Is there a list of our friend Flatsigned's other ID's?

"Brian Thomas" wrote in message ...
I was wondering if anyone has compiled a list of Flatsigned's alternate
bidding ID's. I have noticed a couple and just stumbled upon Buffett72.
Several negative feedbacks make note of it, and I believe Three Dog Books in
their claim.



Did you see that one of Buffett72's negs is retaliatory and
Fl@tsigned's response is: "SOLD EX-LIBRARY BOOK AS A FIRST PRINTING
WITHOUT SAYING IT WAS AN EX-LIBRARY."

(1) The description doesn't mention anything about printing.

(2) When I read about a bound volume of science journals, I can't help
but assume it's ex-lib., unless it is a reprint.


Any science collectors here? What do you think about the item in
question:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3518752568

A British dealer has a copy of it, bound with the preceding even more
important volume, on abe for $2700. The highlighted articles are
definitely hot right now.

http://www.the-scientist.com/yr1996/...ue_960415.html


I've also seen it argued that offprints, which are in effect the first
separate publication of articles first published in scientific
journals, are the real goal of modern science collectors:

http://www.normanpublishing.com/arch..._library.shtml


Any thoughts?


William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com

(William M. Klimon) wrote in message . com...
"Brian Thomas" wrote in message ...
I was wondering if anyone has compiled a list of Flatsigned's alternate
bidding ID's. I have noticed a couple and just stumbled upon Buffett72.
Several negative feedbacks make note of it, and I believe Three Dog Books in
their claim.



Did you see that one of Buffett72's negs is retaliatory and
Fl@tsigned's response is: "SOLD EX-LIBRARY BOOK AS A FIRST PRINTING
WITHOUT SAYING IT WAS AN EX-LIBRARY."

(1) The description doesn't mention anything about printing.

(2) When I read about a bound volume of science journals, I can't help
but assume it's ex-lib., unless it is a reprint.


Any science collectors here? What do you think about the item in
question:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3518752568

A British dealer has a copy of it, bound with the preceding even more
important volume, on abe for $2700. The highlighted articles are
definitely hot right now.

http://www.the-scientist.com/yr1996/...ue_960415.html


I've also seen it argued that offprints, which are in effect the first
separate publication of articles first published in scientific
journals, are the real goal of modern science collectors:

http://www.normanpublishing.com/arch..._library.shtml


Any thoughts?


William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com


I know that literary off-prints were once hot items, and are now hard
to sell. Novelist Walker Percy's scarce offprint SYMBOL AS NEED is
his first published work and used to bring much more than THE
MOVIEGOER. I think that perhaps offprints are the 'uncorrected
proofs' of 20th century science. Higher prices, but fewer buyers.
Most scientific breakthroughs in the 20th century did first appear as
journal articles....most collectors would rather have a 'separate
publiction' than an issue of a journal. On the other hand, if you are
adding to a collection of GREAT BOOKS a 'science wing' so to speak you
might go with the first book publication of these theories because
that is what you are familiar with.

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hollowayd wrote:
(William M. Klimon) wrote in message . com...
"Brian Thomas" wrote in message ...
I was wondering if anyone has compiled a list of Flatsigned's alternate
bidding ID's. I have noticed a couple and just stumbled upon Buffett72.
Several negative feedbacks make note of it, and I believe Three Dog Books in
their claim.

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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...tem=3518752568

A British dealer has a copy of it, bound with the preceding even more
important volume, on abe for $2700. The highlighted articles are
definitely hot right now.

http://www.the-scientist.com/yr1996/...ue_960415.html


I've also seen it argued that offprints, which are in effect the first
separate publication of articles first published in scientific
journals, are the real goal of modern science collectors:

http://www.normanpublishing.com/arch..._library.shtml


Any thoughts?


William M. Klimon
http://www.gateofbliss.com


I know that literary off-prints were once hot items, and are now hard
to sell. Novelist Walker Percy's scarce offprint SYMBOL AS NEED is
his first published work and used to bring much more than THE
MOVIEGOER. I think that perhaps offprints are the 'uncorrected
proofs' of 20th century science. Higher prices, but fewer buyers.
Most scientific breakthroughs in the 20th century did first appear as
journal articles....most collectors would rather have a 'separate
publiction' than an issue of a journal. On the other hand, if you are
adding to a collection of GREAT BOOKS a 'science wing' so to speak you
might go with the first book publication of these theories because
that is what you are familiar with.

It is also true that offprints are more likely to be signed than are the
journal articles. Unfortunately, many authors follow the custom of
simply writing "with the author's compliments".
Now, how about association copy's which consist of an offprint with the
recipient's rubber stamp or the like. My university library's first 50
years or so of the Journal of American Folklore has the rubber stamp of
Franz Boas, arguably the founder of American Anthropology. In my personal
collection are a number reprints with the stamp of A.L. Kroeber, arguably
Boas' most distinguished (as opposed to well known) student and, as well,
the father of Ursula LeGuin.
Matthew Hill

Unfortunately, many authors follow the custom of
simply writing "with the author's compliments". BRBR

Wouldn't it be interesting to sell a non-signed first to this Flatsigned guy,
one that had a distinguishing characteristic that wasn't obvious, and see if it
turns up later being sold by hiim with a signature?

If it happened, would that be enough to get hiim convicted of fraud?


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