Great time to be a seller. A little tough on buyers, particularly with the more rare items.
Simply incredible.
My Collection
https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ction-MikeDuke
My Suntup Flikr page
https://www.flickr.com/people/190710085@N03/
Bid increments are regulated when you reach different dollar thresholds. At that point in time, the bid increments were $2K. So you bid, 22, 24, 26, etc. until you reach $50K. Then the bid increments are raised to $5K. Heritage Auctions allow a bidder to make what called a "cut bid." A cut bid is an increment that's half of the normal increment. In this case, the cut bid allowed the bidder to bid $27K instead of the normal $28K. There can be only 1 cut bid per lot. Cut bids are useful when you think the competition is close to his/her maximum. Sometimes the cut bid is matched quickly which usually indicates more firepower and more excitement to come. FYI -- if there was a next bid, it would have been $28K followed by $30K.
Alex Berman (co-founder of Phantasia Press) recently mentioned that, in his recollection, the previous highest price for an asbestos Firestarter was $33K. I have no information to confirm or deny that number nor if the transaction was public or private. Hope this helps.
John
Updated the master list to reflect the $27K sales price for Letter O
WANT LIST: Any SK #186; Dark Man Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Black Tape Spine Proof; FDNS Unbound Color Proof
I did mention that. The actual price is $33,750, presuming Heritage charge 25% buyers premium.
Master list updated for Letter O, added the 25% BP ($6750) for total $33750. Thanks Alec!
WANT LIST: Any SK #186; Dark Man Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Black Tape Spine Proof; FDNS Unbound Color Proof
I have seen the Heritage auction sale, and also know of a very recent private sale. Personally, I do not want to pay an auction house an exorbitant fee and would much rather my money go to someone here on this site. As such, I am on the hunt for a copy of this beauty for my own collection and am ready to pay some serious money - $31k+ (make me an offer!!). I was very, very fortunate to obtain a brand new, never opened lettered Misery and matching cube from a great member on this site, and would very much like to have the same amazing experience with another amazing book and seller. If anyone is willing to part with their copy, I am willing to deal. Please feel free to PM me here. Thanks, everyone!
Michael Cross - Letter Y
Congrats
Wish List:
Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
Brother ARC, Seed ARC
Nice !
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I am currently the owner of Letter M, just in case you wanted to update
Wanted:
Carrie PS Publishing Lettered ‘G’
Charlie the Choo Choo U.K. S/L #157
Dark Tower Portfolio #157
I'll post again, since the list hasn't been updated. I currently own letter Y. Several other owners can attest to this. It has never been opened more than a few centimeters and is in astounding condition. Purchase price was a record $35k. This book is only going higher.
As I do not have the permission to post attachments, that’s going to be slightly difficult to show pictures.
Perhaps, I can link it to my Facebook cover image…
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...6131139&type=3
https://m.facebook.com/story.php?sto...00086662861626
I can vouch for Michael owing this copy. I've updated the list accordingly.
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King