I get to look at his collection all day long...
Bob would respond but he's a little 'tied up' right now....
I get to look at his collection all day long...
Bob would respond but he's a little 'tied up' right now....
"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
Wow that took it to a whole new level of creepy... remind me not to hang out with the BritsOriginally Posted by stroppygoblin
I get to look at his collection all day long...
Bob would respond but he's a little 'tied up' right now....
Moving swiftly on...
A new P & J arrived today. many thanks to the seller and to David@betts who oversaw the sale:
more new stuff in my Collection thread...
"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
Simon, you'll have to dig up the WTTKH number thread for that one.
Wanted: Human skin edition of The Book of the Dead. Will accept PC copy.
Nice snag Simon! Regardless of your kink I still think you're a cool guy!
Simon... your S/L collection is getting some big! CONGRATS!
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
What Kink? I was just implying that I have broken into Bob's house, tied him and his family up and put them a cupboard after forcing him to take down all his pictures and am now enjoying living in his cellar.
Nothing weird though...
"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
Oh! If that's all...What Kink? I was just implying that I have broken into Bob's house, tied him and his family up and put them a cupboard after forcing him to take down all his pictures and am now enjoying living in his cellar.
Nothing weird though...
And a new S/L just happened to show upOh! If that's all...What Kink? I was just implying that I have broken into Bob's house, tied him and his family up and put them a cupboard after forcing him to take down all his pictures and am now enjoying living in his cellar.
Nothing weird though...
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
Few items this time but cool ones:
Wanted list:
Ubris
Nice adds. I'm wanting to get that copy of Boy's Life. Nice snag on the Firestarter 1st PB. I'd love to get a white one to go with my black one.
I have the opposite problem. Need a black one to go with my white one!
Nice new ads everyone. Congrats.
Life is hard for us King collectors!I have the opposite problem. Need a black one to go with my white one!
Nice new ads everyone. Congrats.
I want either a black or a white one to go with the empty 'Signet Firestarter 1st/1st-shaped' space on my shelf....
I tried.
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
So..I need to ask...do most people collect as an investment or just as a hobby? I do it as a hobby and not really interested in value...
You know SIGNET actually made a place holder?
Mostly hobby, with an slightest eye to investment. I don't really plan on selling ever, but I do like to know the value of a book and when I am getting a good deal. Also you never know when a desperate situation may call for desperate measures.
It is essentially a hobby that I justify to my wife with the investment aspect
I think it's a hobby but with any hobby there is a serious financial aspect. I think most of us know we can't take it with us so we will either pass it down or pass it along. If we need to pass it along it would be nice if the hobby paid for itself eventually.
Plus in collecting, I think it's common practice to buy hobby pieces as investments so you can sell or trade them to pick up new pieces for your hobby.
When I was small, my dad always told be about the horror movies he had seen in the cinema and two names always popped up: Karloff and Frankenstein.
Fortunately, his influence stuck and to this day I love watching the old Universal horror movies - especially the Frankenstein trilogy. Bride still is one of the best horror movies ever.
Or maybe, one of the best comedies ever...
Anyways: yesterday one of the best frankenstein busts ever arrived, painted by Steven Parke. If that name doesn't mean anything to you, google him.
It didn't come cheap, but I just love this bust.
sk
pretty cool!
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.
Aron is right. If you do not think of the money at all... it would be tough to "grow" your collection/hobby. It is how many here do it
Side note/flip side, my avatar is my passion too. That Bike is a beast and I have near $50000CAD into it. It is a RUSH to drive and there is NO way I will get near what I paid for it.. and I don't care. SO... you can have those feelings for sure as well. If your ok with it as I am in this case, then who gives a shit? DO WHAT MAKES YOU HAPPY
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Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
I collect what I like but still, you don't want to get burned on what you pay. Always best to do your homework before major purchases.
You don't know my kind.....You don't my mind.....Dark necessities are part of my design.....
When I was small, my dad always told be about the horror movies he had seen in the cinema and two names always popped up: Karloff and Frankenstein.
Fortunately, his influence stuck and to this day I love watching the old Universal horror movies - especially the Frankenstein trilogy. Bride still is one of the best horror movies ever.
Or maybe, one of the best comedies ever...
Anyways: yesterday one of the best frankenstein busts ever arrived, painted by Steven Parke. If that name doesn't mean anything to you, google him.
It didn't come cheap, but I just love this bust.
sk
Sweet bust. I do an annual viewing of the classic Universal horror movies every October.
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