**does the geek dance with his fellow crazy people**
I think this is pretty much the answerThe goal of obtaining matching numbers adds another level of difficulty to the game, and collectors love a good challenge.
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That's why I do it...I have 17 books with the same # and that's what I'm trying to collect now...I could have a complete set of limiteds tomorrow if I wanted, but what would be the point? I'm only getting s/l's with my number, or not at all...
Having said that - I mean what would be the point FOR ME. Most people don't care about matching #'s of even the DT series, much less as nuts as I am!
Craziest of the Stephen King collectors??
Now that's saying something.
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But we still love you, Nathan!!!
Promise me you'll always remember: You're braver than you believe, stronger than you seem and smarter than you think.
I have #43 of the New. Lt. Rap...I have it posted for some absurd price on abebooks, but keep it in mind if it's ever a book you want to add...
I too am one of those "specific number collectors". I have about a dozen books with the same number, and whenever possible, I request that number when a new S/L comes out.
I have been lucky that several books with "my number" have shown up on ebay including DT1, DT3, Desperation, Insomnia, Cycle of the Werewolf and Cujo. I had to pass on the Insomnia and the Cycle because the asking prices were just too high...but I am kicking myself now about the Insomnia.
I was able to buy DT4-DT7, Salem's Lot, Quietly Now, SodV1 and SoDV2, and BlackHouse directly from the publishers. Hopefully my copy of Legacies and He is Legend will also have my number.
The three that I would really like to add to my collection are the DT2, From a Buick 8, and Insomnia with my matching #.
But that is the fun of it...if they were all available for sale right now, then the "game" would be over. And then what would I do?
*runs off to check if I have #43 of anything*
Damn.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
While I agree that having matching numbers on a Dark Tower set increases the value of that set, I don't think having matching numbers on other S/Ls increases their value.
If I list a S/L Cujo and a S/L Firestarter on ebay at the same time....both with the same number, I doubt that these would fetch any sort of premium because the numbers match. The exception to that statement is if you happen to find a buyer out there who is looking for that specific number.
Which is why some collectors are cautious about announcing "their number". Case in point. I ended up paying about $1000 for my DT3 (about 25% extra at the time) because the seller knew I wanted it (I had posted that I was seeking it on the Grant Numbers Wanted Page). The seller had me over a barrel and he knew it.
I agree with all of that....I try to keep 'public knowledge' of my number to a minimum, also because part of me wants to randomly stumble across it, rather than have it handed to me...I also got really lucky with an odd string of unexepcted books showing up...Dark Dreamers, Gauntlet 2, Danse Macarbe, 2 of 3 Plants (which are probably the most unique of all) and a bunch I also got right from the publishers. I have a number below 75, so theoretically, I can get a match on any book...I am also missing DT II!
But, I agree it doesn't really do anything to the value on the selling end...if I only sell one book, it doesn't really do me or the buyer any good...so basically, I'd have to sell the entire set and the price would be very high - not to mention it's such a full collection it would only appeal to somebody who was either starting from scratch and didn't want to waste any time, or who would then sell off their current collection in exchange...
Looking to the future, if/when I sold off, I'd probably try to sell it as one big group for a little while, but fairly quickly sell it book-by-book and save the best for last.
I could match a couple books up on ebay, but again, since I have all the significant books with the same number, nobody would care.
Anyone have new insight on this release? Trying to position my father's day gift the best and hoping the timing works out on this one!
If you're thinking about Father's Day for next year, or even the year after that, you might be okay. This year, forget it!
John
I am with you Carlos....no more
If it weren't for integrity...what would you be? Ka is a wheel.....
I still have my Legacies order taped above my desk..it's so old it's yellowed!
I know the book won't be available for father's day '08, but if its announced I can redirect as of yet uncommitted father's day gift funds to said release.
That is good advice and I have done business with Camelot for years. eBay has been good to me, though, on many occasions. With Camelot you still have to pay the retail price. I am finding more and more often with Cemetery Dance books that I can get them for less than retail on eBay, ABE and Bibliofind.
I agree with you Bob. Kim and Tony at Camelot are great people and you can occasionally get a good bargain with them, but I find more and more that other sources can be cheaper (but also somewhat riskier in some cases, like eBay).
BTW, I've been traveling for a week but glad to be back (although my family is traveling to Detroit this weekend for 4 days for a family reunion. I should be back full strength next week.
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.
Just received this email:
The Big Book of Necon.
In addition to contributions by over 50 of the biggest names in the genre (Straub, Gaiman, Ketchum, Hautala, Tessier, Williamson, Clegg, Keene, Campbell, Winter, Monteleone, Wilson, Lebbon, etc), this once-in-a lifetime anthology will also feature the first publicly available appearance of "The Old Dude's Ticker" by Stephen King (and Edgar Allan Poe).
This rare collaboration was previously only published in a Necon program nearly a decade ago, and that book was limited to 333 copies and often sells for $250 to $500 on the second-hand market.
TWO of our editions of The Big Book of Necon WILL BE signed by Stephen King
Wanted list:
Ubris
I'm not ordering it (I received the link because I ordered SOD2), so if someone wants to use my link, please PM.
Wanted list:
Ubris