Blackmoor wrote:Did you say there was 2 Pharohs in there?

Only one in this lot but SimperingToad picked one off of Ebay a few weeks back.  Both came out of Saskatoon though.

You know, going back over the photos of Mars' big haul....

While it is eye-popping    it is also just a bit sad....

All of those boxes, books, modules, game aids, etc....

They all look brand new.    No one gamed with them.  

See - There ya go!  

Now we can picture a gamer who just kept some of his stuff nice.  I can go with that!  

The lot was from Saskatoon.  I contacted the seller through Kijiji and said I was interested in the lot and wondering if he would ship it.  He accepted Paypal and shipped them through Canada Post.  Shipping ended up being $215 for the 6 boxes and mailing tube.  I'm sure Greyhound or maybe UPS ground could have been cheaper Greyhound is probably the worst for handling of items and UPS I don't like much so I stick with Canada Post.

The transaction was through Paypal so it was pretty hassle free and little risk.

Some sellers on Kijiji are willing to ship while others are really only for local sales (which is the intent of Kijiji).  A number of other sellers on Kijiji are willing to ship but want a money order or cheque or cash (no online payments).  I bought a white box from BC last summer with a money order which ended up okay (after I reminded them to ship it - when it didn't arrive in 3 weeks).  In general most people are trustworthy - its kinda like the early days of Ebay where buyers needed to have trust in sellers.

There was an Inferno spike.  The prices you paid were closer to its long-term value, IMO.

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An interesting read and looks like a fun two-player Fantasy War Board Game with counters.
Basically your team is set against another team competing for treasures and victory against creatures and traps.

I also recently aquired this:
A Box Set (Lands of Adventure) Fantasy Games Unlimited published in 1983, which is Fantasy based using Mythic Greece (Bronze Age) and Medieval England (Cir. 1070 +/-).
It includes Heroes, Monsters and Gods from those settings/eras, with the two treated in the books as two separate game settings for playing in.

FGU games are all great!

Gnat the Beggar wrote:Until a few weeks ago, I had been searching for a nice copy of Inferno for a very long time, always being outbid and seeing them go for mucho denero.

I caught sight of the listing linked (first) below just before the auction ended (less than an hour left)
Was not looking for it, but when I saw it... well....

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... 0414609248

Here is the one I was able to nab 3 weeks ago which is not sitting on the shelf.

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... K:MEWNX:IT

The second one I linked to (my first copy) is in better condition than the seller described. (I would say Near Mint)

Not looking for another copy now, but are the prices for these going down so much?
Last I recall (When I was loooking and bidding on them) they were going for twice as much, or nearly so.
Or was I just lucky twice?

Now did you get 1st prints or 2nds?

They depreciated to what you paid since the last half of 2009.

ShaneG.

I picked up several things, but nothing too amazing I guess. In the deal was a Player's Guide to the Wilderlands (d20 NG product) and some shrink-wrapped goodies only I seem to care about.