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Scalydemon
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Posted: Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:47 am

Yes, it was well advertised

1981 Orson Welles Milton Bradley Dark Tower Board Game Commercial - YouTube

Well, we land in barren fields
On the Arizona plains

Publisher of AFS Magazine, 'Pulp literature meets old school gaming' Halls of Tizun Thane

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 6:43 pm

Thank you to dbartman for the heads up, I'm glad for the help in finding TSR Spotlight!

And thanks as well to the ebay seller frankofett who threw in a very nice surprise bonus

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I draw the line at collecting... D&D beach towels.

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Posted: Tue Dec 11, 2018 10:35 pm

Two nice people helped you out, good karma there Dave :-)

Shrink is not a condition

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Posted: Fri Jan 04, 2019 10:06 pm

I had some luck finding some old TSR box sets over the holidays.

Gamma World and Boot Hill are especially nice, very lucky game store finds.

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I draw the line at collecting... D&D beach towels.

Shoulda been: ".. from Pangreenia to Floratopolis, from mystical Treeonia of spectral Forests to Schruborial dimensions." - The Forests of Leng

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Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 8:08 am

Wow...this must be what it's like when a psychiatrist unlocks a repressed memory.

I had completely forgotten the hours spent playing Gamma World, Top Secret, and Boot Hill until seeing this. Nice find!

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Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 4:48 am

Love the Awful Green Things from Outer Space cover art

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 Jun 27, 2019 12:34 am

Ok, this is not related to the price as i have no clue whether or not i paid it at a fair value. This was an item that was on my want list since long time and as soon as i spotted it, i went for the BIN without thinking too much:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

BTW i honestly have no clue about mkt values for it... :roll:

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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 4:31 am

Good snag! Been looking for that for a long time.

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Posted: Thu Jun 27, 2019 1:09 pm

I'm not sure either but in comparison with other Aussie TSR stuff I'd say you scored pretty bigtime.

Congrats aia, nice one!

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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 10:51 am

My first fun find from half price books ever:

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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 12:19 pm

Whoa, that's an incredible find. You mind letting us know what you got it for?

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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 1:07 pm

Five bucks, right?

Jk, great pick up, congrats!!

I draw the line at collecting... D&D beach towels.

Shoulda been: ".. from Pangreenia to Floratopolis, from mystical Treeonia of spectral Forests to Schruborial dimensions." - The Forests of Leng

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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 6:23 pm

That is an awesome find. The coloring of the box top was painful to see.

I'm chasing Lady Luck, but she's just too damn fast :cry:

-SKA

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Posted: Thu Jan 09, 2020 7:07 pm

chromaticknight wrote in Recent Fun Finds:My first fun find from half price books ever:

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Mike

Wait, did you just recently find that? Or do you mean first ever, like 15 years ago?

My local HPB charge more than anything you can find on ebay.

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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 12:31 pm

dbartman wrote in Recent Fun Finds:Whoa, that's an incredible find. You mind letting us know what you got it for?

Tszii wrote in Recent Fun Finds:

Wait, did you just recently find that? Or do you mean first ever, like 15 years ago?

My local HPB charge more than anything you can find on ebay.

Purchased on 12/27/19 for $512.40.
Using the grading system here I would say the set is in good condition over all.

Mike

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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 2:34 pm

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Recent Fun Finds:That is an awesome find. The coloring of the box top was painful to see.

-SKA

Yes the damage to the box and books is very disappointing, but it is a first print, and how many of them are left out there?

Mike

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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 4:26 pm

Awesome purchase. Just goes to show that there are still treasures to be found at a good price!

It might be possible to remove that coloring, although it's not horrible.

You could probably have a conservator do some fairly simple work to the box, and possibly the books, to improve their condition. Since this is a first print, it could be worth it.

Have you been able to determine which version of the first print it is?

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Posted: Fri Jan 10, 2020 7:25 pm

chromaticknight wrote in Recent Fun Finds:
...how many of them are left out there?

Mike

I am curious if there are any metrics or research about how much out of print stuff is 'lost' (thrown out, destroyed, etc) each year. I imagine it could be significant with lesser quality items.

-SKA

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