The Stephen King Draft

[Shannon]

I would like to start a new game ... It will test your knowledge of Stephen King collecting as well as your skills in how to find the best (and worst) deals available online.

If anyone would like to play, I will be the moderator for the first round to start things off. I would like ... six players. First ones to post below can play.

[neosatus]

Hmm, how's it work? I bet I could find a good conspiracy theory in this :belial:

[Shannon]

First the players, then the rules. I think everyone will be pleasantly surprised. :)

[neosatus]

Alright, I'm in.

[Roseannebarr]

Alright, I'm in.

I will play. If you will let me.

[Shannon]

#1) neosatus
#2) Roseannebarr

[Ari_Racing]

Why not? :)

[herbertwest]

Warum nicht?

[Stockerlone]

¿por qué no

[Niels]

Ik ben nieuwsgierig genoeg om mee te doen!

[Shannon]

I don't speak alien, sorry. Do the last three people wanna play? Lol

[Randall Flagg]

I am in if you need another player.

[Niels]

Ik ben nieuwsgierig genoeg om mee te doen!
(I'm curious enough to join!)

[Ari_Racing]

Yeah, why not. :)

[MLG]

Sounds intriguing, count me in.

[Shannon]

Ok, maybe more than six players. I'll let the sign ups continue for another day or so and then we'll start.

[CRinVA]

OK I'll bite!

[Stockerlone]

¿por qué no

YES... IN !!!

[Randall Flagg]

Now that we have over 6 players, scratch me.

[Shannon]

I think you're missing out! :)

[Shannon]

The Stephen King Draft

We will go around and around selecting a main book of Stephen King's, and each round will consist of a different question. You will have around a week to do the research and answer the question, or else you are disqualified for that round. These are not going to be question and answer questions, these are going to be questions designed to make you search the entire internet. Your internet skills and searching ability is how you will win this game. I have used random.org and "randomized" the contestants's names five times. Below is the list, and it is the order we will choose books in:

1. MLG
2. herbertwest
3. CRinVA
4. Roseannebarr
5. Stockerlone
6. Ari_Racing
7. neosatus
8. Niels

When it is your turn, please publically select one book at a time from the list below:

11/22/1963 - Roseannebarr
The Bachman Books
Bag Of Bones - CRinVA
Black House - Ari_Racing
Blaze - MLG
Blockade Billy - MLG
Carrie - Niels
Cell - Stockerlone
Christine - Ari_Racing
The Colorado Kid - Stockerlone
Cujo - Stockerlone
Cycle Of The Werewolf/Silver Bullet - herbertwest
Danse Macabre
The Dark Half - Ari_Racing
The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger (original/revised) - CRinVA
The Dark Tower II: The Drawing Of The Three - neosatus
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands - neosatus
The Dark Tower IV: Wizard And Glass
The Dark Tower V: The Wolves Of The Calla
The Dark Tower VI: Song Of Susannah
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower
The Dead Zone
Desperation
Different Seasons - herbertwest
Dolores Claiborne
Dr. Sleep
Dreamcatcher
Duma Key
Everything's Eventual
The Eyes Of The Dragon
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon - MLG
The Green Mile Part 1: The Two Dead Girls
The Green Mile Part 2: The Mouse On The Mile
The Green Mile Part 3: Coffey's Hands
The Green Mile Part 4: The Bad Death Of Eduard Delacroix
The Green Mile Part 5: Night Journey
The Green Mile Part 6: Coffey On The Mile
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
The Long Walk - neosatus
On Writing
Pet Sematary - Roseannebarr
Rage - Niels
The Regulators
Roadwork - Niels
Rose Madder
The Running Man
'Salem's Lot (original/illustrated)
Secret Windows[/b]
The Shining - Roseannebarr
Skeleton Crew - herbertwest
The Stand (original/complete & uncut) - CRinVA
Storm Of The Century
The Talisman
Thinner
The Tommyknockers
Under The Dome
The Wind Through The Keyhole

Once all the books are selected, the first question will be asked, Good luck!

[MLG]

I will select Blockade Billy.
I think you're missing out! :)

[herbertwest]

I pick "Different Seasons"

[CRinVA]

The Stand (Original)

[Roseannebarr]

11/22/63 !!

[Stockerlone]

Think i take somthing that i don´t like.....The Colorado Kid.

[Ari_Racing]

The Dark Half

[neosatus]

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[Niels]

Carrie

[herbertwest]

So... what happens next?

[Randall Flagg]

9,000 more posts....:)

[Shannon]

It's MLG's turn. Please choose TWO books this round, thank you.

[MLG]

Blaze and The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon.

[herbertwest]

I guess that it's my turn to pick up a book, that has not been picked yet?
Skeleton Crew.

Maybe "Doctor Sleep" should be written off that list, as not available yet, it's unlikely that we can answer any questions about it?

[the tick-tock man]

i'll play and win

[Shannon]

Pick another book, PM sent. We're picking two books each this round.

There will be a few books left over, but maybe as the list dwindles some of you will be getting "stuck" with books you don't want. But at the same time, you guys don't know what questions I have in store for you, so yay! Very excited to get started, the first questions gonna be a doozy. :)

Shannon

[the tick-tock man]

im down if still doing that

[herbertwest]

+ "cycle of the werewolf"

PS : i dont understand why Umney's Last Case is in the list either?

[CRinVA]

Bag of Bones
The Dark Tower 1: The Gunslinger (original)

[Roseannebarr]

I have 3 in mind,

But my next two choices are

The Shining
Pet Semetary

[Stockerlone]

Cujo
Cell

[Shannon]

Changed the list up a tiny bit. Combined both 'Salem's Lots, both Stands, both Gunslingers, combined Cycle Of The Werewolf and Silver Bullet, added My Pretty Pony then changed my mind and took it out as well as Umney's Last Case.

[Ari_Racing]

Black House
Christine

[Shannon]

Next round will three choices each, and the last round will be one last choice each.

After this round of selecting books is done, I will announce the first question/task. It's a good one, unfortunately, I think a few people will find it too difficult/time consuming and quit the game. I hope that's not the case. :(

[Ari_Racing]

Okay. Who goes first?

[Shannon]

It's neo's turn to pick two books. I'll PM him.

[CRinVA]

<bump>

where's neo??????

[Shannon]

I'll PM him again.

[herbertwest]

<bump>

where's neo??????


He's busy ever since he followed the white rabbit ;-)

[Shannon]

Har har har! :)

[herbertwest]

Looks like the draft wont be going far ;)

[Shannon]

I'll give it a day or two and then see what happens.

[Joe315]

If neosatus doesn't respond I'm up to taking his spot.

[Shannon]

That is a great idea, thank you. I'll give it until lunchtime-ish tomorrow.

[CRinVA]

bumpity bump bump!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1

[neosatus]

Hey all, I'm SO sorry, I was out of town on vacation and totally forgot about this thread. I completely unplugged myself from the net all week and didn't think I had any loose ends. But going on vacation requires forgetting something right?

So sorry for holding you all up--I wouldn't have blamed you if you replaced me :(

Without further delay I'll pick DT 2 and 3.

My sincere apology,

[Niels]

Ok, my next 2 books:
- Rage
- Roadwork

[Roseannebarr]

Ok, my next 2 books:
- Rage
- Roadwork

O My gosh! That was going to be my next two books exactly!! Just finished reading both of them! I really liked RAGE. 30 years ahead of his time! King saw the future. Did he create the future?

[Randall Flagg]

Ok, my next 2 books:
- Rage
- Roadwork

O My gosh! That was going to be my next two books exactly!! Just finished reading both of them! I really liked RAGE. 30 years ahead of his time! King saw the future. Did he create the future?
No but he is bound to repeat the past...

[Shannon]

MLG's turn to choose three books ...

The first question in the Stephen King Draft ... which has to be answered by Wednesday, November 28th by 11:59pm Pacific Time ...

1) Using only your current group of books (not including the three books in this round), choose the ONE book with the most book covers. English, foreign, hardcover, paperback, it doesn't matter as long as it is a unique cover. Same image, different text, that counts also. Use your skills and look deep into the internet to find as many book covers as you can, then, when you're ready, come back here and post the images.

Last place (and those who do not attempt the question) gets eliminated from the competition.

First place gets immunity from being eliminated from the next question.

We will play until we have a winner.

[Randall Flagg]

Nice starting rules. This should be fun.

[MLG]

Everything's Eventual
Storm Of the Century
On Writing


MLG's turn to choose three books ...

The first question in the Stephen King Draft ... which has to be answered by Wednesday, November 28th by 11:59pm Pacific Time ...

1) Using only your current group of books (not including the three books in this round), choose the ONE book with the most book covers. English, foreign, hardcover, paperback, it doesn't matter as long as it is a unique cover. Same image, different text, that counts also. Use your skills and look deep into the internet to find as many book covers as you can, then, when you're ready, come back here and post the images.

Last place (and those who do not attempt the question) gets eliminated from the competition.

First place gets immunity from being eliminated from the next question.

We will play until we have a winner.

[Randall Flagg]

I think you are supposed to post the images...

[MLG]

Then I am confused. I thought I was picking three more books? The posting of the images from the original books is not until next week. Am I missing something?
I think you are supposed to post the images...

[Roseannebarr]

Then I am confused. I thought I was picking three more books? The posting of the images from the original books is not until next week. Am I missing something?
I think you are supposed to post the images...

Using only the books you already have chosen. new books dont count yet.

[Roseannebarr]

I dont know how to post images JOE315 will be taking my place. I already PMd him. Is that OKAY with the commissioner?

[Randall Flagg]

I dont know how to post images JOE315 will be taking my place. I already PMd him. Is that OKAY with the commissioner?
It's really very easy. Check out instructions here:
Sticky: How to: Add info in posts (links, pics, videos, etc.) (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?6133-How-to-Add-info-in-posts-%28links-pics-videos-etc.%29)

[Shannon]

The "draft" continues alongside the first question. I wanted to start the first question/task before interest is lost.

Step 1) Post your next three books (thanks MLG) and also ...

Step 2) Before the deadline next Wednesday, complete the task. Whoever has the most unique covers for ONE of their books, wins this round.

Roseannebarr, you can switch if Joe315 agrees and completes the task before the deadline. If not, you get eliminated anyway, lol. Images are really really easy though. Quick lesson:

Find an image, right click it. Select Properties, copy the image's "address" and paste it into the thread surrounded by [ img ] and [ /img ] (but without the spaces). Done.

I think the forums have a limit to the amount of images you can have in one message, so you may break them up in many messages, I'll count them up, no worries.

[Joe315]

Do the covers include all languages or just english speaking editions?

[Shannon]

Let me refer you back to Post #60 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?16224-The-Stephen-King-Draft&p=738431&viewfull=1#post738431) ...

[Joe315]

Let me refer you back to Post #60 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?16224-The-Stephen-King-Draft&p=738431&viewfull=1#post738431) ...

:redface1:

[Niels]

Does this answer a question?


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[Niels]

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[Niels]

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[Niels]

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[Niels]

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[Niels]

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[Randall Flagg]

One could also put thumbnail size images in Powerpoint slides. You could probably get 24 images in one 900x600 slide. Unless you have more than 480 images, it could be done in one post.

[Shannon]

A great start!

[herbertwest]

Someone is using my website :)

[Shannon]

Resources, resources. :)

[Joe315]

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[Shannon]

Another great post. Good work. Not that I think this has to be said, but you are allowed to post as often as you'd like. Don't stop until the deadline! :)

[Stockerlone]

Lets start...



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[Stockerlone]

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[Stockerlone]

CUJO
41

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41H3vJDEzmL._AA160_.jpg

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http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/mXNFArciQhPQRbcmi6la9vQ/140.jpg

http://www.stephenkingshop.com/images/books/king/covers/cujo/cujo-ho.gif


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51
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https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQaqiJw4wlebJcUx4vQtQ-IqotMVyZ_FJhOQBLHRHitY5DZ3_xx

http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41WbTeyXF6L._SL160_PIsitb-sticker-arrow-dp,TopRight,12,-18_SH30_OU03_AA160_.jpg

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http://thumbs1.ebaystatic.com/m/mpKuxHD-trNaITxcKRSo_ng/140.jpg

[Stockerlone]

CUJO
61
http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mkcvlXGjwW_3RiYIMegebEg/140.jpg


https://encrypted-tbn2.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcScJFjh2GR-Qf0TlPiVokOhRpcpWE5GkxbYE2Kue9-R2Do9aN8X

http://club-stephenking.fr/img/ILLUS-COUV/scala/cujo.jpg

https://encrypted-tbn3.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQBOEr8L-ytMlpSfpnWUPAMnegfl3zcbc78aMIyNyKphWFQXgfGIw

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http://thumbs3.ebaystatic.com/m/makuiexRwTGZ-RBHvcosI8A/140.jpg

http://i.ebayimg.com/t/Stephen-King-Cujo-/00/s/NjAwWDgwMA==/$T2eC16hHJHQE9nzEzuD5BQ(HM4I,SQ~~60_12.JPG

http://thumbs4.ebaystatic.com/m/mg_u1IHVVFK5qyZmdSqYorw/140.jpg

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71.
http://i.ebayimg.com/t/CUJO-Stephen-King-Used-Book-SC-1982-/01/!B0p69Ig!Wk~$(KGrHqMOKisE)UW+q,GPBMbQBhs)Cg~~_12.J PG

[Roseannebarr]

Are you guys posting pictures from your own collections? I never dreamed there were that many covers for those books?

[Shannon]

Definitely not, these are pictures from online websites.

[Joe315]

Since Wednesday has passed, is it just Niels, Stockerlone, and I moving on to the next question?

[Shannon]

Hello, sorry for the delay, my internet and phone have been having problems for the past few days. Continuing on ...

Congratulations Niels, Joe315, and Stockerlone for proceeding to the next level of the competition! I'm sorry, but MLG, herbertwest, CRinVA, Roseannebarr, and Ari_Racing, you have been eliminated from the game. Thank you for playing! See you next time on ... The Stephen King Draft!

For Round One, in third place, we have Stockerlone with a total of 69 book covers posted! You marked down that you had 71 or so, but I only counted 69. Good job!

In second place, Joe315 with a total of 83 book covers posted, of which only 80 were counted. A Hebrew cover, and the two "A Ragyogas" were duplicated.

And the winner of this round, Niels! The crowd goes wild! :) With a total of 89 book covers posted, 84 of them counted (I didn't include the playbill, the Holdorf duplicate, two different J’ai Lu duplicated, or a blue titled duplicate). Good job! You are immune from this next round, and you may not win immunity twice in a row, meaning that you will sit this next challenge out and proceed directly to the FINALE! Who will be your opponent? Will it be the newbie Joe315 or the veteran Stockerlone? We'll see ... in ROUND TWO!

The question for round two will hopefully be posted tomorrow with a start date of this Wednesday. Both participants will be PMed constantly, lol. Thanks for tuning in!

[carlosdetweiller]

Ari is eliminated from a Stephen King contest? Is this a first?

[Shannon]

Times are a-changin' ... lol

[Randall Flagg]

Say it ain't so Joe....

[Ari_Racing]

LOL. Sorry! I'm swamped with pending tasks lately. :(

[Stockerlone]

:idea:

[Shannon]

I forgot all about this, lol. I just PMed Joe315 and if he is ready to go, I'll get Round Two started right away! :)

[Joe315]

I'm in.

[Shannon]

Stockerlone vs. Joe315
Semi-Final Round
Winner faces off against Niels in the Championship!


The Subject: Stephen King Short Fiction
The Task: List as many Stephen King short fiction stories as you can. One point per title, plus an extra bonus point if you can tell us where the first appearance of the story was published.

Example: "The Glass Floor" - Startling Mystery Stories: Number 6 = Two points. If the first publication is a magazine you must list either the issue number or the month/year.

Deadline: This Saturday, 11:59pm Eastern Standard Time. Good luck and ... GO!

[Stockerlone]

:confused1:

[Shannon]

Stockerlone wins the Semi-Final round! Joe315 didn't post and/or PM me any stories, therefore, adios Joe!

Stockerlone faces off against Niels in the final round of the Stephen King Draft! I will PM the participants and we will get started in the final round! Good luck!

[Stockerlone]

ready

[Niels]

Go-ahead!

[Shannon]

The Stephen King Draft
Final Round

Niels vs. Stockerlone

The rules for the Final Round are pretty interesting, if I may say so myself. Do you remember when I had you all pick different books? There was a reason for that. And that reason ... is for this round. Each of you have chosen three books each, and after I tell you the rules of this round, I will allow you to choose two more books. Niels, you will choose the first book. Then, Stockerlone, you will choose your two books, and then Niels will choose his last book. Please choose from any books that you or your opponent have not picked already. All others are up for grabs.

You will each have five books. Your first step is to find each of your five books for sale (or sold within the past month) for the cheapest amount possible. Links must be included.

Your opponent will also have five books. Your second step is to find each of their five books for sale (or sold within the past month) for the most expensive amount possible. Links must be included.

- Books sold in lots (more than one book) will not be included, but any state, any version, any edition, any format will count.
- Shipping is included in the total.
- You are not allowed to create (or have someone else create) a fake auction/ad just so you can find an item for sale for a lot or a little amount of money.

FOR EXAMPLE:
Instead of five books each, each example player just has one book each. Person One has Book AAA, and Person Two has Book ZZZ.

Person One:
- Book AAA (a ripped-to-shit paperback copy) sold for $0.17 with free shipping on eBay (link)

- Book ZZZ (an asbestos-bound lettered Power of God copy) is on sale for $1,000,001 with $10 shipping at Bett's Books (link)

Person Two:
- Book ZZZ (an Argentinian book club edition) is available for purchase for $17 with free shipping at AbeBooks.com (link)

- Book AAA (a signed, limited edition) is on sale at VeryFineBooks for $117 with $5 shipping (link).

You want to be able to find your books LOW and your opponent's books HIGH. All five of your LOW books and all five of your HIGH books will be added together, and whoever has the biggest difference between the two numbers, wins. In the above example, Person One would win with a difference of $1,000,009.83, compared to Person Two, who had a difference of $105. Do you both understand the rules? If so, Niels, choose your first book.


Niels
1. Carrie
2. Rage
3. Roadwork
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Hearts In Atlantis

Stockerlone
1. The Colorado Kid
2. Cujo
3. Cell
4. The Dark Half
5. The Mist

[Niels]

Ok, the shipping part is not completely clear.
But, my next book : Dreamcatcher

[Shannon]

Shipping is a big part of any purchase. On eBay, for example, sometimes shipping is free. Sometimes it's five dollars, you know? At the end of the day, that raises the total price by five dollars. Good for your opponent's books (goal = HIGH), bad for your own (goal = LOW).

[Stockerlone]

Ok, think i take:

The Dark Half
The Mist

[Niels]

I choose : "Hearts in Atlantis"

[Shannon]

OK, not too sure why you guys chose those books for this final round, but whatever! :) Here are the matchups:


Niels
1. Carrie
2. Rage
3. Roadwork
4. Dreamcatcher
5. Hearts In Atlantis

Stockerlone
1. The Colorado Kid
2. Cujo
3. Cell
4. The Dark Half
5. The Mist

No deadline, just don't take too long! Good luck, now go!

[Niels]

One last question: does it matter in what language the books are?:)

[Stockerlone]

One more question. It is ok to ´use´ an ... Shortstory collections or Anthology ?
Sometimes my THE MIST is included....

[Shannon]

1) No, any language is OK.

2) You can use either The Mist or Skeleton Crew, not both.

[Shannon]

You can post your answers either here on PM me. Once both of you have answered, the game is over and I will announce the winner!

[Niels]

(PM sent to Shannon with my results)

[stkmw02]

How did I miss this?! Can't wait to see the results!!

[Shannon]

Results coming later today.

[Stockerlone]

PM sent to Shannon with my results...... earlyer:wtf:

[Shannon]

... and with that, we have a winner! Congratulations to ...

The key here is to find your own list of books for as cheap as possible, and your opponent's books for as expensive as possible. The participant with the largest differentce between the two numbers, wins. Here we go:

Stockerlone:

Cheap Books:
All of these books are on the Tauschticket website. It is a German trading page. There is no cost for the books or for shipping. The cost is $0.65 per transaction.

1. The Colorado Kid: $0.65
http://www.tauschticket.de/Colorado_Kid_12628998/

2. Cujo: $0.65
http://www.tauschticket.de/Cujo_13630577/

3. Puls (Cell): $0.65
http://www.tauschticket.de/Puls_13608658/

4. Stark (The Dark Half): $0.65
http://www.tauschticket.de/Stark_The_Dark_Half_13627840/

5. Im Morgengrauen (short story collection, including The Mist)
http://www.tauschticket.de/Im_Morgengrauen_Unheimliche_Geschichten_13623901/

CHEAP BOOKS TOTAL: $3.25

Expensive Books:
1. Carrie: $4,025
http://www.ebay.de/itm/STEPHEN-KING-Carrie-1ST-EDITION-SIGNED-FLATSIGNED-BY-KING-ON-TITLE-PAGE-/320496458569?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item4a9f13db49

2. Rage: $1,033.95
http://www.ebay.de/itm/Rage-STEPHEN-KING-as-RICHARD-BACHMAN-1st-1st-Edition-1977-Signet-NAL-PB-OOP-/221152052136?pt=Antiquarian_Collectible&hash=item337db083a8

3. Roadwork: $129.50
http://www.ebay.de/itm/ROADWORK-by-Stephen-King-1st-edition-paperback-copy-RARE-BRITISH-edition-/310394635172?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item4844f643a4

4. Dreamcatcher: $577.86
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=875907813&searchurl=kn%3Ddreamcatcher%2Bstephen%2Bking%2Bsig ned%26sts%3Dt%26x%3D0%26y%3D0

5. Hearts In Atlantis: $577.86
http://www.abebooks.com/servlet/BookDetailsPL?bi=769589636&searchurl=kn%3Datlantis%2Bstephen%2Bking%26sortby% 3D1%26x%3D0%26y%3D0

EXPENSIVE BOOKS TOTAL: $6,344.17

DIFFERENCE OF: $6,340.92


Niels:

Cheap Books:
1. Carrie: $5.81
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Carrie-Stephen-King-Good0450025179-/400409311443?pt=Fiction&hash=item5d3a4138d3

2. Rage: $4.34
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Rage-Stephen-KING-Richard-BACHMAN-Jai-Lu-/
130853053154?pt=FR_GW_Livres_BD_Revues_Livres&hash=item1e777322e2

3. Roadwork: $7.67
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Roadwork-King-Stephen-Book-/200839537726?pt=Fiction&hash=item2ec2f8243e

4. Dreamcatcher: $4.10
http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/2226131906/ref=tmm_pap_used_olp_sr/192-9148572-2168003?ie=UTF8&condition=used

5. Hearts In Atlantis: $5.28
http://www.boekwinkeltjes.nl/singleorder.php?id=130103149

CHEAP BOOKS TOTAL: $27.20

Expensive Books:
1. The Colorado Kid: $2,757.00
http://biblio.co.uk/details.php?dcx=145378796&aid=aa&t=1

2. Cujo: $1,503.50
http://www.abaa.org/details.php?dcx=255501021&aid=aa&t=1

3. Cell: $620.00
http://www.antiqbook.com/books/bookinfo.phtml?nr=1306857896&l=en

4. The Dark Half: $653.50
http://www.abaa.org/details.php?dcx=255500925&aid=aa&t=1

5. The Mist: $8,015.00
http://www.alibris.com/booksearch.detail?invId=10312822758&pwork=0&pisbn=&cm_mmc=scrapers-_-addall-_-na-_-na

EXPENSIVE BOOKS TOTAL: $13,549

DIFFERENCE OF: $13,521.80

and with that, we have a winner! Congratulations to ... Niels, you are the winner of the Stephen King Draft!

Thanks for playing, better luck next time Stockerlone!

[Stockerlone]

Congrats NILS
Your one week longer search has thus paid.

[Niels]

Thanks, Stockerlone.
(It didn't take a week to find these results!)

You could've find this $7500 Carrie : http://www.abaa.org/details.php?dcx=255500966&aid=aa&t=1
And this $1250 Roadwork : http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=462338387&aid=aa&t=1

[Stockerlone]

Thanks, Stockerlone.
(It didn't take a week to find these results!)

You could've find this $7500 Carrie : http://www.abaa.org/details.php?dcx=255500966&aid=aa&t=1
And this $1250 Roadwork : http://www.biblio.com/details.php?dcx=462338387&aid=aa&t=1

Your best find was of cause NEBEL EP for absolut CRAZY CRAZY CRAZY €6.548,80.
I just sell one of my NEBEL EP... for 1150+++ Euro.... and i´am LUCKY.
(OK, i only spend 2.- euro for the book, it is maybe the best deal ever for me.... :nana:
but when somebody ever payed €6.548,80 for NEBEL EP...... then someone is WRONG in the Universe) :excited:

[Shannon]

You guys are so cute together.

[Niels]

I knew it was the only way, for me, to win........ If I was allowed to search in a foreign language :biggrin1:.
(Second Nebel is for sale at 2200 euro. http://www.en.zvab.com/displayBookDetails.do?itemId=19438781&ref=add )