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nev
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 10:34 am

Uh yeah....

Is this, like, a photocopy or something?

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... :RECO:AU:2

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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:30 am

According to the Acaeum and the ISBN listed, it is a super high quality photocopy of an 8th-11th printing of the basic set (in red). I don't see any holes punched in the white pages.

Note the luxurious binding and the detail in the digital imagery used to showcase this unparalleled treasure of early D&D. :roll:

It would be cool to ask the seller where they got the 1971 date to see what they say.

I'm adding it to my watch list!!! I'd bet there will be a bid or two!

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Alexander
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:47 am

foster1969 wrote:According to the Acaeum and the ISBN listed, it is a super high quality photocopy of an 8th-11th printing of the basic set (in red). I don't see any holes punched in the white pages.

Is it legal selling phocopies?

foster1969
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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:51 am

Selling photocopies legal? Not so much, no...

You have to be TSR (WOTC) to complain though... I guess they don't have the time to go sueing every schmuck on ebay selling copies of stuff.

I bet if you started pumping out 3E copies you'd get a phone call in short order!

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Posted: Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:42 pm

Too funny...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... =2545&rd=1

I e-mailed the seller and asked how this could be from 1971 when the first set wasn't published until 1974?

They changed the auction title to 1974.

I think I'll e-mail again and ask how that was published in 1974 when the basic set didn't come out until 1977!

Ok, ok, so its a little slow at work right now...! I gotta have some fun!

foster1969
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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:14 am

Holy crap...

People are bidding on this!

Someone should tell them what this is! :roll:

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 4:45 pm

I did.

Maybe I should offer him my 1936 DM's Guide........

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 5:26 pm

Deadlord36 wrote:I did.

Maybe I should offer him my 1936 DM's Guide........

Is that the one with the red or the blue cover?

Cheers,

Malcolm

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Posted: Wed Aug 20, 2003 6:26 pm

Spiral bound.

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