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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:07 pm 
 

congratulations Stephen - something no-one else will ever have, a rare jewel indeed!!  :)

  


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:38 pm 
 

Thanks for the kind thoughts, guys.

Now, what was that recipe for beans and rice?

  


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 6:45 pm 
 

bombadil wrote:Thanks for the kind thoughts, guys.

Now, what was that recipe for beans and rice?


Maybe David can help you there.  :P 2 Tamo's in 1 weeks time. :wink:


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:27 pm 
 

Cheerios are cheaper. You need to boil water for rice, and this way you can just eat the Cheerios out of the box.

  


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:27 pm 
 

bombadil wrote:Thanks for the kind thoughts, guys.

Now, what was that recipe for beans and rice?


I think it's make rice, add beans. If you really want to stretch your budget, eat rice one day, beans the next.

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:29 pm 
 

Or you could eat the manuscript, I guess. Should have plenty of fiber.
I wonder why it is that this manuscript sold for roughly the same price as one of the "real" rares, like Fazzle or Tsoj, yet it is a completely unique item. I would think it should go for easily twice what it did. Perhaps because the market for things like the manuscript is very narrow as far as people who collect them.

  


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 8:30 pm 
 

Any colleges nearby? If so, go to the supermarket closest to the school — they'll have top ramen in huge barrels, priced at like 12 packs for $1. :wink:

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:06 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:I would think it should go for easily twice what it did.


Yeah, that's what I was bracing myself for.  I think I got exceedingly lucky on this one...

  

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:34 pm 
 

I'm thinking $1500 seems to be the upper limit for rare items, with a few exceptions. A year ago, it seemed to be $1000 - most rares that came up sold for about a grand, give or take. Now it seems the upper limit is $1500 - it doesn't matter how rare the item is compared to other rares (if you see what I mean) - if its a defined 'rare', it will fetch $1500 whether there are 50 in existance or just 5 (or just the one, as in the case here).

The exceptions would be items like 1st print woodies, or artifacts such as the Bottle Level plans.

Either way, a fantastic pickup.

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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 10:38 pm 
 

*pours up a Lagavullin for Bill*

bombadil wrote:
Deadlord39 wrote:I would think it should go for easily twice what it did.

Yeah, that's what I was bracing myself for.  I think I got exceedingly lucky on this one...

No <improv> or <IO> visible. (Or Ian to pop up with a bid to .pdf it, then resell a week later ;))

$1528 is about mid-range of what I was expecting the final result to be (had been guessing $1250-1750 - a rather wide band, admittedly!).
$2k+ would've been an eye-opener.

bombadil wrote:Thanks, Frank.
I'm promptly elevating this to crown-jewel status in my collection!

How much would you miss Inverness #300, then? Image

Congrats, Stephen: nicely led from the front. Hoping you've got a copy of WG5 to compare... ;)
(Maybe RJK or EGG has a spare, if not?! :D)

  


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:43 pm 
 

congratulations stephen! that was a great win and i know you will treasure it. will you bring it to gencon so we can drool over it (okay near it )?

  

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:01 am 
 

mdr003 wrote:I'm thinking $1500 seems to be the upper limit for rare items, with a few exceptions. A year ago, it seemed to be $1000 - most rares that came up sold for about a grand, give or take. Now it seems the upper limit is $1500 - it doesn't matter how rare the item is compared to other rares (if you see what I mean) - if its a defined 'rare', it will fetch $1500 whether there are 50 in existance or just 5 (or just the one, as in the case here).

Would be interesing, that... :)
Personally I'd tend to agree more with the first sentence than the last; and Jeff's bids are the largest factor in the first, too, IMHO.

Going by recent sales (all better than average condition for their type); 3rd print Woodgrain = $500 (pretty flat, pricewise), unfoldered PotVQ = $600 (down), oB3 = $700-800 (thankfully well down on some of the earlier, crazy prices).

  

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 5:41 am 
 

An interesting lot, H2 seems to be in excellent condition

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... B:AAQ:FR:1

US only of course...  :roll:

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 10:07 am 
 

UK softie Monster Manual.

It's laminated and marked up, but might be a good chance to get one on the cheap:

Advanced Dungeons Dragons Monster Manual AD D p b rare | eBay

  


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:32 pm 
 

Complete Idiots Guide: Books, Magazines | eBay

Wha? Huh?

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:19 pm 
 



Probably the old Netbook about AD&D and sex. Can't remember the name, never saw the contens (really) but remember said item existed.  :oops:


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:08 pm 
 



Is it legal to sell a downloaded and printed file???  :?

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:45 pm 
 

lokiwookie wrote:


Is it legal to sell a downloaded and printed file???  :?


Netbook so I am not sure. It is just basically a set of collected ideas from the Usenet Usergroups. I think that message boards might fall under public domain. Not sure of the intellectual property laws governing the Usenet or Message Boards. Any lawyers out there willing to give us a heads up on this?


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