2009 Collecting Goals / 2009 Collecting Achievements

[oy-the-brave]

My collecting has evolved into mostly Dark Tower art so my biggest goal was to get a remarqued LSoE and thanks to Karen I achieved that goal.

It sure does not look like many are going to show up for sale.

[Matt]

Knowing your luck Dave, you'll win the one we have on the giveaway list.

[Cutter]

My King goals are getting a First of Carrie and Night Shift, and a S/L of Firestarter. Previously these have been too expensive to consider adding to my collection, but since prices have dropped to about a quarter of what they were three years ago hopefully I get these this year.

Also I’m always looking to add to my Gaiman collection, as well as my Bradbury collection. There are always little nuggets from these authors that keep popping up.

[e_taylor]

Anyways, I'm hoping to get:

1) 1st Editions of the Shining (US & UK)
2) a 1st edition 'Salem's Lot, preferably the US, but would settle for the UK
3) S/L Skeleton Crew or Regulators
4) S/L From a Buick 8
5) Some miscellaneous Slade stuff

My goals definitely went in a different direction in the first quarter.

1) I no longer collect UK 1sts.
2) I bought a S/L of the Stand (certainly an upgrade on From a Buick 8!)
3) Still looking for a 1st ed 'Salem's Lot
4) Still thinking about a S/L Skeleton Crew or Regulators this summer
5) Finally got a PC copy of DTVII
6) Acquired a remarqued 3rd ed Gunslinger
7) Have a S/L Black House w/ small remarque on the way!
8 ) Bought a lettered edition of "The Rutting Season" by Brian Keene and have a lettered edition of "Remains" by Michael McBride on layaway.
9) And as always, I've been picking up miscellaneous Slade stuff here and there!

So.... change is good!

[tippy4]

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered:
He is Legend S/L RECEIVED
LSOE S/L and AE RECEIVED
Big Book of Necon S/L
The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L
Legends S/L

2) Get a decent bookcase. GETTING CLOSER

3) Signed copy of Under the Dome.

4) Either a S/L Letters from Hell or a S/L UK Wizard and Glass.

5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.

I forgot about this thread. I made a few updates above....

[tippy4]

As 2009 winds down, let's take a moment to reflect on the additions we made to our shelves this year.....

I received the following.....

The Little Sisters Sisters of Eluria Gift Edition
The Little Sisters Sisters of Eluria Deluxe Edition
He is Legend Signed Limited Edition
Under The Dome Signed Limited US Edition
Under The Dome Signed Limited UK Edition
Under The Dome Signed Trade Edition
Under The Dome Trade Edition
Rose Madder Signed Limited UK Edition
Breathless Signed by Dean Koontz
The Waste Lands with Ned Dameron Remarque
Wizard & Glass Signed Limited UK Edition
Cycle of the Werewolf Signed Limited Edition
Desperation with Signed Bookplate
Insomnia Signed Limited UK Edition
The Colorado Kid Signed Limited Edition (Chadbourne)
Cycle of the Werewolf signed LOE Trade Edition
Skeleton Crew Unsigned Limited Edition
Signed Copy of Nightmares in the Sky
The Dark Tower 7 Signed 1st Edition.

And a new bookcase to put it all in.

I hope my wife never sees this posting.

[ola]

I hope my wife never sees this posting.

Where do you hide them, then?

[Sam]

Since you did Tippy, I will too. This year I received...

He is Legend Signed Limited Edition
The Essential Stephen King Singed Limited Edition
Eyes of the Dragon Signed Limited Edition
Under the Dome Signed Trade Edition
Duma Key Signed Trade Edition
The Secretary of Dreams Trade Edition remarqued by Glenn Chadbourne
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands remarqued by Ned Dameron
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Artist Edition
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Artist Edition
Cycle of the Werewolf LOE Trade Edition signed by Bernie Wrightson
Under the Dome Trade Edition
The Colorado Kid Trade Ed Miller Edition
The Colorado Kid Trade Glenn Chadbourne Edition
Original Custom Painting by Glenn Chadbourne

If there's anything else King related, I don't remember it right now. I hope my wife doesn't see this too. Maybe we should delete this thread when we're done with it Tippy?

[frik]

Don't know if I can remember them all...

Rosie/Rose Madder Dutch hc
Bezeten Stad/Salem's Lot Dutch hc
Cujo - UK 1st/1st
The Green Mile s/l
He is Legend PC (also signed by Richard Matheson)
Under the Dome - UK 1st/1st
Under the Dome - UK s/l
Under the Dome - US 1st/1st
Under the Dome - US Collector's edition
Under the Dome - US s/l
Gevangen/Under the Dome - Dutch hc numbered/limited
Die Arena/Under the Dome - German hc
The Talisman - US hc/2nd (alternate cover)
Song of Susan - Grant trade edition (replacement copy)
DT V, VI, VII - Swedish hc
DT intégrale - French two-set edition (of all 7 books), hc
The Dark Tower - US Scribner trade paperback
The SK Illustrated Companion
Knowing darkness - trade
Knowing Darkness - artist edition (with MW remarque) - not arrived yet
The Stand - Captain Tripps (marvel)
The Stand - American Nightmares (marvel)
The Dark Tower - The Long Road Home (marvel)

Think this is a complete list of 2009...

No - it isn't..

Stephen King - The Non-Fiction h/c (CD)
Stephen King - A Primary Bibliography h/c (CD)


sk

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I got quite a few things, but for the first time my books are on display. They used to be hidden away in the spare rooms. So... now my wife can see them for the first time! <Gulp>

EDIT. I never got as much as I thought. Here's the list...

Cujo - US Signed/Lettered
Whispers Aug 1982 - US Signed/Lettered
Christine - US Signed/Lettered
Skeleton Crew - US Signed/Lettered
A Life in the Cinema Artist Presentation PC - US Signed/Lettered
Quietly Now - US Signed/Lettered
Borderlands 5 - US Signed/Lettered
The Green Mile 10th Anniversary - US Signed/Lettered
The Colorado Kid (JK Potter) - UK Signed/Lettered
The Colorado Kid (Glen Chadbourne) - UK Signed/Lettered
He is Legend - US Signed/Lettered
Dolan's Cadillac 1/26 - US Signed/Lettered
Drawing of the Three - US Signed/Numbered
The House Next Door - US Signed/Numbered
Quietly Now - US Signed/Numbered
He is Legend - US Signed/Numbered
Under the Dome - US Signed/Limited to 1500
Under the Dome - UK Signed/Numbered
The Gunslinger Born - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
The Long Road Home - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
Little Sisters of Eluria - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
Night Shift - UK Proof
The Dead Zone - US Proof
Firestarter - US Proof
Danse Macabre - US Proof
The Plant in 3 Parts with Designer Traycase - US Proofs
The Talisman - UK Proof
The Gunslinger - US Proof ARC Varient
Nightmares in the Sky - US Partial Proof
The Stand Uncut - US Proof
Bag of Bones - US Proof Signed
Lisey's Story <100 - UK Proof
Colorado Kid - UK Proof
Weird Tales No 298 1/200 - US Signed/Limited
Weird Tales No 301 1/105 - US Signed/Limited
Stephen King The Non-Fiction - US Signed/Limited
Stephen King Illustrated Companion - Author Signed

Plus various trade editions

[biomieg]

I got quite a few things, but for the first time my books are on display. They used to be hidden away in the spare rooms. So... now my wife can see them for the first time! <Gulp>

Bring forth the photos! And don't hide them on your website, I expect a full tour of your bookshelves in your collection thread maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?

As for myself, I'll make a list when I get home. I'm not sure if I want to know how much I spent, though... (probably relatively little compared to the high-end collectors but I did spend a couple of thousands I'm afraid...)

[Brice]

Me too! I'll have to look when I am home to make a list.

[Ari_Racing]

Well, many of the list were for free, but these are the things I got in 2009 so far:

Shadow of the Master
Insomnia S/L
He is Legend S/L Slipcased
Ned Dameron Mini Remarque
The Drawing of the three 1st signed by Phil Hale
Little Sisters of Eluria S/L
Little Sisters of Eluria Gift
Under the Dome UK ARC
Rage Signet 1st
Mid Life Confidential 1st
Legends 1st (signed by Michael Whelan)
Just after sunset US ARC
The World of Stephen King (Liljas) ARC
The Dark Tower T shirt
Redrum / The Shining ale t shirts
The Shining t shirt
The Long Road Home STAR PRIZE Personalized by King, signed by Furth, David, Lee and Isanove. Remarqued by Lee and Isanove
The Dark Tower S/L print
12 King movies in dvd
A LOT of merchandising stuff (including stuff from Estes Park Brewery, The Stanley hotel and a lot more)
3 signed copies of Under the Dome purchased in NYC
1 signed copy of Under the dome (signed in front of me)
2 US S/L of Under the Dome
The SK illustrated companion signed by Bev Vincent
All the comics (regular covers) released this year.

Top one: All the moments in USA, meeting King, shaking his hand, asking him a question and hear "Oh, I heard about you!"

And I'm positive I forgot a lot

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?

Too busy just now. Here's a pic of the view when I bought it, and one today...

[Sir_Boomme]

I'm thinking when wiz posts everything he bought the past year... he may take a few pages in this thead ha ha.

-

[Pasiuk57]

WHat did I buy??
A TON of Joe Hill stuff
A TON of King stuff
More than I should have!!

[tippy4]

Yeah...as I read over my list and everyone else's...I am thinking we are all insane and should be committed.

Mr. Rabbit Trick may be the only sane one among us.

[Sam]

HEY!! I could have put up pictures of the floor, kitchen cabinet, and nitchen countertops that I bought this year, but I understood this thread to be KING related. Mr. RT is cheating. Why should Mr. Cheaty McCheaterson be the sane one. Huh? Well? I'm waiting...

just in case you didn't know, I was joking just now. I know I'm not sane.

[Sir_Boomme]

this is what i can remember (i did turn 50 this year)
I actually cut way back this year on my book purchases - chose instead to take a couple of vacations and buy a new car.

anyway what I bought or received this year:
under the dome...
3 - white letter US 1st eds
7 - grey letter US 1st eds
2 - UK 1st eds
1 - hard cover "proof"
2 - US gift eds.
2 - US signed limiteds
1 - UK signed limited

Little Sisters of Eluria:
2 - gift editions
1 - signed limited

UK proofs:
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Wolves of Calla
Dolores Clairbourne
Misery
Insomnia
Song of Susannah
Stand (partial proof)
From the Borderlands
US. proofs:
Stationary Bike
Wizard and Glass promo
also a proof dustjacket... i forget which one

2 - Stephen King Companions 1st eds.
Dark Forces lettered
He is Legend lettered
He is Legend #'d
Stephen King Non Fiction limited
Tales of Dark Fantasy limited
Stephen King a Primary Bibliography - Hardback and PB
Playboy SciFi 1st Hardback with "Word Processor of Gods"

all three different publications of The Cat From Hell in Cavalier and Gallery
3 tin house mags with king story
2 playboys of each cover version with "Bone Church"
Mcsweeney's 27- (with king's "a very tight place")

and limiteds of the following:
Big Book of Necon
Halloween - Al Sarratonio
Moonbeam - " "
To Kill Them All - Dennis Etchinson
Mind The Gap - Christpher Golden
Nightcage - Andrew Harper
Midnight Grinding - Rodney Kelly
BarFodder - Rain Graves
Elsewhere - William Blatty (1st ed and limited signed)
Lock and Key - Joe Hill (1st ed. and #'d limited)


i'm sure there were a few more... but that's all i can remember right now.

oh yeah, silly me... and the gasher remarque dark tower book

[Patrick]

Hi Guys, I combined threads into the pre-existing collecting goals thread so people can close the loop on 2009 by looking back if they'd like while listing additions made over the year. Thanks.

[Rahfa]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

[carlosdetweiller]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

That's great. Now you can REALLY get into collecting. I remember when those pesky mortgage payments used to get in the way of what I really wanted to do.

[herbertwest]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?

I want some picture too :-)

[Rahfa]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

That's great. Now you can REALLY get into collecting. I remember when those pesky mortgage payments used to get in the way of what I really wanted to do.

Haha...Yeah! This is MY time to shine!

Actually, I really want to sell everything except my core matched number set...all I'm really interested in doing is adding to that set, if the books I'm missing miraculosly show up - DT II, Firestarter, Stand, Regulators, and a few of the minor s'ls.

Everything else is expendable...

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?

I want some picture too :-)

It's freezing outside. Minus 4 deg C. I have a house full of food and loads of bottles of Bacardi. I'm not leaving the warm house until 4th January at the earliest.