mbassoc2003 wrote:Any have the notion that there's a lot of these things cropping up? Maybe someone with a photocopier and some friends is making a mint? Can anyone confirm these are genuine?
bombadil wrote:The map looks strange.
HermitFromPluto wrote:It may almost be time to start some basic ink and paper checks on originals to compare them. Selling a forgery of a valuable item is quite a serious offense. Rare booksellers take this very seriously.
Condition: Unused. All components in original condition. It is even in the original poly bag. Photos show actual item you are purchasing.
Badmike wrote:Some of the items (specialty printings, tournament modules, etc) practically lend themselves to unlawful duplication.
Badmike wrote:I've been saying for years it's only a matter of time. Some of the items (specialty printings, tournament modules, etc) practically lend themselves to unlawful duplication. I can just say if it hasn't happened yet, I'd be very shocked. Most of our contact with rare items doesn't allow for careful comparison.Mike B.
Aneoth wrote:mbassoc2003 wrote:Any have the notion that there's a lot of these things cropping up? I suspect that the ONLY way to be sure is for someone who already has (owns) an undesputed original to compare this one and the other recent E-Bay listings to that undisputed original. But then who is to say that the undisputed original is not a forgery itself and the recent ones are in fact originals?
mbassoc2003 wrote:Any have the notion that there's a lot of these things cropping up?
JohnGaunt wrote:I can not speak for the seller (word_guy); you could ask him yourself through eBay messaging.By the way, word_guy is some odd fellow by the name of Paul Jaquays. (Sorry if I am outing him, but he seems like he would own an original rather than a forgery.)
FormCritic wrote:Paul Jaquays lives in Rockwall, Texas?
Badmike wrote:Steve Jackson (Austin?)
FormCritic wrote:What about that guy who sells copies of the Dr. Demento Dundracon modules? Dandilion? Dandelion?Same guy who was involved in the forged copies of The Book of Taverns, by Gamelords.
Badmike wrote:Apparantly so does Sandy Peterson (of Call of Cthulhu fame).Other oddball Texas connections are Jeff Dee (Pflugerville, TX); Steve Marsh (Plano), and of course Gurps' Steve Jackson (Austin?). Not to mention Michael Moorcock who lives somewhere in East Texas (Yeh, I thought the same thing, Michael Moorcock? How the hell did he end up in EAST TEXAS????), one of the inspirations for the D&D game itself (with his many fantasy creations including Elric).Add to that the large number of members in the Texas Acaeum Mafia (too numerous to mention), and this place is practically a mecca for old school gamers....! Makes you shake your head and wonder why there isn't anything resembling a large scale gaming convention anywhere in the state.....Mike B.
Badmike wrote:Apparantly so does Sandy Peterson (of Call of Cthulhu fame).
Badmike wrote:Not to mention Michael Moorcock who lives somewhere in East Texas (Yeh, I thought the same thing, Michael Moorcock? How the hell did he end up in EAST TEXAS????), one of the inspirations for the D&D game itself (with his many fantasy creations including Elric).