Comments on: Auctioning off Jhegaala bound galley

By: skzb

skzb — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:18:58 +0000

Thanks, Michael. It’s certainly a thought.

By: Michael

Michael — Wed, 14 May 2008 17:15:26 +0000

Wow! I did not expect to be out bid so quickly. I think I’m out.

Steve, I think you’ve definitely stumbled on another source of income here.

Are you allowed to buy a bunch of your own books wholesale? If so, I suspect you’d be able to sell quite a few signed online. Jonathan’s idea is a good one too. I’ve picked up a few Ann Rice books this way (signed copies make great presents).

Or heck, set up an order form on this site, and sell them out of Reese’s store.

By: Duffy Pratt

Duffy Pratt — Tue, 13 May 2008 21:59:41 +0000

Goat:

Google is your friend here. Do a search on “Leather Bookbinding” and you will find lots of resources. My aunt used to do this in her basement, and there are craftsmen out there who do amazingly good work.

By: Goat

Goat — Tue, 13 May 2008 20:50:16 +0000

I know this is unrelated to the auction, but you know what I’d like? Leather bound volumes of Steven’s work. I am fairly certain that there are craftsmen out there who can bind a book in leather that was not originally bound that way, right? Anyone know more about this than I do? LOL, I don’t suppose you could know less.

By: skzb

skzb — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:36:50 +0000

Josh @ 11: I’m heading back to Vegas in three weeks to move some stuff; I’ll look for those.

Jonathon @ 13: I usually do that sort of thing myself. Drop me some email in a month, when I should have a new “permanent” address. And thanks for your interest.

By: David Dyer-Bennet

David Dyer-Bennet — Tue, 13 May 2008 04:05:52 +0000

Jennifer@1: As Kit says, starting the bidding unreasonably low seems to be pretty effective at building a bidding frenzy, which then carries the item up to absurd levels. On ebay, specifically; strategies for both selling and buying seem to vary considerably by venue.

I have frequently started good photo equipment at $10 to $25, and had it close at $150 to $640. I’ve put stuff I describe as “broken” and “sold as-is” (“broken” was in the title as well as the description) starting at $.01 and had it go over $60 (this was an old Nikon LS-2000 scanner; you can get the Coolscan V which seems to be a better unit brand new for $500).

As a buyer, don’t get too attached to those low initial bids!!!

By: Bawrence

Bawrence — Tue, 13 May 2008 01:48:46 +0000

I bailed out at $250 and bought the other one. Tough call passing on the signed copy, but a 6 day head start is some consolation.

By: Rene

Rene — Tue, 13 May 2008 00:31:35 +0000

It looks like the auction is going well; if I had money, I’d bid.

I can’t wait to read it. Come on, July.

By: Jonathan K. Stephens

Jonathan K. Stephens — Mon, 12 May 2008 18:59:16 +0000

Hi Steve,

I have a quick question for you that’s not particularly related to the Jhegaala auction (or maybe it is, seeing as someone is offering an unsigned ARC for $100 with no takers so far).

Do you have an existing arrangement with a local bookstore through which people can order autographed copies of your books? For example; you can get an autographed copy of pretty much any Neil Gaiman book in print through Dreamhaven Books, Harlan Ellison offers autogrpahed or personalized copies on line and I just received an autographed copy of the new Michael Swanwick novel through Robin’s Books.

I already have the vast majority of your books, but still, a couple of autographed editions would look nice on the bookshelf.

All The Best,

JKS

By: zizban

zizban — Mon, 12 May 2008 16:14:19 +0000

Wow, that is way cool! Too bad I don’t have that kind of cash. Good thing I have Steve’s old license plate to comfort me.