Book Collection:MikeDuke

[vincent]

Looks great, congrats!!

[Garrell]

I meant "SL"=Salem's Lot Looks awesome, always my favorite King book!!!!

[MikeDuke]

Thanks a lot Vincent. I think I do need a few more things but I am getting closer to a complete set.

[Br!an]

That one is a winner, Mike!

[MikeDuke]

I meant "SL"=Salem's Lot Looks awesome, always my favorite King book!!!!

No worries. I knew what you meant. How scary is that though .

[MikeDuke]

That one is a winner, Mike!

Thanks Brian. It is a solid one IMHO. And like I said, brings me a little closer to my goal.

[Brian861]

Nice grab, Mike!

[MikeDuke]

Nice grab, Mike!

Thanks Brian. having the fab 5 is pretty neat now (of course minus the Salems mistake with the 8.95 and Cody). Never get that one.
But I am a happy camper.

[Brian861]

Nice grab, Mike!

Thanks Brian. having the fab 5 is pretty neat now (of course minus the Salems mistake with the 8.95 and Cody). Never get that one.
But I am a happy camper.

Never say never. You might win the lottery

[MikeDuke]

I guess. But I would have to start playing first .

[Brian861]

I guess. But I would have to start playing first .

Can't win if you don't play, man.

[MikeDuke]

I know I know.

[Garrell]

Can't lose if you don't play...

[webstar1000]

That salems though... wow

[MikeDuke]

I know. Maybe I will start playing. We shall see. But I am very happy with my collection as is, some people have more, some may have less. But we all love them equally.
That's what makes collecting so cool. Am I jealous of some people, sure. But for all I know, some people may be jealous of me. What I am going to do, is just
keep plugging along. Thanks for stopping by guys.

[MikeDuke]

That salems though... wow

Thanks Kris. I was hoping you would stop by. Do you think it's a good one? Even with the minor scratches? They don't
bother me. It has taken me a long time to get this book. I have others on the list now that I can work on. I just wish I
could go a little higher but I will get what I can get.
Thanks again.

[webstar1000]

That salems though... wow

Thanks Kris. I was hoping you would stop by. Do you think it's a good one? Even with the minor scratches? They don't
bother me. It has taken me a long time to get this book. I have others on the list now that I can work on. I just wish I
could go a little higher but I will get what I can get.
Thanks again.

I do. I think you have a VERY good one. I would need many more pics to be sure.. but it looks up there. A spot of fade... minor chipping BUT she is bouncing off the near fine level... 100% a VG+++++++++++++

[MikeDuke]

That salems though... wow

Thanks Kris. I was hoping you would stop by. Do you think it's a good one? Even with the minor scratches? They don't
bother me. It has taken me a long time to get this book. I have others on the list now that I can work on. I just wish I
could go a little higher but I will get what I can get.
Thanks again.

I do. I think you have a VERY good one. I would need many more pics to be sure.. but it looks up there. A spot of fade... minor chipping BUT she is bouncing off the near fine level... 100% a VG+++++++++++++

I can live with that. Thanks Kris.

[MikeDuke]

So since this my thread and I share my love with King , I can say what I want. I am now officially giving up on Misery. It's like those movies, where you see someone running down a hall to a destination but as the person is running the destination also keeps moving further away so you never gain any ground to get close to it. That's me. I was such a fool. I had a chance but that's when I thought spending over $800 for a book was a lot. There were still EOTD portfolios left and that's when I learned that I would need one of those in order to get Misery. I thought that was a lot of money back then. For some, it is a lot of money and still is. But I could have done it. But then the day came and I think missed getting the book by 2 sec during the time it went live on that Sat. So I missed my chance. Now, at the price it is at, and it doesn't seem to be stopping, it will never happen. I even missed a chance to get one at $3,000 because that was pushing my limit and there was no way I thought it would go higher.

And if anybody here knows anything about me they know two things. I hate the word never and I don't give up. Well this is the point where those things come true. I messed up and now I am where I am. So, I will have to try and get everything else I can from now on. I just had to let that out. . So now I am just going to get everything I can. Hopefully my SWTWC will show up next week and that is why I am never missing another Suntup book ever. Anyway now that's out of my system I can move on. If you took this as a rant against anything but myself, then you need to re-read t. Because that's what it is. Paul and Becca have been nothing but nice and gracious to me and I am glad I at least got in when I did. So that's it.

Have a great weekend everybody. I am not going to let the lack of one book define my collection.

[Brian861]

Mike, it basically boils down to how badly you want/need the book in your collection. I never thought I'd own a lettered Suntup Horns but I sold off what I needed to in order to obtain it. Just all depends if you can let go of other things to get your there. Quality over quantity is best a times.

[MikeDuke]

I got you Brian. But I love all the books I have now. I mean I going to sell my Green Mile S\L remarqued + My IT or plus my Stand? No way. I worked too hard and
waited to long to get them and I love having them in my collection. I am not willing (able) to let one thing go just to get something else. It just the way I am built.
For better or for worse. I mean if I were to do what you are suggesting I would have to sell my Stand S\L, Green Mile S\L and Salems' S\L.
or a combination of at least 2 S\L and some of the really rare first ed I have flat signed. I just can't do it. I mean, I guess I become too attached (plus other reasons)
which I can't get into now. So that will be the one that got away and I will live with it. But I am glad you were able to part with what you had to in order
to get the lettered Horns.
P.S What I would sell is my Sleeping Beauties with matching portfolio S\L , Skeleton Crew S\Land The Shining S\Lin order to get it. But that would be no where near what I would need to get it. I would have to add cash to that deal. A lot of it because those books would not bring close to what Misery is now. I would even put The Black House S\L and Desperation S\L into the mix but that still would not be enough. So it will never happen. That would really bring my sig count as well. But it's all in theory because it would never happen.

[Brian861]

I got you Brian. But I love all the books I have now. I mean I going to sell my Green Mile S\L remarqued + My IT or plus my Stand? No way. I worked too hard and
waited to long to get them and I love having them in my collection. I am not willing (able) to let one thing go just to get something else. It just the way I am built.
For better or for worse. I mean if I were to do what you are suggesting I would have to sell my Stand S\L, Green Mile S\L and Salems' S\L.
or a combination of at least 2 S\L and some of the really rare first ed I have flat signed. I just can't do it. I mean, I guess I become too attached (plus other reasons)
which I can't get into now. So that will be the one that got away and I will live with it. But I am glad you were able to part with what you had to in order
to get the lettered Horns.

I commend your loyalty to your collection. Anything in my is up for grabs if I'm chasing a personal white whale. With the exception of my lettered Horns, red numbered Horns, and another item that is on the horizon. Not being a completist allows for that though.

[MikeDuke]

Plus, I don't sell on line so that makes it harder. But you do have me thinking Brian. I hope you can get your other item. Maybe I will talk to Ralph about this and see what he thinks. Or someone else. Who knows.

[Brian861]

Plus, I don't sell on line so that makes it harder. But you do have me thinking Brian. I hope you can get your other item. Maybe I will talk to Ralph about this and see what he thinks. Or someone else. Who knows.

Don't do anything you'll regret, my friend. That will take any pleasure away from your find. You do you. The deal is already done on my other item so I'm good to go there. Probably wouldn't mean a hill of beans to most but it means a lot to me. And that's all that matters to any of us at the end of the day. Ralph is great people and would never steer you wrong.

[MikeDuke]

I know Ralph is great. He is the one who told me that Misery is racing away from me. I will probably end up doing nothing. Too much work to do it any other way.
Thanks for stopping by Brian. I appreciate the talk.