First Autographed Book of Longing on Ebay

lightning · Post by **lightning** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:20 am

Does anybody know where I can get a signed first edition of the Bible?

P.S. The copy on Ebay with the signature slanting upwards looks like the one I received. The other horizontal, does not. How do we know it's genuine? And the first auction does not even show the signature contrary to Ebay's requirements that autograph vendors must provide a picture. Harriet has 666 positive feedbacks,number of you all know who.

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:51 am

Lightning~

All 3 copies on Ebay do have a pic of the signature and they all have the red stamp.

Maybe one of the images just didn't download while you were viewing? That happens sometimes.

Poor Harriet. Someone needs to leave some feedback and relieve her of that awful number...

L

lightning · Post by **lightning** » Fri May 05, 2006 4:17 pm

Yes I see all copies have the signature, 2 horizontal, one slanted. I also notice that the word "longing" has been associated with Rumi, a poet I feel I should know but have not been acquainted with yet.
I am reading the Book of Longing one poem a night and finding it elegantly penned, romantic and lusty, clever and tricky as ever. Not ready to write a review yet.

tomsakic · Post by **tomsakic** » Fri May 05, 2006 5:00 pm

With one poem a night, we'll see you in exactly 167 days:-)

lizzytysh · Post by **lizzytysh** » Fri May 05, 2006 6:18 pm

Does anybody know where I can get a signed first edition of the Bible?

... ask the little Jew who wrote it

.

~ Lizzy

Red Poppy · Post by **Red Poppy** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:03 pm

Lightning - does that make 665 and 667 neighbours of The Beast?

Dem · Post by **Dem** » Fri May 05, 2006 10:26 pm

Dear LaurieAK,

you just don't ask for mercy in the
capitalistic world.

Dem

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Sat May 06, 2006 1:27 am

Dear Dem~

My plea for not bidding against me was wholly tongue in cheek.

My pointing out that it is a 'good thing' that Leonard's signed book is so highly valued (monetarily and sentimentally) was wholly serious.

Condeming the sellers who participate in the platform of supply and demand of the secondary market is just silly. It (Leonard's signed book) is valuable-in every sense of the word. Fans should rejoice, not complain.

regards,
Laurie

Red Poppy · Post by **Red Poppy** » Sat May 06, 2006 2:58 am

Ha Dr Freud (or is that fried as in the ovens) irony is not something you seem to understand - its subtlety goes over your head or between your legs.
A few tax paying countries with socialist governments that had and/or have better health care......Britain in the Wilson years- the home of a great national health service; Portugal; Spain (they're all in Europe!) - Cuba -that's just off your coast; Chile before the gun-toters got in there; France under its Socialist government.
But hey why worry about health care when you can just shoot 'em and bury 'em, cuts out waiting lists and middle-men!
Do I detect a bit of the old penis envy in there in your "handle" young Dr or is that just an Uzi in your pocket?????

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:12 am

BTW, the auction for the first book offered has ended. $305.00 worth of love and respect were spent by some smitten fan who just had to have that book. Way to go, whoever the bidder was...that amount speaks volumes (pun intended) as to the intensity of desire for that sig.
Leonard should be proud.

Harriet just made some easy money. You go girl!!

L

Baldwyn · Post by **Baldwyn** » Sat May 06, 2006 5:56 am

Actually, what gets me is that there are TWO smitten fans bidding against each other to drive the price up to that. There are two more. I hope to get one! Leonard should be proud.

Dem · Post by **Dem** » Sat May 06, 2006 3:09 pm

Dear LaurieAK

for me silly is bidding to auctions-black markets
like these.

Dem

LaurieAK · Post by **LaurieAK** » Sat May 06, 2006 11:22 pm

Unless Harriet and the others selling these books on the secondary market stole the items from folks who actually paid for the books (not likely), there is nothing remotely illegitimate about buying low and selling high. Nothing remotely "black market" about the act.

I still say, it is a mirror on how valued Leonard is to his fans. The 300$ price range is too high for me, but I am delighted (repeating myself) about how 'valued' Leonard is. This is concrete evidence, when someone is willing to spend large amounts of their expendable income (we're not talking bones for soup here) for the honor of having his signed book.

regards,
Laurie

Red Poppy · Post by **Red Poppy** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:52 am

You keep using the word value Laurie- the question is valued by whom and what do you mean by valued?
Is it a case of the more you pay the more it's worth?
Or is it a case of knowing the price of something but not its value?
Not everything comes down to $, £ or Euro.
The auction price of something reflects the anxiety of someone to have something -it tells us nothing about the reason.
Do you reckon Vincent VanGogh sleeps more soundly knowing Sunflowers fetches more than he would ever dream of earning?
I don't get your logic at all and, in principle,I have nothing against someone buying something at an auction but lets not talk values when we mean price.

linda_lakeside · Post by **linda_lakeside** » Sun May 07, 2006 2:57 am

Being a Cohen fan for years, I think I 'understand' somewhat where LaurieAK is coming from. No, value does not equal price. 'Value' is what we consider 'important' or 'worthy' in our eyes. Experience is 'valuable'. There are many things of 'value' that have not monetary tag attached.

The price war of the TBOL, just underscores the fact that many find Leonard's work 'valuable' for any number of reasons. Some will put a 'price tag' on it, others will 'value' it for the content.

Linda.