possible (and very limited) autographed book sale

Posted on By Wil

I've been cleaning out my office, organizing comic books and games, and slowly crawling through a decade's accumulation of geek stuff.

It. Has. Been. AWESOME.

Last night, I went into the depths of the hallway closet, and behind a bunch of CDs and DVDs, 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.

So, what do you think? Interested? Let me know, or ask your questions in the comments below.

UPDATED: Okay, it looks like there are at least 9 potential buyers, so here's what I'll do: I'll put up a post later, where you can leave a comment to be entered into a lottery. I'll leave that open for 24 hours, and then roll dice to see who gets them. Maybe I'll roll them live on Ustream, if that's not to totally lame and ridiculous. I think that's fair, and gives everyone an equal chance to get in, even those who are /away from their computers.

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Comments (78)

  19. Is international delivery possible? I can’t help it if I am trapped in the most un-Star-Trek-tolerant-society-in-the-world-ever-is-Ireland-is 😛

  22. This would be a great gift for a friend of mine but it seems you already have 9 buyers. International shipping to England would probably make my wallet weep anyway :p

  25. For those of you in Canada (and possibly other countries), Wil has to sign a customs form to send you stuff. I bought a copy of one of his books from him and indirectly got a free autograph! It’s not like it says “To Graeme – don’t be a dick! From your buddy Wil” or anything, but it’s his signature just the same.

  42. I would absolutely be interested! I’m actually collecting auction items for my friend Matt (100% legit but would happily buy a copy (or two) from you & handle all the charity elements from there, just to make your life easier.

  46. Oh please oh please *oh please*! It would be a most splendid gift from me to me – better even than a Red Ryder carbine-action, two hundred shot Range Model air rifle with a compass in the stock and a thing which tells time.

  47. Hiya Wil,
    I downloaded your audiobook “Just A Geek” using Limewire, and it’s really good. I want to pay you for it, how much do I owe you?

  49. I would love to be entered in the lottery. I’m keeping it for myself, though. I may, however, be persuaded to loan it to my Star Trek uber-geek friend if she promises to watch Big Bang Theory and kneel before Zod Evil Wil Wheaton. 🙂

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