Flatsigned and Stephen King? (All threads regarding Flatsigned)

[lophophoras]

Did anyone else get this email?

Something BIG has happened and I am emailing to see if you wish to be a part. Stephen King has agreed to sign books for me. We will have everything from "The Plants", "Gunslingers", "The Shining" and "Carries" available. ALL will be First Printings in original dustjackets. Is there a different title you would like to have signed and would you like to have one of the titles mentioned above? If so it is important that you email me at timmiller@flatsigned.com ASAP. Thank you for buying my books!
Warmest Regards,
Tim Miller
President

[e_taylor]

Did anyone else get this email?

Something BIG has happened and I am emailing to see if you wish to be a part. Stephen King has agreed to sign books for me. We will have everything from "The Plants", "Gunslingers", "The Shining" and "Carries" available. ALL will be First Printings in original dustjackets. Is there a different title you would like to have signed and would you like to have one of the titles mentioned above? If so it is important that you email me at timmiller@flatsigned.com ASAP. Thank you for buying my books!
Warmest Regards,
Tim Miller
President

Well seeing as this scum was going bankrupt last I heard, coupled with the fact that King wouldn't sign piles of books for a book dealer under any normal circumstances, I'm going to say this is a scam.

My guess is that you'd have to pre-pay, and then he'll finish up his bankruptcy filings and you can kiss your money goodbye.

[Darkmaniscoming]

HMMMMMMM............
(Darkman in phone booth)

Did anyone else get this email?

Something BIG has happened and I am emailing to see if you wish to be a part. Stephen King has agreed to sign books for me. We will have everything from "The Plants", "Gunslingers", "The Shining" and "Carries" available. ALL will be First Printings in original dustjackets. Is there a different title you would like to have signed and would you like to have one of the titles mentioned above? If so it is important that you email me at timmiller@flatsigned.com ASAP. Thank you for buying my books!
Warmest Regards,
Tim Miller
President

Well seeing as this scum was going bankrupt last I heard, coupled with the fact that King wouldn't sign piles of books for a book dealer under any normal circumstances, I'm going to say this is a scam.

My guess is that you'd have to pre-pay, and then he'll finish up his bankruptcy filings and you can kiss your money goodbye.

[jhanic]

Avoid him. As Eric said, the whole enterprise reeks!

John

[Randall Flagg]

Run away from him as fast as you can.

[lophophoras]

I wonder why I get emails from him.

I do not recall ever buying anything from him.

[tippy4]

I just got the following email......


Dear xxxx:

Something BIG has happened and I am emailing to see if you wish to be a part. Stephen King has agreed to sign books for me. We will have everything from "The Plants", "Gunslingers", "The Shining" and "Carries" available. ALL will be First Printings in original dustjackets. Is there a different title you would like to have signed and would you like to have one of the titles mentioned above? If so it is important that you email me at timmiller@flatsigned.com ASAP. Thank you for buying my books!

Warmest Regards,

Tim Miller
President
www.FlatSigned.com

WTF?

[Ricky]

Hmm...this guy must have a nice relationship with SK. And how nice of him to sign whatever's put in front of him, only to be re-sold!

Crock-o-crap.

[Brice]

[CRinVA]

as the recipient of the msg from Tim Miller you should forward this to King's assistant Marsha. They need to know what he is up to!

[Rahfa]

Wow....that is really, really sketchy...definitley should be forwarded to SK's office...

This is some interesting reading:
http://flatsigned.com/AusPeayArticle.pdf

[turtlex]

Lop - That's a weird email. I get emails from flatsigned frequently, but not that one. I'd stick with these guys here and advise to stay away from that thing...

Um.... what the heck does "Darkman in phone booth" mean?

[tippy4]

as the recipient of the msg from Tim Miller you should forward this to King's assistant Marsha. They need to know what he is up to!

Done

[Rahfa]

Yeah, that "declare bancrupty and keep the money" idea actually makes sense...on the other thread I posted a link to an article he was interviewed for. But...sketchy as it is, I have sold stuff to him, so some of his stuff is def. legit....But I could never see SK doing a private signing for an autograph dealer.

[herbertwest]

Havent FlatSigned recently been sold because of debts/ court issues?

[tippy4]

Am I the only one who received this email?!?!

I feel cetain that it is a scam of some kind...but is it a scam by FLATSIGNED....or someone pretending to be FLATSIGNED?

[e_taylor]

Rick -

In the intriguing auctions thread there was a quick discussion about this from others who got the same email. Maybe someone can merge them on over to this thread?

My guess is that Tim Miller himself is behind this scam.

If it was such and such pretending to be such and such, why not use a fake Betts Books email?

Maybe send him an email asking whats what?

[Randall Flagg]

Rick -
In the intriguing auctions thread there was a quick discussion about this from others who got the same email. Maybe someone can merge them on over to this thread?

Done.

[e_taylor]

Thanks Jerome!

[Ari_Racing]

Being Marsha out of the office due to holidays, the news from SK office maybe will have to wait...

[Nerak]

she's back today..right?

[Ricky]

Yup!

[Darkmaniscoming]

I can report that this email is TRUE!!!!!
although the part of signing whatever you want is a little stretch.
Stephen signed 12 books for Tim.
NO PLANT though

[lophophoras]

Am I the only one who received this email?!?!

I feel cetain that it is a scam of some kind...but is it a scam by FLATSIGNED....or someone pretending to be FLATSIGNED?

I received the email as well.

[Rahfa]

Wow....that is real surprising....what's the background? Was there any word on the how/why he got it scheduled?