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Post Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 7:26 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:
I hope you do as well on the rest of it as you did on Ironhoof Highlands!   Except, if I'm bidding.


Thanks!

A fair price is all I require. I'm always a little uncomfortable when an item sells for a great deal more than I expected. Years ago I sold a copy of Pharoah to someone here who was just starting this website and it went for a very great deal more than I had thought it would. I enjoyed getting the money for it but my personal style of collecting is very low budget and higher dollar items make me nervous (like the time back in '83 when a customer at my local comic shop bought an Amazing Fantasy #15 in absolutely perfect condition, took it out of the plastic holder and sliced of an edge of the front cover when he put it back in (dang sharp edged plastic) it was a gruesome spectacle and back then it was about $900 wasted, now of course it would be like burning down your house without insurance.

  


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Post Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2007 11:45 pm 
 

killjoy32 wrote:
i have sorted it all manually, so its all fine chummer.

its packaged and will go to you tomorrow dude ok?

lemme know when it gets there.

btw, its in its original ziploc, 3 books and 1 map ok?



Thanks! I think I closed the window without going back to your site, and then when I opened a new one it didn't register the purchase. Everything looks good now.

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 5:31 am 
 

red_dawn wrote:Metamorphosis Alpha... Day and a half left, and it's over $200.


I found my copy at a used book store, $5. Except I suffered the penalty of clerks who didn't know it was collectible- they put a price sticker on the cover which melted the ink underneath. Apparently the adhesive wasn't even dry when I scraped it off. The book had endured in NM condition for nearly 20 years before suffering this annoying mutilation. I guess it was worth the effective $195 discount.

  

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Post Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 4:10 pm 
 

I have learned just to leave the price tag on.


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Post Posted: Wed Jul 25, 2007 11:11 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:I have learned just to leave the price tag on.


If the price tag is itself historical, it's a good thing. For instance, my F-series D&D basic blue book has a $5.00 tag, indicating it was sold individually. Some resources indicate this edition was sold only as part of the boxed set.

It's the ubiquitous modern Half-Price Books tags I loathe. To make things worse, someone at the Central Austin store has recently been taking a fat black marker to the cover prices of old books. Not the burning of the Alexandria Library, but darn annoying.

  


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 2:13 am 
 

Mention and discussion on the Acaeum does drive up prices.

Actually ... I had the search in place on eBay since about April 2006 looking for a copy to come up.  When I checked the feedback of the bidiot that sniped me at the last moment ... I wasn't suprised.  Seems to have deep pockets considering some of his recent purchases and most likely a completionist when it comes to early material.

My copy has staple rust.  I'll take offers...

I'm sure you probably have a few people's attention and in liklihood it is probably gone by now.

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 11:29 am 
 

WereSteve wrote:bidiot that sniped me at the last moment ...


Wow, you don't sound bitter at all.  The "bidiot" is also a member here and just because he was willing to pay more for the item then you, he shouldn't have to deal with your losing attitude and name calling on the forums.

Cheer up, another one will come along and you will probably be able to get it for less than half of what this one went for.

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:04 pm 
 

Not bitter ... just scratching my head at what some people are willing to pay for what would normally be considered a relatively inexpensive item.

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2007 5:56 pm 
 

Lance is pretty notorious for willing to pay more than most people for nonTSR stuff.  I have been outbid by him many, many times but that's the nature of Ebay.  At least it wasn't $100 for a copy of X1 or B2.

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:44 am 
 

Yes, although X1 and B2 do appear more frequently on eBay than Ironhoof Highlands.

Oh well ... guess I will just have to patiently wait for the next one to crop up out of the woodwork.  Annoying part is that it does kind of put a damper on wrapping up my OCR project for Judges Guild.

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 5:54 am 
 

- Not bitter ... just scratching my head at what some people are willing to pay for what would normally be considered a relatively inexpensive item.[/quote]
not that inexpensive but you were willing to pay too so look in mirror when headscratching?? :) :)
or bid more and offset against $5 beastmaker

- Oh well ... guess I will just have to patiently wait for the next one to crop up out of the woodwork.  Annoying part is that it does kind of put a damper on wrapping up my OCR project for Judges Guild.
if for rewrites project you said why not ask long ago instead??

  


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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 6:57 am 
 

not that inexpensive but you were willing to pay too so look in mirror when headscratching??   or bid more and offset against $5 beastmaker


Personally, I did not anticipate being sniped by a prolific collector with deep pockets and was expecting it to settle in the $40 to $45 range after everything was said and done.  That said, should another copy become available in the near future, I will carefully consider what I am willing to pay before placing any bids or discussing any offers outside of eBay.

if for rewrites project you said why not ask long ago instead??

Ironhoof Highlands is not considered part of the Wilderlands proper and will probably never be officially sanctioned for a rewrite.  The only reason for wanting to do a scan/edit of the module would be to add it to the floating library of reference material in case it was decided that it could be used as part of a larger rewrite project later on.  This would also depend upon who officially retains the rights to the IP containd within the module as it was published outside of Judges Guild.

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 8:01 pm 
 

WereSteve wrote:Ironhoof Highlands is not considered part of the Wilderlands proper and will probably never be officially sanctioned for a rewrite.  The only reason for wanting to do a scan/edit of the module would be to add it to the floating library of reference material in case it was decided that it could be used as part of a larger rewrite project later on.  This would also depend upon who officially retains the rights to the IP containd within the module as it was published outside of Judges Guild.


*Ears perk up*

Ironhoof Highlands has an unofficial connection to the Wilderlands?

Also, what kind of JG project are you working up, WereSteve?

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:06 pm 
 

Ironhoof Highlands has an unofficial connection to the Wilderlands?

No ... no connection with the Wilderlands when it was written.  I have been toying around with the possibilty of seeing if it could be used as part of a future rewrite project, but without a copy of my own there is no real good way to evaluate its potential usefulness.

Also, what kind of JG project are you working up, WereSteve?

At present ... nothing official as of yet since we [Eostros Games] have to wait for another few months until after Dark Tower has been out a while to see how the overall sales figures shape up for all three modules released through Goodman Games before it is know whether or not Jospeh Goodman will approve more modules or not.

Unofficially --- rewrite/expansion of _Terror in the North_ from Pegasus #8 as a prequel to _Citadel of Fire_ and potential lead in to _Prey of Darkness_ should it get the nod for update/rewrite.  It's going to take a bit of work to get Damkina into shape and expand upon a few rather nasty ideas that I have for the rewrite.  Needless to say ... more Purebloods and more Blood Maidens are going to show up.

I have also been pestered from time to time to organize all my notes that I have for a _Portals of_ rewrite, but right now that would be a bit much as I am not certain if Goodman would allow for a 256 page super module as that is what I have in mind for a new version of the Portals series.  That, and I would prefer to have _Druids of Doom_ converted and placed somewhere "out of the way" within the Wilderlands as a lead in to a new Portals adventure.

Note: If I managed to get a copy of Ironhoof Highlands it would probably be fodder for the Portals rewrite as this would be the best way to connect it in with the Wilderlands considering that I am not planning on using Portals of Twilight in the updated version of the Portals series.

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 9:53 pm 
 

today is lets make lofenloc pay day again i guess. valley of the pharoahs $167 shrink but damage  
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why did noone want  
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direct from kevin s.?

  

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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:25 pm 
 

Kevin's is just the cover sheet.


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Post Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2007 11:28 pm 
 

Kevin's is just the cover sheet.[/quote]
yes but signed and from the archives nice addition for rpg museum for token money compared with the imperfect box set

  


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Post Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2007 8:59 am 
 

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- Grand Census If this gets sold then I'm breaking a promise to myself and getting into the selling business - fast.

  
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