Flatsigned and Stephen King? (All threads regarding Flatsigned)

[divemaster]

Now that this thread is heating up; what was the deal with the two states (26 & 100) of the rebound BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES and was there ever a consensus on whether or not the sigs were legit?

I'm pretty sure the sigs are legit. As other posters have surmised, TM evidently came across a whole pile of these and figured out something to do with them.

When I first saw these coming up on eBay I e-mailed Tim and asked if they were aftermarket re-bindings and what the difference between the 26 edition and the 100 edition. He (I assume it was he; I guess it could have been an associate) e-mailed me back and was very upfront with the nature of the books. Nice friendly e-mail.

I would have bought one for less than $50. I wanted the book to read, the signature is a bonus, and hardbacks are sturdier on the shelf. I would have bought it for what it was--not as a bona fide limited edition.

Thus I made lowball bids on just about every single one of these that came up for auction, or had them on my watch list, just in case one slipped into my hands on the cheap. I estimate I bid or watched on at least 40 copies of the "26 limited" and 150 copies of the "100 issued" version.

[Randall Flagg]

In france, americans are stereotyped as sued for everything...)

In America, French are stereotyped as .......nah, too easy.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

In france, americans are stereotyped as sued for everything...)

In America, French are stereotyped as .......nah, too easy.

In the UK they are known as, "cheese eating surrender monkeys")!

[herbertwest]

We manage to sell quite expensive our smelly cheeses!

Anyway.. ^^

[lophophoras]

We manage to sell quite expensive our smelly cheeses!

Anyway.. ^^

Smelly cheese. Yum...

[Rahfa]

(although i like the informations, isnt there a risk that he comes around and decides to sue you for damaging his "brand image"?

In france, americans are stereotyped as sued for everything...)

You can't be stereotyped for something that's 100 percent true.

[WeDealInLead]

In france, americans are stereotyped as sued for everything...)

In America, French are stereotyped as .......nah, too easy.

Arrogance
Aversion to deodorant
Chain smokers
Pro hairy armpits

Getting warmer?

[herbertwest]

Chain smokers?

I already heard all the others, but what does this one mean?


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Going back to the show (topic)

[frik]

Lighting/smoking one cigarette after another...

sk

[herbertwest]

Yes, the Zane Grey was the one he exchanged for the signed books

I am intrigued about that book now!
I didnt even think that Steve would collect signed books!

[JTurner]

it looks like tims auction count is going down, and his cousin lee may have gotten fired or quit (likely the latter) from looking @ tims auctions.... this may be the end of flatsigned!

[Rahfa]

It's not cheap to list all those auctions...even if you shill bid to heart's content, you still have final value fees to pay...I always wonder how any large-skill shill bidders managed those additional costs.

[lophophoras]

The hole was dug deeper with every shill bid.

I find it difficult to find any sympathy.

[jhanic]

He's got this relisted:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en

It's over-priced by at least a factor of ten.

John

[JTurner]

check out his feedback, its tanking, plus hes not a "top rated seller" anymore. he recently offered me a job again, but i told him to pound sand.

[agrabin]

He's got this relisted:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en

It's over-priced by at least a factor of ten.

John

I'm not part of the 'bash Tim' brigade since I've never dealt with the man, but I do follow this thread.

What's worrying about this auction is that he failed to indicate that the proof was actually damaged...see below...

Q: Hi, Can you please give me a detailled description of this books condition, describing all faults ? Thanks Oct-01-10
A: Hello, This came directly to me from Steve. He and I email and I will include some of those, with part of his email blacked out, IF YOU LIKE. The book is as good as a used softcover that has been moved around lots but never read can be. The front you can see in the picture...not perfect but almost. The book has NEVER BEEN READ. One of the corners on the back has been torn off so I would take HALF PRICE if you buy today or tomorrow via eBay MAKE OFFER and pay via PayPal.

[e_taylor]

Looking through his feedback, what I really don't like is that he is responding to a lot of the negative feedback by listing the customers real name.

Also, he is selling jewelry now?

[jhanic]

If one of the corners is "torn off", I would estimate the value at less than $100, signed.

John

[biomieg]

Re: the feedback, I really get the creeps from reading some of his replies to feedback left by buyers, they seem really... disjointed somehow, the way everything is strung together, the random use of capitals, the paranoid remarks. I think Tim's not feeling too well nowadays.

Example:

OFFEREDmoneyBACKonONE.WantedTOkeep.THENthis.CROOKS !avoidBAD PEOPLE.TakeADVANTAGE

[agrabin]

Re: the feedback, I really get the creeps from reading some of his replies to feedback left by buyers, they seem really... disjointed somehow, the way everything is strung together, the random use of capitals, the paranoid remarks. I think Tim's not feeling too well nowadays.

Example:

OFFEREDmoneyBACKonONE.WantedTOkeep.THENthis.CROOKS !avoidBAD PEOPLE.TakeADVANTAGE

Blaine! Is that you???

[JTurner]

He's got this relisted:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tchlink:top:en

It's over-priced by at least a factor of ten.

John

I'm not part of the 'bash Tim' brigade since I've never dealt with the man, but I do follow this thread.

What's worrying about this auction is that he failed to indicate that the proof was actually damaged...see below...

Q: Hi, Can you please give me a detailled description of this books condition, describing all faults ? Thanks Oct-01-10
A: Hello, This came directly to me from Steve. He and I email and I will include some of those, with part of his email blacked out, IF YOU LIKE. The book is as good as a used softcover that has been moved around lots but never read can be. The front you can see in the picture...not perfect but almost. The book has NEVER BEEN READ. One of the corners on the back has been torn off so I would take HALF PRICE if you buy today or tomorrow via eBay MAKE OFFER and pay via PayPal.

I know that these "emails" from Steve King are legit, however they probably have nothing to with the books in question. He was briefly in correspondence with Steve because Tim flagged down a Zane Grey signed book for Stephen, which initially Stephen was appreciative of, and had neighborly traded a few emails, but when Tim started stalking him, Stephen's camp went just short of issuing a restraining order. So Tim keeps his emails for exact times like this.

[JTurner]

Re: the feedback, I really get the creeps from reading some of his replies to feedback left by buyers, they seem really... disjointed somehow, the way everything is strung together, the random use of capitals, the paranoid remarks. I think Tim's not feeling too well nowadays.

Example:

OFFEREDmoneyBACKonONE.WantedTOkeep.THENthis.CROOKS !avoidBAD PEOPLE.TakeADVANTAGE

He has declining health for sure. He had us frequently use the caps, no spaces for subtitles to fit stuff in. He's in a bad situation, which I believe his staff in Dover quit. Certainly don't feel too bad though

[jhanic]

Flatsigned is at it again:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-SIG...item588be4effd

But no pictures (yet).

And it seems to a bit overpriced.

John

[Randall Flagg]

John, Flatsigned is so special he has his own thread. I moved your post here.

[jhanic]

Thanks, Randall. I'd forgotten about this thread.

John