Warning: the following eBay listing appears to be a duplicate of ST1, Up the Garden Path:


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This looks like a copy of the PDF scan that has been circulating for a few years. It is possible that it has been wrinkled and damaged to mask this. If the seller has additional copies, as mentioned, they are probably fakes too. It is pretty clear when looking at the creases and markings on this one vs. the PDF version that it is a reproduction. The seller states "it is very rough and it’s hard for me to say whether this is genuine or not but as far as I can tell it looks to be." This is bulls*t. A little investigative work would clearly show if this is a copy or original.

On the actual module, the cover is not textured like the one listed, but smooth, like typical TSR modules.  It's also very unlikely that it could be crinkled up like it is, as the original has a thick thick paper stock.

Potential bidders beware.

Who's bidding on this?! There are so much cheaper ways to introduce mold into your collection.

The seller is lying, it is a fake. If he bought 3 modules, they would have been stacked/kept together by the seller. Ergo, the others would be damaged too. Also, why would he even mention that it might be a fake? If it was, then ALL of them were fakes. He knows a bit about items, he listed a Deities and knew it was pricier due to having 144 pages. There's more tells, but no need to go any further.
Besides, I never trust someone who writes a paragraph and doesn't use a single piece of punctuation.

mbassoc2003 wrote in Warning - Potential ST1 Up the Garden Path Fake on eBay:  :lol:
This copy was smuggled out of Bosnia in the 90's.
The seller knew it was valuable but is too embarrassed to admit that he rolled it up and smuggled it out in his ass.
That also explains his problem with punctuation.
Maybe the current crisis in Ukraine is bringing back bad memories and he needs to offload this heirloom, so he finally bit the bullet, hosed off the condom and cut that fucker open.

Ian, your sleuthing skills would shame Sherlock Holmes.  

Well done sir on another closed case!

Just to add, you may have also revealed the origins of the saying “No $hit, Sherlock!”

-SKA

Good catch and thanks for the heads-up!

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Warning - Potential ST1 Up the Garden Path Fake on eBay:Ian, your sleuthing skills would shame Sherlock Holmes.  
Well done sir on another closed case!
Just to add, you may have also revealed the origins of the saying “No $hit, Sherlock!”
-SKA

**begins to clap**
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PSZy6lGgOcI

Lordan wrote in Warning - Potential ST1 Up the Garden Path Fake on eBay:Barnum's words still hold true today.............


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I will never understand the person who drops 400+ bucks and does zero research into what they are purchasing.  Not to mention there were 18 bids so multiple people were just as gullible.  

-SKA

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Warning - Potential ST1 Up the Garden Path Fake on eBay:Not to mention there were 18 bids so multiple people were just as gullible.

How many of those were shills? Maybe all of them, so that when the other copies are auctioned, it will appear that the first customer was satisfied.

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Amazing how the creases are in the same spots as the 1st one.......