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grodog
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:22 pm

bclarkie wrote:Okay, I am done now.

Nice detective work, blarkie. Do you think he's reportable?

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bclarkie
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:23 pm

Terminal_Frost wrote:Ya I was watching too it was $102 up until this evening I even had a $426 snipe in there but its a good thing its above that cause i wasnt expecting to pay nearly that much.

I had my snipe up to $651.00, but once I knew Aneoth was going to be aware of it, I cancelled mine becuase I know his bid is going to be higher than that. Iknow this because he has been looking for one for awhile and I figured now I wasn't going to win anyway, so why push up the price on Aneoth.

BTW, I think the seller thought that I was crazy when I offered him the $300.00 and as a matter of fact he questioned why I was so interested in his auction. He had no clue. :lol:

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bclarkie
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:24 pm

grodog wrote:
bclarkie wrote:Okay, I am done now.

Nice detective work, blarkie. Do you think he's reportable?

Oh he was already reported and suspended for shilling. Ebay has been quick recently suprisingly enough.

"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

Gnat the Beggar
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:38 pm

bclarkie wrote:
Terminal_Frost wrote:Ya I was watching too it was $102 up until this evening I even had a $426 snipe in there but its a good thing its above that cause i wasnt expecting to pay nearly that much.

I had my snipe up to $651.00, but once I knew Aneoth was going to be aware of it, I cancelled mine becuase I know his bid is going to be higher than that. Iknow this because he has been looking for one for awhile and I figured now I wasn't going to win anyway, so why push up the price on Aneoth.

BTW, I think the seller thought that I was crazy when I offered him the $300.00 and as a matter of fact he questioned why I was so interested in his auction. He had no clue.

:wink:

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Marlith
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Posted: Thu Mar 17, 2005 10:44 pm

Ghost Tower of Inverness #83 Collectors Edition

Not long to go.....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 93551&rd=1

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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:05 am

I am beset on all sides by rich folk......

I don't have a chance in he... (Double Hockey Sticks).... do I????

"Guys, I am starting to think Tegel Manor might be haunted..."
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morgansurname
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 12:25 am

wow

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draco76
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:10 am

nice H2 real cheap

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962602408

I was gonna oush couger off of it but its europe only, someone do it for me, thanks

MrFilthyIke
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:11 am

Great Cthulhu! I am a small, small, sad contender in the world of D&D 8O

There are no bad editions of D&D, just Boring Players and Unimaginative DMs.

draco76
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:12 am

help with these also

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962628438

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962627547

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962622817

draco76
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 1:17 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962904542

mbassoc2003
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 2:39 am

Another 3rd (2nd) printing of Palace of the Vampire Queen.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ... RK:MEBI:IT

Anyone know the seller? Any idea if it's authentic?

Grodog... You badly wanted that Booty and the Beasts, huh?

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

harami2000
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:10 am

mbassoc2003 wrote:Another 3rd (2nd) printing of Palace of the Vampire Queen.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ... RK:MEBI:IT

Anyone know the seller?

Thanks, Ian.

yup. Seller is good. Will go mention the cover/printing distinctions.

[EDIT]: done

killjoy32
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 4:21 am

draco76 wrote:nice H2 real cheap

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5962602408

I was gonna oush couger off of it but its europe only, someone do it for me, thanks

well put it this way, he WON'T be getting it for that much, i can assure you. :twisted:

Are we nearly there yet?

bclarkie
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 6:58 am

mbassoc2003 wrote:Another 3rd (2nd) printing of Palace of the Vampire Queen.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ... RK:MEBI:IT

Anyone know the seller? Any idea if it's authentic?

Grodog... You badly wanted that Booty and the Beasts, huh?

Antbody notice the distinct color difference in the cover on this one? Much more a dull yellow as opposed to the that afooland his$ is getting, No? This one up now so much more closely resembles the one on this site. :?

"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

mbassoc2003
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:14 am

bclarkie wrote:
mbassoc2003 wrote:Another 3rd (2nd) printing of Palace of the Vampire Queen.

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ... RK:MEBI:IT

Anyone know the seller? Any idea if it's authentic?

Grodog... You badly wanted that Booty and the Beasts, huh?

Antbody notice the distinct color difference in the cover on this one? Much more a dull yellow as opposed to the that afooland his$ is getting, No? This one up now so much more closely resembles the one on this site.

How much of that is down to the camera and lighting? Maybe we should find a universal colour chart we can all get ahold of, like a paint colour chart, and then we can compare and post the findings.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

bclarkie
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:34 am

mbassoc2003 wrote: How much of that is down to the camera and lighting? Maybe we should find a universal colour chart we can all get ahold of, like a paint colour chart, and then we can compare and post the findings.

I would imagine that the coloration difference could be due to the picture/lighting, but I don't know, the one that was being sold by "bella" certainly looked a lot more Neon yellow, which I don't know if it would be a side effect of the picture/lighting or not. I would think that if the one up for sale right now, if in fact both of them end up being legitimate, that the one up for auction now would looks the way that it does as a result of sun fading, rather than the actual picture/lighting quality. Just my theory.

"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

rosenkav
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Posted: Fri Mar 18, 2005 7:46 am

Agreeing with this theory. In fact, we are seeing un-calibrated photos and digital pictures without any kind of possibility of evaluating the originals without an universal color scale, such as the one from pantone, employed by years in the graphic arts industry.

Remember that for the majority of people outside the printing/graphic field, it's enough to say "blue" instead of Pantone 072 - they have absolutely no ideas that the colors between computer systems and various input devices like scanners and digital cameras get heavily mismatched.

Bella's copy was decidedly neon yellow, because it was - if I remember well - photographed with a strong light but not flash, and the reverse happens in the case of this auction - poor light and flash. The result is that the flash highlighted (and burnt into white) the details of the plastic packaging, and left in shadows the cover.

Just my .02

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