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JohnGaunt
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Posted: Wed Feb 25, 2009 11:13 pm

Grug Greyskin wrote:Here's a good example of a wasted listing fee - no picture, no list = no sale.

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Good God, that seller lives in a small town about 10 or 15 minutes away from my small town.

Maybe I should check it out if it doesn't sell. I can save on shipping; $40 UPS is a bit much, unless he really does have a ton of books.

The description leaves much to the imagination:

"This is an almost complete set of AD&D books with the original basic D&D paper backs plus a few mods and some spell jammer"

bbarsh
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Posted: Thu Feb 26, 2009 7:36 am

JohnGaunt wrote:Good God, that seller lives in a small town about 10 or 15 minutes away from my small town. Maybe I should check it out if it doesn't sell. I can save on shipping; $40 UPS is a bit much, unless he really does have a ton of books.

The description leaves much to the imagination:

"This is an almost complete set of AD&D books with the original basic D&D paper backs plus a few mods and some spell jammer"

My question:

Could you provide a list or a few pictures? I can't see anyone bidding without a clear description of what is actually included. A complete collection of AD&D books (are they fiction or the rpgs) can number in the 100s.

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

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Grug Greyskin
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 9:16 pm

Mystery item? So we bid it up to $150 get a copy of Ptolus or maybe Rappan Athuk Reloaded?

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-and-Dragon ... 240%3A1318

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Fri Mar 06, 2009 11:43 pm

Grug Greyskin wrote:Mystery item? So we bid it up to $150 get a copy of Ptolus or maybe Rappan Athuk Reloaded?

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Or the World's Largest Dungeon.

What is "value"? The SRP of an item or group of items? The highest recent eBay price or the current Amazon price?

Eryops
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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 2:14 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:Or the World's Largest Dungeon.

I wouldn't even be that generous. I would say the seller has a stack of recent $1 TLG modules that he will pile up until the retail price has been fulfilled.

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Posted: Sun Mar 08, 2009 4:47 pm

Condition listed as "new"?

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 5:50 am

There is nothing wrong with the item description, which is accurate. This is amusing simply because I cannot quite recall ever seeing a DM guide is such poor condition!

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:33 pm

Hey Gyg,

I saw your listing

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...I was just laughing at the word "hugely knackered". It's not something I've heard before.

I guess we'd say the book's been "totally hosed" over here in the U.S.

Mike.

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 4:41 pm

misterspock wrote:...I was just laughing at the word "hugely knackered". It's not something I've heard before.

think lucky did not get cougish typo there

@gyg that is rough!! sticky plastic good idea sometimes. +heavy duty staples ^^
anyone for most ugly-worn book in collection challenge??

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Posted: Mon Mar 09, 2009 10:13 pm

Grug Greyskin wrote:Mystery item? So we bid it up to $150 get a copy of Ptolus or maybe Rappan Athuk Reloaded?

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The e-mail I sent went like this...

I/O - So your "prize" is based on the bid value, and you determine what you're putting in there? Or is the "prize" a fixed set of items, plus the bonus item?

Douchebag's actual response - I haven't decided. Depends on the price. I sell a lot of D&D stuff as I work at a gaming store.

What an ass...

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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 7:59 pm

Seller mrplanet4 is getting rid of his 3.5 books because his friends are jerks:

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Posted: Sun Mar 15, 2009 8:10 pm

sadly agree with them

I played 3.5 a total of eight times before 4.0 came out and now no one I know will play anything else. And they hadn't bothered to tell me when I was buying 3.5 books that 4.0 was coming out in a matter of months. Jerks.

The Player's Handbook is the most used and that only means that it has some wear in the corners. No exposed white cardboard but they are a little wrinkled. The other books were barely cracked open. I only ever played a cleric in 3.5 because my gaming buddies were rolled nothing but squishy wizards with no healing abilities at all so it was either I play a cleric and tank AND heal or the party wiped in the first room even if the only thing there was an asthmatic goblin with a cooking fork. (Did I mention they were jerks?).

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 12:55 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/In-the-Dungeons-of- ... dZViewItem

Price is right!

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

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 1:38 am

gyg wrote:
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Price is right!

Second Hand book sellers can be real dopes when it comes to listing old D&D stuff. I have a few times seen such dumb prices and listings. I note he/she says:

We are currently in the process of listing our entire, previously unlisted, Military/War collection. Check back often or browse our eBay Store.

With prices like that I can't wait. I am sure they will sell like hot cakes!

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 9:55 pm

"Unleashed Arcadia"

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Quick, someone call the dog catcher! Here 'Arcadia'...good dog... :lol:

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Posted: Tue Mar 17, 2009 10:05 pm

Ok, so it's not the actual description that's laughable, but

the linked Youtube video is a very shaky. Someone needs a tripod real bad.

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I was feeling REALLY queezy after watching it. I almost threw up all over the Dragon Mag's... :shaking:

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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 9:02 pm

Not a bad description but a good gaming story:

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gyg
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Posted: Wed Mar 18, 2009 11:54 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:Not a bad description but a good gaming story:

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Panicky nerd sweat :lol:

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

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