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bclarkie
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:25 pm

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

Real Nice 1st PRINT Greyhawk folio. Top has a little wear and the upper right hand corner is dinged a little bit, but other than that its almost perfect. I think that the only times that the maps were ever opened were when the seller took this picture.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

harami2000
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:57 pm

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

Real Nice 1st PRINT Greyhawk folio. Top has a little wear and the upper right hand corner is dinged a little bit, but other than that its almost perfect. I think that the only times that the maps were ever opened were when the seller took this picture.

hmm... that is a nice copy.
You don't half pounce quickly, do you?

Prolly even better than the one I picked up recently, if a little bit pricier (depending on how you split the $);
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 6538511245

invincibleoverlord
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Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 6:58 pm

Sweet one Clarkie! You were in the right place at the right time. Notice it was only up for just less than 7 minutes. Again Congrats! :D

"Its either a wand to cast Bigby's Hand spells or a +3 backscratcher. We're not sure which."

johnhuck
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 1:42 pm

Well it arrived today. And I've got to say that the booklets look much better than the pictures.

And I'm not sure what she meant when she said "They don't really smell bad - but they do smell like they are 30 years old!" They smell like paper to me i.e. pretty odourless.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5208288804

And one of the Strategic Reviews mentioned in the Q&A has a postage stamp and address. First one I've seen. Not that I've seen many.

So, now I have my old 3rd print woodgrain (with box) to sell. :wink

Gus Landt
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 4:58 pm

johnhuck wrote:So, now I have my old 3rd print woodgrain (with box) to sell. :wink

What condition? Got pics? :D

johnhuck
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:20 pm

Gus Landt wrote:
johnhuck wrote:So, now I have my old 3rd print woodgrain (with box) to sell. :wink

What condition? Got pics?

Will sort some out. The books are quite nice. But the box is VERY tatty. With generous use of masking tape on every edge and corner. But at least its a box.

Gus Landt
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 5:38 pm

I just got my OCE in the mail today! The box is in Excellent condition, and the booklets are actually mint!

All for only $56 8O :D
cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 5209755778

invincibleoverlord
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Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 6:31 pm

Nice one Gus!

"Its either a wand to cast Bigby's Hand spells or a +3 backscratcher. We're not sure which."

bclarkie
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 6:03 pm

Okay, today was a banner day in the Clark household as I had couple packages arrive in the mail today. First off, check out these 2 they have already discussed a little bit in the Interesting items on EBay thread, but they came today:

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

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

Now both of those modules are almost perfect, which made it a pretty nice day. But then I opened the big box. The big box contained the real "FUN". A couple others already know, 1 who I actually beat to the punch and 1 I told already privately. Now check out what I won 2 Friday nights ago in the wee hours of the morning. I will preface this by saying I paid a total of $570.00, but make sure you are all sitting in a chair before you click on the links lest you might fall over and hurt yourself.

Lot #1
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5212536017

Lot#2
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5212532783

Lot#3
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5212499602

Lot#4
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5212468106

and the one you need to make sure that you are sitting down for, Lot #5
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5212529085

Needless to say I was very happy when I got home from work today!!

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

bbarsh
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Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2005 7:00 pm

Just goes to show how it can pay to plop down and check out the buy it nows.

Awesome wins! Pretty much once in a lifetime stuff...

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/

Ralf Toth
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 3:46 am

R1-4, RPGA2-4, plus lots of bonus stuff for $250... what an incredible fun find! Congrats!

- "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro."

Hunter S. Thompson (July 18, 1937 - Feb 20, 2005)

johnhuck
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:17 am

bclarkie wrote:...I paid a total of $570.00, but make sure you are all sitting in a chair before you click on the links lest you might fall over and hurt yourself...

*picks himself up off the floor*

To quote from "The Life of Brian"

You lucky lucky bastard!

And you didn't even have to ask for a BIN.

I, of course, would have let the seller know that they had undervalued the lots and offered more. NOT! :wink:

rosenkav
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 4:50 am

hmmmm...

did I hear someone in the background say "lucky, lucky bastard"?

:D :D

Very nice pick, congrats!

"It's mint, it's a first print, and it's mine!"

KA-POW

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Prufrock
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 7:57 am

I'm at work and just sh!t my pants. That's incredible. Has to be the best find I've ever seen.

jamesmishler
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 8:31 pm

Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky... lucky bastard!

Wow! Fabulous finds! Where's a "green with envy" emoticon?

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:03 pm

jamesmishler wrote:Lucky, lucky, lucky, lucky... lucky bastard!

Wow! Fabulous finds! Where's a "green with envy" emoticon?

:mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :mrgreen: :twisted:

Ethesis
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Posted: Wed Jul 06, 2005 9:32 pm

johnhuck wrote:
Gus Landt wrote:
What condition? Got pics?

Will sort some out. The books are quite nice. But the box is VERY tatty. With generous use of masking tape on every edge and corner. But at least its a box.

Mine lost all of its value because I covered it in clear contact paper. I used to do that to protect everything I used. Looks great, until you get close.

Regards,

Stephen

bombadil
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Posted: Thu Jul 07, 2005 9:32 am

bclarkie wrote: Needless to say I was very happy when I got home from work today!!

Beauty, Clarkie! Probably the best fun find I've seen so far.

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