Intriguing Stephen King/King Related/Dark Tower Auctions-Sales

[jonp]

Hi All,
I have one of these lettered Billy Blockades, the portfolio slides under the book at the hinge of the traycase and is tied with a ribbon and bow. The ribbon's bow is in the centre of the photo so I would say a portfolio is included.
Jon

[bdwyer19]

Yes. $800 is a good deal, particularly as it is McVey's artist copy.

I would love to own that.

The listing is gone. Did you buy it?

[Br!an]

Hi All,
I have one of these lettered Billy Blockades, the portfolio slides under the book at the hinge of the traycase and is tied with a ribbon and bow. The ribbon's bow is in the centre of the photo so I would say a portfolio is included.
Jon

Thank you Jon. I did see the ribbon you spoke of. Funny that the seller was unaware of the portfolio's existence.

[webstar1000]

Nope I tried though

[Randall Flagg]

Nor did I.

[jonahwriter]

I see... "This listing was ended by the seller because the item was lost or broken." Hmm?

[Randall Flagg]

I see... "This listing was ended by the seller because the item was lost or broken." Hmm?

It is a moot point. There were no bids so the seller (Alex) can remove the auction without penalty. Whatever reason is chosen, no person was "burned".

[Kingfan24]

Yeah I saw the portfolio right off the bat as that seems to be my weird little niche I like. I figure it will get relisted at a much higher price and probably won't sell. Just a guess though.

[webstar1000]

Yeah I saw the portfolio right off the bat as that seems to be my weird little niche I like. I figure it will get relisted at a much higher price and probably won't sell. Just a guess though.

Yep, I agree. Seen it in the pic and asked him if that was it. He never responded and then it was gone your 100% right I bet... RF will be on top of Er though and let us know

[bdwyer19]

Damn. Could've gotten a great deal! Alex is a great guy though, so if he wants to try to get a higher return for this, I hope he gets it

[Randall Flagg]

Damn. Could've gotten a great deal! Alex is a great guy though, so if he wants to try to get a higher return for this, I hope he gets it

It wasn't a BIN (which at $800 would have been a steal-considering the portfolio would have been included).

[Ari_Racing]

This is interesting:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Talisman...item417f82c4ee

[herbertwest]

Intriguing. And by Amblin Entertainment, which is currently doing UNDER THE DOME.
The item doesnt say how many pages there are though..

[Room 217 Caretaker]

This is interesting:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/The-Talisman...item417f82c4ee

Intriguing. And by Amblin Entertainment, which is currently doing UNDER THE DOME.
The item doesnt say how many pages there are though..

I'm glad the seller is being honest by saying it's a copy of a copy.

If you want to see what an official copy looks like go to thread #427 and scroll down to read about it here:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...retaker/page18

Mulleins

[Randall Flagg]

One bid, $599:
The Shining Signed Stephen King Limited Edition Sketch Book Subterranean Press

5 bids, $22.72:
STEPHEN KING signed DOCTOR SLEEP THE SHINING SEQUEL NOVEL BOOK 1ST EDITION USA

[Aronstg]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

[webstar1000]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another great thread I USE A LOT too... is King Items Wanted and Collecting Classified's. There are good deals here and there for sale. Members are really cool here and will for the most part help out another member (in price too!

[BrighterDeathNow]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another thing that it's mighty helpful is to become familiar with the various publishers. I bought a book that was for sale in the Classifieds section a while back. I bought it at what I felt was a fair price but later I learned that the book was still available directly from the publisher for $35 less than what I had already paid. Lesson learned. LOL

[webstar1000]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another thing that it's mighty helpful is to become familiar with the various publishers. I bought a book that was for sale in the Classifieds section a while back. I bought it at what I felt was a fair price but later I learned that the book was still available directly from the publisher for $35 less than what I had already paid. Lesson learned. LOL

Well that is an example that does not sit well with what I said but you are right... I have found better deals from say Bett's than a memeber... I try and be as fair as I can to a memeber. I sold a Doctor Sleep for cover price to help someone out and they were going for $200 over. Helped him out some well though and he tried to help me later on return the favor I will never forget it

[Lot guy]

Thanks again Webstar1000 that Doctor Sleep S/L made my Christmas!

[Frankie]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another thing that it's mighty helpful is to become familiar with the various publishers. I bought a book that was for sale in the Classifieds section a while back. I bought it at what I felt was a fair price but later I learned that the book was still available directly from the publisher for $35 less than what I had already paid. Lesson learned. LOL

You definitely have to watch for that on GEs and some other situations. E.g. Grant still has Desperation GEs for 75 bucks but that doesn't stop people from putting them on eBay for $280+

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks, Ralph!

Another one interesting:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/like/2614539...:B:WNA:US:3160

[Br!an]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another thing that it's mighty helpful is to become familiar with the various publishers. I bought a book that was for sale in the Classifieds section a while back. I bought it at what I felt was a fair price but later I learned that the book was still available directly from the publisher for $35 less than what I had already paid. Lesson learned. LOL

You definitely have to watch for that on GEs and some other situations. E.g. Grant still has Desperation GEs for 75 bucks but that doesn't stop people from putting them on eBay for $280+

Very good point. In fact Grant still has several items in stock that I see constantly listed for far more.

[Frankie]

This is a great thread! I am a novice so this helps with purchasing. I've bought a couple of things you guys have listed here.

Another thing that it's mighty helpful is to become familiar with the various publishers. I bought a book that was for sale in the Classifieds section a while back. I bought it at what I felt was a fair price but later I learned that the book was still available directly from the publisher for $35 less than what I had already paid. Lesson learned. LOL

You definitely have to watch for that on GEs and some other situations. E.g. Grant still has Desperation GEs for 75 bucks but that doesn't stop people from putting them on eBay for $280+

Very good point. In fact Grant still has several items in stock that I see constantly listed for far more.

If I was a new King collector the first thing I'd do is go to Grant and buy everything they've still got in stock. Some of which I would say is still in stock more due to lack of marketing than lack of desirability, though also some of their stuff also has probably higher print runs for GEs/AEs than others.

Desperation GE: $75
DTVII AE and Talisman/Black House GE (signed by Straub and Berry but not King of course): $165
TWTTK: $75

Some seriously beautiful books for very reasonable prices.

[Robert Fulman]

I can attest to the please of collecting Grant books. It's fun, fairly affordable as long as you stay away from Stephen King, and collecting every book they've published might actually be an attainable goal.