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Kingofpain89
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Post Posted: Sat Jan 08, 2011 7:32 pm 
 

This one cracked me up:

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Complete collection?  Then what is all this extra crap I have in bookcases?  I guess I dont need any of this extra junk anymore...might as well just give it to Goodwill.  :lol:


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Post Posted: Sat Jan 15, 2011 1:55 pm 
 

Don't try snagging the photo from the auction to print out your own copies -- OF COPIES -- of character sheets, you fools :lol:



Thankfully all the sheets are "drilled" and fear not, as



NOTE:  The picture included with this auction is a scanned image of the player character record sheet.  The word COPY will not appear on or across the sheets you receive.


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Post Posted: Tue Feb 08, 2011 6:01 pm 
 

Hey look, it only took about a month before the new site updates get quoted in current ebay auctions

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This is the "4th Gamma Edition" of the classic Advanced Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual by Gary Gygax, printed in 1979.


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unfortunately, no such detail on his DMG

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:cry:



and thankfully he didn't find the PHB research threads to attempt a quote

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or otherwise he'd be forced to say "here's my 7th Gamma Minus printing with reversed artwork on pg 108"



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Post Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:18 pm 
 

Is this a fair price, or is it way off. I don't see anything super rare in this bunch (some uncommon items like a B10, Rules Compendium, etc.). I think it's way off...



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Post Posted: Mon Feb 21, 2011 5:38 pm 
 

Invincible Overlord wrote:Is this a fair price, or is it way off. I don't see anything super rare in this bunch (some uncommon items like a B10, Rules Compendium, etc.). I think it's way off...

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If you are talking about the asking price of $2500.00, yes, it's off.  If you are talking about what it was bid up to, $1551.65, that's fine IF it's true that most everything is near mint/excellent condition.  The Immortals boxed set, B10, and X10 stood out to me, but those are not super rare finds.


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:48 pm 
 

Erm... Fair condition?



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Post Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:55 pm 
 

SimperingToad wrote:Erm... Fair condition?


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That's awesome! I can't wait to see their "other cool stuff" :)
  

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 10:57 pm 
 

misterspock wrote:That's awesome! I can't wait to see their "other cool stuff" :)


The next auction will be the covers to four AD&D books . . . .   :lol:


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Post Posted: Sun Feb 27, 2011 11:47 pm 
 

SimperingToad wrote:Erm... Fair condition?


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I got an email back from the seller.  These were the only known copies in New Orleans to survive hurricane Katrina.  The covers were used as canoe paddles.



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Post Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 12:01 am 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:
I got an email back from the seller.  These were the only known copies in New Orleans to survive hurricane Katrina.  The covers were used as canoe paddles.

:roll:


For the seller, I guess that's their only "cover" story
  

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Post Posted: Mon Feb 28, 2011 11:35 am 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:I got an email back from the seller.  These were the only known copies in New Orleans to survive hurricane Katrina.  The covers were used as canoe paddles.


Perhaps it was insensitive of me, but that's exactly what I thought of when Katrina happened. Oh those poor D&D collections...
  

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 03, 2011 3:06 pm 
 

That looks like more than "some" (I'm glad the seller at least posted photos of this, so I'm not completely bagging on him)



This is a great lot of dungeons and dragons manuals! A few have peoples names written in them and some have artwork drawn in them.







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Post Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 8:51 am 
 

Am debating whether to buy the D&D items or the lacy thong or both.



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Post Posted: Sat Mar 12, 2011 9:22 am 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:These were the only known copies in New Orleans to survive hurricane Katrina.  The covers were used as canoe paddles.:


That's exactly what sprang (inhumanely) into my mind after Katrina.. oh, those poor D&D collections...
  

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Post Posted: Mon Mar 14, 2011 11:39 pm 
 

Simple typo I guess but made me laugh:



Dungeon Module D1-2 "Descent into the Depths of the Ear



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Post Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:40 am 
 

smarmy1 wrote:Simple typo I guess but made me laugh:

Dungeon Module D1-2 "Descent into the Depths of the Ear

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That actually would make a very interesting module...just some extra powerful potions of diminution and you're set. You could call it 'Fantastic Voyage'...wait, it's been done! :lol:



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Post Posted: Tue Mar 15, 2011 11:25 pm 
 

Dungeons & Dragons Deities & Demigods (& Duct Tape)

<<<The most powerful forces in the universe!>>>



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:)


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Post Posted: Wed Mar 16, 2011 12:05 am 
 

smarmy1 wrote:Dungeons & Dragons Deities & Demigods (& Duct Tape)
<<<The most powerful forces in the universe!>>>

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:)




It must have been relisted too.

I saw that same book early last week.


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