Aneoth wrote:I have never lived in NYC, or Boston, or D. C., but I did stay in Chicago for 3 months many years ago, and I got everywhere I wanted to go by using the Trains.... or by walking. Never once hired a Taxi, though I once rented a car with some friends for a weekend out in the country for a wild party.Bottom line? Being in NYC, Boston, D.C., or even Chicago without a car might be a blessing, but in LA it is definitely not......
jkason wrote:Aneoth wrote:I have never lived in NYC, or Boston, or D. C., but I did stay in Chicago for 3 months many years ago, and I got everywhere I wanted to go by using the Trains.... or by walking. Never once hired a Taxi, though I once rented a car with some friends for a weekend out in the country for a wild party.Bottom line? Being in NYC, Boston, D.C., or even Chicago without a car might be a blessing, but in LA it is definitely not......Hey Aneoth,It's really too bad you didn't take a taxi in Chicago.....Dave Trampier might have picked you up.
Aneoth wrote:Aneoth wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WD1VSent the seller the following inquiry.Is the picture shown in this listing taken of the actual item that is being auctioned, or is the picture some sort of stock or archival photo? The picture looks like the box is shrink-wrapped to me, and your description states the box has a tear or two and is also yellowed. But of course since the photo is quite small in the listing, it is very difficult to tell for sure. Thanks, in advance AneothAnd what was the response to my question?yes, it is a stock photo.That is all there was.......
Aneoth wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... eName=WD1V
Is the picture shown in this listing taken of the actual item that is being auctioned, or is the picture some sort of stock or archival photo? The picture looks like the box is shrink-wrapped to me, and your description states the box has a tear or two and is also yellowed. But of course since the photo is quite small in the listing, it is very difficult to tell for sure. Thanks, in advance Aneoth
yes, it is a stock photo.
A must for strategy & role playing game fans, whether you play science fiction, fantasy or war games! Wonderful fun for family and friends! This is a great item for the game fan in your life, or something completely new to share with family and friends, instead of the same old Monopoly by Milton Bradley, Clue by Parker Brothers, or Scrabble game, where the same person wins every time! Don't let this wonderful item slip away!A Little History: Originally based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin the company known as TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) started out with humble beginnings in 1973, before becoming the entertainment legend we know today. A few previous works, such as Chainmail (more of a miniatures based system), generated creative sparks amongst authors Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Those sparks soon flared into the creation of that little woodgrain box set Dungeons & Dragons and it's three digest sized books Men & Magic, Monsters & Treasures, and the Underworld & Wilderness Adventures, that will now forever hold a cherished place in the world of fantasy role playing. The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons universe consists of near endless worlds to explore including Greyhawk, Planescape, Birthright, Dark Sun, SpellJammer, Al-Qadim, Ravenloft, The Forgotten Realms, and Dragonlance. TSR has produced board Games (The Battle of Five Armies based on J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings Prequel the Hobbit, Dungeon, The Awful Green Things from Outer Space, Divine Right), computer games, role-playing games from the basic set to the 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, and currently 3.5 (The Players Handbook, From the Ashes, Deities and Demigods w/ Cthulhu & Melnibone mythos, Boot Hill, Hellbound the Blood War, Metamorphosis Alpha, Gamma World, RPGA modules RPGA1 Rahasia, R4 Doc's Island, Queen of the Spiders…the list is near endless), fantastic detailed lead and plastic miniatures including the Rare Imperial Dragon which was also the cover for Dragon Magazine #1, and The Great Red Dragon, a continuing series of novels by the best writers of fantasy, comic books, a cartoon/anime series, it's own toy line by LJN, truly amazing art by some of the finest artists including Larry Elmore, Keith Parkinson, Jeff Easley, Brom, Erol Otis, Todd Lockwood, and Tony DiTerlizzi, not to mention it's own addicts support group the Role Playing Gamers Association, and the largest game convention in North America Gen Con! Even after being purchased by Wizards of the Coast (the publishers of Magic the Gathering), the Dungeons and Dragons world continues to grow!
Aneoth wrote:Now this is one that most certainly has done a bad thing. E-Bay would paste his but to the wall if they actually saw this.The listing is an auction for a simple board game (DUNGEON), one that has been discussed on this forum recently as being a great game for little ones to learn about D&D for the first time.cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 9&rd=1Check out all the keywords and phrases that the seller used in the little history of Games monologue. Which BTW is so long as to be too boring to read through....As I recall, one of our member sellers was recently pasted hard by the E-Bay listing police for having FAR fewer keywords and phrases than this....A must for strategy & role playing game fans, whether you play science fiction, fantasy or war games! Wonderful fun for family and friends! This is a great item for the game fan in your life, or something completely new to share with family and friends, instead of the same old Monopoly by Milton Bradley, Clue by Parker Brothers, or Scrabble game, where the same person wins every time! Don't let this wonderful item slip away!A Little History: Originally based in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin the company known as TSR (Tactical Studies Rules) started out with humble beginnings in 1973, before becoming the entertainment legend we know today. A few previous works, such as Chainmail (more of a miniatures based system), generated creative sparks amongst authors Gary Gygax and Dave Arneson. Those sparks soon flared into the creation of that little woodgrain box set Dungeons & Dragons and it's three digest sized books Men & Magic, Monsters & Treasures, and the Underworld & Wilderness Adventures, that will now forever hold a cherished place in the world of fantasy role playing. The Advanced Dungeons and Dragons universe consists of near endless worlds to explore including Greyhawk, Planescape, Birthright, Dark Sun, SpellJammer, Al-Qadim, Ravenloft, The Forgotten Realms, and Dragonlance. TSR has produced board Games (The Battle of Five Armies based on J.R.R. Tolkiens Lord of the Rings Prequel the Hobbit, Dungeon, The Awful Green Things from Outer Space, Divine Right), computer games, role-playing games from the basic set to the 1st Edition, 2nd Edition, 3rd Edition, and currently 3.5 (The Players Handbook, From the Ashes, Deities and Demigods w/ Cthulhu & Melnibone mythos, Boot Hill, Hellbound the Blood War, Metamorphosis Alpha, Gamma World, RPGA modules RPGA1 Rahasia, R4 Doc's Island, Queen of the Spiders…the list is near endless), fantastic detailed lead and plastic miniatures including the Rare Imperial Dragon which was also the cover for Dragon Magazine #1, and The Great Red Dragon, a continuing series of novels by the best writers of fantasy, comic books, a cartoon/anime series, it's own toy line by LJN, truly amazing art by some of the finest artists including Larry Elmore, Keith Parkinson, Jeff Easley, Brom, Erol Otis, Todd Lockwood, and Tony DiTerlizzi, not to mention it's own addicts support group the Role Playing Gamers Association, and the largest game convention in North America Gen Con! Even after being purchased by Wizards of the Coast (the publishers of Magic the Gathering), the Dungeons and Dragons world continues to grow!
mbassoc2003 wrote:Aneoth wrote:Now this is one that most certainly has done a bad thing. E-Bay would paste his but to the wall if they actually saw this.The listing is an auction for a simple board game (DUNGEON), one that has been discussed on this forum recently as being a great game for little ones to learn about D&D for the first time.cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 9&rd=1Check out all the keywords and phrases that the seller used in the little history of Games monologue. Which BTW is so long as to be too boring to read through....As I recall, one of our member sellers was recently pasted hard by the E-Bay listing police for having FAR fewer keywords and phrases than this....I came across that little history a couple of months back, and pasted it almost verbatim into a few of my auctions. It increased my average watchers count by almost 100%.
Aneoth wrote:Now this is one that most certainly has done a bad thing. E-Bay would paste his but to the wall if they actually saw this.The listing is an auction for a simple board game (DUNGEON), one that has been discussed on this forum recently as being a great game for little ones to learn about D&D for the first time.cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 9&rd=1Check out all the keywords and phrases that the seller used in the little history of Games monologue. Which BTW is so long as to be too boring to read through....As I recall, one of our member sellers was recently pasted hard by the E-Bay listing police for having FAR fewer keywords and phrases than this....
Aneoth wrote:jkason wrote:Hey Aneoth,It's really too bad you didn't take a taxi in Chicago.....Dave Trampier might have picked you up.Who??
jkason wrote:Hey Aneoth,It's really too bad you didn't take a taxi in Chicago.....Dave Trampier might have picked you up.
afoolandhis$ wrote:What a prick. Did you get an email address?
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morgansurname wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:IT
Feedback Score: 88521 Positive Feedback: 88.2% Members who left a positive: 100252 Members who left a negative: 13425 All positive feedback received: 374438
MrFilthyIke wrote:Feedback Score: 88521 Positive Feedback: 88.2% Members who left a positive: 100252 Members who left a negative: 13425 All positive feedback received: 374438 That's a crappy scored, even w/ 100,000+ pos feedback. I wouldn't buy.
harami2000 wrote:morgansurname wrote:http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... RK:MEWN:ITMrFilthyIke wrote:Feedback Score: 88521 Positive Feedback: 88.2% Members who left a positive: 100252 Members who left a negative: 13425 All positive feedback received: 374438 That's a crappy scored, even w/ 100,000+ pos feedback. I wouldn't buy.And they're still on eBay? Hmm... only 1,252 negs in the last month and the same form response ad-naseum; "We deeply regret the poor experience you had and we are working to rectify this!"."Positive feedback is left automatically when winning bidder leaves a positive comment for Bargainland...The winning bidder also agrees that this is an 'as is' auction and therefore by placing a bid waives any and all rights to warranties, charge backs or refunds by Bargainland Liquidation."Good price for that bulk lot as-is, if they deliver, though?D'ya go to conventions or have a shop?
bclarkie wrote:The worst part of it is that I inadvertantly left a positive feedback for him in error.
