bclarkie wrote:
Maybe its time to get organized.  Maybe a new "Gencon, It's about time?" thread is in order.

I'll go this year if KingofPain will carry me piggyback from Dallas....

Mike B.

Badmike wrote:
I'll go this year if KingofPain will carry me piggyback from Dallas....

Mike B.

I won't carry you but I will give you a swift, kick-in-the-ass every mile or so.  

Badmike wrote:
I'll go this year if KingofPain will carry me piggyback from Dallas....

Mike B.

Funny you should mention Texas.  I am dealing with a company with offices in Plano.  One of the managers brought the team a bunch of souveniers: fridge magnets in the form of Texas.  So now we have little replicas of Texas all over the office.  I did ask her why they were so small.  I thought everything was big in Texas.  

ExTSR wrote:Oh yeah, btw... bak.

Welcome back, Frank.  'Bout damn time.  

Aneoth wrote:I have a simple answer for this topic.
Who is the grand master collector in any realm of collecting?
The dude or group with the most money...........

Money has alot to do with it.

bombadil wrote:Not to mention luck, timing, and vigilance.  Take, for instance, the 3rd print woody that went for $200.  

Or how about the 2nd print Woody that went for $500.....

bombadil wrote:And don't forget the 1st print that went for $1000 (or was it less?).    

Mine was like ~$676, although its condition certainly reflected that price at the time.

bombadil wrote:Wow, that's right.  I had forgotten it was so low.  Incredible.

What about the one Paul highlighted here last fall?  No one seemed to realize it was a 1st print, and it went for around $900-something didn't it?

It did go for ~$900, but I thought that we never were able to figure out for sure if it was a first or second print.

bclarkie wrote:Here is the thread that it was discussed:

the one that got away....


The winning bidder told Paul that he thought it was a first printing, but it seems David was less than convinced,.   It doesn't appear that we ever came to a full conclusion on that.

It took a single email to the purchaser to confirm that the inside covers stated "2nd print". (Many thanks to them for their honesty, since otherwise I was having difficulty explaining the visible characteristics).
Was kinda waiting for Paul to update, but that wasn't forthcoming... Seemed like a simple enough question to me, anyhow.

Re. the 2nd print @ $500. Strange you should mention...
Another saga spooled off the back of one of us stating false price expectations to a seller. Some things don't change around here, alas.
Neither yourself or the previous (eventual) purchaser played any negative role in that; just benefited from someone else who did (IMHO).

d.