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

Posted on By Wil

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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Comments (419)

  23. I’ll toss my lot into the virtual hat. I have one of these already (heck, maybe 2 if I remember correctly) but giving one to friends is always a capital idea.

  33. I have Memories of the Future, and I picked up Just a Geek at a local used bookstore the other day. One of these would be a great addition to my collection!

  36. I tried to put my hat in the ring earlier but didn’t see my name up there, so I will try again..I amd so in and hope my intel is right trying to get in!!

  39. Dude, I am so in.
    On another note: I picked up Munchkin for my kids for Christmas based on your recent post. I can’t wait to play it with them. 🙂

  40. Good, golly there are a lot of people with a Grant burning a hole in their pockets!
    I signed in via Twitter, Wil, (no typepad account) so I’m not sure how this will do for allowing you to email me in the very small chance that I will have the honor of buying one of your very limited editions. Feel free to direct message me on twitter @thegreattimb as an alternate means of communication. Have fun with the dice rolling!

  45. Throwing my lot into the pot too.
    Evil Wil, gimme headaches over intl shipping….come oooonnn… 😉
    (I hope the FB connect works..)

  50. I would love a copy ;D
    I’ve seen sites online where you can put in the number of entries ie 1 -400 and it will randomly pick numbers, maybe that would be better then dice.

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