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Post Posted: Mon Oct 09, 2006 12:38 am 
 

No question about the accuracy of Fencert's lot sales.

He is a totally reliable seller.  If he makes a mistake he fixes it immediately.

Fencert is also a member of the Acaeum, although he has only posted once or twice....actually...an offer to sell all of his Judges Guild stock.

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Post Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 8:32 pm 
 

Not so much a goofy description as an interesting choice of picture.

Please note, according to the description, "the box is in good condition for its age".

cgi.ebay.com/1980-BASIC-SET-DUNGEONS-DR ... dZViewItem
  

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Post Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:39 pm 
 

Title is accurate. They are in good condition.


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Post Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 9:48 pm 
 

evl wrote:Not so much a goofy description as an interesting choice of picture.

Please note, according to the description, "the box is in good condition for its age".

cgi.ebay.com/1980-BASIC-SET-DUNGEONS-DR ... dZViewItem
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Post Posted: Sun Oct 15, 2006 11:07 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:Title is accurate. They are in good condition.


Yes but he states in his auction:

My home is pet & smoke free


he seems to have 2 pets in his house :)
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 5:40 am 
 

True. Not dogs, at least.


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 6:24 am 
 

Two very scary beasts  8O


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 8:23 am 
 

Look at their eyes... I am pretty sure they could petrify living humans with their mere gaze  :?
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:18 am 
 

lokiwookie wrote:Look at their eyes... I am pretty sure they could petrify living humans with their mere gaze  :?

They don't look like medusae; perhaps they are an ettin.

Has anyone asked the seller WTF is up with the picture?
  

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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:27 am 
 

JohnGaunt wrote:They don't look like medusae; perhaps they are an ettin.

Has anyone asked the seller WTF is up with the picture?

I think that's a stock photo, not a picture of the actual item for sale.  Worth an inquiry, though.
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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:10 pm 
 

Damn, guys, are you saying you'd boot them out of the haypile? I know my standards are low, but come on! Besides, that is why God invented doggy style. So that looks wouldn't matter.
I would assume the seller used a digital camera and linked to the wrong picture, then didn't check it when he uploaded it.


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:15 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:Damn, guys, are you saying you'd boot them out of the haypile? I know my standards are low, but come on! Besides, that is why God invented doggy style. So that looks wouldn't matter.
I would assume the seller used a digital camera and linked to the wrong picture, then didn't check it when he uploaded it.


I gotta agree with Frank.  At least neither of them look like gully dwarves.  :wink:
  

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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 1:25 pm 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:At least neither of them look like gully dwarves.  :wink:


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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 9:31 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:Damn, guys, are you saying you'd boot them out of the haypile? I know my standards are low, but come on! Besides, that is why God invented doggy style. So that looks wouldn't matter.
I would assume the seller used a digital camera and linked to the wrong picture, then didn't check it when he uploaded it.


And I was afraid that my use of "box" as a double entendre would offend some folks.
  

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Post Posted: Mon Oct 16, 2006 10:57 pm 
 

Caring about offending people ranks real high on my list, right up there with cleaning under the rim of the toilet.
Has anyone heard from the seller about the pic?


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Post Posted: Wed Oct 18, 2006 7:59 am 
 

Mexican AD&D hardbacks:


** expired/removed eBay auction **


That joke never gets old.  :roll:
  

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Post Posted: Sat Oct 21, 2006 5:25 pm 
 

Dang!

He changed the picture!

evl wrote:Not so much a goofy description as an interesting choice of picture.

Please note, according to the description, "the box is in good condition for its age".

cgi.ebay.com/1980-BASIC-SET-DUNGEONS-DR ... dZViewItem


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Post Posted: Tue Oct 24, 2006 10:33 pm 
 

This auction itself isn't particularly funny in its description per se:


** expired/removed eBay auction **


However, the fact that the seller just spent $27 in ebay fees to be lucky to sell a book at its $0.99 opening bid is actually quite humorous. I mean why on earth would would anyone belive that it is worth it to set that auction up as a $20 Featured plus listing as well as spendin an extra $2.00 to put in both bold and circle it and then if that wasn't enough spend an extra $5.00 to encase it. It just doesn't make any sense. :?


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