Not sure why King did this, but I wouldn't send the guy a penny-he's in terrible legal and financial difficulty. He may have those books, but counting on him to send one to you is VERY risky. If one could meet him in person and exchange money for the book that would be great.
Jerome
Originally Posted by Darkmaniscoming
What is your souce for this information?
If he did in fact just sign 12 books, then it is not a "little stretch", it is a lie.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Yeah...good point...plus, sellling books that have been signed is a lot different than being able to take requests, which the first post implies/states as well...
I just got a note from King's assistant.
Yes, King did sign 12 books for Tim Miller in exchange for a book King had been looking for.
Steve did not agree to do any more.
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
Ah-ha!
Now that makes sense!
Dman - I'm wondering... what was your source?
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
Um... if Stephen King wants one of my books... he can just have it. Then.. if he wants, he could sign one of mine. Cripes.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
I too wonder what book.
He was probably looking for one of the LSoE's with a Whelan remarque...I too wonder what book.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
I wonder if we'll know the name of that book... it's so starts to bugging me now :s
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Well, the first of the twelve showed up today....
Stephen King SIGNED Ultra Rare True 1st GUNSLINGER
I like how he says that he will include a note for your insurance company stating that the book is worth $6,500. I'm no lawyer, but isn't that fraud?
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
this one showed up 2 1/2 hours before that auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-SIG...d=p3911.c0.m14
I can't recall seeing a sale of a signed trade GS anywhere near $4500...the s/l sure, but not a trade...
I would have liked to know what book it was that SK wanted!
what struck me as odd is the fact that he put "The Plant" in the mix...wasn't that an e-Book? that would be kinda hard to sign if ya asked me...
Does whatever a spiderman does.
So... About how much are these signed books really worth?!? Given today's market?
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Well, FS typically gets high prices on their auctions...and they already have some action...but is that a real value? I would say not.
Excerpted from the endless verbiage in his auctions:this one showed up 2 1/2 hours before that auction
http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-SIG...d=p3911.c0.m14
"...Included in these books were many of his titles and this week we will be auctioning WITH NO RESERVE many of those and other rare Stephen King books we already had in our inventory..."
Please go read the full paragraph for yourselves, I'd be interested in your interpretations. It sounds like these auctions are not limited to the twelve books newly signed, but any given auction may be a book already in his inventory.
I understand that from you guys' point of view this matter about Tim Miller has been hammered to death...'scum' 'bankrupt' 'scam' 'reeks' 'avoid' 'run away' and 'crock-o-crap' being just a few of the words and phrases used about him. However, since it would appear that he may genuinely have had books signed by SK, I'm just curious about why his current auctions for these are attracting such little interest. Since I've had no dealings with Flatsigned I have no first hand knowledge of how Miller operates but I'm aware of the controversy which surrounds him. Has anyone on here had a bad experience with him? Would it be completely naive of me to suggest that this might actually be an opportunity for some of us to acquire an SK signed book, some of which (at present anyway) seem to be very reasonably priced?
Just a thought*.
*Please feel free to shoot my thinking out of the water
The books will not remain "reasonably priced". They will be shill bided up to a more "normal" price.
I think that too many of us have had bad dealings with flatsigned to take ANYTHING he says as the truth. Probable instances of shill bidding, fake signatures, etc. do tend to wear his reputation down. Granted, he has offered some authentic items on occasion, but, with the costs involved, who wants to take a chance?
John
Even if the current auctions are legitimate (and I think they are) he has defaced the items by permanently affixing those annoying authentication certification labels to the front free endpapers. I asked him fairly recently if those were permanent and he said that there would be definite damage to the paper if they were removed.
??? He permanently attaches labels to the books? Now I know I wouldn't want them...not for free.
Ok guys, I'm convinced. Thanks for your advice.
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