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Blackmoor
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Posted: Fri Apr 02, 2010 6:09 pm

carrejo wrote:I just picked up a Tsojconth in just about mint condition in the ziploc bag from ebay. Its not the cheapest I have seen it go for, but I guess I could have done worse. It truly is in fantastic shape.

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Great deal, congrats

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 3:22 pm

Rules Cyclopedia in terrific shape. Cover probably FN+ to VF-; interior VF to VF+. Better than what I had already, which I got for 3x the price.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWNX:IT

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 5:00 pm

SimperingToad wrote:Rules Cyclopedia in terrific shape. Cover probably FN+ to VF-; interior VF to VF+. Better than what I had already, which I got for 3x the price.

** expired/removed eBay auction **

VERY NICE deal.

BIN was $9.99 for a item that now commonly sells for $30 +...

Same seller has a copy of Unearth Arcana BIN of $55.

Obviously that seller has no clue at all.

Congrats.

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SimperingToad
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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 6:15 pm

Gnat the Beggar wrote:
VERY NICE deal.
BIN was $9.99 for a item that now commonly sells for $30 +...
Same seller has a copy of Unearth Arcana BIN of $55.
Obviously that seller has no clue at all.

Congrats.

They also have a Survival Guide for $25. I'm thinking they looked at Amazon pricing, and this was an error, intending it to be $99.99 or something, and I hit it before they could change the listing. Lesson to be learned, double check your pricing on BINs before hitting that 'submit' button.

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 8:32 pm

And then it cameâ€¦

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0327629557

I've been searching for this in SW for over three years now. I paid crazy for it, but I'm sooo happy!

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Posted: Tue Apr 06, 2010 11:33 pm

If it's worth it to you, then the price isn't too high!

Congrats on finding a long-awaited piece.

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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:17 am

guerret wrote:And then it cameâ€¦

** expired/removed eBay auction **

I've been searching for this in SW for over three years now. I paid crazy for it, but I'm sooo happy!

ZOINKS!!!

Actually you guys in Europe get a deal on the exchange rate, right? So it's not really as high as it looks (for your benefit)?

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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 1:24 am

Euro has been falling for months. That makes it "more" expensive for them, not less.

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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 2:51 am

misterspock wrote:
ZOINKS!!!

Actually you guys in Europe get a deal on the exchange rate, right? So it's not really as high as it looks (for your benefit)?

without being able to check immediately, I'd say its around £100 or 110 (very roughly)

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guerret
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Posted: Wed Apr 07, 2010 5:57 am

misterspock wrote:
ZOINKS!!!

Actually you guys in Europe get a deal on the exchange rate, right? So it's not really as high as it looks (for your benefit)?

Yes, 185 dollars means about 140 euros right now, which is a respectable amount, but still the exchange rate it is quite convenient for us. Although it has been better in the last year.

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:11 pm

Got a tip from a postal clerk that a used book store in town had a lot of D&D stuff. Went there - they had exactly three 3.0 ed. items, not priced to sell. Went by the Goodwill on my way home and got a 1st ed. Ravenloft Realm of Terror for 99 cents, a Warhammer Armies Dwarfs book for 39 cents, a 2nd ed. Monstrous Compendium (in the big binder) for $1.99, and a D&D Adventure Game boxed set for $1.99. Boxed set turned out to be missing dice, but does have a CD with a demo character generator in it. So no great finds, but I was ridiculously pleased.

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 4:52 pm

lucyjoyce wrote:Got a tip from a postal clerk that a used book store in town had a lot of D&D stuff. Went there - they had exactly three 3.0 ed. items, not priced to sell. Went by the Goodwill on my way home and got a 1st ed. Ravenloft Realm of Terror for 99 cents, a Warhammer Armies Dwarfs book for 39 cents, a 2nd ed. Monstrous Compendium (in the big binder) for $1.99, and a D&D Adventure Game boxed set for $1.99. Boxed set turned out to be missing dice, but does have a CD with a demo character generator in it. So no great finds, but I was ridiculously pleased.

Well, you found more stuff in one trip than I have ever found combined at various garage sales, goodwill stores, etc. My luck absolutely sucks.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:09 pm

bbarsh wrote:
Well, you found more stuff in one trip than I have ever found combined at various garage sales, goodwill stores, etc. My luck absolutely sucks.

Ah, but if you didnt have bad luck, you wouldnt have no luck at all... :wink:

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lawrenson
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 4:53 am

Hi,

got Icewind Dale and Icewind II for £1.00 each at a Charity shop (European PC Versions).

Cheers,
Malc

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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:45 am

lawrenson wrote:Hi,

got Icewind Dale and Icewind II for £1.00 each at a Charity shop (European PC Versions).

Cheers,
Malc

nice prices.
I was bidding (E-Bay) on both sets this week, but lost at the end when it went above what I wanted to pay.

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astenon
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Posted: Fri Apr 09, 2010 8:53 am

Console games have "zones", right, but do PC games?

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 8:45 pm

I was browsing through a gamestore and noticed some 1E and 2E modules. Most were in good shape but overpriced. 1E and 2E hardbacks were also in good shape but similarly overpriced. Curse my luck.

I saw a 2E DM Screen and opened it up to check the condition of the Terrible Trouble at Tragidore. One can never have too many DM Screens.

The DM Screen did not have a TTT. It had a Dark and Hidden Ways.

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Posted: Sat Apr 10, 2010 10:07 pm

My sympathies on getting stuck with an incomplete item.

Areas of interest/knowledge: Harn, WFRP, Ars Magica, anything BRP based such as CoC, Runequest, Pendragon and all their related games

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