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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 11:44 am

Any opinions on defaced (autographed ;> ) Chainmail, 1st or 2nd?
Gygax and/or Perren?

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 11:45 am

ExTSR wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:Any opinions on defaced (autographed ;> ) Chainmail, 1st or 2nd?
Gygax and/or Perren?

Autographs are IMO almost never defacing....
The only time I can think of that is when someone signs who had nothing to do with that specific collectable...

Even so, I have mixed feelings on autographs, most times I really like them and other times id rather own the item clean.
For instance; owning a 1st edition Chainmail I would not seek out an autograph on that item.
Would prefer that autograph on another collectable.
If I purchased the item with the autograph already in place I would be happy with it.

As you know from all your experience, some fans actively search for such things at conventions and such.
How many want your autograph on level 4-5 rarities?

I have no doubt the value of a 1st/2nd edition of chainmail would up with either autograph.
If one book has both?
YIKES!
Perhaps doubling the value (based on other condition scale)?

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:13 pm

cdenham wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:If interested in this one, there is a DMG you may want to consider buying too.

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I did not see the DMG listed, but did see these S/W Dragonlance minis ;-)

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 3:15 pm

PM-Knight wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:
cdenham wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:If interested in this one, there is a DMG you may want to consider buying too.

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Ah, the seller updated or corrected his price.

Carpe DM!

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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 9:02 pm

and with FREE shipping!

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 4:39 pm

Serian wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:and with FREE shipping!

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I just saw this too. What a joke, it is not even a 1st print.

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 8:32 pm

Maybe it is the vintage coffee stains that make it so valuable.

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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 10:28 am

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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 7:25 pm

At least there is a "Make Offer" option.

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Posted: Sun Jul 05, 2015 11:18 pm

Seller says they are in mint condition. Not only can you see the folds and creases on the pictures, but one has all the pieces punched out and in a little baggie!! Nobody seems to know that virtually nothing is in mint condition. It's just a made up word lol.

That being said, $550 for the lot wouldn't be too bad if they were actually in NM condition.

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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 7:07 am

Seller forgot to add "average condition for a GW paperback".

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(Seriously though, nice copies are very, very scarce: just the lack of a listing here that's keeping the price of their MM & PHB down while the GW accessories race ahead

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Posted: Fri Jul 17, 2015 9:15 pm

Zenfinite wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:Seller says they are in mint condition. Not only can you see the folds and creases on the pictures, but one has all the pieces punched out and in a little baggie!! Nobody seems to know that virtually nothing is in mint condition. It's just a made up word lol.

It means that the previous owner left a half-eaten peppermint candy stuck to the cover.

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Posted: Tue Jul 21, 2015 8:17 pm

Okay, I don't know if I've ever typed this before, but WTF?!!

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And not quite as bad, but still out there.

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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:09 pm

SimperingToad wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:Okay, I don't know if I've ever typed this before, but WTF?!!

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Look at the bidding...

.. the winner got pushed up by a 1-bid account...

Where's BClarkie when something like this happens... :wink:

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Posted: Thu Jul 30, 2015 9:46 pm

Not so much a silly price, but I couldn't find the worst spelling in an eBay title thread...

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Posted: Mon Aug 03, 2015 8:11 pm

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An incomplete VERY RARE!! Basic Set, 3rd Printing
You can buy this VERY RARE!! specimen now for just under a thousand dollars!

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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 11:18 am

This is pretty ballsy, considering there is another two copies up for a few hundred dollars less:

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Posted: Thu Aug 06, 2015 3:35 pm

One of these was in the collectors session Friday night at GenCon. Frank talked it up and it ended up selling for $50.

Available now from Die Cast Games: Night of the Black Swords by Allen Hammack (Author of C2-The Ghost Tower of Inverness) with artwork by Jeff Easley and Diesel.

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