When I was about 14 I learned Gaben had a public email anyone could reach out to. So I sent him an email asking if I purchased a poster from the Valve store, would he be willing to sign it for me. He forwarded my email to someone else at Valve who asked me for my address, and a little while later, this book showed up in the mail, sent to me completely for free. I've had this book for about 15 years now and it's still my prized gaming possession. And I continue to be a Valve fanboy, loving my Steam Deck and continuing to hope for the eventual 3 game. If you see this Gabe, thanks again for being so nice to that random 14 year old kid, I still have it & cherish it 15 years later!
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Thats super cool
Can I have it
Ahh Gaben. <3
Never ceases to amaze me how kind Gabe can be.
Man when I was 14 I was pissed cause I only had a 7 dig steam account and my older brother had a 5 dig. I wish I had known I could have emailed gaben!
I dislike Steam,.but that is very nice of them.
I dislike Steam, but this is very nice of them.
Very cool
sooooo jealous.
We raise the bar only so high, never to three.
Copies of Raising the Bar by itself are incredibly rare, let alone something like what you’ve got.
I remember back when HL2 first launched, I picked up my copy, and my friend bought the Collector’s Edition, which came with a polo shirt, and some other goodies. He also picked up a copy of the book, and he still has all of it.
You have an awesome piece of HL memorabilia.
Omg…..this…. This sht is outrageously valuable. Most cats never even seen a first print of this book all their life, and signed by Gabe? You mf……