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HermitFromPluto wrote:That is funny. Look at his M1, "clean pages free of stains or writing" - maybe there is a fine print disclaimer down the bottom - 'this statement excludes tears, scrunching, folding and having been fed through a shredder.'


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Same seller also has this "Mint" copy of B10 that is 3-hole punched and incomplete for a BIN of $88:



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I almost feel like putting this in the shady sellers thread instead.  The seller has obviously looked up pricing to know its rarer but apparently missed the fact that their copy has holes and is incomplete.

Mars wrote:

Same seller also has this "Mint" copy of B10 that is 3-hole punched and incomplete for a BIN of $88:


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I almost feel like putting this in the shady sellers thread instead.  The seller has obviously looked up pricing to know its rarer but apparently missed the fact that their copy has holes and is incomplete.

Yeah, that one amused me, as well.  I am currently seeking a complete copy of B10, so I saw this one recently, as well.  lol



~Kat  ^_^

g026r wrote:
Heh.  Reminds me of the local record shop last time I was in.  Someone phoned up asking about the prices for old Beatles LPs, and after they hung up the clerk/proprietor went on a small spiel about how people find these things in terrible shape (mould, scratches, warping, etc.) in their garages and promptly go "Some of these are worth money, therefore this must be worth a fortune!"

True story, the shop I bought comics at during my college days, I was good friends with the owner. During the Comic Book Craze of the early 90s, everyone was trying to cash in on the inflated values.  So one Saturday this owner gets a call while I'm there, a family has driven into town to sell a box of comics that the guy has looked at in the guide and appraised at 100's of dollars.  The owner tells him to come by and he'll look at them.  The seller drives up in a 100 year old station wagon packed full of kids, dogs, chickens, etc.  It seems he was so excited about his comics find in the attic he has brought the entire family on the long drive up to Dallas (he traveled a couple hundred miles) and they are going to have a weekend vacation with the money he is going to earn.

So we look at the comics, all silver age for sure, but in awful shape.  I'm talking grease stains, silverfish damage, well read and loved but essentially worthless.  The owner tells the guy that and explains that the comic guide price is for MINT copies of said copies, not ones that look like they have been used to clean oil pans.  The guy almost breaks down crying, as he has no money and was counting on the $100's of dollars earned to pay for a hotel room and gas, since he as arrived on "E" and has no money for gas, hotel rooms, or food.  The owner in a very nice act of charity gives the guy $20 for what is destined to be thrown into the trash, which will fill up his car (this was almost 20 years ago when gas was cheap) and get the family station wagon back home.  

So the guy left sadder but wiser, and we tossed the comics in the dumpster because of the terrible condition (who wants to let silverfish eaten comics into your collection???), and the owner confided to me that he got one of those a WEEK and usually sent them on their way, but this guy was so pitiful he couldn't let him and his family hitchhike home.  Of course no doubt when the guy got home, he probably bitched about the rip off comic book owner who swindled him out of those "great" comics....

Mike B.

I think I broke my laptop turning it over to see the picture.

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Because everyone knows, the best high-quality D&D products are kept sonic-proof.  

I am just scratching my head at his use of the word 'feathers'  

Rakeesh sah Tarna wrote:use your gloves that is what they are there for

For those who have no idea WTF he is talking about, "Sonic Attack" is a song by Hawkwind, with spoken-word lyrics by Michael Moorcock.  Rakeesh's line is a play on one of the lines of the song.  Moorcock contributes some truly strange lyrics to the album.  

You can Google for the lyrics.  From my addled memory, here are the first few lines:

In case of sonic attack upon your district
Follow these rules
If you are making love
It is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously
Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible

JohnGaunt wrote:For those who have no idea WTF he is talking about, "Sonic Attack" is a song by Hawkwind, with spoken-word lyrics by Michael Moorcock.  Rakeesh's line is a play on one of the lines of the song.  Moorcock contributes some truly strange lyrics to the album.  

You can Google for the lyrics.  From my addled memory, here are the first few lines:

In case of sonic attack upon your district
Follow these rules
If you are making love
It is imperative to bring all bodies to orgasm simultaneously
Try to get as far away from the sonic source as possible

uhmmm, i'm sure you're right... rather than this extremely plausible explanation, i would say that the only sonic attack the seller saw was directed to his brain.. and it had been a natural 20!