harami2000 wrote:*waves to Mike <improv>*

I thought my snipe was high. (Should've taken the hint from Frank's bid).
The Tombs of Valla, $74; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8708369111

(previously noted; Not-so-Recent Fun Finds • Page 6 • Collecting General •  The Acaeum )

I had a snipe set on that(well below what it went for). I didnt really know exactly what it was but it look interesting.  :)  Now I know to keep an eye for it in the future.

harami2000 wrote:*waves to Mike <improv>*

I thought my snipe was high. (Should've taken the hint from Frank's bid).
The Tombs of Valla, $74; http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8708369111

(previously noted; Not-so-Recent Fun Finds • Page 6 • Collecting General •  The Acaeum )

Thanks for the cross-link Harami!   I thought about going higher but I did not think it would matter.  I think Frank's bid is somewhere around of the true value of this product.  

Regarding the link to the previous discussion, did anyone try to contact the author and purchase it directly as Dathon suggested?

bclarkie wrote:I had a snipe set on that(well below what it went for). I didnt really know exactly what it was but it look interesting.    Now I know to keep an eye for it in the future.

Great another competitor.  

jk  :D

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

and

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

Just came today and they freaking pristine with original mailing covers. And by pristine, I mean perfect. Magazines are always a gambe but these two are the best I have seen.

Definitely rare for that era (and a pat on the back to the seller for having such good condition goods!).

Think I'd better give up on Ares, too. I miss the best sales every time!

Deadlord36 wrote:I was debating even bidding that much for Tombs of Valla. I know the copies the author sells go for far less. I'll get around to dropping him an e-mail and getting one.
$74 is VERY high.

Really, guys, if you want Tombs of Valla you can probably still contact Clegg and get them for $10 or so.  And you can pick up Notnaidag Robber Headquarters at the same time.

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Think I'd better give up on Ares, too. I miss the best sales every time![/quote]

They are tough as hell to get at a decent price. I try to watch for lot or group sale. Problem is there seems to be no consistency in the bidders. There is no telling who is gonna bid and how high  

Crap there were only 17 issues plus a couple special issues, you wouldn't think it would be so hard to get them...I've been hunting for going on two years...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8710672770

Nothing special about the game, but I was curious about the Gen Con item. Turns out to be GC 1981 Prereg/program in unopened pristine condition. My first GC was 1982 so I was interested. The entire program is 12 pages!

For those who care:

46 RPG events - that is all rpgs - D&D, Gamma World, Boot Hill, Elementary Watson(?).

14 Miniature events - fantasy to WWII

20 Multi-player Board Games - includes newly released (demos) of TSR minigames Saga, Vampyre

12 Two-player Board Games

Auction and 7 seminars, panels etc.

That was it.

Many of the events were DM'd or GM'd by TSR staff including Dave Cook, Len Lakofka, Schick and others.

My first GC was the next year, and I have to say I remember it being a lot larger than this...but I was only 17.

beyondthebreach wrote:Snagged 4 Kithbooks with Buy it Now. (Didn't beat Marlith to the Pooka book though).

cgi6.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?MfcISAPI ... ompleted=1

good wins them BTB - excellent prices!

The other Kithbooks generally will sell for about $25-40 (sometimes they might hit around $50).   That is, except for Red Caps which is a hard sell at anything above $15.00.

I don't know why Pooka sells for so much . . . I have often heard it called "rare", but I know better than to throw that word around!  I suspect that it is just a "perceived" rarity.  I also suspect that certains "Kiths" are more popular than others and the mischievous Pooka (who can shape change to animal form) seem like an appealing Kith to a Changeling fan.

Then again, this is all my assumption with no facts to back it up (I only know White Wolf from a selling standpoint).  Still, I have come across two Pooka's, three Red Caps and 2 Eshu just at RPG and Comic stores in my general area.  Haven't seen any of the others, but it does make me think that Pooka is not exceedingly rare.

just been notified that these are on their way to me:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... RK:MEWN:IT

Al