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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 3:25 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1

This lot is going way too high.

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

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 5:14 pm

Yup. It's the B9, which sometimes spikes. Meanwhile, a very nice B9 at 3178016223 is going hungry for bids ...

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:28 pm

ORIGINAL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS RULEBOOK *MINT*

But what is behind this title ? and currently at 28$

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3177174754

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Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 11:38 pm

ORIGINAL DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS RULEBOOK *MINT*

But what is behind this title ? and currently at 28$

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ViewItem&item=3177174754

Good question. I really like how in the auction title they use "ORIGINAL" and in the descritpion they state "Special Silver Anniversary Issue! A Must for ANY Dungeons & Dragons Collector!!" but not that it's only one book from the Silver Anniversy box set.

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 4:12 am

cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt ... 3177201422

Anyone care to explain this?

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 4:31 am

Wow, That's got to be a record for a Judges Guild item! The same seller has several items that I would consider rarer such as:

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 3177203777

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 3177201717

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll ... 3177208861

I think the trick is in the way the info is provided: "(Blackmoor)" & "Blackmoor by Dave Arneson". Gives the impression perhaps that it is a lost TSR product. Notice how it soesn't say anywhere that it is a Judges Guild product... Pretty sneaky I'd say.

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 5:25 am

That davidvanwie guy is either one of those crack smokers or a dot-com millionarie who just wants to buy lots of stuff and doesn't care about the price.

I get lots of hits on the name in google, but maybe this is him :
Media Relations - Palo Alto Software

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:27 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... gory=44112
DUNGEONS AND DRAGONS, AD&D, HUGE COLLECTION!!
ONE OF THE LARGEST COLLECTIONS EVER ON EBAY!!

This guy puts the hyper in hyperbole.

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:01 pm

AD&D L3 * DEEP DWARVEN DELVE * ULTRA RARE & MINT!!!
*THE LAST 1ST ED TSR MODULE EVER* HIGHLY COLLECTABLE!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

7 day auction with a reserve. Opening bid is $0.01. Check out the Buy it Now price. I believe the game emporium has "kicked it up a notch" so to speak

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 6:06 pm

LOT OF 3 * GIANT * MODULES G1,G2, & G3 MINT!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

6 day auction with an opening bid of $19.95. Again, check out the Buy it Now, but remember these are a reprints from the Silver Anniversery Box Set!!

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 7:17 pm

That last auction (giants) is misleading if not downright fraudulent. I know he mentions the silver anniversary, but only in passing after noting the 1978 copyright in the first sentence...

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

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:13 pm

This Silver Anniversary crap is really starting to piss me off!

I realize that these buyers just don't know what they are really bidding on, its actual rarity and the corresponding value, but to mislead someone down that path. . . to encourage a false value and imply a rarity that doesn't exist. . .

I am just getting angrier about it every day. I like making money at auctioning stuff too. . . as much money as I can. . . but with a little decency and respect for others.

I'm picking up that shrinked Silver Anniversary set this week - I'm going to do a little advertising.

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:43 pm

Yep, I have an extra one or two. One is busted open; I put the L3 in with my other modules. I have another in shrink as a collection piece. I think I even have a third than came with a lot from another purchase. Might as well bust it up and sell, sell, sell. Of course, I will completely disclose what I am selling...

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

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 8:46 pm

One more thing, I actually just went and looked at the L3 auction (noted a few lines up). This guy is a weasel. That description has an element of truth, but just enough to protect him. Still, it is bullshit

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

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

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Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 9:45 pm

muaddib5 wrote:AD&D L3 * DEEP DWARVEN DELVE * ULTRA RARE & MINT!!!
*THE LAST 1ST ED TSR MODULE EVER* HIGHLY COLLECTABLE!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

7 day auction with a reserve. Opening bid is $0.01. Check out the Buy it Now price. I believe the game emporium has "kicked it up a notch" so to speak 8O .

The auction states :

AD&D L2 * THE ASSASSINS KNOT * RARE & MINT!!
VERY RARE AD&D 1ST ED * GREYHAWK * ADVENTURE MODULE....STILL IN THE SHRINK WRAP!!!!!

Looks pretty deceptive to me - almost like it was a mistake to put the L2 line in there. I don't know of any L3's that were in SW. Unless he's selling the whole box in SW...

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Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 11:09 am

I believe that is key-word spamming. I think the seller figures if you are looking for L3, you might also be looking for a Shrink L2.

Or, they just made a mistake as they state they are offering L1 and L2 also. At least they didn't say L3 had a cardboard header!

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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 3:05 am

Some funny shit from Germany: A Greyhawk Folio "missing it's guidebook" for $50 starting bid, because "hey, it's a classic":

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 3178842185

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Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 9:05 am

Rant mode on...........what the HELL is it lately, with these freak resellers labeling everything as "RARE" just to make an extra buck...........rant mode off.

AD&D * THE STAR OF KOLHAPUR * EXTREMELY RARE MODULE!
ULTRA RARE *RPGA ONLY MODULE* ONLY 5,000 OR SO PRINTED!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... egory=2545

Got two of 'em sitting on the shelf I bought at the used book store a couple weeks ago. Must have been a lucky find, I guess :roll:

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