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bclarkie
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 1:12 pm

This guy is Really excited about this auction:

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You have got to love the "MAY THE BIDDING WARS RAGE ON!!" comment. :wink:

"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

Doug Williams
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 2:18 pm

bclarkie wrote:This guy is Really excited about this auction:

Dungeons Dragons The Keep on the Borderlands Module | eBay

You have got to love the "MAY THE BIDDING WARS RAGE ON!!" comment.

Drat! I was hoping to snipe this one in the last five seconds. Thanks a lot. Now *everyone* knows about it.

Deadlord
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 3:00 pm

I'll BET a B2 it doesn't even sell.

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

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 10:47 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEBI:IT

Eh, figure since I just got outbid I would make a note of this one. Maybe the description is the reason why there were no serious bids until 2 hours before the end of the auction.

If Guido would stop bidding on stuff he might be able to get the next part of his story out before Christmas. :wink:

seeyouinescrow
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:13 am

This one is just too funny...even funnier that it has a bid!

Super Rare 1981 TSR Catalog Shows AD D Chainmail etc | eBay

GraysonAC
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:28 am

seeyouinescrow wrote:This one is just too funny...even funnier that it has a bid!

D.D. Crow Super RARE | eBay

What's funny about that one?

I'd guess that catalogs are pretty rare, given how often they just get tossed into the trash

I sell a similar item (the "candid letter" that was put out by WotC marketing when they bought TSR), and I've sold a bunch of 'em:

WoTC Takes Over TSR Flyer from TSR Rare | eBay

seeyouinescrow
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:58 am

GraysonAC wrote:
seeyouinescrow wrote:This one is just too funny...even funnier that it has a bid!

Super Rare 1981 TSR Catalog Shows AD D Chainmail etc | eBay

What's funny about that one?

I'd guess that catalogs are pretty rare, given how often they just get tossed into the trash

I sell a similar item (the "candid letter" that was put out by WotC marketing when they bought TSR), and I've sold a bunch of 'em:

Conan TSR: Role Playing Games | eBay

I guess it's just me...to me the item your selling is significantly more rare. Actually, I've got about 20-25 of those 1981 catalogs piled up w/ all my B2's & X1's...I just keep them around to put together accurate Basic/Expert Sets with original paperwork, RPGA membership forms, etc. Maybe I should start selling them individually! :wink:

GraysonAC
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 2:58 am

Well, for $0.99 I don't think the guy's too crazy. He'll probably sell more of those than he will B1's

Badmike
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:14 am

seeyouinescrow wrote:
GraysonAC wrote:

What's funny about that one?

I'd guess that catalogs are pretty rare, given how often they just get tossed into the trash

I sell a similar item (the "candid letter" that was put out by WotC marketing when they bought TSR), and I've sold a bunch of 'em:

WoTC Takes Over TSR Flyer from TSR Rare | eBay

I guess it's just me...to me the item your selling is significantly more rare. Actually, I've got about 20-25 of those 1981 catalogs piled up w/ all my B2's & X1's...I just keep them around to put together accurate Basic/Expert Sets with original paperwork, RPGA membership forms, etc. Maybe I should start selling them individually!

Over the years I've sold a bunch of these in the $5 range....remember, the casual collector either doesn't have access to these or has never seen one before (since they came out 25 or so years ago...). You should put a price on those catalogs and put them up for bid, you might be surprised!

Mike B.

seeyouinescrow
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:54 am

Badmike wrote:
seeyouinescrow wrote:

I guess it's just me...to me the item your selling is significantly more rare. Actually, I've got about 20-25 of those 1981 catalogs piled up w/ all my B2's & X1's...I just keep them around to put together accurate Basic/Expert Sets with original paperwork, RPGA membership forms, etc. Maybe I should start selling them individually!

Over the years I've sold a bunch of these in the $5 range....remember, the casual collector either doesn't have access to these or has never seen one before (since they came out 25 or so years ago...). You should put a price on those catalogs and put them up for bid, you might be surprised!

Mike B.

Wow...thanks for the info guys...I stand corrected :oops:

Blackmoor
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 11:59 am

seeyouinescrow wrote:This one is just too funny...even funnier that it has a bid!

Super Rare 1981 TSR Catalog Shows AD D Chainmail etc | eBay

Creepy will mark it up to $30.00, rare you know!

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

deimos3428
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:15 pm

Nice lot, nice price. Only belongs in this thread for the response to my shipping inquiry -- $20 USD? :roll:

cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&a ... L:RTQ:CA:1

GraysonAC
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:33 pm

deimos3428 wrote:Nice lot, nice price. Only belongs in this thread for the response to my shipping inquiry -- $20 USD?

cgi.ebay.ca/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&a ... L:RTQ:CA:1

Maybe he's shiping each one in it's own Global Priority Envelope, and taking a $1 loss to be a nice guy?

:roll:

patweb
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 1:22 pm

>>Someone please tell me how some sellers just don't understand that this doesnt belong in the "Games - Role Playing - Other" category.<<

Well, you COULD use one of those as a pad to sit on for gaming? Right?

Anyway, the model is hot, so no loss?

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 3:25 pm

D D Expert Rules | eBay

Good lord. Wonder where this guy learned to grade? I wonder how long he has been trying to get rid of it? 8O

GraysonAC
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:17 pm

"Comes in a plastic magazine slip-cover for protection"

:lol:

killjoy32
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Posted: Mon Aug 15, 2005 5:40 pm

KingOfPain wrote:D D Expert Rules | eBay

Good lord. Wonder where this guy learned to grade? I wonder how long he has been trying to get rid of it?

that really has to be the worst ever copy i have ever seen! 8O 8O 8O

Are we nearly there yet?

deimos3428
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Posted: Thu Aug 18, 2005 12:15 am

Ok, it's obviously just a truncation of "Undercity", but I can't help but picture Kofi Annan wielding a bastard sword... :lol:

(It's late, and I'm up all night trying to get an optical fiber cable repaired..humor me. :roll: )

cgi.ebay.ca/AD-D-LANKHMAR-CITY-OF-ADVEN ... dZViewItem

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