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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 1:21 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:Didn't even know I wanted a Dragonbone, but at that BIN, I figured it had to be a good deal:  
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Ah, the thrill of checking ebay in the morning before the rest of you get there...   8)


That doesnt look like any Dragonbone I've ever seen.  I know they come in a couple of different colors (smoke and bone IIRC) but I wasnt aware they came in different styles.  This is the one I recall seeing in Dragon magazine BITD:

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The one in the Ebay auction looks similar but not quite the same.  Anyone know if the one in the auction is a knockoff or if another company made a similar product and called it something else?


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 2:50 pm 
 

The auction was the original.  The picture you found is the second generation from the same folks.

Check out old ads in Dragon (none of which I seem to be able to find online at the moment, although I had them a few hours ago...) and you'll see.

Wonder if I'll get the case it's supposed to come with, as this guy has:
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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 4:52 pm 
 

There is almost something wrong about that picture you know...

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:10 pm 
 

beasterbrook wrote:There is almost something wrong about that picture you know...

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Whaddya mean, "almost"? Gives new meaning to the name "dragonbone".


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 5:16 pm 
 

:lol:

I'm glad I wasn't the only one thinking it.  :D


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:17 pm 
 

As if I would have bothered posting it otherwise...

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:22 pm 
 

That is twisted on many levels.


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:26 pm 
 

It was just another week of gaming and they were all crouded around the table overflowing with coke, chips, dice and books..

The DM sys "I've just bought the most amazing thing that I'm dying to try out".. he reaches under the table and pulls out a long red velvet bag. He unties the string and the dragonbone slips neatly into his hand...

The DM sighs "Its a beautie isn't it..". He looks up and smiles at the players sitting at the table "Ok who wants to try it first?" he says..

Silence greets him as we nervously glance at each other...


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:51 pm 
 

gaming is done a little bit differently down under it would seem...:-)

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 6:53 pm 
 

Found the ads I was looking for.

We can see the address in the first one.  The second is cropped (it appears in Dragon 112, and probably nearby issues), but the full ad shows the manufacturer as DBE, Inc. in Lemont, IL.  I just google mapped it, Crestwood is about 15 miles from Lemont.  So it seems pretty likely that it's the same company (or at least they're related).

Since the rectangle also does d3 and d10, I'm assuming that's the later version.  Out of all of this, I'd bet the Dragontooth is the hardest to find. What buyer back then would have said, "I want it, but I'll never roll d100, so I'll just save the $5."  I doubt they sold many of those.

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:10 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:Didn't even know I wanted a Dragonbone, but at that BIN, I figured it had to be a good deal:  
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*jaw drops*

Awesome deal.

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:17 pm 
 

JohnGaunt wrote:*jaw drops*

Awesome deal.


Why? How much do they normally go for? Yeah, I know I could do an eBay search, but that would only get me so far.

I remember looking at the ads in Dragon bitd, but thinking, "Yeah, that's kinda neat, but I've got these dice already, and my Merlin broke last week for no apparent reason... How long would this thing last?" Are they at all durable?


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:20 pm 
 

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:How much do they normally go for?


I had vague memories of "a lot", so I knew it was worth a shot, but whether that's $50 or $500, I have no clue.

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:36 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:
I had vague memories of "a lot", so I knew it was worth a shot, but whether that's $50 or $500, I have no clue.


Hey, I probably would have jumped at it too, had I seen it first. I'm still a player (albeit in a 3rd edition game), and I wouldn't have been able to resist saying, "Wanna see my bone?" to the DM.


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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:40 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:I had vague memories of "a lot", so I knew it was worth a shot, but whether that's $50 or $500, I have no clue.

I was watching a Range 1 dice roller that didn't sell for $40:

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I think that the Dragonbones go for closer to $100.  But my memories are also vague.

  

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Post Posted: Fri Dec 18, 2009 7:46 pm 
 

JohnGaunt wrote:
I was watching a Range 1 dice roller that didn't sell for $40:

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I think that the Dragonbones go for closer to $100.  But my memories are also vague.


I was never aware of that one, bitd, but I have to say it looks pretty cool. Were they advertised in Dragon (pretty much the only periodical I ever bought during the '80s, too young for the '70s). It's amazing any of this stuff still works at all after so many years, in any case.


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Post Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 12:24 pm 
 

Decided to go the the local HPBS on Wednesday before xmas.  I was thinking that someone may have sold his collection for some xmas money.  I was right!  Someone had sold a stash of near mint Goodman Games.  I got 14 mods for $5 each.  All are low numbered DCC.

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 28, 2009 7:40 pm 
 

Prufrock wrote:Decided to go the the local HPBS on Wednesday before xmas.  I was thinking that someone may have sold his collection for some xmas money.  I was right!  Someone had sold a stash of near mint Goodman Games.  I got 14 mods for $5 each.  All are low numbered DCC.

The HPB 20%-Off sale is still going, too.  *sigh*

Also check your FLGS to see if people have dumped any collections there.  Your FLGS might have some end-of-year clearance sales anyway.

  
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