MShipley88 wrote:As in, for instance, when I got my signed and mint copy of The Compleate Tavern, I was "chuffed," until I found out that there were cardstock maps that went with the original.

Mark  

so you were then unchuffed or dischuffed

Al

Don't know how much these go for, but I think this is a genuine one...

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mbassoc2003 wrote:Don't know how much these go for, but I think this is a genuine one...

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   Look at the color of the booklet in that auction.  It appears to be pink.  Wasn't there a guy selling fake pink copies of this publication?

   I don't know if the fake copies also had cardstock maps.  Is it possible that they aren't really fake?

   Check for the staple marks inside the booklet.  Are there signs of older staple marks photocopied in the center fo the booklet?

   Mine is tan and is signed by Kerry Lloyd.

Mark  

I had a pretty good day yesterday.  Since I became a Traveller collector about two years ago, I have been trying to pick up as much stuff as I can.  I have had a difficult time finding the rarer MegaTraveller items...especially the Digest Group items.  I got extremely lucky this past weekend.  One seller had just listed several items that I was interested in so I put some decent proxy bids in but realistically I figured I would get outbid on one or two of them for sure.  Since I really wanted them and didnt want to screw around with getting sniped and having to wait for them to come up again I emailed the seller and made an offer on all of them for a nice little sum (only done this once before).  I waited about 24 hours and still no one else had bid on the items.  During the afternoon on Sunday I noticed that all the auction listings had been removed.  So I checked my email and lo and behold the seller had accepted my offer.  I had already bought a couple of items from him so I knew he was a decent fellow so I took the chance and transferred him the money.  What I got was:

MegaTraveller - Arrival Vengeance (never seen one on Ebay)
MegaTraveller - Guide to the Diaspora Sector (last one I saw went for $65)
MegaTraveller - Digest Group The Early Adventures (last one went for $55)
MegaTraveller - COACC (common item but he threw it in with the others)
Traveller New Era - Vampire Fleets (last one went for $57)
Traveller New Era - Assignment Vigilante (common item)

I figured he wasnt expecting to get the amount that I offered ($160) and I added that he would save money by shipping them all to one person and not having to pay the Ebay fees.  He got a decent amount but I still think I got the better deal and also peace of mind by not having to worry about getting outbid.     Of course, now I cant afford Warriors of Mars....darn.  

At the Mountain of Madness? Pic?

Hi:

   Three years now since most of my game stuff went into storage.  Today, we started to empty it all out.

   It was kind of like Christmas in May for me....like a family reunion.  I located at least one large bin of my stuff.

   Along with numerous Dragon and White Dwarf magazines, there  were:

1)  Mines of Keridav

2)  Escape From the Ashwood Mines (Thieves Guild #9)

3)  Glory Hole Dwarven Mine

4) A bunch of TSR modules

5)  Space Gamer and White Wolf magazines.

6)  All four Quicksilver Fantasies.  Three of them are mint, in original plastic bag, and the fourth is in good condition.  Anyone have a handle on what these might be worth?

There is another crate of good stuff lurking there...lots more stuff to unearth.

Mark

FASA

Actually 4 Mini-Series, 4 Maxi-Solos.

ShaneG.

MShipley88 wrote:It was kind of like Christmas in May for me

I know this feeling. My stuff was stored at my parents' house from 1984 to 1996 (what I like to call "The Girl-Chasing Years"). I'll never forget that feeling of rediscovery when I started opening boxes and seeing my old favorites.

nice wins there BTB!

quality purchases!

Al