Faster, Pussycat wrote:This is the letter in the pic I think:http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/ms-amer ... cation.pdfLooks like Paul Stormberg incorrectly thought this was something much more than what it actually was. Subsequent discussion here and at Y-S.com cleared the matter up - but his letter remains and may have misled the seller. Or, (to be cynical), he knows full well that this is something different, but is using that letter to try and dupe a buyer. Though I see no reason to assume an ill motive.This may be the text... (?)http://www.yog-sothoth.com/docs/ms-amer ... re-coc.pdf
ScketreWhisp® wrote:I know it's not worth $300, probably not even $50.00But it needs to be taken off the market... the "provenance" page needs to be destroyed and the pages sent to the person that has the rest of the documents it goes with...That is my intent.Please don't bid on the item. I placed a bid and hope it goes for the $300.00 so it can be done with. Yes the seller gets more money than it's ever worth, but it's for a good reason.I am not even a Cthulhu fan, but I don't see anyone else willing to throw $300.00 at it to get it corrected so I'll see what I can do ...
Faster, Pussycat wrote:Looks like Paul Stormberg incorrectly thought this was something much more than what it actually was.
So you could consider this the alpha version of CoC.
ScketreWhisp® wrote:Hey Paul, I doubt the current seller wants to "fix" the problem, and no big deal if he doesn't
Since we know who has the rest of "The Cupric Text" pages, I'll just get them forwarded to that person and there won't be a problem any more ...It's only confusing when it comes up for sale
lokiwookie wrote:Behind ennemy lines
Mars wrote:I read these 3 words and was hoping it was the Companions edition.
Just an update, in passing.Faster, Pussycat's "Or, (to be cynical), he knows full well that this is something different, but is using that letter to try and dupe a buyer. Though I see no reason to assume an ill motive" comment was pretty much on-the-spot but too generous, IMHO.Following further comms with more clear pointers to what they're actually selling, they've now gone deadly silent and are - as you can see - not updating the description or publishing any comments.The obvious conclusion is that they're only interested in making a profit and more than happy to snag an ignorant buyer who's unaware of the background.*To be honest, my current thought would be "stuff them" and hopefully let that fall to no bid.Yes; those pages /should/ go with the rest of Stephen's mss. but there are a large number of historical RPG items - particularly mss. - that should never (IMHO) have been split in the first place and a $300+ tag to fix just one of those which is already, thanks to Mike/IO, mostly available as a freebie online is possibly not "best use of limited resources".(Of course, if you wish to hold me to that "If for some wonderfully generous reason you do feel inclined to place a bid, I'd be more inclined to send you over the remainder of the archive in order to join at least that much back together again" comment, feel free...
The Collector's Trove wrote:The manuscript is actually an installment of his ongoing mini-fanzine, The Cupric Text (a nod to Steve's City of of the Revenaunt campaign), that ran in The Wild Hunt (IIRC).