I once spent about 2k on rare Koontz, King and Robert E. Howard books to be offered about $150.00 at a used/rare book store.
Collectible books are a hard investment.
I once spent about 2k on rare Koontz, King and Robert E. Howard books to be offered about $150.00 at a used/rare book store.
Collectible books are a hard investment.
"The Constitution shall never be construed....to prevent the people of the United States who are peaceable citizens from keeping their own arms" (Samuel Adams, Debates and Proceedings in the Convention of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 86-87)
There is currently an ebay auction of the variants of the 7episods..
price started by $50... currently 55, and about 12hours remains....
ebay # : 290200102875
Well, we'll see what happens. I don't think I want to sell them. What is The Haven FOundation? What does it benefit?
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Originally Posted by Matt
... I am also setting up a charity auction for the Haven Foundation for the year anniversary of this site, you could save them and donate them to that cause if you wanted.Check it out.
The Haven Foundation
From the desk of Stephen King:
In the summer of 1999, I was struck by a careless driver and nearly killed while taking my daily walk. It was ten months before I was able to work productively again. Some years later, a good friend of mine, audio reader Frank Muller, suffered terrible head injuries as a result of a motorcycle accident. He will never work again. My luck was infinitely better than Muller’s, but the two events set me thinking about the uniquely perilous situation of many freelance artists. The majority of mid-list writers, audio readers, and freelancers in the book and publishing industry have little or no financial cushion in the event of a sudden catastrophic accident such as that suffered by Muller and myself. Many aren’t affiliated with any professional associations or guilds that can help them in the event of such reversals. Even those who are affiliated with organizations such as The Authors’ Guild cannot look for much beyond token help over a short period of time.
My response to this has been the creation of The Haven Foundation. Its goals will be fourfold:
First, to establish a compassionate and committed group of board members willing to sift through cases and identify those where the need seems to be the greatest. These “greatest need” cases would be freelance artists—writers, readers, and those in the associated publishing industry—who have found themselves unable to work due to disease or accident. We will also be focusing on freelancers associated with the book and publishing industry who lost their homes and work spaces (with freelancers these are often the same) as a result of Hurricane Katrina.
Second, to help a number of these individuals each year, based on need.
Third, to establish cut-off points for such help. As I have discovered, the decision to cut off aid is an agonizing one, and best made by a group rather than by an individual. I have come to believe, however, that it must be made if help is to be rendered to the many rather than the few.
Fourth, to seek fundraising opportunities so that The Haven Foundation can continue to do this work.
Stephen King
June 7, 2006
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Its a charity that Stephen King set up to benefit freelance artists (such as the people who record audio books).
When Frank Muller was hurt, he found out these guys don't have the kind of financial foundation that they need. Insurance and stuff.
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Thank you Patrick.
The kindness of close friends is like a warm blanket
thanks Matt, i liked yours better, but I had already read Patrick's
thanks Patrick.
"So many vows. They make you swear and swear. Defend the King, obey the King, obey your father, protect the innocent, defend the weak. But what if your father despises the King? What if the King massacres the innocent? It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or another."
Current Market Value-Experts assess your collectible King item
The purpose of this thread is to provide an area where members can receive opinions as to the current market value of specific King collectible items.
The opinions can help to decide a price for someone to sell, or perhaps to buy.
It will work best for specific, serious inquiries, not just the posting of an E-bay link out of curiosity.
A seller's opinion will be vastly different from a buyer's opinion. (in my opinion)
Hopefully, here a somewhat neutral third party can give an opinion.
Just as in autos there is going to be a big difference between wholesale, retail and even trade in value, as well as price to/from a dealer versus price to/from a private party.
Great thread idea Jerome! I will be more than happy to offer my "advice."
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
A sealed copy of DT IV? (the Grant edition of course, with a slipcase from "The Collector")
Wholesale $150
Retail $175-$199
my ARC/Proof Secretary of Dreams Vol. 1 Flatsigned
Do you have any provenance of the signature? If you do, that adds to the value.
John
i got it signed at Kings UK tour of Liseys.theres a photo of it on my collection page.
The ARC itself should go between $100 and $150. It's not really that scarce. I'd add another $100 for the autograph.
John
ho many of those ARCs are there john?ihave #56
The one I have isn't numbered. I didn't know there even WERE numbered ones. I've seen a number of them on eBay, mostly going in the range I mentioned.
John
yeah john.... the ones i've seen are like mine below... numbered on the edge with black marker. i'm not sure how many there were though.
though there appear to be ones that don't have the proof banner across the top like the one in this auction: SOC auction
Mine has no writing on it at all. And I wonder if the image on the auction you have linked to has had the top cropped off to fit the scanner?yeah john.... the ones i've seen are like mine below... numbered on the edge with black marker. i'm not sure how many there were though.
though there appear to be ones that don't have the proof banner across the top like the one in this auction: SOC auction
I'm thinking cropped as well. If you look at the curl of the TH it's cut off.Mine has no writing on it at all. And I wonder if the image on the auction you have linked to has had the top cropped off to fit the scanner?yeah john.... the ones i've seen are like mine below... numbered on the edge with black marker. i'm not sure how many there were though.
though there appear to be ones that don't have the proof banner across the top like the one in this auction: SOC auction
The banner's probably there.
Mulleins
Cumberland VA
I've emailed the seller a question about this.
John
Mine is #32.
Wanted list:
Ubris
it's probably is cropped... which is kinda bad since that is the main selling point (that it's a proof) you'd think the seller would want to highlight that point in the picture.
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