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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Jan 29, 2022 2:59:16 GMT -5
Well, guys, the $750 offer was rejected. Not because he himself rejected it, only because he didn't respond to the offer in time. However, it is now no longer available as part of the "Make Owner to Offer" thing. In other words, we couldn't raise our offer even if we wanted to at this point. We also haven't been able to get ahold of the owner using the 667 Twitter account. My only other thought is that I will try to get ahold of him using my private Twitter (by tagging him and asking him to message me, I suppose) and then see if I can relay to him the situation that way. Yes, I think that's the only option really left to us at that point.
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Jan 29, 2022 10:54:24 GMT -5
It is one in really difficult situation. It is assumed that whoever bought this is as ardent a fan as we are. Why would any of us sell something like that?
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Jan 29, 2022 11:07:19 GMT -5
It is one in really difficult situation. It is assumed that whoever bought this is as ardent a fan as we are. Why would any of us sell something like that? True. So I’m gonna see if he would at least help us digitize them if he won’t sell.
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Jan 29, 2022 11:14:15 GMT -5
I was able to send him the message! I will let you know when he responds.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Jan 29, 2022 16:19:57 GMT -5
Thanks again for doing all this, it's very kind of you.
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Jan 31, 2022 16:15:10 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I have some disappointing news: he is not willing to sell. He also doesn’t want to take the bags off for fear of ruining the binding, so no digitization either. All he will do is take a few pictures of the beginning and end pages.
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Post by gothicarchiesfan on Jan 31, 2022 16:21:55 GMT -5
Oh dear.
At this point I'm wondering if it might not be more productive to just ask Daniel Handler directly for his copies?
If the people on here who have his contact info could ask him about it, that might be more productive in the long run.
We could even still use the gofundme money to pay for the scanning and postage.
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Post by B. on Feb 1, 2022 2:00:17 GMT -5
Hello everyone. I have some disappointing news: he is not willing to sell. He also doesn’t want to take the bags off for fear of ruining the binding, so no digitization either. All he will do is take a few pictures of the beginning and end pages. I always think people with this kind of attitude shouldn't be collectors/have these things.
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Post by R. on Feb 1, 2022 2:17:05 GMT -5
Exactly. What’s the point of shutting knowledge away with a fetishistic attitude to owning it, refusing to share what you’ve discovered?
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Post by Optimism is my Phil-osophy on Feb 1, 2022 6:24:19 GMT -5
Well, it's good to warn him that soon R. may pay a visit to his house.
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Post by Esmé's meme is meh on Feb 1, 2022 9:41:28 GMT -5
What a ickleing dumbass. I hope he reads this: you suck little magee
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Feb 1, 2022 9:44:04 GMT -5
I agree with you all. I’m really frustrated and it’s taking a lot for me to hold back my honest thoughts.
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Post by Mr. Sharpe on Feb 1, 2022 11:33:37 GMT -5
Thank you for all your effort, Mr. Sharpe, and to all who donated. I think the best course of action would be to just refund everyone. Yes, I have done that. Everybody that donated should receive their refund within the next few days.
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Post by tsmefford on Feb 2, 2022 23:55:03 GMT -5
Very annoying to hear. Wish I could say I was surprised, but this is very typical of "collectors".
There's a big difference to me between being a "fan" and a "collector". Quite frankly, if you're not willing to read the scripts then they are worthless to any true fan. The hundreds of pages in between might as well be blank. He's got NINE drafts of Snicket scripts and won't open them for the sake of the binding? Please. Lol.
He'd probably have a heart attack if he heard about my home-made method of scanning stills from the 35mm film trailers for the film. I am also pursuing getting those scanned to video. Why? Because there's literally no point in having them if they're just going to sit there. They're meant to be played and seen, as well as preserved digitally.
Pardon the rant, but I find that mentality very frustrating. I sure wish any of us had managed to win that auction of them. It seems to me like he has them just to "have them" and say he has them. The fact that he hasn't even read them is baffling to me. Lol.
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