The eBay BS Game: Questionable items, Stephen King signatures, sellers

Is the The Shining 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Stephen King Overlook Hotel Floor Plan licensed/official ???

https://www.ebay.de/itm/115268343640...4AAOSwm7Jh7093

https://www.ebay.de/itm/353907763028...IAAOSwNwxiB5wG

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Originally Posted by Stockerlone

Is the The Shining 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Stephen King Overlook Hotel Floor Plan licensed/official ???

https://www.ebay.de/itm/115268343640...4AAOSwm7Jh7093

https://www.ebay.de/itm/353907763028...IAAOSwNwxiB5wG

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It's listed on Amazon and says. "OFFICIALLY LICENSED MERCHANDISE"

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Originally Posted by Br!an

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Originally Posted by Stockerlone

Is the The Shining 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Stephen King Overlook Hotel Floor Plan licensed/official ???

https://www.ebay.de/itm/115268343640...4AAOSwm7Jh7093

https://www.ebay.de/itm/353907763028...IAAOSwNwxiB5wG

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It's listed on Amazon and says. "OFFICIALLY LICENSED MERCHANDISE"

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Not the first one, it's probably a crap social media product

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Originally Posted by herbertwest

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Originally Posted by Br!an

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Originally Posted by Stockerlone

Is the The Shining 1000 Piece Jigsaw Puzzle Stephen King Overlook Hotel Floor Plan licensed/official ???

https://www.ebay.de/itm/115268343640...4AAOSwm7Jh7093

https://www.ebay.de/itm/353907763028...IAAOSwNwxiB5wG

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It's listed on Amazon and says. "OFFICIALLY LICENSED MERCHANDISE"

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Not the first one, it's probably a crap social media product

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Right, The Shining floor plan one is the one on Amazon. The other one looks like less authorized.

A wee bit overpriced for what looks like the trade edition (even the limited edtion, I think this would be overpriced)


https://www.ebay.com/itm/31397614153...2Cchnl%3Dmkcid

What do you think ?

Spoiler:

https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/~20AA...T5/s-l1600.jpg

FAKE

No bueno.

Flagging this copy of Rage on ebay. Looks pristine, but the copyright page is off. Take a look HERE.

My primary concern is with the size/font. The text appears much larger than other copies currently listed and the font looks much more modern. My guess is someone tried their hand at reproducing the book themselves in an attempt to con somebody.

I read the other day that there are some self printing / custom printings of this book online...

I wouldnt be surprised if this would be one of those copies.
The copy looks almost pristine, right? That has to be suspicious

If it's a fake, it's a pretty good one.
Without the book in hand, it is near impossible to be sure.

Not liking this may not be an original disclaimer and he bought it off of Amazon a week ago. :unsure:

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Originally Posted by OneFathom

Flagging this copy of Rage on ebay. Looks pristine, but the copyright page is off. Take a look HERE.

My primary concern is with the size/font. The text appears much larger than other copies currently listed and the font looks much more modern. My guess is someone tried their hand at reproducing the book themselves in an attempt to con somebody.

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In my “expert” opinion, the cover art looks blurry, the matte finish is concerning, and the signet logo being cut off seems wrong.

The seller has already relisted the item at $300 Buy It Now and has added the caviat to the listing that the item "may not be the original."

They also have 5 COPIES for sale. Trash.

Rages are out there AND fake. THis is confirmed guys...

It appears the listing has been pulled now; at least, the link isn't working for me

Yeah people are using amazon self publishing to print shitty bootlegs of RAGE, and they're also showing up on eBay. Thankfully you can tell just from looking at it that it's an Amazon published book

https://twitter.com/EdwardLorn/statu...24854721011712

Likely another scam. "Don't bid-contact us for a BIN price".


https://www.ebay.com/itm/30472874092...Bk9SR6Koj9ScYQ

FYI, I bid $100 just to screw with them. If they remove it, they likely have to pay commission (a pittance compared to the $4,500 BIN price).

51 bids on this fake Rage - $920 sold price.

Copyright date 1977 and the inside cover has a www-dot-com address (last picture on the listing). Duh.

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Originally Posted by NeedfulKings

51 bids on this fake Rage - $920 sold price.

Copyright date 1977 and the inside cover has a www-dot-com address (last picture on the listing). Duh.

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Unfortunatly, they never presented it as a 1st/1st, and did show the evidence it was a printed copy, so the buyer is probably SOL once they realize what they bought.

Wow. $920 for a book not worth $9.20.

The winning bidder sniped it. He didn't have any previous bids. Probably thought he got over on everyone.

At that price, it will inspire more sales of fake books.
Ebay really doesn't care.

They care about collecting their fees. That's $100 in their pocket. :Money emoticon: