mbassoc2003 wrote in Warning - Potential ST1 Up the Garden Path Fake on eBay:That would imply that the seller has come about this one particular item, or resorted to forgery as a means of improving his revenue stream. But currently he has an established unblemished reputation for selling toys on eBay. I lean more towards the 'I found this stuffing in a suitcase stored in an old water tank in my garden, and once I'd hosed all the bird shit off it and let it dry out this is what it looks like.' The real question is, who the F is going to buy a piece of crap like this given the free PDF available online. It may get you a dead copy that is well below the rating of very poor, but outside of reading it, it is worthless as a collectable. It won't hold its value.

Also, to be honest, if I wanted to fake a copy of ST1 from the available images online and the existing PDF, I'm pretty sure I could do a better job than a home colour copier.

Just my 2c. Maybe the buyer will come and tell us.

       

Having owned a copy of the module "Up the Garden Path" which was subsequently sold for £50 in 2000 to a collector in Portsmouth know the scarcity and difficulty validating the item. When I purchased the original item it was from a player that visited the festival but also was a serious collector, avid gamer, and known Club Role Player in London. Thus it was easy to verify the item's history. As probably stated the oversized module didn't fit into the aesthetic of previous modules published in the UK, and quite frankly was a substandard story. It's only value is it's original scarcity, the limited print run and subsequent destruction of remaindered copies that caused the spike in demand. In truth the quickest way of identifying if it's a copy or fake is the dimensions, but also the redness of the cover. Myself I would NOT touch a copy of the module, unless it's from a collector that can clarify and track it's original background and certainly not from an EU country like Bosnia. (Sorry to be blunt).  Another thing more than a single copy, go away! Nobody would buy more than a single copy for a souvenir (Although it was possible to purchase by post and was advertised in White Dwarf).

Wasn’t the cougar in Portsmouth?