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JohnGaunt
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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 10:25 am

Don't know if this is laughable or not.

D&D Dungeon Masters Guide | eBay

The auction title says Dungeon Master's Guide, the text description says Player's Guide, and the picture is of a Monster Manual.

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 11:11 am

JohnGaunt wrote:Don't know if this is laughable or not.

D&D Dungeon Masters Guide | eBay

The auction title says Dungeon Master's Guide, the text description says Player's Guide, and the picture is of a Monster Manual.

Somebody smoking dope while listing there stuff I imagine :roll:

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 6:12 pm

sheeadog wrote:The "oringinal" guy is back...

B2 The Keep on The Borderlands | eBay

Just for yucks I wrote him:

Oringinal AD&D B2 The Keep on the Borderlands
8770285018

Question:

Your description states 1st printing edition. Yet the 1st and 2nd printings of this product have wizard logos, not the elongated TSR initial logo shown in your picture.

Do you guarantee that what you'll send is a 1st printing, as you state in writing?

Answer:

that picture is a stock photo.
the one I have is an original 1st edition
sorry for the confusion
robert

So no word on PRINTING per se. Who knows? With wizard logo it could be...

a 1st (with the line "also suitable for use with AD&D" front cover)
or 2nd (wizard again but without the AD&D).

The one pictured is either
a 3rd (shorter with face logo but G & D modules still listed rear)
or 4th (taller again, only newer products on back)
or 5th (as 4th but shorter)
or 6th (shorter yet, & not as wide)
or 7th (new stock # stacked on back with ISBN)...

but it isn't an 8th (3-hole drilled, ISBN left stock # right).

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 7:12 pm

Ad&d 2nd Edition | eBay

Not much needs to be said here, just look at the pic.

I wouldn't be surprised if that book turned into a green slime by the time it arrived in the mail. :roll:

Of course, if you are interested in it, you do have thr privelage of paying $10.00 to have it shipped to you as well. :roll:

Its counterpart isn't faring much better either:

Ad&d 2nd Edition | eBay

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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 10:59 pm

Ad&d Module | eBay

The line that confuses the hell out of me is the We have been in the Industry for over 50 years. I must have missed that last 18 years somewhere along the line.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:00 pm

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... Track=true

It's a perfectly wonderful auction, nothing funny there. However:

"This is from my husband's collection. He was a huge D&D player. Now we have three small children."

(Signed, Mrs. Black Pudding.) :lol:

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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:04 pm

deimos3428 wrote:cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... Track=true

It's a perfectly wonderful auction, nothing funny there. However:

"This is from my husband's collection. He was a huge D&D player. Now we have three small children."

(Signed, Mrs. Black Pudding.)

Hey you better watch out there Mr deimos, you've got one on the way and that could mean kids in, books out for you too.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

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Posted: Fri Feb 24, 2006 11:08 pm

bclarkie wrote:Hey you better watch out there Mr deimos, you've got one on the way and that could mean kids in, books out for you too.

Nope. I found a loophole. She keeps telling me I have to read to the baby. Never said what.

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 8:55 pm

D&D Basic: Dungeons & Dragons | eBay

Reading between the lines: "We killed dat stoopid dog an used 'is mangy hide fer a cover."

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:01 pm

ifearyeti wrote: D&D Basic: Dungeons & Dragons | eBay

Reading between the lines: "We killed dat stoopid dog an used 'is mangy hide fer a cover."

Holy Sh*t that was some poor arse spelling........

That sentence that started " Also my hole assortment " played tricks on me when I first read it...thought it said something about his arsehole

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 9:32 pm

OMG I couldn't stop laughing. Oooooo that was my good laugh for the day.

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Posted: Tue Feb 28, 2006 10:18 pm

Lordan wrote:
ifearyeti wrote: D&D Basic: Dungeons & Dragons | eBay

Reading between the lines: "We killed dat stoopid dog an used 'is mangy hide fer a cover."

Holy Sh*t that was some poor arse spelling........ That sentence that started " Also my hole assortment " played tricks on me when I first read it...thought it said something about his arsehole

Why is it that when I read this description I get the impression that when the guy was typing it up he was listening to "Dueling Banjos" on his stereo? Gotta remind myself not to go to East Texas anymore.

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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 12:45 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Lordan wrote:
Holy Sh*t that was some poor arse spelling........ That sentence that started " Also my hole assortment " played tricks on me when I first read it...thought it said something about his arsehole

Why is it that when I read this description I get the impression that when the guy was typing it up he was listening to "Dueling Banjos" on his stereo? Gotta remind myself not to go to East Texas anymore.

"Guy frm Plaino with hokky jersey came threw here few weeks ago, we cooked him up inna stew and used his jersey to make a dice bag now don't git wrong idear I knoe what you think but don worry we ran him threw B1 before we keeled him..."

Mike B.

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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 7:56 am

Sitting at the computer laughing at this last eve,

http://cgi.ebay.com/Rules-Cyclopedia-D- ... mZ87709993 08QQcategoryZ44112QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Reading between the lines: "We killed dat stoopid dog an used 'is mangy hide fer a cover."

My son comes up to me asking what was so funny. I showed him the listing. His responce was "wow, that's cool looking. Will you get that for me? Come on, Dad, I've got the money to pay you for it." I was chuckling thinking he was being sarcastic. ......Then I realise he was serious. Threw him out of my computer room and told him his 13 yr old butt can come back when he gets some sense in his head.

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Posted: Wed Mar 01, 2006 4:54 pm

Wait, the dog was wrapped in leather and fur? Don't dogs already come with fur?

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 1:22 pm

Dungeons and dragons original white box set D D | eBay

"Got this when I was a wee lad."

From his spelling and grammar I expect he is still a "wee lad". :wink:

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 5:03 pm

Hey, an orignal with some ware and tare is hard tu fynd noww.

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Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2006 7:28 pm

Not so much a laughable description, its the "item" itself thats laughable.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8778069010

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