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Post Posted: Thu Apr 08, 2010 6:21 pm 
 

I stood at the RPG shelves at Powells just a week ago today.

They have trouble pricing RPG items.  I think they pick up prices from Amazon.  

The guy who runs that part of the store was right behind me when I pointed out some pricing problems to a friend.  The store guy definitely heard me...which was fun...but it's entirely possible he does not price anything himself.

Powells was one of the first bookstores to have an online presence, which is why they are still in business.  That, and their legendary, landmark approach to running a store....

The RPG section at Powells has grown by about 100% over the past two years.  Some of the stuff they have on the shelf is doomed to remain there, veryily, unto the end of the earth due to unrealistic prices.

They probably move enough stuff to get the impression they know what they're doing.  The place is always crowded, even on a weekday morning.


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Post Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 5:09 pm 
 

Wow!!!!

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vie ... 0425975463



Did I miss something?



I won one few days ago for 1/10 of that (ok, hole punched but ...)


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Post Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 6:34 pm 
 

Some of those Group One stuff has gone through the roof, my bids didn't even show..

I would expect this is the difference between a playing copy and a collecting copy;)

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 8:32 pm 
 

lokiwookie wrote:Wow!!!!

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Did I miss something?




Phew!  I really thought you were going to post my bid on this one here:




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Definitely one of the most expensive items I have purchased.

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Post Posted: Tue Apr 27, 2010 11:09 pm 
 

i know what you mean Mark; what other lunatic would bid $200 for that.....

  

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Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 5:43 pm 
 

And my poor 51€ bid had been blown away... :( I didn't except it will go for so much. But very nice win Mark!

As for the group one module, the one I purchased is in very nice shape (minus the holes) and perhaps in better condition than the one without holes. So I am not sure that holes on an excellent copy is worse than the other one. Nothing about the condition in the auction, it was very risky to bid more than $20 on it. Perhaps the module is in poor condition. Or not :)

And the other group one modules sold for way less than that from the same seller.


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Post Posted: Wed Apr 28, 2010 6:12 pm 
 

I have a second chance offer for Encounters in the Phoenix Quadrant at $12.55us if anyone is interested.. obviously had some more..

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Post Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:06 pm 
 

I didn't know if this was silly or interesting... so I assumed silly.  :)






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Post Posted: Fri Apr 30, 2010 10:09 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:I didn't know if this was silly or interesting... so I assumed silly.  :)


For what some of those expansions sell for, that may actually be an ok deal.

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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 6:26 am 
 

Silly price...but a very low silly price.

I forgot all about this auction.  :evil:


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:12 am 
 

UO1 just doesn't seem to get the $ that some other issues bring.  I know 2 and 3 are harder to find, but I don't think I paid a whole lot more than that for my copy of 1... and it's a first printing.


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 10:19 am 
 

TUO != UO (#1 of which is also up elsewhere just now ;))
I still haven't seen that many under $50-75 and $100 wasn't that unusual, before. You did well to get that for less, IMHO...

Kynan also has too many blocked bidders, perhaps?


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:23 am 
 

Sorry, TUO then.


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:24 am 
 

Perhaps because of this in the description:

"sheet containing pages 1/2 and 55/56 was never stapled into booklet and is just resting inside the cover, page 3 has a toner shadow along the right side of the page".

I didn't bid because of that...
Is it usually? I never read this problem on other TUO1 I saw on ebay before.


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:28 am 
 

Re: TUO #1 auction.  If you are a non-US buyer, you have to email him and ask his permission to bid (and presumably wait for him to grant permission or not).  I think that might put some people off placing bids.  Plus of course, there were pages not stapled in.  Agree - normal price more like $50-$60 or thereabouts.


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 11:33 am 
 

red_bus wrote:Re: TUO #1 auction.  If you are a non-US buyer, you have to email him and ask his permission to bid (and presumably wait for him to grant permission or not).  I think that might put some people off placing bids.  Plus of course, there were pages not stapled in.  Agree - normal price more like $50-$60 or thereabouts.


This seller has a few Acaeum members banned from bidding on his items.
Has for years.
Dont know why and he aint saying.  :?

(Even with those issues, I would have bid $40-$45)

It is all good though, even though he has a LOT of great Stuff, he does not have a monopoly on collectable Stuff that I like.
There are a few hundred other sellers on E-Bay who are quite happy to take my money... when I have some... :lol:


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 4:08 pm 
 

TheHistorian wrote:Sorry, TUO then.

Heh... no problem, I'm sure. Way too many TLAs as it is: perhaps rather a pity that RPG 'zines didn't adopt the same "pet name" approach that SF 'zines did. (Mind you, you have to be careful not to be looking /too/ silly in any public conversation what with the likes of Fido, Sally and Fay ;))

lokiwookie wrote:Perhaps because of this in the description:

"sheet containing pages 1/2 and 55/56 was never stapled into booklet and is just resting inside the cover, page 3 has a toner shadow along the right side of the page".

I didn't bid because of that...
Is it usually? I never read this problem on other TUO1 I saw on ebay before.

Must admit that doesn't ring any bells here, either; for bad or good.


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Post Posted: Sat May 15, 2010 9:44 pm 
 

eBay listings



the guy from Necromancer games has been drinking too much cough syrup.



I recently started picking up Necromancer titles and almost all of these are available for a fraction of these asking prices.

  
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