lordan wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:A little more info from a poster over in the RPG Lobby on FB:"I spoke with the buyer. One of the first ever home brewed campaign settings was included as part of the sale. A teacher had used this true first printing (one of the first thousand boxed sets) to run a series of games at his school that taught math and logistics. All of the notes, and a book the school kids had written about their adventures was included."
aia wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Kosh Vorlontay wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Sorry, did not know that "He who will not be named...." has the bann hammer on everything related to HimSorry prb i miss some relevant info... Whom are we talking about? Is the Coug.?
Kosh Vorlontay wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Sorry, did not know that "He who will not be named...." has the bann hammer on everything related to Him
Kosh Vorlontay wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:beasterbrook wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:another 2nd ed hit.. with expectations,,** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **Lol, you beat me to it......I do find it funny that they are charging shipping... for that price, I would hand deliver it to the winner
beasterbrook wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:another 2nd ed hit.. with expectations,,** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **
I'm very loathe to part with my old friend but the moving expenses are adding up quickly
MadCatUSA wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Janice (the seller) has been posting about the sale and the items she included. She was not able to figure out how to post photos of the stories that students wrote that was included in the box. She did email me copies of the photos, and if she gives permission, I can upload them here.
misterspock wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:MadCatUSA wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Janice (the seller) has been posting about the sale and the items she included. She was not able to figure out how to post photos of the stories that students wrote that was included in the box. She did email me copies of the photos, and if she gives permission, I can upload them here.where are those posts at, on fb?
misterspock wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:editorjan_1 wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Whew! What a ride.Just wanted to report that the piece has been delivered and the buyer has approved. Still sweating out the waiting period for the payment to be made available from PayPal, but the funds are there.I got a call from the "eBay detectives" yesterday. They started by saying the call would be recorded. "So, can you tell us a little bit about how you came to own the piece you sold on eBay..." A friendly conversation, and they were satisfied, but I was on the hot seat for a while!I asked permission from the buyer to announce here who they are. If they grant permission I will post it here. Again, thank you for the friendly reception and support through this adventure!Wouldn't it have been more prudent for the payment to clear before shipping it out? Especially if you haven't used PayPal before, sometimes it seems like they "hold" funds when in fact it comes down to some weird verification info they want from you
editorjan_1 wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Whew! What a ride.Just wanted to report that the piece has been delivered and the buyer has approved. Still sweating out the waiting period for the payment to be made available from PayPal, but the funds are there.I got a call from the "eBay detectives" yesterday. They started by saying the call would be recorded. "So, can you tell us a little bit about how you came to own the piece you sold on eBay..." A friendly conversation, and they were satisfied, but I was on the hot seat for a while!I asked permission from the buyer to announce here who they are. If they grant permission I will post it here. Again, thank you for the friendly reception and support through this adventure!
dbartman wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Fraud. Lot of scams, especially this time of the year. Editorjan_1 has zero feedback and is an unknown seller on eBay, possibly even new on PayPal.One would hope they would be auditing/checking these types of transactions. Accounts get highjacked all the time or bogus ones are created. No offense intended editorjan_1, but this should have set off alarm bells somewhere.
editorjan_1 wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:Yes! Please feel free to post the photos here!
editorjan_1 wrote in Original Dungeons & Dragons Set – Woodgrain - 1st Print:I'm working with the buyer to preserve as much of the history of this set as we can. Unfortunately, I didn't know Bill - the elementary school librarian who originally gave me the set - very well. It was a professional relationship; I worked for an educational program that provided career development materials to four school districts in northwestern Wisconsin, around River Falls. I believe Bill was part of a war games group "up in the cities" (Minneapolis/St. Paul) that included Dave Arneson (Bill referred to him as "Lance.") Bill was very excited about using this new game with his students, and wanted the career development folks to know about it. Maybe someone in this community knows more about Bill. I'm sad to confess I can't remember his last name. It was 1974, and the school districts were River Falls, Ellsworth, Hudson and Prescott, Wisconsin. Bill? Are you out there?
