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bclarkie
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Posted: Sat Feb 18, 2006 9:26 am

sheeadog wrote: D and D Exhaust | eBay

And what am I getting for my $30 bid?

What do you mean? It is plainly obvious in the sellers description:

Crack-Head Seller wrote:60 d & d in good condition with dragons.

I especially love the "with dragons"

"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: Sat Feb 18, 2006 11:39 am

sheeadog wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8764862004
And what am I getting for my $30 bid?

Minis at a guess.
Possibly quite a good deal if there's an overlap between the misused eBay "boxes/packs" category and "dragons" noted in the description.

Go on, someone! 2 hours to go...

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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 5:23 pm

Advanced D&D Players Handbook | eBay

We're nothing but goths and punks, the lot of us.

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Posted: Wed Feb 22, 2006 8:19 pm

Yeah that GUYgax is to blame

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:10 am

Its not so much the item description that's laughable than the item itself. If this isn't a crass example of milking a brand for all its worth, I don't know what is. I'm just not quite sure which brand is being milked more...

Dungeons & Dragons for Dummies Puzzle in a Can:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8770518759

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:29 am

NetRodent...

What is the signficance of your avatar? Yes, yes, Bayeau Tapestry...but what does it mean? I must know! :lol:

Mark

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:43 am

There's no real significance to it, just something I put together while playing with the Historic Tale Construction Kit:

Object not found!

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 12:53 am

Most impressive.

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 1:21 am

NetRodent wrote:There's no real significance to it, just something I put together while playing with the Historic Tale Construction Kit:

Object not found!

Fantastic link!
Thank you!

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Posted: Thu Feb 23, 2006 9:12 am

The "oringinal" guy is back...

Oringinal AD D B2 The Keep on the Borderlands | eBay

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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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bclarkie
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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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