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Theleb
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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:12 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:Call of Cthulhu miniatures . . . made in 1983 by TSR?

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"This is a very large lot possibly a boxed set of Cthulhu Miniatures from 1983. All of these miniatures say 1983 TSR on the bottom of the bases."

Those look like a mix of TSR AD&D, Gangbusters, Top Secret and Star Frontiers miniatures. TSR never made any miniatures for CoC.

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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 1:38 pm

VermilionFire wrote:
Those look like a mix of TSR AD&D, Gangbusters, Top Secret and Star Frontiers miniatures. TSR never made any miniatures for CoC.

Leave it to T&T to list an auction like that. :roll:

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Posted: Sun Dec 03, 2006 4:22 pm

VermilionFire wrote:
Those look like a mix of TSR AD&D, Gangbusters, Top Secret and Star Frontiers miniatures. TSR never made any miniatures for CoC.

Yup, its a mix. :roll:

I see an old Roper in the pile.

I hate it when sellers don't have a clue what they are selling.

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 12:01 pm

I guess these minis could be used when playing Tale of the Comet . . .

http://cgi.ebay.com/HIGH-CHIVALRY-metal ... QQihZ015QQ

(Click on the second auction picture to see what I mean . . .)

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 2:14 pm

Well, you never know when you might encounter a Battlemaster or a Masakari in a fantasy adventure....gotta spice those orcs up somehow.

Mark

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 3:53 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:I guess these minis could be used when playing Tale of the Comet . . .

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(Click on the second auction picture to see what I mean . . .)

That's awesome.

My players are going to freak when I "bring the old-school" down on their heads with these High Chivalry minis... :lol:

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Posted: Sun Dec 24, 2006 5:06 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:I guess these minis could be used when playing Tale of the Comet . . .

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(Click on the second auction picture to see what I mean . . .)

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Posted: Mon Dec 25, 2006 1:05 am

IttyBitty wrote:I hate it when sellers don't have a clue what they are selling.

Really? I love it when sellers don't have a clue what they're selling. If they don't know what they're selling, they don't use the right buzzwords, the item doesn't get as many bids as it should, and I get a bargin. Sucks for the seller, but good for me, right?

(The "High Chivalry" thing is hilarious, though.)

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Posted: Tue Jan 16, 2007 5:34 pm

OK, I don't think I would want to leave negative feedback for this guy. I don't think I'd want to give him my address!

(One of the items makes me . . . nervous.)

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 12:17 pm

This poor miniature looks like he is walking through some polar wasteland in search of the other two miniatures that are being auctioned separately:

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Posted: Sat Jan 20, 2007 2:04 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:This poor miniature looks like he is walking through some polar wasteland in search of the other two miniatures that are being auctioned separately:

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:39 am

This auction's description reads like it came from a strung-out meth-head:

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Adding to the complete screwiness of the auction are

(1) The seller's account is "bogus22222".

(2) His feedback of 1 from buying $0.99 of MTG cards.

(3) His pictures are crap.

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Posted: Wed Mar 14, 2007 8:59 am

Not the best name I would have picked out for an ebay account, lol

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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 3:33 pm

I am amused by the item itself:

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I can understand using the phrase and graphics on a poster, paperholder, or bookmark. But why would I want "Speak Friend and Enter" on a belt buckle? Who would be speaking at that height level, and what exactly would be happening with my pants?

(The above auction is one of juliabulia's --- no insult or slander intended)

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:29 am

Someone correct me if I am wrong but isnt this an advertisement from Dragon magazine?

http://cgi.ebay.com/King-Arthur-Pendrag ... dZViewItem

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:43 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:Someone correct me if I am wrong but isnt this an advertisement from Dragon magazine?

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Must be an attempt for somebody to get more that 99 cents per issue.

(I have a box of Dragons that I have been tempted to auction off by the pound).

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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2007 9:55 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:Someone correct me if I am wrong but isnt this an advertisement from Dragon magazine?

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I think I have a bid on something from that seller. Hopefully I actually get what I supposed to be bidding on.

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Posted: Fri Jun 08, 2007 7:27 am

Orc's Lair boxed set with no orcs; the orcs were scared off by the adventurers and left only their box behind.

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Denizens of the Swamp boxed set with no denizens. But there is a beholder, and that almost makes it worth buying.

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