Dungeons & Dragons Collecting Forums      FAQ   Register  Log in to check your private messages   Log in               variant D1 opinions? View next topic View previous topic      The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting Appraisal Author Message grodog Sage Collector Joined: 16 Nov 2002 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 2938 Location: Wichita, KS Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:40 am http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3184543255&category =44112 So what's the likelihood that this is a true printing/compiling variant vs. someone with a copy that has a newer cover and an older booklet?   I'm not trying to impune the seller's honor, it just seems likely to me that this isn't terribly rare since many TSR items were hand-assembled back in the day.... Ralf Toth Prolific Collector Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Last Visit: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 840 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:59 am The cover is a 1+ (or 2-) as it has the sunburst, but no printing information. As for the rest: The seller is a confirmed shill bidder, so his integrity is severly damaged. Anything is possible. Ralf Toth Prolific Collector Joined: 09 Apr 2003 Last Visit: 17 Dec 2005 Posts: 840 Location: Karlsruhe, Germany Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 4:02 am ... and now it seems he's registered with the Acaeum forum, so why not comment on the rangifertarandus / kipironbeard situation? Damn shill bidders! GamesGuy Prolific Collector Joined: 19 Feb 2003 Last Visit: 24 Jul 2005 Posts: 297 Location: CA Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 12:29 pm Well.. a couple of things here.... I could make a hybrid by having a 1st printing cover and 2nd module and call it 'ultra rare' when really, it's just a re-assembled  module from 2 different printings.  If it was 'shrink' then .. maybe.. but HOW would you know? (cuz you couldn't see the inside). Kinda seems dishonest to list it as if that's the way it came out of the pack. Yeah, well.. welcome to the forum rangifertarandus... you got some 'splainin' to do! PurpleDragon Prolific Collector Joined: 14 Feb 2003 Last Visit: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 173 Location: Salem, MA Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:35 pm Well, first off, a second through fifth print has the starburst, so that fact hardly makes it a first/second hybrid. The second and third have their printing information on the cover. The print in question does not have any printing information on the cover. However, the fourth and fifth print do not have any printing information on the cover. The fifth print has an isbn on the front and just because the seller fails to mention it, it could very well have an isbn on the back...which would make this a run of the mill fourth print (a copy of which I have in my hand at the moment). -PD FoulFoot Site Admin Joined: 19 Oct 2002 Last Visit: 08 Jan 2009 Posts: 597 Location: Honolulu, HI Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 2:41 pm It's a fourth print, from the scans and his description.  So no outright deception -- probably just got confused.  I think maybe I need to put up some more scans of the different D-prints. Foul darmok Guest Posted: Mon Mar 29, 2004 3:33 pm     JonOakes wrote: Yeah, well.. welcome to the forum rangifertarandus... you got some 'splainin' to do! I was thinking the exact same thing..... hmm.....     Display posts from previous: All Posts1 Day7 Days2 Weeks1 Month3 Months6 Months1 Year Oldest FirstNewest First       The Acaeum Forum Index » Collecting Appraisal   Jump to: Select a forum The Acaeum Forums----------------Collecting GeneralCollecting General - Non TSRCollecting AppraisalClassifiedsThe Acaeum Distributed Computing Project Subwebs----------------Judges GuildPlanescape  View next topic View previous topic Login or register to post new topics Login or register to reply to topics Login or register to edit your posts Login or register to delete your posts Login or register to vote in polls All times are GMT - 4 Hours