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[amd013]

You must be the eBay buyer from Feb 2015! That was a great price, given that it included the custom acrylic slipcase. Do you happen to have a picture of it?

There were "trade" editions available up through the end of 2015 for as little as $100.

As far as I can tell, by the very end of 2015 the final copies from George Beahm and Centipede Press finally sold out, and the price for both the trade and S/L took a big jump in 2016 2017, with some decent appreciation since.

On a side note, I have never seen one of the deluxe versions (of which I think there were ~25 and that retailed for ~$4-5k), and would love to see it if someone here has a copy!

Here are some picutures I took for the P&J thread a few years ago. Looks like I took the picture just after the room had been repainted.





This picuture gives a better idea of the size:

[amd013]

Thanks for the input everyone. Appreciate it! I'm actually considering selling mine as it's just too massive to even look at and it's not something I need. I can't decide so was trying to gauge whether or not it would even be worth selling as shipping will likely not be an easy thing. I reached out to David as well for his thoughts on the matter.

Bag and/or bubble wrap the book. Place in a large box full of peanuts. Place that box in even larger box full of peanuts. That is how they were shipped by George Beahm.

Yeah, I think I ended up with two trash bags full of peanuts. Maybe more.

[Beverly Marsh]

I decided to keep the behemoth. Love that acrylic slipcase! Are those still available or was that a one off thing?


Thoughts on the Frankenstein S/L NF/NF with some foxing. Thank you!

[webstar1000]

I decided to keep the behemoth. Love that acrylic slipcase! Are those still available or was that a one off thing?


Thoughts on the Frankenstein S/L NF/NF with some foxing. Thank you!

I ran an auction on a fine one and it got $775. So I would say $725-750.

[stroppygoblin]

Are those still available or was that a one off thing?

George Beahm had a bunch made when he sold the books. All have been sold now though.

[jsmcmullen92]

Are those still available or was that a one off thing?

George Beahm had a bunch made when he sold the books. All have been sold now though.

I have a spare acrylic case sitting here in my office that George sent me. It has a small crack in the corner but doesn't affect anything. You are welcome to it if you want it.

[BigJoeHillfan]

I would be interested in it if Stroppy isn't. I have one of those beasties gathering dust on a shelf. lmk
Thanks,

[stroppygoblin]

Are those still available or was that a one off thing?

George Beahm had a bunch made when he sold the books. All have been sold now though.

I have a spare acrylic case sitting here in my office that George sent me. It has a small crack in the corner but doesn't affect anything. You are welcome to it if you want it.

I think the offer was to Beverly Marsh. I'd love to have it but I suspect shipping would be prohibitive to the UK.

[BigJoeHillfan]

Are those still available or was that a one off thing?

George Beahm had a bunch made when he sold the books. All have been sold now though.

I have a spare acrylic case sitting here in my office that George sent me. It has a small crack in the corner but doesn't affect anything. You are welcome to it if you want it.

I would be interested in the case if Stroppy doesn't want it as I have one of those beasts sitting on my shelf gathering dust.

[Rugger]

Anybody know what the going rate for numbered firestarter phantasia press is? Thanks.

[andyg75]

Anybody know what the going rate for numbered firestarter phantasia press is? Thanks.

Betts recently sold one for $1200, with a July 6 signing date. I understand July 5 and July 8 are the more common of the 4 dates

[Stockerlone]

Current market value for a S/L Legacies ?

[Beverly Marsh]

PM sent Josh. I almost missed it until Simon pointed it out! During the great DT Depression last week

[Zidan]

What is the current market value for the Lisey's Story "gift" edition w/slipcase? I'm assuming it is worth more than the actual 1st edition...

[MikeDuke]

Anybody know what the going rate for numbered firestarter phantasia press is? Thanks.

Betts recently sold one for $1200, with a July 6 signing date. I understand July 5 and July 8 are the more common of the 4 dates

Mine is July 7th number #541. So that may be less common? Any idea of what that is worth? Plus a S\L Christine. Both F\F.

[Randall Flagg]

What is the current market value for the Lisey's Story "gift" edition w/slipcase? I'm assuming it is worth more than the actual 1st edition...

$20

[webstar1000]

Is anyone selling a Firestarter here? Lol I need one


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[MikeDuke]

Is anyone selling a Firestarter here? Lol I need one


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Come on now . According to that how many sigs do you have, you listed something like 128. You mean to tell me not one is a Firestarter. Get out of the city .

[Zidan]

What is the current market value for the Lisey's Story "gift" edition w/slipcase? I'm assuming it is worth more than the actual 1st edition...

$20

Thanks!

[Rugger]

Anybody know what the going rate for numbered firestarter phantasia press is? Thanks.

Betts recently sold one for $1200, with a July 6 signing date. I understand July 5 and July 8 are the more common of the 4 dates

Thanks!

[Rugger]

Anybody know what the going rate for numbered firestarter phantasia press is? Thanks.

Betts recently sold one for $1200, with a July 6 signing date. I understand July 5 and July 8 are the more common of the 4 dates

Thanks!

I have also heard that 6 and 7 are the least common dates, however I have also been told that fewer than 1/4 of the copies were signed on the 5th. No evidence to back any of this up, just word of mouth.

[Randall Flagg]

The 5th was the hardest one for me to find, but that's probably because July 5 is my birthday. I have no idea (and no one else does either) how many he signed per day.

[Johnny007]

A long time ago, and on another site, I saw a listing of the latest numbers known (at that time) for the various signature dates. Not sure where that was or if it still exists. It was a neat point of reference. Personally, I've always found 8 July date the most difficult to find in F/F/F condition.

[amd013]

A long time ago, and on another site, I saw a listing of the latest numbers known (at that time) for the various signature dates. Not sure where that was or if it still exists. It was a neat point of reference. Personally, I've always found 8 July date the most difficult to find in F/F/F condition.

Here's the page I think you are referring to:

http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/...restarter.html

[lotuz]

A long time ago, and on another site, I saw a listing of the latest numbers known (at that time) for the various signature dates. Not sure where that was or if it still exists. It was a neat point of reference. Personally, I've always found 8 July date the most difficult to find in F/F/F condition.

Here's the page I think you are referring to:

http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/...restarter.html

For anyone who doesn't want to do the math, here are the possible number of copies for each date:

July 5: 109-166 (15-23% of all copies)
July 6: 200-264 (28-36% of all copies)
July 7: 215-241 (30-33% of all copies)
July 8: 116-136 (16-19% of all copies)

So July 5 and July 8 are definitely more rare than July 6 and July 7, but we don't know whether the 5th or 8th is rarer, or whether the 6th or 7th is rarer.

Here are the possible orders of rarity:

5, 8, 6, 7
5, 8, 7, 6
8, 5, 6, 7
8, 5, 7, 6



EDIT to add: this of course assumes that the books were signed/numbered sequentially.