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Post Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 6:35 pm 
 

An identical thread to the old one.
  

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Post Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 7:13 pm 
 

I'll do what the little kiddies do:

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Post Posted: Sun Jun 29, 2008 9:44 pm 
 

I disagree.
  

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Post Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 1:20 am 
 

Forth post :lol:


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first.....er in my time zone :)


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Post Posted: Mon Jun 30, 2008 4:15 am 
 

Well here's the first silly link of the new thread. From the Ministry of Silly Prices, I bring you 5 common modules, average quality sitting on $100, not over yet:



http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Advanced-Dungeon ... dZViewItem
  

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Post Posted: Tue Jul 01, 2008 5:10 am 
 

HermitFromPluto wrote:Well here's the first silly link of the new thread. From the Ministry of Silly Prices, I bring you 5 common modules, average quality sitting on $100, not over yet:


** expired/removed eBay auction **


Pretty sure its because the O1 is in "almost excellent" condition.....

What??

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Post Posted: Thu Jul 03, 2008 11:40 pm 
 

Signed book, $4999 BIN with reserve.

Role Playing Mastery signed by author Gary Gygax | eBay
  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:02 am 
 

Grug Greyskin wrote:Signed book, $4999 BIN with reserve.

Role Playing Mastery signed by author Gary Gygax | eBay


Thought thist was a bid to cash in on the signature due to the sad death of EGG, but the auction description still ahs him alive in Lake Geneva! Altogether a very sad auction :roll:


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gyg wrote:
Thought thist was a bid to cash in on the signature due to the sad death of EGG, but the auction description still ahs him alive in Lake Geneva! Altogether a very sad auction :roll:


Well, in the seller's defense, I think he is just quoting the back of the book.  Still a damn fool.
  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 9:57 am 
 

Grug Greyskin wrote:
Well, in the seller's defense, I think he is just quoting the back of the book.  Still a damn fool.


And greedy! :lol:


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:03 pm 
 

benjoshua wrote:
And greedy! :lol:


This is the one with the absurd buy it now. But the book is only at around $6 isn't it?

The buy it now might just be to attract attention (which seems to have worked).
  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:06 pm 
 

JZavoda wrote:
This is the one with the absurd buy it now. But the book is only at around $6 isn't it?

The buy it now might just be to attract attention (which seems to have worked).


yeah, and pay a little more in listing fees... cleeever!!!  :roll:


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:15 pm 
 

aia wrote:
yeah, and pay a little more in listing fees... cleeever!!!  :roll:


It depends on what you get for your money. Either the guy is deluded or he is backing a long shot, hoping that a couple of people with $ but no sense get into a bidding war. What is his track record? What else does he have for sale? He has people interested in his stuff, that is huge. People on ebay pay all kinds of fees to get their auctions noticed and this guy has succeeded either through stupidity or chicanery.
  

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:40 pm 
 

This BIN has to be a mistake:



http://cgi.ebay.com/Role-Playing-Master ... dZViewItem



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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 12:50 pm 
 

Kingofpain89 wrote:This BIN has to be a mistake:


** expired/removed eBay auction **


8O




But free shipping...so think of all the money you'll save!!!  :D



It's a ploy...and it's working, considering all the discussion we've already had here.  Best advertising scheme ever



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Post Posted: Fri Jul 04, 2008 1:33 pm 
 

If it's who I think it is, that guy is infamous on the Greytalk list.  He's been accused of plagiarizing other Greytalkers' material, woefully transparent sock puppetry and organizing a disastrous Greyhawk Legends convention in Lake Geneva a few years ago.  I don't recall all the details since these were long flame fests on the list that I tended to skip over, but others here could probably fill in more details from dealing with him personally.  I'd steer clear in any case.
  
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