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Tomas' links are great because they put everything together for you, but make sure to do your due diligence on those eBay listings ... I just saw one where the title said "1st Printing" and there was a very clear picture of the dust jacket having "Book Club Edition" on the inside flap.TheCollector wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 4:41 pm Howdy,
If you're comfortable with it, I'd check the ABE and eBay links on the 1st edition page
https://skcollector.com/1st/firestarter.html
I'd be tempted to say it's scammers but considering the number of "do i have a 1st edition" or "I have a 1st edition but it's missing xxx" emails I get I think folks are still confused.....in all fairness if you're going to get tripped up on what is/isn't a 1st edition, the Viking publications are the ones that are the most likely to do it.smashman wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:35 pm I agree. So many of the EBAY listings are just awful. It seems like 75% of them say "1st Edition" when they're not even in the ballpark of being so.
I feel like you should have (if you don't already) a template reply to those emails you can cut/paste that points them to the 1st Editions area on your site.TheCollector wrote: Tue Apr 07, 2026 8:54 amI'd be tempted to say it's scammers but considering the number of "do i have a 1st edition" or "I have a 1st edition but it's missing xxx" emails I get I think folks are still confused.....in all fairness if you're going to get tripped up on what is/isn't a 1st edition, the Viking publications are the ones that are the most likely to do it.smashman wrote: Mon Apr 06, 2026 6:35 pm I agree. So many of the EBAY listings are just awful. It seems like 75% of them say "1st Edition" when they're not even in the ballpark of being so.
