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Plaag
Subweb Admin
Joined: 08 Nov 2002 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:06 pm |
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| FormCritic wrote: | I have two copies of Wraith Overlord...one still in the shrink and one that I opened.
Is it that much of a rarity? |
More so as a product that goes for a good price.
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killjoy32
Grandstanding Collector
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 19 Dec 2008
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Location: Warrington, UK
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:25 pm |
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i agree. not necessarily rare, but one that commands a more decent price tag than most usual JG products.
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Cushionsnbeans
JG Valuation Board
Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Last Visit: 07 Jul 2008
Posts: 145
Location: Whitley Bay,Tyne and Wear
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Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:36 pm |
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But why?
Its not rare,easily available in shrink(if you know where to look) so why the premium? |
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killjoy32
Grandstanding Collector
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 19 Dec 2008
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Location: Warrington, UK
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 9:04 am |
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why does dark tower/inferno?
nothing THAT special about them either, yet when one appears everyone falls all over them....
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Kingofpain89
Sage Collector
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: Plano, Texas
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:19 am |
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| killjoy32 wrote: | why does dark tower/inferno?
nothing THAT special about them either, yet when one appears everyone falls all over them....
Al |
You know...I've been thinking about it and you guys keep asking the same questions that you have already answered yourselves. Wraith Overlord, Tegel Manor, Inferno, Dark Tower....none of these are rare. Their is nothing really special about them. The adventures themselves are blah and so is the artwork. And lets not get into the production quality (couldnt they at least do cardstock covers?).
It makes no sense to keep paying high prices for these items and it obviously makes little sense to hoard multiple copies of them because they are obviously going to start dropping in price very quickly once the masses realize just how bad they really are. I think that the members of The Acaeum need to make a concerted effort to quash the interest of these ridiculously high priced Judges Guild items. The easiest way to accomplish this is everyone needs to stop bidding on them. Once we have all agreed to do that, there will be very few bids on these lackluster items and the prices will drop to a more realistic level.
I'd like to be the first to nominate cushionsnbeans to be our group spokesman. I believe he has the most to gain by dropping Judges Guild prices as he seems to spend a lot of money trying to acquire all of these items that are simply not worth the paper they are printed on. Think of all the good we can do with all of the money saved by not spending all of it on second-tier RPG items. Buy a hybrid vehicle and clean up the environment, send money to a third world country, give to your favorite charity, or take your significant other out to a night on the town (they probably deserve it). The possibilities are endless. While we are at it...why not do the same with other shitty RPG/Wargame items? Bloodstone Pass? Palace of the Vampire Queen? Warriors of Mars? All of these overblown pieces of crap are insanely overpriced and it is up to us to stop the madness.
If we all work together we can make a difference. Thank you for reading.
Hehehehehehe.....I kill myself. |
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g026r
Verbose Collector
Joined: 28 May 2007 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
Posts: 1117
Location: Fredericton, NB, Canada
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:47 am |
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| Kingofpain89 wrote: | | Wraith Overlord, Tegel Manor, Inferno, Dark Tower |
You need copies of these, huh?  |
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Kingofpain89
Sage Collector
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
Posts: 2556
Location: Plano, Texas
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:52 am |
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| g026r wrote: |
You need copies of these, huh?  |
Actually I have copies of Wraith Overlord and Tegel (Gamescience) but I dont have Dark Tower or Inferno. I could get a copy of Inferno rather easily but I just havent pulled the trigger on it yet.
I was just having a bit of fun.  |
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killjoy32
Grandstanding Collector
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 19 Dec 2008
Posts: 7612
Location: Warrington, UK
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 10:57 am |
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yes you have to know him and get used to his strange-texan sense of humour that took me all weekend at gencon to figure out.
you know where he is at when he gives you that wry smile of his
john...you are of course talking utter tosh, but we will humour you anyway cos youre a nice guy (so mike tells me)
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Badmike
Long-Winded Collector
Joined: 23 Jun 2003 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: DFW TX
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 11:43 am |
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| killjoy32 wrote: | yes you have to know him and get used to his strange-texan sense of humour that took me all weekend at gencon to figure out.
you know where he is at when he gives you that wry smile of his
john...you are of course talking utter tosh, but we will humour you anyway cos youre a nice guy (so mike tells me)
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What's strange about it?
Laugh at our jokes, or we'll blow your ass off with a shotgun.....
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killjoy32
Grandstanding Collector
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Location: Warrington, UK
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:36 pm |
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and THAT is where i will add "only in america"
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serleran
Verbose Collector
Joined: 31 May 2007 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: New York
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 2:50 pm |
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Right! You English blokes would rather slap someone with a halibut or some other excessively large fish, instead! Albatross! Albatross! Can someone give me a f'n albatross already?  |
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Kingofpain89
Sage Collector
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: Plano, Texas
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:12 pm |
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| serleran wrote: | Right! You English blokes would rather slap someone with a halibut or some other excessively large fish, instead! Albatross! Albatross! Can someone give me a f'n albatross already?  |
And Al thinks that Texans have a strange sense of humor? You Noo-Yawkers have got us beat hands down. What's with the albatross? Is that from some obscure Woody Allen movie or something?
And this odd little word "tosh"....I had to look that one up. Strangely enough the first website my search engine pulls up is the "Harry Potter Lexicon". Typical. And we Americans get hassled for butchering the "English" language.
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FormCritic
Valuation Board
Joined: 16 Jul 2005 Last Visit: 05 Dec 2008
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Location: Washington State
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 3:58 pm |
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| Kingofpain89 wrote: |
And we Americans get hassled for butchering the "English" language.
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At least we still speak it. Folks in the Isles don't seem to.  |
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serleran
Verbose Collector
Joined: 31 May 2007 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: New York
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:12 pm |
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| Quote: | | What's with the albatross? Is that from some obscure Woody Allen movie or something? |
No, my good man, its from a Monty Python skit. |
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Kingofpain89
Sage Collector
Joined: 31 Oct 2004 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009
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Location: Plano, Texas
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 4:39 pm |
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| serleran wrote: |
No, my good man, its from a Monty Python skit. |
Figures...I'm only familiar with a wee bit of Python. Holy Grail, Life of Brian, and The Meaning of Life to be exact. I've only seen a few of the Flying Circus sketches and I think I lost all interest after "The Cheese Shop" bit. "Bloody boring" as Al might say.
One of my favorite skits is the "How Not to Be Seen" bit where everyone gets blown to crap.  |
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killjoy32
Grandstanding Collector
Joined: 21 Jan 2005 Last Visit: 19 Dec 2008
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Location: Warrington, UK
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Thu Dec 20, 2007 6:11 pm |
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errr i would only say "bloody boring" maybe in work.
i would normally opt for a much earier/shorter comment..... "shite"
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Cushionsnbeans
JG Valuation Board
Joined: 23 Dec 2006 Last Visit: 07 Jul 2008
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Location: Whitley Bay,Tyne and Wear
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Fri Dec 21, 2007 12:52 am |
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I dont mind not bidding very much on a POTVQ et al.....if everyone else agrees to do the same,after all it is Christmas!
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