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killjoy32
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:44 am

Blackmoor wrote:I wonder what the seller is thinking right now? Was he really in the dark, is this a joke, is he thinking somebody is f**cking with him, or is he really flabergasted and planning a trip to a marathon is the desert

yeah i think shock at having something thats worth that much and not really knowing - unless they did a little research, which i doubt considering the listing.

with davids bid, that will almost pay my first instalment

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:45 am

bclarkie wrote:
zhowar wrote:45 replies in this thread in just over 2 hours...Pretty good, folks - woodgrain's getting the blood moving...

Well just how do think our post counts get over 3000.

i wouldnt know. i rabbit on about anything....D&D...whats that?

Are we nearly there yet?

Llaurenela
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:28 am

I happen to know that a friend of mine who doesn't visit the any of forums, sent an email to them with a link to the acaeum page that has the woodgrain info on it. I think he might have submitted BIN offers, but I don't know for sure. I rather doubt that they do anything now but provide info and ride the bidding out.

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:55 am

Well I would only have spotted it about now - after about 50 people would have bid and won it already.

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(Kind of like Sauron's gaze as it sweeps across the land... although having said that i am aware of how that gaze miss.. (oh never mind))

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:39 pm

Seller said that the set was picked up from a yard sale yesterday

And she was offered $75 by another eBayer. Nice try!

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 4:46 pm

johnhuck wrote:Seller said that the set was picked up from a yard sale yesterday

And she was offered $75 by another eBayer. Nice try!

You know the seller is from Pennsylvania. If they end up being from anywhere around here, I think that I am going to be sick........

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faro
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 5:20 pm

johnhuck wrote:Seller said that the set was picked up from a yard sale yesterday

And she was offered $75 by another eBayer. Nice try!

*erf...*

And as to the clueless individual who disposed of it in their yard sale...

(They could at least have given it to their kids to play with).

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(Oh good, I can stop bidding now... btw, that's not my question on the auction! )

muaddib5
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 5:23 pm

johnhuck wrote:Seller said that the set was picked up from a yard sale yesterday

And she was offered $75 by another eBayer. Nice try!

Wow, not bad. Yard sale fodder yesterday to rpg collectable gold today!

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faro
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 5:30 pm

muaddib5 wrote:Wow, not bad. Yard sale fodder yesterday to rpg collectable gold today!

Hopefully for the condition junkies the spines ain't been damaged too much whilst taking those pics.

I received one of the ref sheets (in error since I hadn't asked) and it appeared as though her way of keeping those open was to place her thumb against the spine and bend.
Y'know what I mean... :oops:

Now, if that had been a third print...

Nice U&WA, btw!

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[edit to correct near-fatal mugging of the English language following a border-line migraine vs. apostrophe usage encounter

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 6:05 pm

faro wrote:
bclarkie wrote:You are pretty sure this is a first huh? Looking at the texture of the covers if I am guessing correctly.

Well, some time soon someone else will tell me that they know what they're bidding on!

I'll stop bidding at that point, OK?

Once it went over $300-400 there was no harm in waiting for the seller to reply... ^^

I'd guess the curling of the booklets pushes it in the direction of a 1st print.

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:20 pm

Since these woodies are appearing every other week does this make them a rarity 4 but with the value is still holding up?

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faro
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:24 pm

obiter wrote:Since these woodies are appearing every other week does this make them a rarity 4 but with the value is still holding up?

Go for it!

(There are indeed a good number of them out there...)

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:25 pm

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 8807084030

Interesting who the 3rd place bidder is on this set. Brendon, were you able to confirm with the seller that the transaction has been completed on the 2nd printing yet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Dungeons-D ... dZViewItem

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faro
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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 7:47 pm

bombadil wrote:I'd guess the curling of the booklets pushes it in the direction of a 1st print.

fwiw, there isn't a huge amount of difference in the cardstock between the various firsts and second: most will probably curl like that if force is applied.
The staple tension on that U&WA is "interesting"...

btw. never try that exercise with a third; and for that reason please whenever asking 'bout woodgrain scans, always request that the seller exercise extreme caution for the sake of whoever has to pay up the $ at the end of the day.

(aside: Might ask about those thumbcreases, too: nothing serious, but possibly from nervous fingers).

Enjoy the auction, y'all.

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 10:28 pm

faro wrote:Enjoy the auction, y'all.

Oh Yah!!

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Posted: Sat May 06, 2006 11:14 pm

bclarkie wrote:

http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 8807084030

Interesting who the 3rd place bidder is on this set. Brendon, were you able to confirm with the seller that the transaction has been completed on the 2nd printing yet?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Original-Dungeons-D ... D-D-2nd-Pr int_W0QQitemZ8799150461QQcategoryZ44112QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Seller's reply to my query regading 2nd chance offers:

Howdy
sorry for the late reply. We have not sent you a second chance offer for this item. I dont know what to tell you. So far the transaction for the item is running smoothly. We will let you know if it falls through. Obviously you should be careful with the other offer. Let us know what happens. Later Dale for U214

So at this stage it hasn't been completed but all going Okay

Llaurenela
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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:17 pm

Hmmmmm up to $1725.00 with a lot of bidding time left.

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Posted: Mon May 08, 2006 9:43 pm

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