Intriguing Stephen King/King Related/Dark Tower Auctions-Sales

**Ari_Racing** · 05-13-2010 04:26 PM

I'm positive someone here will get this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-sig...item1c12524f6e

**jhanic** · 05-13-2010 05:04 PM

I've been watching this. I have the feeling that the reserve is pretty high, though.

John

**Randall Flagg** · 05-13-2010 06:22 PM

Supposedly 78 copies. Do they have them all?

**Mr. Rabbit Trick** · 05-13-2010 10:36 PM

Originally Posted by jhanic

I've been watching this. I have the feeling that the reserve is pretty high, though.

John

The last time he tried to sell this it did not make the reserve. 13 bids at a maximum of $127.82

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-sig...item1c12104afa

Shibus sold one at the same time for £175.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Six...item2c545b365d

**biomieg** · 05-13-2010 11:02 PM

Yeah, I've asked about these Six Stories pages on the forum last week. This must be at least the tenth time I've seen a copy for sale in the last couple of months. Why are they all popping up right now?

**surly** · 05-14-2010 09:55 AM

Originally Posted by Mr. Rabbit Trick

Originally Posted by jhanic

I've been watching this. I have the feeling that the reserve is pretty high, though.

John

The last time he tried to sell this it did not make the reserve. 13 bids at a maximum of $127.82

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-sig...item1c12104afa

Shibus sold one at the same time for £175.99

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Six...item2c545b365d

I've got a soft spot for SIX STORIES so I had been keeping my eye on it.
The last time it didn't meet reserve I sent the seller a note to see if he was interested in working something out (bad form I know, but what can I say).

They have the reserve set at $700. Good luck with that.

**biomieg** · 05-14-2010 10:19 AM

That's insane. You could almost get the actual Six Stories book for that price.

**Clacke** · 05-14-2010 10:51 AM

I won one of those on Ebay over two years ago - I paid $103, and it was a different seller to the one selling the latest batch.

**Randall Flagg** · 05-14-2010 02:13 PM

I'd say $103 is a VERY good price. $700 is NOT a very good price.

**jhanic** · 05-14-2010 05:46 PM

Too rich for me. I'll pass.

John

**biomieg** · 05-16-2010 12:22 AM

The first Blockade Billy 2nd state ARC I've seen on eBay.

I'll pass. I think a starting bid of $99 is too high. And - dig this - I've come to the conlusion that I'm just not that interested in proofs that have the trade cover art!

**jhanic** · 05-16-2010 03:27 AM

I think it will go for more than the initial $99 price.

John

**carlosdetweiller** · 05-16-2010 04:15 AM

Originally Posted by jhanic

I think it will go for more than the initial $99 price.

I do too. Significantly more.

**herbertwest** · 05-16-2010 04:47 AM

So fare there are still no bids on it.

**biomieg** · 05-16-2010 05:40 AM

Yeah, I should have made myself more clear: I meant that the starting bid was too high for me. I'm sure it will sell - and for more than $99. But I'm still in the phase that I have to make choices: what to collect and what not to collect? And I do feel that CD's ARCs are little more than softcover versions of the trade HC. I know this is a slightly wacky perspective but since I can't yet afford to be a true completist, I'd rather spend my money on 'true proofs'

**carlosdetweiller** · 05-16-2010 06:20 AM

Originally Posted by biomieg

Yeah, I should have made myself more clear: I meant that the starting bid was too high for me. I'm sure it will sell - and for more than $99. But I'm still in the phase that I have to make choices: what to collect and what not to collect? And I do feel that CD's ARCs are little more than softcover versions of the trade HC. I know this is a slightly wacky perspective but since I can't yet afford to be a true completist, I'd rather spend my money on 'true proofs'

Everyone has to define their collecting in the best way they can. Otherwise it is not a unique collection, just a lot of random books (or whatever).

Still....I have heard that they only did about 60 of these proofs with the pictorial covers (versus 16 of the plain cover). So I suspect both will be in pretty high demand for a while.

**jhanic** · 05-16-2010 09:39 AM

I agree. Collect what you want. If it doesn't interest you, don't bother with it.

John

**biomieg** · 05-16-2010 10:35 AM

If I had a higher income I'd go for this ARC too but I'm not yet in that position financially

so my choices at the moment are partly based on gut feeling (raw 'attraction' of a book) and partly on my sense of aesthetics (I do like it better when a proof is a truly different state of a book as opposed to a paperback with trade cover art). I realize that this one is probably going to be fairly scarce but hey... wait 'til you see what I'm going to post in the Pride & Joy thread in the near future...

**biomieg** · 05-16-2010 10:38 AM

This Drawing of the Three ARC is listed with a very nice starting bid of $1.99!

Go forth and bid, ye proof lovers!

**carlosdetweiller** · 05-16-2010 11:50 AM

Originally Posted by biomieg

but hey... wait 'til you see what I'm going to post in the Pride & Joy thread in the near future...

I'm looking forward to it.

**biomieg** · 05-16-2010 12:08 PM

Can't wait to show and tell!

**biomieg** · 05-18-2010 11:18 PM

This seller has DT V, VI, and VII signed/limiteds #1122 for sale. The starting bids are $99.99 each - the reserve price hasn't been met but according to the seller it should be fairly low.

**jhanic** · 05-19-2010 11:31 AM

UK Under the Dome proof

There were only 200 numbered copies of this done. This is copy #155.

John

**biomieg** · 05-19-2010 12:00 PM

I'm watching it

**Tito_Villa** · 05-19-2010 02:15 PM

I think this is pretty cool ... http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.d...=STRK:MEWAX:IT

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