There's one on ebay now but it's priced highly for it's condition and the seller has relisted a few times.
They very rarely come up for sale however and I was lucky to pick up a Library bound recently one for $160! Not in the same league as Bob or Jon's but I'm just happy to have it in my collection
"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
My first copy (the one I used for the entry in the 1st Editions Catalog) was pretty nice but not perfect. I think I paid £850 for it and I sold it for about the same price in dollars. My current copy is a 'fair'/VG book with a significant spine lean but a pretty nice DJ which I got for about half of what I paid for the other copy. I sold my full set of UK 1sts a couple of years ago but I recently decided that my collection just wasn't the same without the UK 'Big Five' (plus Dead Zone/Danse Macabre) - so I got those back on the shelf but settled for a poor man's Carrie (relatively speaking!!).
Cool, thanks. I thought it would be a little higher than that. Still though, that's a lot of bread for a book! What would that same book go for with King's signature on it?Originally Posted by biomieg
Depends on condition. Ranging from $750 for a VG+ copy to $1,500-2,000 for a NF copy, I'd say (assuming you're referring to a 1st printing, of course). A mint copy would go for a lot more but I think Bob's the only one to own a true F/F copy these days.
I'm negotiating with a seller on a S/L Regulators. Original price was $1,250, which is way high. He was talked down to an even $1,000 but I'm not sure if this is reasonable. I thought it's value was more in the $900 range. Thoughts?
Betts sold one with "modest shelf wear" for $950.. If it's perfect $1K is a good price.
Thanks RF!
Betts prices have risen recently to $1000. Before then it went for $550 to $750.
Traycased Editions of The Colorado Kid. Each of the #'d Editons (1 of 33)....
What should we pay?
Lot Guy was selling a PC for $555. That's below the issue price of £450 (~$712).
They usually go for less than issue price. Here are Betts sales:
Colorado Kid "Lettered" (Chadbourne artwork) #PC - Fine in Fine traycase - $450
Colorado Kid "Lettered" (Potter artwork) #PC - Fine in Fine traycase - $400
Colorado Kid "Lettered" (Miller artwork) #21 of 33 - Fine in Fine traycase - $699
Colorado Kid "Lettered" #17 of 33 issued, JK Potter edition - Fine/Fine - $650
Colorado Kid "Lettered" S/L #23 Deluxe edition (only 33 done!) Fine in Fine traycase signed by King and all artists - $450
Colorado Kid "Lettered" #10/33 Potter version, signed by Stephen King and all 3 artists - $450
Colorado Kid "Lettered" #8/33 Chadbourne edition - featuring 3 full page color remarques and one double page pen and ink sketch - $900
Colorado Kid "Lettered" "PC" Set; All 3 books, Lettered state PC copies from PS Publishing in traycase; Lettered limitation 33 copies each - $1500
Colorado Kid "Lettered" "PC" - F/F limitation 1/33 in traycase Chadbourne version - full page remarque by Chadbourne - $500
Colorado Kid "Lettered" "PC" - F/F limitation 1/33 in traycase Potter version - $400
Colorado Kid "Lettered" "PC" - F/F limitation 1/33 in traycase Miller version - $400
Colorado Kid "Lettered" "PC" traycased Chadbourne edition 1/33 - $399
Considering this was a limitation of 33, it has one of the largest set of additional PC and unnumbered copies of any SK limited!
"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
I was thinking the exact same thing.
What is the value of signed paperback not first edition ? In other words - value of king signature ? Thanks
[QUOTE=sharki69;882769]What is the value of signed paperback not first edition ?
IMHO Pretty much worthless. I would say a REAL signed blank 3X5 card would be worth more.
$75 to $100
Kind of a strange "collectible" it's a matted color art "printing plate" from the book "Imagination Fully Dilated" published by Cemetery Dance in 1998. This was given away to those who bought the 25 copy lettered edition of the book. It's 14" by 20" and is signed by the artist Alan M. Clark. It shows the same image (in different stages) four times. Very interesting and it's in great condition. Any thoughts on what's it worth?
Idea on the value of a S/L The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. #125 of 125.
I know it's below publish price of $900 but any ideas where?
I'm working on updating my collecting software database.
Thank you in advance for your help.
Mulleins
*edited* original publisher price was $500 with an additional corporate greedy ass fee of an additional $500. Why did they do this??????? Because they could.......and did.
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
This should be some good dialogue. I don't think it is as far below issue price as we may think. Primarily as a result of scarcity.
How many have we seen for sale in a public forum over the course of the last 3 years? When is the last time David had one?
I'll throw out $800 to start the conversation....
I vowed to myself that i would never buy one at any price, but as it turns out, i did have a price afterall - $699 to be exact.
When i found one for just under $700, i decided what-the-heck and picked it up. I know there is some stigma attached to this one and i don't think i'm the only one that feels this way, so i would guess <$700.
BTW, wasnt the final issue price higher than $900?
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
The issue price was $1000.
John
Yes. The Catalog is your friend.
TGWLTG S/L
Yeah, Boome and I might not agree on politics - but I'm 100 percent behind his boycott of this title! Haha
Although getting it for $700 is a good price too, with just the 125 limitation.
I would but in at 700 all day long. If you can find one I would say very close to issue price would be fair.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
I adjusted my post above to reflect actual publish price.
Thank you for the feedback. Very helpful discussion.
Mulleins
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
Goofing around with the wayback machine, and based on this cached page (LINK) it looks like the originally announced price was $350.
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