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gyg
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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:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

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.

http://cgi.ebay.com/TSR-Dragon-RPG-Role ... dZViewItem

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:

. . .
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Panicky nerd sweat :lol:

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

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 2:16 am

gyg wrote:
Panicky nerd sweat

item descriptions need to be more like that! almost worth asking if 'free shipping' includes the UK!! :lol:

Rolls a '3'

"Did I hit.....?"

Mars
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:08 pm

This has to be one of my favourites:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0391634096

The picture of the Dragon magazines is one thing but do you really need a 3 minute shaky video of them?

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 1:14 pm

Mars wrote:This has to be one of my favourites:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

The picture of the Dragon magazines is one thing but do you really need a 3 minute shaky video of them?

See four posts back... :lol:

Hope you weren't seasick too, otherwise the seller needs to throw in a bottle of Dramamine!

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:09 pm

misterspock wrote:See four posts back...

Good spot! I just looked the auction again with the volume on and I can add that they description is pretty crazy too. Don't try and low ball him with your offers of 25 cent - $1 an issue. These are collectible and out of print so he wants $3 or more per issue. This guy is out to lunch.

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 3:11 pm

At least he doesn't want at least $500.

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

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:22 pm

Mars wrote:
Good spot! I just looked the auction again with the volume on and I can add that they description is pretty crazy too. Don't try and low ball him with your offers of 25 cent - $1 an issue. These are collectible and out of print so he wants $3 or more per issue. This guy is out to lunch.

He can't talk right either, it sounds like he has a d**k in his mouth. He keeps saying stuff like "pacific" instead of "specific". What a tool.

With that said, I have a bunch of later issues I am looking to offload too, I am wonder if he will be willing to give me $2.50 per issue since with his logic, he should still be able to make $1 an issue AT LEAST on them. :lol:

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

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Mars
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:23 pm

Here's another crazy price:

** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **

Look its 10% off for a limited time! This is about a $10 book that isn't very difficult to find.

I actually don't mind this seller (have bought some stuff from him before) but it looks like they picked the price for this one from somewhere the sun don't shine.

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:26 pm

bclarkie wrote:
He can't talk right either, it sounds like he has a d**k in his mouth. He keeps saying stuff like "pacific" instead of "specific". What a tool.

With that said, I have a bunch of later issues I am looking to offload too, I am wonder if he will be willing to give me $2.50 per issue since with his logic, he should still be able to make $1 an issue AT LEAST on them.

Good grief:

http://www.youtube.com/user/shanenetwork

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:49 pm

bclarkie wrote:
Good grief:

http://www.youtube.com/user/shanenetwork

Holy Christ, that's freakin' hilarious! :lol:

Let mirth prevail!

Mars
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 5:59 pm

"Your video cannot be a rambing on and on and on ..."

I found the countdown of White Dwarf magazine from #70-105 riveting.

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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:02 pm

bclarkie wrote:
Good grief:

http://www.youtube.com/user/shanenetwork

Not all Shanes are like this :wink:

ShaneG.

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Mars
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Posted: Thu Mar 19, 2009 6:03 pm

Just wondering ... are we his target market and he found us (I'm sure we must make up most of the 6 views of the video now)? Has he been hiding out here complementing us only to butter us up for a sale?

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