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lokiwookie
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 11:30 am

I was expected to get it for a good price, until aia added it here

The previous one sold for low price...

Adventures in Austerion : a fantasy RPG, with boardgame mechanisms and modular battlemap. By Guillaume Tavernier and GÃ©raud G.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:24 pm

aia wrote:a copy of Vernon's Starstone STILL SEALED... few hours to go and a good price so far!

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happy bidding!

Looks like £50 on the dot.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:50 pm

Sigh...

Not a single response to my request for bidding help, though I can understand that.
Most UK members likely want this item themselves.

Hate the UK only listings when stuff I had been looking for a long time get listed.
But I am sure there are far more US only listings that bother overseas bidders too.

Something as rare as this item should be offered to as many folks as possible.
The local country only sellers are loosing out big time.
Certainly so for this item.
I would have bid a good bit more than $50 Pounds for that item... :roll:

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:53 pm

Gnat the Beggar wrote:But I am sure there are far more US only listings that bother overseas bidders too.

Yep. Things like this:

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I'm sure you're watching it already. But US only. The line about contacting him if in Canada about shipping, etc - not so useful when he has messaging turned off so you can't message him (maybe only allows messages from US as well)

lokiwookie
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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 12:58 pm

Actually I asked to the seller several days ago, and he accepts to ship out of UK. Most sellers accept if we ask them. But considering the current bid, it is not interesting. The last one went for far less (30£).

Adventures in Austerion : a fantasy RPG, with boardgame mechanisms and modular battlemap. By Guillaume Tavernier and GÃ©raud G.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 2:45 pm

Gnat the Beggar wrote:But I am sure there are far more US only listings that bother overseas bidders too.

absolutely. while some are cool and accept either a proxy recipient in the u.s.a. or international shipping, the vast majority seems to consider such inquiries a threat of sorts (oh mah gawdâ€”people outside the states use ebay or even the internet? perish the thought!) â€¦ whaddayaknow.

another problem is that international shipping is usually overpriced (there seems to be this flat rate for $ 14, hardly anybody offers first class shipping for $ 4 anymore).

besides, even if messaging is seemingly turned off, you can always contact the other ebay user directly. worked for me every time so far.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:05 pm

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Good price on this Pathfinder book. Seller also has a number of gaming items at $2.00 min bids.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:12 pm

cameosis wrote:another problem is that international shipping is usually overpriced (there seems to be this flat rate for $ 14, hardly anybody offers first class shipping for $ 4 anymore).

Dunno what prices you can get, but the only place I can send low First Class shipping to internationally is Canada, and that is $4.81 for a package of 16oz. Other countries are about $8-11 at that weight. How many RPG books weigh a pound or less, let alone the weight of the envelope/box and packing material? A number of modules likely could, but hardbacks are right out.

Since First Class varies so widely depending on the exact number of ounces (which makes estimating prices a royal PIA), and not having such an exacting scale to use, I find myself using Flat-Rate priority envelopes most of the time, which is $11.95 to Canada or $13.95 elsewhere, and most often beats out First Class on all but the very lightest items.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 4:33 pm

lokiwookie wrote:Actually I asked to the seller several days ago, and he accepts to ship out of UK. Most sellers accept if we ask them. But considering the current bid, it is not interesting. The last one went for far less (30£).

Previous copy (and dozens before) weren't sealed, IIRC? Too good for that...
Can't recall those that way from back in the day even, for some reason, but nothing new there.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:35 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Tri-Tac-RPG-Books-N ... 564353206d

4 tri-tac books. I have no idea if these have any collectable value but the min bid is only $10

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 7:58 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/HEROES-1975-Nationa ... 336662b198

I don't think this is an RPG. It looks more like a comic fanzine.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:35 pm

JasonZavoda wrote:
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I don't think this is an RPG. It looks more like a comic fanzine.

Have done zero research, but I'd strongly guess art portfolio.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 8:38 pm

aia wrote:a copy of Vernon's Starstone STILL SEALED... few hours to go and a good price so far!

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happy bidding!

Interesting to see how it was originally packaged. About as expected, but still interesting. And this ended up at £64... not sure what the 50 was about.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:12 pm

JasonZavoda wrote:** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **

4 tri-tac books. I have no idea if these have any collectable value but the min bid is only $10

Collectable? Sure if you like to collect bacteria. God knows how many times someone wiped with these.

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 9:22 pm

TheHistorian wrote:Interesting to see how it was originally packaged. About as expected, but still interesting. And this ended up at £64... not sure what the 50 was about.

Check the time: that was during the auction when the max bid was revealed at £50.

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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

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Posted: Sun Mar 27, 2011 10:32 pm

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-D- ... 1e628da215

Big lot of 4e books worth every penny of the min bid

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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:12 am

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Anyone looking to get into Dangerous Journeys this is a good starter lot.

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Posted: Mon Mar 28, 2011 12:15 am

JasonZavoda wrote:** eBay auction listing blocked. Please enable cookies in your browser for this site and for eBay! **

Big lot of 4e books worth every penny of the min bid

4e is a strange one for selling. I have had no problem selling the hardcover versions of the core books but everything else is really tough to move - even current stuff at 50% off retail. I think WotC really confused customers with their whole Essentials line.

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