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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:18 pm 
 

killjoy32 wrote:ah i was off to bed - too tired & g/f was offering comfort in bed, so whaddaya do? (dont even answer) :D dont do sniping programs so in the end i thought fu*k it just did a bid and off i went, but thanks for letting my bid run :) *sitting quite happy n content now*

:)

*chuckles*. yer welcome!

Was a reasonable price for a decent-ish 5th print. (UK prices are generally higher for those (e.g. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5932283787 ), whereas in the US people seems to prefer OCEs, recently :lol:).

You could probably still have saved yourself a few dollars, though.
http://www.esnipe.com/ (free 14 day trial); or any of the others....
Mark in a lowball snipe at start of auction as a reminder to check later, then review your current "interesting items" list a day or two before auction end.
Is no real hassle and certainly saves more than the costs (especially for US sales and larger lots).

JMO, of course ;)

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:33 pm 
 

Kosh Vorlontay wrote:
harami2000 wrote:The sleeper thus far appears to be;
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5955061302
$35 with 2+ days to go
- Is there anything in there which isn't a first print??
Looks like a first Basic Set, and those D&DG, PHB, DMG and MM definitely require checking.
Heh, they've even thrown in a JG "Dark Tower"... (sells for silly money in the UK ;)
e.g. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5951493093 ).


......

He sent this back after I hounded him,

"We will be prelisting the item today.

It's back...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5956395728

*lol*. Might even have been a genuine listing error, too! 8O
I stand corrected, if so (hey! there's a first time for everything on eBay...).

The gap in the sequence number in the previous auction has now been corrected:
10. Dungeon And Dragons-The Village of Hommlet
12. Dungeon And Dragons-Dark Tower
13. Dungeon And Dragons-Expediton to the Barrier Peaks

Enjoy; all you U.S. bidders (and Canucks disguised as such!)

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:43 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:
It's back...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5956395728

*lol*. Might even have been a genuine listing error, too! 8O
I stand corrected, if so (hey! there's a first time for everything on eBay...).

The gap in the sequence number in the previous auction has now been corrected:
10. Dungeon And Dragons-The Village of Hommlet
12. Dungeon And Dragons-Dark Tower
13. Dungeon And Dragons-Expediton to the Barrier Peaks

Enjoy; all you U.S. bidders (and Canucks disguised as such!)


Response to my email from the seller:

We have had a huge response from overseas on these games and have told
everyone that we will accept bids from them. So feel free to bid on them, if
you win please contact us about shipping.

Thanks,

Steve

I-Soldit Tigard, Oregon
(503) 624-9890


So get bidding/sniping David!

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 1:44 pm 
 

Maybe I should have posted that after I'd won the auction! 8O

And don't forget that they have some other auctions finishing very soon if you international bidders want to push up the prices. :twisted:

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:49 pm 
 

johnhuck wrote:Maybe I should have posted that after I'd won the auction! 8O

And don't forget that they have some other auctions finishing very soon if you international bidders want to push up the prices. :twisted:

*g*. Missed it. Thanks for the update, John :)

Haven't been online much today, owing to ISP disconnect problems every five minutes or so (BT in Manchester, apparently...).
(Heh... and again... *grr*)

Guess my original query was too early to be included in the "told everyone" clause.

=

Have been doing really well "saving" money today; what with that Dragon #1 going high so soon in the auction, etc.

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:58 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:
Kosh Vorlontay wrote:

......

He sent this back after I hounded him,

"We will be prelisting the item today.

It's back...
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5956395728

*lol*. Might even have been a genuine listing error, too! 8O
I stand corrected, if so (hey! there's a first time for everything on eBay...).

The gap in the sequence number in the previous auction has now been corrected:
10. Dungeon And Dragons-The Village of Hommlet
12. Dungeon And Dragons-Dark Tower
13. Dungeon And Dragons-Expediton to the Barrier Peaks

Enjoy; all you U.S. bidders (and Canucks disguised as such!)


Damn, I was hoping nobody was going to notice that it was back up.....RATS :oops:


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 2:59 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:Have been doing really well "saving" money today; what with that Dragon #1 going high so soon in the auction, etc.


Noticed the BIG difference between #1 and #2.

Haven't been doing too well at saving money today.  Fireplace.  Antique or repro, or a woodburner.  Anyway, that's another story.

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 3:14 pm 
 

johnhuck wrote:Noticed the BIG difference between #1 and #2.

*nods*. Would've been less of a gap if I hadn't reduced my snipe to the absolute minimum, though; after giving up on #1.
Am still surprised there were no other bidders, though.

johnhuck wrote:Haven't been doing too well at saving money today. Fireplace. Antique or repro, or a woodburner. Anyway, that's another story.

Might to cheaper to buy a house here, gut it and reuse the contents. ;)
*
Got a nice marble & hardwood surround fireplace here with a well-matched, expensive gas fire; both pretty much as "freebies".
(Well, might as well be when you're talking £32,000 for a three bedroom granite-built flat with a large attic space to convert...).

[*not moving back down South in a hurry*]

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 4:01 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:Might to cheaper to buy a house here, gut it and reuse the contents. ;)

That might not be such a bad idea.  I wish I could get my hands on the fool who pulled the Edwardian fireplace out in the 60s.  I'd beat him to death with his damn concrete and grey tile monstrosity.  :evil:

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:56 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:Am still surprised there were no other bidders, though.


Did mean to bid, but went to the pub instead :D  :D  :D
thought #2 was a bit of a deal - although it did look a bit creased.

  


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 12, 2005 6:57 pm 
 

harami2000 wrote:(Well, might as well be when you're talking £32,000 for a three bedroom granite-built flat with a large attic space to convert...).
[*not moving back down South in a hurry*]


I'm sorry - did you miss out a zero 8O
I will never be able to match your bids.... what with my mortgage payments :)

  


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:23 pm 
 

deimos3428 wrote:
harami2000 wrote:Mixed bundle with 1st MM (not the best copy) and possible 1st DMG;
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5955544734
Just opened at $5 with 6 1/2 days to go

(The description for the blue Basic book is a bit misleading *g*, but you might wish to re-check the condition of the other two books, if interested...).

Had to flip back to find this post... now at $87.51 with 3 1/2 days left....I wonder if the new "True first DMG" is a factor there...that one's in better shape than either of mine.


New "True first DMG's" don't seem to be inspiring alot of bidding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT

  


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:25 pm 
 

ifearyeti wrote:
deimos3428 wrote:
Had to flip back to find this post... now at $87.51 with 3 1/2 days left....I wonder if the new "True first DMG" is a factor there...that one's in better shape than either of mine.


New "True first DMG's" don't seem to be inspiring alot of bidding.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT


I think that is one that everybody missed because it is listed in the wrong area.  That is why I missed it.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:38 pm 
 

ifearyeti wrote:New "True first DMG's" don't seem to be inspiring alot of bidding. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWA:IT


Well, the item you linked to is subpar in any case. Read the condition statement and look at the picture.

"Good condition, with a clear plastic cover."

Looking closely at the picture, you can see the clear plastic is a bit squirrelly and bubbled up in the lower half of the front cover.

IMO: to place plastic covering on an item in this manner destroys its value as a collectable. Sure it protects items for long-term use, but doing so, also destroys any collectable qualities that it might have otherwise had.

I would not even bid on a copy with this type of defacing. And would only own one, if forced to do so due to it being a portion of a larger lot of items. Which has actually happened once.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:47 pm 
 

I took just a quick look and never noticed the clear plastic cover in the descrition, and I agree for the most part about the devaluation factor involved with that type of damage. Even still I think Mr. Huck got himself a pretty good deal for $1.68 plus shipping.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 1:50 pm 
 

Yes, I agree that he got a great buy. Especially should it turn out to be one of the TRUE First Prints or Alpha-Beta's, or even a first print as recently listed here.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 3:11 pm 
 

I agree about the plastic cover devaluing it.  Although it's still collectible for me until another one pops up (and probably more hotly contended now).

Hadn't even bothered looking for DMGs until today.  But I just thought I'd have a search as I thought I'd remembered harami2000 mentioning that there was a couple of copies listed when the new chronology was published.  Not sure if this was one of them.  But it only had 30 mins left to run when I did the search.  So, I thought it was worth putting in a snipe.  But didn't think I would win.

  

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:56 pm 
 

Regarding plastic-coating books: I've never done it to a hardcover, but have done it to many of my books that have no value due to obscurity or condition.  If the plastic is contact paper, it can be removed, although you would be wise to invest in something that can remove the remaining adhesive without damaging the cover.

Now, if the plastic is self-stick laminating plastic, you're done.



  
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