Hi everyone,

Well, I received the Pharaoh that I won today . . . thanks to an honest seller who follows through with their sales.  I guess I'm a little pissed off right now, so I am probably writing this angry . . . but what the heck . . .  



To cut right to the point - the seller wrote me a message that they enclosed:

" . . . Anyway, now that this is out of the way, could you please tell me what the big deal is about this module?  Personally, I've played it before and from what I remember, it was only OK.  By the way, some of your compatriots in the collecting community tried VERY HARD to convince me to cancel the deal, eat the negative feedback and put it back up for auction.  I would never do that, but you might watch your back.  Quite frankly, I've been lugging this box of stuff around for 20 years and was going to throw it all away if none of it sold.  I don't really care about the "True value" vs. what you paid controversy which seems to have arisen (like I said, some other people REALLY wanted it), I'd just like to know what the deal is with it.  Anyway, hope you enjoy it."


Wow . . . how embarrassing for those couple of people who just had to have it.  Pathetic . . .

but hey, that's just my opinion.  I am sure they are chomping at the bit to post to this thread and justify their actions . . . oh, wait, no I guess they'd probably be too embarrassed to do that as well.

Me, I'm embarrassed too . . . I have to email this guy back and explain that I am, indeed, an adult, and the actions of a few people should not reflect on the community at large.  I guess this is fair warning for everyone then . . . even if you win something legitimately with BIN, expect a few others to be too jealous to let it go . . .


I realize that this is just a few individuals, but I really am a little disillusioned.  (You guys should have just PM'ed me in the first place . . . I'm going to sell the damn thing anyway . . .    :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:  :evil:

That's what I was afraid of... I'll put my hand up and say that it wasn't me... easy come easy go... although.. you are selling it righht?

Brette:)

well i dont even know why i am writing this, it should be well known that i would never do something like this.

i feel quite sad that some ppl would go to this extent to get something?

ya know. there is lots more to life than just stupid feckin books that might be worth oodles of dosh.

would i like one of them Pharaoh's? sure. would i go to that extent for it? never. i have a reasonably good reputation and that means more to me than a stupid book.

i have to say, i am shocked that someone from here, would go to this extent to try to shanghai BTB's win. have you no pride??!!

a very very sad moment.

Alan

I wasn't trying to be a dick when I said keep your mouth shut. It's happened to me several times. I think if you look back a few months, I posted about how low the RPG collecting state has fallen, and it is part of the reason I'm out of it. Way too many shady tactics going on for me to feel comfortable.

Deadlord36 wrote:I wasn't trying to be a dick when I said keep your mouth shut. It's happened to me several times. I think if you look back a few months, I posted about how low the RPG collecting state has fallen, and it is part of the reason I'm out of it. Way too many shady tactics going on for me to feel comfortable.

It's been attempted on me by someone several times, though not recently.   Both times I purchased a But It Now of a large lot for a reasonable price, and both times someone emailed the seller to either tell him they would give him $100 more than the price I paid if they would just cancel the sale, or the other time tried to get 1-2 items out of the lot and told the seller to tell me he had made a mistake and they weren't actually included in the lot.  Luckily both times the sellers were honorable people and let me know about these diversions just as a laughable story.  Both these happened before I was ever an Acaeum member, and I never found out who the scumbags were, but if it happened to me now I would definitely try a lot harder to find out who had tried to screw me...it's nice to know who will watch your back in the foxhole and who will shove a knife into it.  I'd ask some more questions if I were you.  I don't think it would be worth sharing in this forum because it would be unsubstantiated, but you might want to know for your own peace of mind

Mike B.

Hi Paul---

On a lighter note, did the seller say what else was in his box?

Yep, that's pretty darn sad.  This is the thanks you get for "saving" one that was headed for the trash, too.

Hey again,

Thanks to everyone who sent and posted so many positive messages. In any case, I didn't ask the seller who sent the messages . . . I just couldn't bring myself to do it . . . I figure he has been bothered and made to feel uncomfortable enough. I sent him some extra cash to compensate him for the extra shipping/insurance costs/auction price and explained things as best I could . . .

(As a last side note, the only victim here is the seller who now is probably left feeling unhappy about a deal that they otherwise would have been pleased with . . .)


As far as the module . . . it is in FINE condition - no writing, no significant flaws). As to how it was obtained - there is a sticker on the inside of the front cover with $2.00 handwritten . . . looks to be the delicate handywork of a yard sale or flea market

A few things....

1. No one will admit it. If anyone would do a dickheaded thing like that, they'd probably be equally likely to say they would never do that.

2. We all know, from this site, that there are a ton of dicks out there, and it is entirely possible, and in fact, likely, none of them are here.

3. No one should act surprised. Considering that a third of the posts on this site seem to be complaining about asshole things people do through eBay, we should be accustomed to it now.

4. Finally, if someone would do it, f*ck em. Let em have it.

My few cents, anyways...