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Xaxaxe
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:26 pm

^^^

I thought they closed down the pubs at like 2 a.m. in England? Where are you getting all this booze ... ? :wink:

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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:31 pm

...not in London

(thankfully) we are a bit more civilised. In fact I am actually home early.

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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 8:34 pm

How about the 'FRIEND FOLIO'? Not once has a Githyanki ever asked to be my friend!!!

NetRodent wrote:A lot including "Unheated Arcana". At first I didn't think it was a typo, I thought it was 3rd edition.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8807298986

And from the same seller, 3-hole-punched DMG and PHB. I guess he really liked the Monstrous compendium format.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8807299011

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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:26 pm

Xaxaxe wrote:For the record, this is also the same thread that recently featured the complete waste of time known as "let's put 10,000 quote boxes within other quote boxes."

Formerly laughable item descriptions

Hey now...that was kinda fun! At least for a little while anyway...until my head started hurting. :twisted:

So here is a couple of laughable item descriptions...has nothing to do with D&D but I cannot believe the seller of this auction and several others like it is actually sane.

Hummel Look A Like: Decorative Collectibles | eBay

2 20 Radiant Diamond GIA calls it I1 we call it booger | eBay

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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:33 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote: Hummel Look A Like: Decorative Collectibles | eBay

Now that is laughable in a good way!

The listing is a must-read, too. My favorite part is the joke that comes out of nowhere:

The funny turd listing wrote:This lady walks into the bedroom carrying a duck.
Her husband is in bed.
"This is the pig I've been screwing"
The husband says: "That's a DUCK!"
I was talking to the duck, she replied.

Putting that into a listing with a BIN of $4,500 takes some guts, for sure.

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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 1:36 pm

rielsys wrote:
blackdougal wrote:
I've compiled a fair amount of info on 2E printings over the years, in particular on the core books and the PHBRs. There were as many as eleven printings on some of them. I'll try to get that posted some time tomorrow for your enjoyment.

just wondering where the post of all the prints ended up? this kind of stuff really excites me, didn't know that was more than 3 prints since that's the only things i seen of them the type of covers for them

2nd Edition printings

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Posted: Tue May 09, 2006 2:03 pm

rielsys wrote:just wondering where the post of all the prints ended up? this kind of stuff really excites me, didn't know that was more than 3 prints since that's the only things i seen of them the type of covers for them

2nd Edition printings

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 4:53 pm

The Holy Grail 1 Shares Contract | eBay

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:01 pm

Blackmoor wrote::lol:

The Holy Grail: Books | eBay

Uhm. A 2% share in case these two guys find the Holy Grail. Considering no one has found it for centuries, I think it would be a hazardous deal.

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:05 pm

Blackmoor wrote::lol:

The Holy Grail: Books | eBay

Thats hilarious..

Hum, we could do something similiar.. We could search for Gygax's first woodgrain boxset and sell shares to those who want to sponser the effort.

ShaneG.

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 5:06 pm

guerret wrote:
Blackmoor wrote::lol:

The Holy Grail: Books | eBay

Uhm. A 2% share in case these two guys find the Holy Grail. Considering no one has found it for centuries, I think it would be a hazardous deal.

well its only going to cost £1, so thats a pretty good deal and its not a lot to lose

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 6:50 pm

guerret wrote:
Blackmoor wrote::lol:

The Holy Grail 1 Shares Contract | eBay

Uhm. A 2% share in case these two guys find the Holy Grail. Considering no one has found it for centuries, I think it would be a hazardous deal.

[french accent]Besides, we've already got one.[/french accent]

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 7:07 pm

[equally outrageeeeous freeench accent]

Go away, or we shall taunt you some more!

[/equally outrageeeeous freeench accent]

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 9:20 pm

What is hilarious is that they are "seasoned" hunters. Wouldn't that imply past successes?
I'm a seasoned Quest for the Golden Orb Hunter myself. Been hunting for ages.

If you hit a Rowsdower, you get to keep it.

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:21 pm

NetRodent wrote:
rielsys wrote:just wondering where the post of all the prints ended up? this kind of stuff really excites me, didn't know that was more than 3 prints since that's the only things i seen of them the type of covers for them

2nd Edition printings

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Posted: Wed May 10, 2006 11:34 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

I just wanted to point you back to this finished auction.

"Laughable" as it apparently sounded, my Buy-It-Now offer of $20 was in fact very close to the final price for this item. It did not sell for anything near the $75 or $100 figures that were mentioned by others here.

I based my offer on what the lot was likely to go for and what the seller's previous lots had sold for.

If the seller had not bumbled about Ebay, making snotty remarks he could easily have sold these separately for more than he got.

If he had chosen not to snub me...no matter how rude I apparently was...and had taken my suggestion of making a counter-offer, he probably would have gotten more money.

But, I'll also know how to handle it better next time.

Mark

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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:14 am

MShipley88 wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

That's a great price for that stuff!!

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

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Posted: Thu May 11, 2006 12:47 am

guerret wrote:
Blackmoor wrote::lol:

The Holy Grail 1 Shares Contract | eBay

Uhm. A 2% share in case these two guys find the Holy Grail. Considering no one has found it for centuries, I think it would be a hazardous deal.

Man, look at the pile of utter crapola that same seller is peddling.....

Mike B.

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