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JohnGaunt
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 8:50 pm

Xaxaxe wrote::scratch:

How in the world did you find that? Does any of that nonsense actually show up in a standard eBay title search?

Maybe a search for "gamm*" or "gamma*" . . .

I search both auction titles and descriptions to catch such, uh, uniquely-titled auctions.

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An Ars Magica variant that hadn't occurred to me:

. . . eBay listings

Seller has five auctions for "Arse Magica" modules.

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A lot of Dungeons and Dragons materials . . . with no Dungeons and Dragons materials . . .

. . . http://cgi.ebay.com/Lot-of-Dungeons-Dra ... dZViewItem

(Dammit! Is that Thunder Rift buried in that jumble of shit?)

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 10:40 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:(Dammit! Is that Thunder Rift buried in that jumble of shit?)

You know....if you are going to continue to coin the phrase "jumble of shit" without giving proper credit, you are going to have to start paying me royalties. :wink:

Same goes for anyone using the term "asshat".

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g026r
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Posted: Tue Mar 18, 2008 11:31 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:(Dammit! Is that Thunder Rift buried in that jumble of shit?)

Looks like it. Also looks like there's a Bunnies & Burrows right beside it.

"Reader, Carthegena was of the mind, that unto thoſe Three Things, which the Ancients held Impoſſible, there ſhould be added this Fourth ; To find a Book Printed without Errata's."

beasterbrook
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 12:11 am

g026r wrote:
Looks like it. Also looks like there's a Bunnies & Burrows right beside it.

Yes is it...

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guerret
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 6:57 am

JohnGaunt wrote:The price is a bit much, but the title made me chuckle:

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** expired/removed eBay auction **

"gammagammagammalordknightsong"?

The buyer (with BIN) is lordknightsong. This clearly means that the auction was put there just for him. A private agreement which was put on eBay for an extra feedback, I assume.

Plaag
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:15 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:

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A lot of Dungeons and Dragons materials . . . with no Dungeons and Dragons materials . . .

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** expired/removed eBay auction **

(Dammit! Is that Thunder Rift buried in that jumble of shit?)

And a Thieves World book, don't think its one of the modules. This guy needs to sort his stuff and sell in better lots.

ShaneG.

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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:17 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
You know....if you are going to continue to coin the phrase "jumble of shit" without giving proper credit, you are going to have to start paying me royalties.

Same goes for anyone using the term "asshat".

Al gets "Muppet" then!

I don't have a word trademarked

ShaneG.

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Malakai
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:33 pm

Plaag wrote:And a Thieves World book, don't think its one of the modules. This guy needs to sort his stuff and sell in better lots.

I believe it's a Thieve's World adventure "The Spirit Stones" published by FASA in 1982.

The letter in the Gold Banner could be a "T" and The Spirit Stones is the only one I can find with the letters that close to the left edge.

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Plaag
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 5:41 pm

Malakai wrote:
I believe it's a Thieve's World adventure "The Spirit Stones" published by FASA in 1982.

The letter in the Gold Banner could be a "T" and The Spirit Stones is the only one I can find with the letters that close to the left edge.

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Ah yeah you are right on the module aspect, the glare made me question it, thought maybe that was a 'D' and it being 'Dark Assassin' but checking out the covers seems you are correct.

ShaneG.

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JohnGaunt
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Posted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 8:15 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:You know....if you are going to continue to coin the phrase "jumble of shit" without giving proper credit, you are going to have to start paying me royalties.

Same goes for anyone using the term "asshat".

Kingofpain89, service mark of some asshat.

killjoy32
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Posted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 3:56 am

Plaag wrote:
Al gets "Muppet" then!

I don't have a word trademarked

ShaneG.

yes i quite agree. i definately have "muppet" boxed off

Are we nearly there yet?

AdderMcOne
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:46 am

Speaking of boxes Al, do you have a White Boxed Set, great BIN, oh and look at the condition!

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... SS:AU:1123

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gyg
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 2:51 am

AdderMcOne wrote:Speaking of boxes Al, do you have a White Boxed Set, great BIN, oh and look at the condition!

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Fantastic insight concerning dice in that description as well :lol:

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

killjoy32
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 4:58 am

AdderMcOne wrote:Speaking of boxes Al, do you have a White Boxed Set, great BIN, oh and look at the condition!

** expired/removed eBay auction **

you know...i actually have never managed to get me one of these. its one of them items that makes me wanna go "meh". just doesnt do it for me at all. would be nice to have one at some point, but i always feel my cash is better spent elsewhere.....like on Tegel Manor's n stuff

that said, that auction is a pile of crap. his blurb is trying to imply that because of someones death, this item will go through the roof regardless of the fact its a pile of shit.

and they dont come up on feebay(tm) (whoever it is) that often huh? really? must think we are all totally stupid then.

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

HermitFromPluto
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 7:35 am

AdderMcOne wrote:Speaking of boxes Al, do you have a White Boxed Set, great BIN, oh and look at the condition!

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Man did you see the description, how pathetic!

Badmike
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Posted: Fri Mar 21, 2008 11:41 am

HermitFromPluto wrote:
Man did you see the description, how pathetic!

"Well cared for" = "Shit out after a dinosaur ate it"

Sheesh.

Mike B.

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gyg
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 6:56 pm

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/D-D-Monster-Manua ... dZViewItem

pet free home?

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

sauromatian
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Posted: Mon Mar 31, 2008 11:25 pm

gyg wrote:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

pet free home?

Technically, people are the pets/domestic animals of cats rather than the other way around, so the pet is whomever took the photo.

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