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

[Tito_Villa]

I have the whole set, probably get around to selling them one day as i doubt they will be allowed on the wall ... yes i'm under the thumb haha

[Citizen of Lud]

Dark tower 3-7 S/L plus WTTKH and LSOE #710

[Citizen of Lud]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Stephen-King...E:B:SS:US:1123
Forgot the link

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Someone is trying to sell a photocopy of "The Star Invaders" for $350.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331322106570...MakeTrack=true

Is is a photocopy. You have no way of knowing how many copies have been made.

[herbertwest]

I would love to get it!

[jhanic]

I'd also love to have it, but not at that price.

John

[divemaster]

Someone is trying to sell a photocopy of "The Star Invaders" for $350.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331322106570...MakeTrack=true

Is is a photocopy. You have no way of knowing how many copies have been made.

Wasn't there some poster a couple of years ago trying to sell the original for like a million dollars or something? He seemed like sortof a nutbag.

[Tito_Villa]

Someone is trying to sell a photocopy of "The Star Invaders" for $350.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331322106570...MakeTrack=true

Is is a photocopy. You have no way of knowing how many copies have been made.

Wasn't there some poster a couple of years ago trying to sell the original for like a million dollars or something? He seemed like sortof a nutbag.

Yes there was, and yes, he seemed like a nutbag to me too

[Randall Flagg]

One bid, $5:
1st Edition BAG OF BONES signed by Stephen King - Scribner 1998 w/ticket

Zero bids, 24 hours left, $249:
Stephen King The Girl Next Door Signed/Limited/Slipcased Edition Signed by King

$67.50 OBO:
SECRETARY of DREAMS Vol. 2 Lmt Slipcased Ed STEPHEN KING CEMETERY DANCE

[biomieg]

Someone is trying to sell a photocopy of "The Star Invaders" for $350.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/331322106570...MakeTrack=true

Is is a photocopy. You have no way of knowing how many copies have been made.

Wasn't there some poster a couple of years ago trying to sell the original for like a million dollars or something? He seemed like sortof a nutbag.

Yes there was, and yes, he seemed like a nutbag to me too

The current seller references said nutbag in his listing:

there are only 2 known copies of this story in existence....even King's office no longer has one....several years ago the following was listed on ebay:

Stephen King "The Star Invaders" Signed Personal Message Sent to Fan

Stephen King "The Star Invaders"Up for bid on eBay is asigned photocopy of The Star Invaders by Stephen King with a personal message he wrote to a fan on 3/11/94.

King wrote this when he was 13 or so and has never been published. The seller says, "The Star Invaders Part I & Part II is originally 17 pages + cover (title page which is pictured). When he photocopied and stapled it, it comes to 10 pages. The second page says: The Star Invaders, Copyright 1964 by Triad, Inc., and GaslightBooks FIRST PRINTING June, 1964."

"It was rare to begin with and having a signed copy with his writing a letter to me on the cover of it makes it priceless," the seller continues. "It's one of the hardest things I've ever had to do is to decide to sell this. If you were in my shoes you would understand.

King's note to this fan says: "3/11/94 Dear Jason - I'm more sorry than you about the Tourney, 'cause I heard it was a great first half ! You guys get there next year, and I'll get there. Meanwhile, here's The Star Invaders. Remember that I wrote it when I was only 13 or so! Best, Stephen King p.s.-This copy is yours to keep - S.K."

The lucky King fan/seller adds, "He took interest in my high schoolbasketball team (the Woodland Dragons located in Baileyville, Maine), and I had the opportunity to correspond with him...I've already had some serious offers for this and was told to auction it to get what it's worth. Like I said before: it's priceless, and, if not satisfied (reserve met), I will sit on it for another 16 years."

that seller was attempting to get 10,000.00 for his copy. The second copy was owned by the late Charlie Fried was known as the stephen king super collector. This copy (also a xerox) is not signed and was has been folden 4 ways. It was recently discovered in a lot of items that were sold through a stephen king bookstore in bangor, maine about 10 years ago. There were so many items and this piece so obscure that it was actually tucked underneath a screenplay piece. I have no illusions like the previous seller did and this copy is not signed but here is your chance to own a really rare item. Outside of the people that king sold copies of this to when he was in high school and a few authors that wrote books on king this piece has been seen by no one.

If this photocopy was actually part of Charlie Fried's collection and if it was sold through Betts (which the seller alludes to), I guess David would be the one to ask for details.

[biomieg]

I dug up some old posts and the Star Invaders saga starts here (actually a little earlier but this is where it starts to get interesting): http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...l=1#post576085

Please also note this post of yours truly in which I state the following:

I didn't sleep very well last night and had some vivid dreams and in one of them this item was sold on eBay for £ 675,000 (yes, I specifically dreamt the £ sign). Are you planning to unleash the 'tactics of the scorched earth' upon your fellow contenders, Alan?

(directed towards Mr. Rabbit Trick).

The unsettling thing is that this remark, which was not meant to be taken seriously AT ALL, seems to have triggered full-blown weirdness in the guy. If you read the next couple of pages after the first post I linked you will see what I mean

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

...he truly was the Son of God! (said in a John Wayne accent)

[Br!an]

Interesting character.

[herbertwest]

The auction ended. Did someone here bought it?
>>> the ebay buyer is : "r***s ( 1120 Feedbacks)

I should have bought it, may never be able to read it now.... :-(

[gsvec]

I just went and read through this guy's ramblings. Whoa.

[EXPLORER]

The auction ended. Did someone here bought it?
>>> the ebay buyer is : "r***s ( 1120 Feedbacks)

I should have bought it, may never be able to read it now.... :-(

Ya Snooze, You loose....

[chaos-consultants]

The auction ended. Did someone here bought it?
>>> the ebay buyer is : "r***s ( 1120 Feedbacks)

I should have bought it, may never be able to read it now.... :-(

If someone here has it, I would be interested in trading a copy for something equally as rare that I have(copy for copy)

John

[shaq]

The auction ended. Did someone here bought it?
>>> the ebay buyer is : "r***s ( 1120 Feedbacks)

I should have bought it, may never be able to read it now.... :-(

If someone here has it, I would be interested in trading a copy for something equally as rare that I have(copy for copy)

John

Looks like you have another chance on this rare item...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/rarest-steph...3D331322106570

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Rare item? WTF! It's a photocopy!!!!

[shaq]

Mad isn't it. wonder if the buyer of the 1st listing withdrew or if it is another copy.

[shaq]

Someone (with more money than I have) should buy a copy, then set it up as a haven fund item where it will be posted to all contributors as pdf when a minimum $ has been reached?

Nice little fundraiser perhaps? Or could it upset people who may have acquired this already(wonder how many have it?)

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Mad isn't it. wonder if the buyer of the 1st listing withdrew or if it is another copy.

He has 5000 copies to sell now!

[Br!an]

Mad isn't it. wonder if the buyer of the 1st listing withdrew or if it is another copy.

The listing is showing the same copy. For what that's worth.

[Randall Flagg]

$175 BIN:
Stephen King Doctor Sleep Signed 1st First Edition Autographed

[racerx45]

Stephen King's Road to the Dark Towers~ Bev Vincent CemeteryDance #225 LTD Ed

How did this end so cheap???????
That book is worth way more. Great deal for the purchaser.

It ended so cheap because I hit the buy now button. I am glad Dan posted the link I had been on CD's site this morning look at it thinking I would like to find a copy and then saw the post.

Now you need the chapbook that goes with it.

Found one