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Blackmoor
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:37 pm

Well I just got one of my most wanted. Dwarven Glory 1st print

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... :IT&ih=018

It was from our Freinds at Toad & Troll. Unbelievable price I might add

He also included an Official Fonarow Collection certificate of Authenticty, apparently a famous collection I nver heard of

Considering the last DG 1st went for $1500+(IRRC) I got a kick ass deal

It is in perfect condition

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:53 pm

Mars wrote:You might have it set to look for TSR instead of "Tactical Studies Rules.

Nah, I dont even do searches for TSR. Too much crap.

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:59 pm

Blackmoor wrote:Well I just got one of my most wanted. Dwarven Glory 1st print

** expired/removed eBay auction **

It was from our Freinds at Toad & Troll. Unbelievable price I might add

He also included an Official Fonarow Collection certificate of Authenticty, apparently a famous collection I nver heard of

Considering the last DG 1st went for $1500+(IRRC) I got a kick ass deal

It is in perfect condition

Well, I for one am glad you got it and it was in superb condition. Frankly I think buying from T&T is a crapshoot based on what I have heard. Maybe not as bad as some other resellers but bad enough I would rather look elsewhere.

Never heard of Ken Fonarow? Besides his collection that he sold to T&T recently, I am pretty sure that he had been running the Gen Con auctions for awhile up until last year when T&T took over. I have bought several things from him off Ebay over the years. He went by the handle weekendwarrior and obviously http://www.weekendwarrior.com is his website. Real nice guy.

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

Xaxaxe
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Posted: Tue Jun 24, 2008 6:59 pm

FormCritic wrote:And my wife is hot too!

Damnit, I'd trade some of my wife's looks for just one phone call like this:

"Honey, I'm at the used book store. Is a ... first-edition ... Robert E. Howard any good? The price tag says $2."[/i]

copycat
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:19 am

Not too bad.

I think I did pretty well on this.

Those who can, don't. Those who should not, do.

gyg
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Posted: Sat Jun 28, 2008 1:32 am

serleran wrote:Not too bad.

I think I did pretty well on this.

not to bad indeed!

You can never have too much of something you didn't need in the first place.

copycat
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Posted: Wed Jul 02, 2008 11:01 pm

Nothing too spectacular, but I like:

Greyhawk Folio

Those who can, don't. Those who should not, do.

FormCritic
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 2:21 am

serleran wrote:Nothing too spectacular, but I like:

Greyhawk Folio

Wow. Nice!

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

JZavoda
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 7:53 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Well, I for one am glad you got it and it was in superb condition. Frankly I think buying from T&T is a crapshoot based on what I have heard. Maybe not as bad as some other resellers but bad enough I would rather look elsewhere.
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Other than T&T's pricing I've never had any problems with them. I've bought a number of their much less expensive items and always found the condition exactly as described.

Deadlord
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:55 am

They may suck, but that DG was an absolute steal.

If you hit a Rowsdower, you get to keep it.

killjoy32
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:59 am

Deadlord39 wrote:They may suck, but that DG was an absolute steal.

yeah it was. couldnt go to a better person too....except maybe me

Are we nearly there yet?

Blackmoor
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:09 pm

Deadlord39 wrote:They may suck, but that DG was an absolute steal.

It was a steal, I even paid for overnight shipping just to make sure it was real.

Question is now what :?:

It was one of the last items I needed. It may be years before I pick up a first chainmail or incredibly rare Doomsday book

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Blackmoor
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 4:10 pm

killjoy32 wrote:
yeah it was. couldnt go to a better person too....except maybe me

Now your making me blush :oops:

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

killjoy32
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:31 pm

Blackmoor wrote:
Now your making me blush

thats cos your buying the beer on the acaeum meal - gotta make you feel good about something

Are we nearly there yet?

Blackmoor
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 5:54 pm

killjoy32 wrote:
thats cos your buying the beer on the acaeum meal - gotta make you feel good about something

yah but only Canadian beer, not that german stuff :lol:

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

Favonius Cornelius
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 9:55 pm

Heh, found this in the Dungeons and Dragons section in ebay:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

In search of the unknown...

Deadlord
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:16 pm

You'd do quite a bit of damage to your hand if you used it.

If you hit a Rowsdower, you get to keep it.

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 10:28 pm

Blackmoor wrote:
yah but only Canadian beer, not that german stuff

Bah...if I didnt know any better, I'd say Canadian beer is made with bear piss. Which means it is slightly better than American beer, which is made with horse piss. :puker:

The only people on the planet that make better beer than the Germans are the Belgians....in my not-so-humble opinion. :twisted:

The Canadians make a pretty decent whiskey though. :wink:

And bacon....cant forget that.

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

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