I am glad to hear that the ABAA is investigating Mr. Miller. I am forwarding
to Mr. Sanders printouts of auctions that I believe were forgeries along
with Mr. Miller's claims of provenance. While I have not checked his claims,
they are not hard to verify one way or the other.
I hope that your investigation will cause Ebay to crack down on dubious
sellers. I assume you (or the ABAA) has contacted them about these issues.
Scott
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-----Original Message-----
From: exlibris@library.berkeley.edu
[mailto:exlibris@library.berkeley.edu]On Behalf Of Kevin Mac Donnell
Sent: Wednesday, October 24, 2001 2:31 PM
To: Multiple recipients of list
Subject: a request for help
I'm forwarding this FYI from the ABAA listserv. "Flatsigned" is an ebay
seller who has sold forgeries after being warned he was selling a forgery
(see ebay 1476475574 for a current example), and he has sold a Tawainese
piracy of TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD as an original edition.
Kevin
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Austin TX 78730
macbooks@jump.net
512-345-4139
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> {#} Replies are directed back to Ken Sanders <ken@dreamgarden.com>
>
> October 23rd, 2001
>
> Dear Members,
>
> At this time the security committee is requesting any and all specific
> information regarding the bookselling activities of one Tim Miller, aka
> flatsigned operating out of the Chicago, Illinois area. By this time,
> most members should be aware of Mr. Miller and his sales activities in
> the rare book trade, conducted largely through ebay. I won't rehash
> those details here.
>
> We are looking for specific transactions between Mr. Miller and
> yourselves, other antiquarian booksellers and the public at large. In
> particular we are looking for transactions involving allegedly signed
> and/or inscribed copies, largely of modern first editions, and purported
> first editions sales by Mr. Miller.
>
> I need a detailed account of each transaction and specific information
> regarding any allegedly autographed, inscribed or first edition copies
> sold by Mr. Miller including the actual copies of the books themselves,
> where available.
>
> Please feel free to distribute this request as widely as possible.
>
> Thanking you in advance,
>
> Ken Sanders, Chair
> ABAA Security Committee
>
>
>
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> Ken Sanders
> Ken Sanders Rare Books, ABAA
> 268 South 200 East
> Salt Lake City UT 84111
> (801) 521-3819
> Fax: (801) 521-2606
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> ken@dreamgarden.com
>
>