin]

It's been a busy (very expensive) year..

[picontin]

11/22/63 (flatsigned)
Black House (S/L)
Desperation (S/L)
-Doctor Sleep (S/L)
-It (gift)
It (S/L)
-Insomnia (S/L)
-The Talisman (gift)
Under the Dome with Dolso case (flatsigned)
-De Beproeving (The Stand) Dutch Numbered Limited

[picontin]

Update!

De Beproeving (The Stand) Dutch Numbered Limited

[tippy4]

What Talisman gift edition are you looking for?

I have both the 1984 version and the Talisman/BlackHouse set available.

Email me when you are ready to buy.

[Theli]

I have quite a few goals, and I don't expect to reach them all, but hopefully a few.

Get more remarques
Get a flat signed trade hard cover, probably 'Salem's Lot
Get at least one more signed limited, or maybe lettered edition
Get my first proof
Get an artist edition and/or remarqued copy of CD's 'Salem's Lot
Work on collecting the trade hard covers (or artist editions) of the Dark Tower series
Get more gift editions and 1st editions
Maybe get One For the Road if I find it for a reasonable price

Well looking back at my goals I think I didn't do too bad this year. A few I would like to still pursue, but I think this year's goals will be a bit more subdued for me.

Goals I met:
One for the Road slipcased edition
More Gift Editions (PS, CD and Grant)
Picked up a couple new 1st, including a second state 'Salem's Lot (thanks James)
Got some remarques, both King related and otherwise; one from Don Maitz and one from Dave Palumbo which leads too...
A remarqued copy of 'Salem's Lot
Lettered edition of The Killer Inside Me by Jim Thompson, signed by King
Limited edition of Sub. Press The Shining
And thanks to my SS, I have a signed PB of Night Shift! (thanks Chase!)

What I missed:
AE Edition of 'Salem's Lot
Collecting the DT series
Getting an ARC/Proof
Signed trade HC

[Ari_Racing]

This year I didn't focus in my goals as a previous year but it has been a really great year for my collection:

* One for the road illustrated
* The long walk UK 1st
* The running man UK 1st
* The Plant #1 unsigned
* The Plant #3 unsigned

* At least 1 of the 12 1st fiction appearances' magazines I'm missing. - There were 24 items in total and I got one so far, so I'll change it to 1 out of the 23 I'm missing
* At least 5 of the 13 1st fiction appearances' books I'm missing. This was changed to 19 pieces missing. Now it's 18. I'll keep 5 out 18. -> I got one
* At least 2 of the 19 promo items I'm after. Two items added to my want list. I'll stick with 2 out of 21. -> I got one and added 7 more items to seek.
* At least 3 more 1st edition books signed by King.
* At least 2 S/L books I'm missing.
* At least 30 of the 145 magazines I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. I got 26 but expanded the list to 168. So my goal is 40 out of the 168. -> I got 30
* At least 10 of the 33 books I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. Now I'm looking for 41. -> I got one
* At least 2 of the 165 newspapers I'm missing that include an original non-fiction piece. Now I'm looking for 173 -> I got one
* At least 1 of the two Spanish editions I'm missing. I learnt about a 3rd Spanish book I'm missing. -> I got none.

Since I completed my last Grails list, I'm creating a new one. I'm pretty positive it'll take a lot of time to get these but I'm not aiming to get these in the near future. It'll probably take me several years and that's why I'm considering these grails:

* The Regulators - Lettered edition
* Stories of Suspense
* One copy of The Maine campus with a S. King piece on it.