a very limited (I mean VERY limited) autographed book lottery

Yesterday, I said:

I found nine hardback copies of The Happiest Days of Our Lives that I must have put there when they first arrived at my house a couple of years ago. They look as perfect as they did the day they were taken out of the box.

So I have this idea to sell them, that goes like this:

I will number these books 1-9, and sign them to whomever the buyer wants, with a dedication of my choosing. I will ship the book USPS Priority mail no later than Monday, which should ensure that it arrives before Christmas, in case that's important to you.

I'll do this for $50 a book, which will include shipping and handling.

I only have 9 of these, but I'm not sure anyone is interested in this, so before I go and set up the ordering and payment information, I need to know if anyone reading this is actually interested.

This would be a first come, first served sort of thing, sold to the first 9 people who leave comments at some time tomorrow (I'll figure that out and update this post later, if it's going to happen). I can ship internationally, but the buyer would have to cover the cost of shipping, because it's damn expensive.

I wasn't sure that anyone would be interested, and I'm delighted to discover that I was wrong about that. Initially, I thought I'd make it first come, first served, but I thought that might be a bummer for anyone who can't be at their computer at, say, noon today or whatever. So I thought that it would be more fair to everyone if it was a lottery.

So here's what I'm going to do: For the next 24 hours (maybe a tiny bit longer, if I sleep late tomorrow), you can leave a comment on this post, if you're interested in buying one of these ultra-limited signed copies of The Happiest Days Of Our Lives. 

Tomorrow, I'll roll dice (you know, like we gaming geeks do) to pick nine people who, uh, get a Golden Ticket, I guess.

I'll contact those people by e-mail, to let them know that they can buy one of these books. When those people respond, I'll get details and give payment instructions.

A couple important notes:

I'm only set up to take payment from PayPal, so if you hate PayPal (and I'm right there with you), don't bother with this.

Please ensure that you have an e-mail address attached to your identity here, so I can find you if you're one of the 9. Do not leave your e-mail address in your comment, because spammerbots will grab it and make your life miserable.

I will ship internationally, but the buyer will be responsible for shipping (express shipping to countries outside of the US can be very expensive, so find out how much that's going to cost ahead of time, so you don't get any unpleasant surprises.)

Please, please, please, don't use multiple accounts to enter this more than once. I can't stop you, but that would be really unfair to other people.

These books will be numbered "2010 Holiday Super Funtimes 1-9".

Yay!

Updated: Wow, 419 entries! That's awesome. I'll roll dice and notify the nine by Monday. (It's a very busy weekend here in Wheatonland).

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419 thoughts on “a very limited (I mean VERY limited) autographed book lottery”

  5. Absolutely awesome idea Wil! Sign me up for at least 1 😉
    I have super fan parents that this would make a great gift for. A copy wouldn’t hurt in moving me up the ranks as the favorite child either!

  9. Please roll me for lucky #23! 🙂 m0k0w at gee-mail dot clam is my addy since I am not sure how else to mark it otherwise. You have to click through twitter then flickr then boo!

  11. Crossing my fingers, toes & eyes in hopes you’ll select me. I have a very special deployed soldier in mind to gift the special edition book to. To make up for him being away on our 15th anniversary.
    *hope*

  29. I am also interested. Hope I’m lucky enough to win! I signed in through gmail, so I am not sure if you will be able to see my email, but my ID is coverbeek.

  31. Sign me up too.
    living in ireland, where i am sure you know the banks have been playing shens with our money, a hard back book will be very useful for defending oneself against all manner of ruffians, come the revolution.
    cheers.

  34. Please pick me for one of the 9, possibly even (the) 7th one. Wow, there is even a LOTR reference to be had. Anyway, pick me or not, it’s all random. Thank you!

  36. To quote from above:
    "I will number these books 1-9, and sign them to whomever the buyer wants, with a dedication of my choosing"
    I would just be happy to get one, even if it was signed by Evil Wil Wheaton! 🙂

  38. I’m in for the lottery.
    …and @markschneider he may need to move beyond just adding an extra d10, I’m thinking more along the lines of the old ICE: MERP tables that just kept going… and going… and… 🙂

  39. Howdy, Wil. I’d love [to purchase] one. Pick me!
    P.S. I’m a much bigger fan of cheese than you’ll ever be. Sorry, them’s the breaks. It happens.

  45. So if I’m lucky enough to get one of these “golden tickets” it would really be for my husband, Kevin. But certainly count me in for the opportunity!

  46. I have framed a signed W00tstock poster, but my sister has a signed copy of Dancing Barefoot which is the cause of much envy on my part. Count me in!

  48. Count me in on hopes I will get this. My only hope is that the wife will allow the purchase 😉
    You can find me on Twitter under this name, or on gmail as russdwright

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