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[–]GreenEye329 106 points107 points  (2 children)

Lucky you not many of us were able to get one I was simply too young and didn't have a job at the time also didn't know it was going on.

[–]VolunteerTranscriber 15 points16 points  (1 child)

I remember beginning for one for Christmas/my birthday that year(they’re a week apart)… never ended up getting it. However, my friends sister down the street got one, of course. I got to see it in person a whole one time.

[–]GreenEye329 6 points7 points  (0 children)

That's so cool I have yet to see one in person myself. I do know someone who knows a person that has one and if I get the opportunity I'll be able to flip through it. I've wanted one so bad for years it's the only thing I'm missing from my GF books.

[–]Freddycipher 47 points48 points  (5 children)

That’s honestly pretty impressive. I know Alex Hirsh has like 10 and I’d honestly expect him to have kept this number out of all them.

[–]finditplz1 19 points20 points  (4 children)

No hate, why is 618 important?

[–]Significant-Coat-308 64 points65 points  (3 children)

Date the show premiered

Date that the show in-canon starts

Alex and his sister Ariel’s Birthday

Common Easter egg throughout the show

[–]finditplz1 7 points8 points  (1 child)

They don’t get to the falls until mid-June???

[–]Zombies4EvaDude 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Gotta clean up the gaps between episodes due to a lack of a season 3 somehow…

[–]TomShadowZ 4 points5 points  (0 children)

What a great date for everyone. Its even my birthday too

[–]ThatGFFAN 28 points29 points  (4 children)

BROOOO!! This is wild. I've been trying track down who owns copy 618 for years. The fact you even still have it wrapped in the original packaging makes this even more valuable. Normally I'm opposed to Journal 3 Special Edition's ridiculously high price on the resale market, but this is one I think everyone would get being sold for that much. Personally I'd cherish that copy cause that is truly priceless IMO.

Edit: If possible, would you be okay with sharing more pics of your copy? Would love to post these on the Gravity Falls wiki for archival. We've had pics of other notable copies like copy 123 and 666. This is the cherry on the cake.

[–]_spectacledbear_[S] 15 points16 points  (3 children)

If I did sell it, I think I would end up regretting it. It has been opened only a few times, but I have all of the original packaging :) I remember being shocked when I opened it because I wasn't actually one of the original 1,000 preorders, but still got a lower number. I'm assuming they just randomly distributed them to the 10,000 orders!

Edit: Yes, of course I can take more photos! I'll try to find time to take some tomorrow. Honestly, there isn't anything extra special about it besides the number. Still just the regular "AH" signature lol

[–]ThatGFFAN 11 points12 points  (2 children)

Thank you so much. Appreciate that. Mainly probably the packaging and signature where it mentions 618/10,000 as well would be good as that is what makes this copy so special.

And yeah, from what I gather, they sold copies at random to people, so you could be someone who ordered very late and still get a low number or be a day one pre order and get a high number. There was no order priority given to specific numbers. Similarly with signature. I know from someone who worked on The Book of Bill binding that Alex signed about 25% of them with his full signature (of which I ended up getting one of) and the rest with "AH" to save time. I guess he did something similar with J3 SE. We actually even have some footage of that thanks to Disney. Looks like he was signing with his initials in them too given I mean, 10K copies would've been wild to do all fully signed.

Huge congrats again on owning that copy and keeping it for all these years. 618 is one of those things probably no one outside the GF fandom would get the importance of but to those of us who do know, it's incredible and this has for sure been the holy grail of J3 SE copies to one day see photos of. Thank you again for sharing this :)

[–]Dipper161 2 points3 points  (0 children)

This is definitely the Holy Grail of this book. ❤️🌲

[–]EternalHardeza 14 points15 points  (0 children)

This is simply incredible, I dream of owning one of these someday, but where I live the price would be 3 times more expensive than what resellers already sell it for lol

[–]ILoveCasparvonbrgliz 12 points13 points  (0 children)

Congratulations! you lucky duck! :D

[–]LuieCRR 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Since I got mine, I always wonder who might be the lucky to get the #618

[–]Prize_Comment_4309 9 points10 points  (1 child)

I have one proudly displayed in my library. Not for sale though. My favorite book in my collection.

[–]Dipper161 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don't have it yet, but if I have it, it would be unsaleable. I will even getting a suitable protective showcase. Extra against UV and so on.

[–]UpsetNecessary6632 6 points7 points  (0 children)

What an amazing piece to own! U should keep it! please please keep it.

[–]IndiGhost77 2 points3 points  (0 children)

CONGRATS!!!!!!

[–]FBI-INTERROGATION 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Easily over $10,000. Maybe $20,000.

[–]Rawrgodzilla 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Lucky mine is 8592

[–]schlagenteufel 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Did you get this from someone who owned it prior? May I ask what the setback was (I have it, so it peaks my interest to know what it may be worth)

[–]itsRuszard 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Ton 618

[–]anotherluiz 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I remember once a dude brought his to school. Kind of crazy now that I think about it, but he showed all the pages to me, so I'm also glad about that experience

[–]Dipper161 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Congratulations on the book, but I'm honest: I am very envy of you.🥹 But soon I would have the book too. I'm already saving. Unfortunately, not the 618, but at least I have the original.

[–]jarlvannielgamer 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wish I could own one of these, if I knew they ever sold these I would have gotten one. At the time I just didnt know it was going on :/

[–]Gamerhogplays 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Dang you’re the chosen one, I’d say cherish it