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chromaticknight
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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:12 am

ACE: The Acaeum Collectors' Ensemble

Definitly count me in.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:36 am

No rares in my collection I'm affraid.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:37 am

Of the 5s I have only a VF Dwarven Glory 2nd Prt, and a NM POVQ (3rd)..
but then if everyone had them they wouldn't be 5s!

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:39 am

ExTSR wrote:Reminder: this year we'll be auctioning off the Original pen 'n' ink Greyhawk booket illustration of Mr. Pumpkinhead Bugbear (est 2' tall).

Now I know I have to make it.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 11:43 am

I have R1-4, RPGA3,4, coverless Jade Hare, Strategic Review 1-7, Dragon 1-6 and 2 1st print DMG. I also have about 7 issues of the Game World newsletter? Does anyone else have many issues of this?

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:24 pm

Stephen, put me down for PoVQ 4th, Dragon 1-whatever, DG 2nd, Misty Isles (should be on the list). I just sold off a set of SR.
Speaking of Misty, I'm surprised that DG and PoVQ are even listed, being Wee Warriors and all. Is it because they were mistributed by TSR?

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:31 pm

What's the dungeon map in the Character Archaic like? Any good?

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Sat Jan 14, 2006 12:45 pm

See new topic for the ACE Acaeum Collectors' Ensemble at GenCon.

Input invited.

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 5:47 pm

No rares in mine stash but I will be at GC.

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:17 pm

Is Strategic Review #7 a rare?

I have one around here somewhere.

Mark

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:36 pm

MShipley88 wrote:Is Strategic Review #7 a rare?
I have one around here somewhere.

Cat. "4" are also "rares" by the list.

But that's always open to personal interpretation, too, IMO.

SR#3 is more like a "3" in terms of overall numbers for sale on eBay (over 100 in the past couple of years) whereas there's a strong case for the Ozzies mods, GH 2nd, OD&D 4th(-), UK MM 1st/2nd and various others being on a "rare" list.

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:41 pm

faro wrote:
MShipley88 wrote:Is Strategic Review #7 a rare?
I have one around here somewhere.

Cat. "4" are also "rares" by the list.

But that's always open to personal interpretation, too, IMO.

SR#3 is more like a "3" in terms of overall numbers for sale on eBay (over 100 in the past couple of years) whereas there's a strong case for the Ozzies mods, GH 2nd, OD&D 4th(-), UK MM 1st/2nd and various others being on a "rare" list.

He, of course the figure *100* includes a sizeable majority of a not so popular online reseller with a large amount of which is still in stock and currently for sale. :wink:

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

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Posted: Fri Feb 10, 2006 6:54 pm

bclarkie wrote:He, of course the figure *100* includes a sizeable majority of a not so popular online reseller with a large amount of which is still in stock and currently for sale.

indeed!

Hey, I have a "block" of mint copies, too; bought quite some time ago. (And I do mean "Mint", IIRC).

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:08 pm

bombadil wrote:Many thanks for the updates. Here's the revised list.

[ Image ] [ Image ]

Working on a monthly update.

If anything has changed since Jan 14, please let me know.

I've already taken account of the Character Archaics that a2jeff and I acquired since this list was compiled.

Many thanks,
Stephen

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:14 pm

Thanks, Stephen. I'm still playing "guess who contributed"!

Interesting on the number of 1st vs. 3rd print woodgrains

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:18 pm

faro wrote:Thanks, Stephen. I'm still playing "guess who contributed"!

It will go to the grave with me! In fact, it already has...

Yes, one of the nice spinoffs of doing something like this is that it gets you thinking about the relative rankings of the rares.

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:42 pm

bombadil wrote:It will go to the grave with me! In fact, it already has...

?

*prepares to enact Tomb Raider of the Lost Tamo (and Inverness)*

bombadil wrote:Yes, one of the nice spinoffs of doing something like this is that it gets you thinking about the relative rankings of the rares.

Yeah. Even though that's still far from complete, there are some interesting numbers (relative and absolute) in there!
Would certainly be interesting to see that expanded to cover some of the "not currently appearing on the main list" items, too.

One item that caught my eye was that you'd split-off the MM Errata sheet. How scarce is that really?

(Had also been told by one owner that that was included loose inside their purchase, contrary to the assertion here. Maybe that's why they're so "rare"?

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Posted: Sat Feb 11, 2006 7:47 pm

Looking at that list, I know that there is at least one *bigtime* collector(if not at least a few more) that must have not forwarded you their list of rares, because I know for a fact that I am not the only person on the board that currently owns a 10th anniversary pack. :wink:

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