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PM-Knight
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Posted: Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:36 pm

Rakeesh sah Tarna wrote:not cheap but good win against the scourer of the bay. well done

Many thanks and greatly appreciated!

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Posted: Wed Jul 18, 2007 5:37 am

aia wrote:not sure on the real conditions since i havent received it so far...
anyway i was looking for a 4th print whitey and found this:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

happy to have paid as a VG item according to the Aceaum (and it seems to be better than VG from the pic)...

well, i got the whitey and let me say... it is veeeeery nice! i'd say fine (if not VF)!!! i'm extremely happy for this purchase!!! :cheers:

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Posted: Thu Jul 19, 2007 7:25 pm

aia wrote:well, i got the whitey and let me say... it is veeeeery nice! i'd say fine (if not VF)!!! i'm extremely happy for this purchase!!!

That is truly a sweet looking box set. Congrats on a good buy and great find. :!:

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aia
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Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 3:30 am

...here is a recent purchase:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0137439246

happy moreover because i have seen the latest prices of this module and, let me say, they are far overestimating this item!

ciaooo

Finoreddrale
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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:54 am

Congrates !!!

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Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 7:48 pm

aia wrote:...here is a recent purchase:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

happy moreover because i have seen the latest prices of this module and, let me say, they are far overestimating this item!

ciaooo

Nice win, Axel.

I noticed this phrase in the Italian description...

Copertina morbida

I think we may have discussed this before. Isn't this some sort of cardboard?

It sounds to me like some sort of poisonous snake or Harry Potter curse:

"Copertina Morbida!" shouted Harry, and Ron's red hair exploded." :lol:

Remind us what it means.

Mark

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 12:20 am

These are crude translations and not exact.

Copertina morbida means "cover soft."

"copertina praticamente perfetta" means "cover practically perfect."

If he gets it, he got a great deal. I say that because the Italian Post Office doesn't have the best track record with regards to the limited number of transactions I have had with it. :roll:

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killjoy32
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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 5:42 am

benjoshua wrote:These are crude translations and not exact.

Copertina morbida means "cover soft."

"copertina praticamente perfetta" means "cover practically perfect."

If he gets it, he got a great deal. I say that because the Italian Post Office doesn't have the best track record with regards to the limited number of transactions I have had with it.

of all the transactions i have had with italians, only one didnt get there, and amazingly 3 weeks later, the parcel returned to me!!!

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 9:28 am

Other than a watered-down DG that was going to the UK, the only countries I've had issues with are Canada and Italy.

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 1:47 pm

The explanation I got from our local post office with regard to problems shipping to Italy from the U.S. is that the both countries have 5-digit postal codes, which apparently confuses some postal workers in the U.S.

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Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 7:52 pm

aia wrote:...here is a recent purchase:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

happy moreover because i have seen the latest prices of this module and, let me say, they are far overestimating this item!

ciaooo

Great buy!!

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Magelin
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 5:48 pm

Nothing like winning a Council of Wyrms AD&D miniature for less than $15...new in blister, no less.

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:19 pm

Would have been even better if it was an 11-series. :wink:

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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:27 pm

It is, he had the wrong picture up. the correct picture is at the bottom and it is also in the description.

Ekim Toor wrote:Would have been even better if it was an 11-series.

"What can I get for $10?"

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Ekim Toor
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Posted: Sat Oct 27, 2007 7:37 pm

Merlin, we haven't forgotten you. What trickery is this?

I was gonna say, CSH knows what a 11 blister is.

Congrats, that's a $50 blister.

killjoy32
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:25 am

hey guys!

had a fun day today mooching around Perth with Brendon. While there, we decided to take a look over at the famous store "Valhalla"

wow.

there was an incomplete older-print basic set there for $75AU and there were like not even rare novels at $60AU. most of the D&D/AD&D stuff varied from $30AU to about $60AU and this was rubbishy stuff that you can get on ebay for a fraction of that.

but upon sifting around i actually found something to purchase!!!!! HOLY COW BATMAN!!!!!!!!!

Birthright Players Secrets of Hogunmark.......for the nice price of $11.80AU.

not bad really. actually found something reasonable amongst the ridiculously price/re-shrinked stock he had.

he also keep his stock/catalog/database on a commodore amiga! which apparently still runs at 95% even after 17 years. the place was a shambles and i didnt have the heart to tell the guy that what would he do if the computer broke!

sheesh

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

aia
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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 5:40 am

killjoy32 wrote:hey guys!

had a fun day today mooching around Perth with Brendon. While there, we decided to take a look over at the famous store "Valhalla"

wow.

there was an incomplete older-print basic set there for $75AU and there were like not even rare novels at $60AU. most of the D&D/AD&D stuff varied from $30AU to about $60AU and this was rubbishy stuff that you can get on ebay for a fraction of that.

but upon sifting around i actually found something to purchase!!!!! HOLY COW BATMAN!!!!!!!!!

Birthright Players Secrets of Hogunmark.......for the nice price of $11.80AU.

not bad really. actually found something reasonable amongst the ridiculously price/re-shrinked stock he had.

he also keep his stock/catalog/database on a commodore amiga! which apparently still runs at 95% even after 17 years. the place was a shambles and i didnt have the heart to tell the guy that what would he do if the computer broke!

sheesh

Al

great al!!! i am a bit jelous to hear that you visited the "holy grail" of all the shops... :roll:

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Posted: Mon Nov 05, 2007 8:50 am

Must be the "tall poppy" effect.

Have a great trip, Al!

(By the way, be sure to check out that myth about the direction in which water runs down the drain there.)

Let mirth prevail!

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