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TheMilford
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Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 7:39 am

Missed this:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

because I was busy trying to win this from the same seller:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Only 50 cents over my bid... Damn! And I could have saved on shipping

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Thu Dec 03, 2009 4:24 pm

Damn...

** expired/removed eBay auction **

I figured $34 would be enough.

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HermitFromPluto
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:17 am

Dang! Didn't get back to my computer in time. Have been looking for one of these for a while. I knew my initial bid was too low .....

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Is the winner someone here?

lawrenson
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 8:56 am

HermitFromPluto wrote:Dang! Didn't get back to my computer in time. Have been looking for one of these for a while. I knew my initial bid was too low .....

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Is the winner someone here?

I sold one of those at Dragonmeet 2 weeks ago...

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Mars
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Posted: Sun Dec 13, 2009 11:36 am

HermitFromPluto wrote:Is the winner someone here?

It wasn't me but I am looking for a 1st print too but missed this auction.

grodog
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Posted: Wed Dec 16, 2009 5:36 pm

Rats: 2nd place again:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

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bbarsh
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 11:34 am

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Put a reminder bid in then completely forgot while I was on vacation...Damn...

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Mon Jan 04, 2010 12:12 pm

bbarsh wrote:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Put a reminder bid in then completely forgot while I was on vacation...Damn...

No kidding....that went cheap. Everytime I see one of these they always hit $100 or more.

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TheHistorian
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 1:05 pm

Crap... sometimes I just forget to bid. I need to start putting everything in bidnip!

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Not a huge deal, but these were going cheap, and I keep failing to win and complete this group.

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ExTSR
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 2:17 pm

TheHistorian wrote:Not a huge deal, but these were going cheap, and I keep failing to win and complete this group.

Ah, but are you merely going for one of each, or one of each printing?

(Most of these were printed with 2-3 different TSR logos as time passed: block TSR letters, circular seal, rectangular ingot.)

TheHistorian
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:26 pm

ExTSR wrote:Ah, but are you merely going for one of each, or one of each printing?

(Most of these were printed with 2-3 different TSR logos as time passed: block TSR letters, circular seal, rectangular ingot.)

As far as I know, the green HR series didn't go through multiple printings (except HR1 Vikings had a second print). If you know differently, I'd love to hear about it.

Most of the PHBR (brown) and DMGR (blue) series definitely have multiple printings. Assembling first print sets of those wasn't as hard. Probably because they sold better in the first place.

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Mars
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 4:32 pm

TheHistorian wrote:Most of the PHBR (brown) and DMGR (blue) series definitely have multiple printings. Assembling first print sets of those wasn't as hard. Probably because they sold better in the first place.

This is another case where I think the 1st prints were more mass produced than other prints. I have been keeping different prints where logos change or prices change or the orientation of the bar code changes, etc and the 1st prints are the ones that seem to pile up. Coincidentally, I am thinking its time to trim things down and sell off most of the different prints.

TheHistorian
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:06 pm

Mars wrote:This is another case where I think the 1st prints were more mass produced than other prints.

Probably true, at least for the first several books in each group.

I think HRs probably didn't sell nearly as well, and thus didn't go through multiple printings.

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SimperingToad
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 5:42 pm

Mars wrote:
This is another case where I think the 1st prints were more mass produced than other prints. I have been keeping different prints where logos change or prices change or the orientation of the bar code changes, etc and the 1st prints are the ones that seem to pile up. Coincidentally, I am thinking its time to trim things down and sell off most of the different prints.

Good luck with the browns. I just had a .99¢ special on a Wizard and Thief. Not only failed to sell, but only about a half-dozen looks. Maybe not the best copies, but not that shabby. There seems to be quite a number of these books being loosed upon the world.

Mars
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 6:48 pm

I have been trying to sell off some of the extra stuff that has been lingering around a while. For these books I have been listing them as lots on Ebay and done okay:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 10:28 pm

Mars wrote:I have been trying to sell off some of the extra stuff that has been lingering around a while. For these books I have been listing them as lots on Ebay and done okay:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

** expired/removed eBay auction **

I must admit that I am a bit surprised.
I do not recall seeing that sort of sale price for lots of the Browns or Blues.

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Mars
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Posted: Mon Apr 19, 2010 11:30 pm

Gnat the Beggar wrote:I must admit that I am a bit surprised.
I do not recall seeing that sort of sale price for lots of the Browns or Blues.

Selling them as lots really helps. A couple of the books can still go for a reasonable amount.

TheHistorian
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Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2010 1:35 am

DMGR had Necromancers, that's the big one there. PHBR probably just had enough together to catch someone's eye. And Mark puts up lots of CLEAR pictures. That never hurts.

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