New Candidate: Silliest Auction Price of the Year

Posts: 595 · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:35 pm

An identical thread to the old one.

Posts: 4704 · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:13 pm

I'll do what the little kiddies do:

WOOT! First Post!

Posts: 764 · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:44 pm

I disagree.

Posts: 2269 · Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:39 pm

Enough Post whoring already!

Posts: 2081 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:20 am

Forth post Laughing

Posts: 7604 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 3:28 am

first.....er in my time zone Smile

Posts: 972 · Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:15 am

Well here's the first silly link of the new thread. From the Ministry of Silly Prices, I bring you 5 common modules, average quality sitting on $100, not over yet:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Advanced-Dungeons-Dragons-Modules-x-5-Books_W0Q QitemZ130232427684QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

Posts: 89 · Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:10 am

HermitFromPluto wrote:

Well here's the first silly link of the new thread. From the Ministry of Silly Prices, I bring you 5 common modules, average quality sitting on $100, not over yet:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Advanced-Dungeons-Dragons-Modules-x-5-Books_W0Q QitemZ130232427684QQihZ003QQcategoryZ1183QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZ ViewItem

Pretty sure its because the O1 is in "almost excellent" condition.....

What??

Laughing

Posts: 107 · Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:40 pm

Signed book, $4999 BIN with reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Role-Playing-Mastery-signed-by-author-Gary-Gygax_W 0QQitemZ220253338042QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220253338042&_trksid=p3286 .m14.l1318

Posts: 1238 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:02 am

Grug Greyskin wrote:

Signed book, $4999 BIN with reserve.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Role-Playing-Mastery-signed-by-author-Gary-Gygax_W 0QQitemZ220253338042QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item220253338042&_trksid=p3286 .m14.l1318

Thought thist was a bid to cash in on the signature due to the sad death of EGG, but the auction description still ahs him alive in Lake Geneva! Altogether a very sad auction Rolling Eyes

Posts: 107 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:13 am

gyg wrote:

Thought thist was a bid to cash in on the signature due to the sad death of EGG, but the auction description still ahs him alive in Lake Geneva! Altogether a very sad auction Rolling Eyes

Well, in the seller's defense, I think he is just quoting the back of the book. Still a damn fool.

Posts: 543 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:57 am

Grug Greyskin wrote:

Well, in the seller's defense, I think he is just quoting the back of the book. Still a damn fool.

And greedy! Laughing

Posts: 342 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:03 pm

benjoshua wrote:

And greedy! Laughing

This is the one with the absurd buy it now. But the book is only at around $6 isn't it?

The buy it now might just be to attract attention (which seems to have worked).

Posts: 1210 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:06 pm

JZavoda wrote:

This is the one with the absurd buy it now. But the book is only at around $6 isn't it?

The buy it now might just be to attract attention (which seems to have worked).

yeah, and pay a little more in listing fees... cleeever!!! Rolling Eyes

Posts: 342 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:15 pm

aia wrote:

yeah, and pay a little more in listing fees... cleeever!!! Rolling Eyes

It depends on what you get for your money. Either the guy is deluded or he is backing a long shot, hoping that a couple of people with $ but no sense get into a bidding war. What is his track record? What else does he have for sale? He has people interested in his stuff, that is huge. People on ebay pay all kinds of fees to get their auctions noticed and this guy has succeeded either through stupidity or chicanery.

Posts: 2504 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:40 pm

This BIN has to be a mistake:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Role-Playing-Mastery-signed-by-author-Gary-Gygax_W 0QQitemZ220253338042QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44112QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Shocked

Posts: 4449 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:50 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:

This BIN has to be a mistake:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Role-Playing-Mastery-signed-by-author-Gary-Gygax_W 0QQitemZ220253338042QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44112QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQc mdZViewItem

Shocked

But free shipping...so think of all the money you'll save!!! Very Happy

It's a ploy...and it's working, considering all the discussion we've already had here. Best advertising scheme ever

Mike B.

Posts: 1193 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:33 pm

If it's who I think it is, that guy is infamous on the Greytalk list. He's been accused of plagiarizing other Greytalkers' material, woefully transparent sock puppetry and organizing a disastrous Greyhawk Legends convention in Lake Geneva a few years ago. I don't recall all the details since these were long flame fests on the list that I tended to skip over, but others here could probably fill in more details from dealing with him personally. I'd steer clear in any case.

Posts: 2504 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:04 pm

Gah!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Gazetteer-9-The-Minrothad-Guilds_ W0QQitemZ150264412426QQihZ005QQcategoryZ44112QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQ cmdZViewItem

Surprised

Posts: 1276 · Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 4:14 pm

Quote:

If it's who I think it is, that guy is infamous on the Greytalk list.

I'd wager the BIN that you'd be right in that assumption. Infamous is not the correct word - reviled by some, perhaps. Me, I stopped caring. If you want some fun... go to Necromancer Games and ask them who "spellbinder" is. Heheh.