I tend to spend alot of money I admit. Most items that I buy go for less than the Acaeum values. The Dwarven Glory I just bought for $79 is worth what I paid in the stated shape(btw if there is a hole punched in the cover and eyeamgawd(Deadlord36) didn't state this I will expect a partial refund, it looked like a ink stain). If you want to talk about overpaying what about the auction that had three Wee Warriors items for sale. I say if you have the money don't be afraid to spend it, some items rarely if ever come up for auction and if you pass them up you may never get a copy. If anyone still doesn't know Burntwire is a team of two hardcore RPG collectors(brothers). As for bidding on items I already have I will continue to do this as long as I need all the printings or could use the item to trade or sell for a profit. I am not really a re-seller but if I can make a profit to further my collecting I will. I would like to thank most of the Acaeum members for backing me , and as for those few who are always complaining, would you like some cheese with your whine?  Ebay is an open market and everyone can bid as they like and should not complain about losing an auction to a higher bidder whether it comes at the last minute or not. Alot of Acaeum members have larger collections than me, I have only been collecting like a mad-man for about a year or so. When I played D&D in the 80's I had bought or received from freinds almost every TSR product produced up to the early 90's so my money can be spent on rare or non-TSR items.



Good luck and happy collecting,

The Burntwire Team

And BTW, when did you figure out there was a hole punch? You don't even have the DG yet! Did you go back and actually look at the picture this time?

Well now...here is an issue that is near and dear to us all: Auction descriptions, pictures, and how they are interpreted by all the wonderful buyers out there.



This is how I look at it and I would be happy to hear some feedback:



1. A picture is worth a thousand words and I would take that over a written description. In fact, I do not bid on some sellers' items because they never post a picture (Cougarrinard, if you are reading this, invest in a digital camera. Your auction values will increase with the use of the picture).



2. One person's mint is another person's excellent is another's very good. As any collector will tell you: Once you find a person that grades to your level, they are worth their weight in polybags, scotch tape, and acid-free cardboard backers. Until then, any statements about condition are hopelessly subjective and should be taken with a grain of salt.



3. If you are unsure about something (stains, rips, holes, writing, etc) then ask the seller a question.



Now to the matter at hand about the hole punch. Deadlord could have simply put up a picture with no description at all and it would be fine. He can even state that there are no tears or writing and he is still in good shape because the hole punch/defect is clearly visible. If he had cut off that part of the picture it would have been deceptive. In fact, it looks like he made sure that it was plainly visible to the point where the other 3 corners were cropped out. Regardless, if anyone had any questions as to the nature of that hole (or even if it looked like an ink spot) then that issue should have been raised prior to bidding.  Deception would have been claiming something to be shrinkwrapped and it was not, the doctoring of images. or intentionally leaving a damaged area outside of the picture.



As for the offer of the refund. I would never offer a partial refund. I would offer an apology that the issue of condition is in question and offer a full refund of shipping, auction price, and even the fee someone has paid for a postal money order (remember, I am still out the cut I had to pay to ebay so I am down even further in this exchange). There is not much more that a seller can do. Burnie, please do not think I am trying to take sides against you. You may have learned the same lesson that I did about a year ago: when in doubt, ask a question and if you do not get an answer, do not bid...another one of the same thing will come up for auction soon, even rare wee warrior items which show up once every month.



-PD



P.S. to think I was at one time a rather quiet child that did not speak that often. It is amazing how the army can make one into a bag of wind.



Happy thoughts, happy thoughts indeed.

Ralf Toth wrote:Guys, could you please explain to me what a remainder punch is? I've never seen such a thing here in Germany.

from what I understand.. when an item is to be returned to the supplier ,when it has remained unsold, in the states books are generally holepunched through the cover (or even notched on the spine), these books are then usually on sold in bulk lots to discount chains (in fact o lot of these make in overseas to places like Australia)..

Brette:)

Beasterbrook is right on the money. That is exactly what is done with them. Realistically, a remainder DG would be rarer than one that was sold retail, I would think. Though if that made it worth more, we'd all just punch holes in them!

Burnie, let me ask you a question: Do you already have a 2nd print DG? If so, why did you bid on this one and deny someone else who doesn't have one the chance to own it? I could see if Cougarretard bought it to resell it to some sap, but I'm guessing you already have one. I do, and that is why I sold this one. I tried to trade it, but the eBay market seems to preclude decent trades.

Malcolm! I forgot all about that! I am terribly sorry, I would have offered you this one this time around. I badgered the Post Office about it, and they gave me a check for it, after quite a while. If Burnie sends this one back, I will be happy to give it to you for the auction price from the last auction. BTW, I will most likely be getting 2 more this weekend. Both hole-punched, however. If I can get her to part with a few Misty Isles and PoVQ's, those will be up for trade/sale as well. She has a pretty decent stack of WW remainder stuff from when hubby owned a gaming store. Keep in mind that they are ALL remainders, though.

BTW, does anyone have Dragonlord?

Deadlord36 wrote:If I can get her to part with a few Misty Isles and PoVQ's, those will be up for trade/sale as well. She has a pretty decent stack of WW remainder stuff from when hubby owned a gaming store.

Dead, you've just given away who has em now...LOL...

Brette:)

LOL, no need to guess, I live in Australia and I can tell by that who it is;)

Brette:)