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Xaxaxe
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Posted: Sun Jun 11, 2006 11:28 pm

faro wrote:[ Percentage Generators to determine a number, then subtracts one*

I'm going to say, in my best golfer's voice, "Put me down for a four."

blackdougal
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:00 am

I'm coming up with 48 for completeness. Quantity would require me actually digging around, so that ain't gonna happen right now. :wink:

gyg
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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:02 am

I can count mine on the thumbs of one hand (and it's not even a 'rare' rare)!.
FWIW hasn't Coug got 2 of everything and I believe that Kewlmarine over at DF is on record saying much the same thing ! (don't quote me though cos I couldn't find the thread to link (Though if I remember correctly Bclarkie has been trying to call him on his claims) (And as it goes I wouldn't be at all surprised if Coug did have an awful lot - I know several have appeared on his off ebay sales lists over the past couple of years - If I'm not mistaken his price on an ST1 over 6 months ago was £3000)

You can never have too much of something you didn't need in the first place.

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Posted: Mon Jun 12, 2006 1:30 am

gyg wrote:I believe that Kewlmarine over at DF is on record saying much the same thing ! (don't quote me though cos I couldn't find the thread to link (Though if I remember correctly Bclarkie has been trying to call him on his claims)

^^^

KewlMarine's scarcely believable rants are one of the very few reasons I still bother to scan the DF forums. He reminds me of a guy I used to work with that we called "One-Up" â€” no matter what you did or said, he would feel compelled to one-up you.

BC's asked him like 15 times for a photo â€” any photo. TTBOMK, no dice.

Mars
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:11 pm

To satisfy the curiosity of many, here are some pics from stratochamp's hoard.

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:14 pm

I'm sure the baby grand is used for background music during gaming or you can close it up and use it as a gaming table - great way to multipurpose the room.

copycat
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:19 pm

I did not need to see that. Now, I want to stop collecting. Nine woodgrains? Nine!

Must be nice.

Great collection, to be sure, but I can't help but feel "why bother?"

Those who can, don't. Those who should not, do.

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:24 pm

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:43 pm

serleran wrote:I did not need to see that. Now, I want to stop collecting. Nine woodgrains? Nine!

Must be nice.

Great collection, to be sure, but I can't help but feel "why bother?"

I am reminded greatly of the episode of MASH with the bacteria incubators, "But if I let you have one then I wouldn't have 4." or something like that.

SIDE NOTE: Please post map, vacation schedule and wiring diagram.

chromaticknight
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:54 pm

That is one amazing collection!

Wow.....

Therapy-level collector

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 4:59 pm

I noticed that I put up some pics a couple of years ago but they dont exist anymore, so I figured I would put up some pics of what my "office" looks like now:

And here are a few closeups of my favorite items:

Now that I have had time to think about it, if I didnt collect other things like comics and video games maybe I could have three or four woodgrains, a few tournament modules, and some other ridiculously rare stuff.

Hmmm...anyone want to buy a comic book collection? :wink:

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

JZavoda
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:30 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:I noticed that I put up some pics a couple of years ago but they dont exist anymore, so I figured I would put up some pics of what my "office" looks like now:

Now that I have had time to think about it, if I didnt collect other things like comics and video games maybe I could have three or four woodgrains, a few tournament modules, and some other ridiculously rare stuff.

Hmmm...anyone want to buy a comic book collection?

I liked the Green Lantern. Was that a Golden Age green lantern figure on the top of the one shelf?

killjoy32
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:48 pm

most impressive guys.

thanks for sharing the pics.

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

red_bus
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:52 pm

WOW !!!!!

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copycat
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:07 pm

Well, the original post asked how many items I had in my collection - if I discount a couple due to not really being complete or decent, I have roughly 1000. Not that many, but I'm quite shocked, still, seeing as I've only been going at it with any real gusto for about 2 years, and in that time, my collection has increased around 40%. So, maybe I'll get to the point where everyone else is... but I don't think it'll happen any time soon.

Those who can, don't. Those who should not, do.

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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:13 pm

JZavoda wrote:

I liked the Green Lantern. Was that a Golden Age green lantern figure on the top of the one shelf?

Didn't see an Alan one but saw both Hal and Kyle. Keep an eye on Ebay and you'll see original art from Mart Nodell. I picked up a few a couple years ago before he passed on.

red_bus
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:47 pm

No more than 500 items - probably less. Sadly I don't have the room for a BIG collection.

Let's go fly a kite
Up to the highest height!

JZavoda
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Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:52 pm

In my heyday as a reseller, 60,000+ rpg items, but I've never been much of a collector except for work on campaigns I've done myself. Probably 35 magazine boxes of papers and campaign notebooks dealing with RPGs.

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