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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:05 pm 
 

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5955870173

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5955872329

Enormous amounts for SpaceGamer. I have no idea why they went for so much; I had a few of those early issues for sale a couple of months ago for $7.50 each (5, 7, 9, 10, 11).... three of them sold at the starting price and three didn't get a bid (although they sold with a relist).

I thought I was bidding over the odds with $60 for the later issues... apparently not. A few months ago I picked up about 70 issues in one lot (including issues 2 - 11) for $270 - at the time I thought I was paying a premium, but after the above auctions perhaps it was a bargain.

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:08 pm 
 

Personally, I loved the Hildebrandts' work for comics and D&D.  Their use of color is amazing.  But for LOTR stuff...Angus McBride is the King.  TBHS' stuff for LOTR is a little too...comic book-like for my appetite...IMO.


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:11 pm 
 

mdr003 wrote:I thought I was bidding over the odds with $60 for the later issues... apparently not. A few months ago I picked up about 70 issues in one lot (including issues 2 - 11) for $270 - at the time I thought I was paying a premium

The "official line" was "pretty reasonable". Let's not rub it in too much, Mike! ;)
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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:12 pm 
 

Just checking out that website, the do have some very cool, very nice work, but its just a little bit out of my price range. Then again, I can't say that even if I had that kind of money laying around, that I be filling my check-out cart right now anyway.....


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 5:26 pm 
 

Hi David - I'd forgotten all about that discussion. Pretty reasonable indeed. It also makes that 5-14 auction for $82 look like an absolute  bargain as well - the one yesterday was almost identical, and four times as much!

Hey-ho, as you say.... I'm young, I can wait for the issues I need to come round again.
  

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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 9:22 pm 
 

Now here is a rather aggressive opening bid. :lol:

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 7&rd=1

At least he didn't hit it up with all the typical buzz words that seem to go along with these types of auctions (i.e ULTRA SUPER RARE, UBELIEVEABLY HARD TO FIND, OUT OF PRINT, etc)


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:15 pm 
 

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 3&rd=1

I've got the PDF. I might start printing my own at that price. 8O


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Post Posted: Wed Feb 16, 2005 10:33 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 3&rd=1

I've got the PDF. I might start printing my own at that price. 8O


Well at least his feedback is good 8O


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Post Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 12:22 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 3&rd=1

I've got the PDF. I might start printing my own at that price. 8O


How about sending me a copy of that PDF, I would use it in my game.


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Post Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:25 pm 
 

Me too please? :D


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Post Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:30 pm 
 

Blackmoor wrote:How about sending me a copy of that PDF, I would use it in my game.


It's freely available on the WoTC download pages under the Dragon Magazine Archive Errata. It was in Dragon Magazine 142 but they forgot to put in on the CDs.

If people can't find it, and seeing as it's freely available from WoTC, I'm sure I wouldn't be doing anythin illegal if I made it available online.

If someone can find the link, post it here, otherwise I'll check back and upload it somewhere.


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Post Posted: Thu Feb 17, 2005 1:36 pm 
 

mbassoc2003 wrote:
Blackmoor wrote:How about sending me a copy of that PDF, I would use it in my game.


It's freely available on the WoTC download pages under the Dragon Magazine Archive Errata. It was in Dragon Magazine 142 but they forgot to put in on the CDs.

If people can't find it, and seeing as it's freely available from WoTC, I'm sure I wouldn't be doing anythin illegal if I made it available online.

If someone can find the link, post it here, otherwise I'll check back and upload it somewhere.

In this case, I'm sure WoTC doesn't care, but in general, be careful.  Many copyright licenses do not include the right to redistribute. (Even if it's free, they might want to force people to look at advertisements, for example.  Horrible but true.)
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Post Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:16 am 
 

The missing inserts for the Dragon Magazine Archive:
Wizards of the Coast - Electronic Media

The Deck of Many Things, from issue 148. (7.0mb)

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Post Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:13 pm 
 

More OCE madness 8O Bear in mind there is still almost 2 full days left :

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 3&rd=1

If this keeps up I may have to sell the one I own and buy another one later on after the prices recede from this lunacy....


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Post Posted: Fri Feb 18, 2005 6:44 pm 
 

Oops; was digging out the other thread and typing elsewhere...
Amused me, too.

What, only one copy you've got? They must be rare!

(*runs out to stack up on the last few (thousand) sets at $200 each*)

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Post Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 6:58 pm 
 

Bargain!

cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIte ... RK:MEWA:IT


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Post Posted: Sat Feb 19, 2005 7:14 pm 
 


Definitely; and although they don't usually go for much, am surprised my flag-waving didn't push aneoth to his $20+ limit. (Apologies, but was worth mentioning, IMO).

Oh, and no surprise, they've just listed Dragon #1, 2, etc....
And another "Astounding Stories". *g*
But still no Coeurl... :cry:
  

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Post Posted: Sun Feb 20, 2005 5:51 pm 
 

1981 Dungeons & Dragons Basic Set 1 SEALED! TSR
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5955749924
Nice condition, yes, but $96 seems a "bit" steep. Four bidders over $75, too...
  
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