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ExTSR
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Posted: Tue May 25, 2010 5:40 pm

misterspock wrote:these can't be original "factory shrink"...

Egg

Well, it looks like my shrink. Just got a little wet. :roll:

Gotta be worth at least $20, even so. ;>

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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 5:08 am

Have a look at this original item title

9217 FR2 Moonshae Oriental Adventures Sealed MINT

http://cgi.ebay.com/9217-FR2-Moonshae-O ... 5d29427460

It's well known that the Moonshae Isles are .... in the Far East of the Forgotten Realms... Exactly the opposite. Funny.

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Posted: Wed May 26, 2010 10:44 am

dwarf wrote:Have a look at this original item title
9217 FR2 Moonshae Oriental Adventures Sealed MINT

** expired/removed eBay auction **

It's well known that the Moonshae Isles are .... in the Far East of the Forgotten Realms... Exactly the opposite. Funny.

$80 starting bid?

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

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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 2:00 pm

Here's an auction titled "Dungeons & Dragons Expert Rule Book"

This would get a chuckle in and of itself,

You are bidding on just the box. Rules are NOT included.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Ex ... 1e5c3614fb

Except...

the seller listed the rule book separately under the same auction title...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Ex ... 1e5c35fcc1

Does the seller think this scheme is going to generate more $$$ separately???

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Posted: Mon May 31, 2010 2:07 pm

misterspock wrote:Here's an auction titled "Dungeons & Dragons Expert Rule Book"

This would get a chuckle in and of itself,

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Except...

the seller listed the rule book separately under the same auction title...

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Does the seller think this scheme is going to generate more $$$ separately???

I could understand this better if they were using the free .99c listing

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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 3:27 pm

Not only do we have some spelling problems here, but "ultra rare" is not what you'd describe for either of these books

Wilderness survival guideproduct??? Sounds like someone's spending too much time in their Bass Pro Outlet store

Having said that, his shipping calculation for TWO books is definitely "ultra rare" as it shows up as $31.63 :lol:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

edit:

Actual shipping TBD by buyers location.

I don't know if I'd want to get involved in one of his auctions... :?:

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Posted: Wed Jun 02, 2010 10:47 pm

This guy rivals the insane prices of Necromancer Games:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Posted: Fri Jun 04, 2010 7:31 pm

Description is exact...

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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:14 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/2009-AD-D-Monster-M ... 335dd19157

"original artwork !"

"Collector number 2009"

seller probably thinks he has a very rare item.

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Posted: Sat Jun 05, 2010 3:31 pm

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

"original artwork !"

"Collector number 2009"

seller probably thinks he has a very rare item.

Wait until they start asking you to 'prove' the printing of your 1st print EW because 'TSH' made nearly identical prints in 2005. :roll:

Think about it a sec... :wink:

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Posted: Sun Jun 06, 2010 3:03 pm

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"slight odor as is common for most old books." Most old moldy books, yes, non-moldy modules, no.

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Posted: Thu Jun 24, 2010 8:37 am

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Yes, this item *is* NEAR MINT (except for the tear and the fact that the cover looks like it has been rubbed with sandpaper).

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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 12:52 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/DUNGEONS-AND-DRAGON ... 45f3a86e5e

He put the picture of the 3.5 D&D PHB, but is actually selling the cheaper 3.0 version... :roll:

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Posted: Thu Jul 01, 2010 5:38 pm

Invincible Overlord wrote:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

He put the picture of the 3.5 D&D PHB, but is actually selling the cheaper 3.0 version...

"have no idea what edition it is I used it back in 97 or 98", which means he was playing 3.0 years before it was released in 2000.

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Posted: Tue Jul 06, 2010 11:17 pm

All I can say is :roll:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Complete-set-D-D-ha ... 4cf04fa7c4

Some highlights:

I know people throw the word "rare" around on eBay like nothing but this is truely a rare find to see all of these books in this good of condition available together. ... Some of these books were limited edition and still very hard to find to this day.
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* Players Handbook, 1st edition rare alternate cover art, TSR Games, ISBN: 0-935696-01-6, Condition: above average
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Not to many people have all of these books.

Rare alternate cover art? Not many people have them? Limited editions?

Lemme smoke some of that.

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Posted: Thu Jul 08, 2010 2:38 pm

SimperingToad wrote:All I can say is

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Some highlights:

Rare alternate cover art? Not many people have them? Limited editions?

Lemme smoke some of that.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfgZH8kF ... re=related

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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 10:15 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ENnies-Dream-Date-J ... 2a08a7a099

At $50 it is worth it for the horus heresy, but the listing is pretty amusing.

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Posted: Fri Jul 16, 2010 4:42 pm

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

At $50 it is worth it for the horus heresy, but the listing is pretty amusing.

I know that the auction is for the ENnies ceremony, but can we convince him go to the Acaeum dinner instead. Think of him cuddling up to Tim or Frank . . .

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