Bill Owen wrote:
You're welcome! Did the photos, scans etc. add much? And same with the articles; I mean did you try to read the tiny print in those articles? For me, I'd have to take off my glasses and hold 2" from my nose!

I'm considering a couple of new projects but will let you know if they get to a point of imminent release.

I take the history of the hobby very seriously so I did read every little snipit   I really got a good feeling about the excitement you guys must have felt as everything fell into place.  A real grass roots story about one of the most popular entertainment mediums of the day.

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I suspect that this isn't going to be picked up from the individual selling, but is that shrink wrap or good old UK cling flim....  

Just had another look at the item and there are 3 up for grabs! Now surely to have 3 SW still is rare, or takes an amount of wrapping...  

blimey, he is selling an actual product correctly and its the real item photo! still, it takes someone with knowledge to convince me its the real SW.. thanks for that!  

ashmire13 wrote:Just had another look at the item and there are 3 up for grabs! Now surely to have 3 SW still is rare, or takes an amount of wrapping...  

btw they are the real thing and i have at least a box of them, so they are not rare :p

mbassoc2003 wrote:I've never had a problem buying from Cougie either. Always received my items well packages, quickly shipped and as described. He's always been a good communicator with me also.

Please note that everyone here who has not had a problem with Cougie has one glaring item in common (HINT:  They do not have US addresses).  Cougie is a piece of shit, but he's smart enough not to crap where he eats....all his more egregious sins seem to fall upon his American buyers/sellers, not his countrymen.  If you're in the UK you are probably ok dealing with him (doesn't want any irate buyers showing up on the doorstep of his hovel); if you are from the US, I'd just pass him buy and purchase anything you need from an American source rather than take any chances....It's not worth the chance of being BLOCK WIPED.

Mike B.

well I'll buy off Dave and send on to US for cost if that helps

given the new exchange rate that means 1c for a module and 2c postage

Thanks for the comments everyone. I wanted to mention that the "coffee table" version of the book will have larger versions of photos/scans in many cases. Sometimes though the scans were already maxed out and so not all will be larger.

There was practical maximum page count on the booklet at 36 pages... but with 40 hardbound pages and 50% more page real estate, should make a difference.

I don't expect to sell many because the cost of 11x13" hardbound books via print on demand is rather excessive but figured "why not give it a shot?"! Maybe I'll be the only with a copy! And then I'll have to buy a coffee table! And learn to drink coffee...

PS the hardbound book is likely to go through blurb.com and so possibly instead of ebay, it's safest to look for it at Bill Owen, Judges Guild's co-founder

JohnGaunt wrote:The photos and scans add useful information to the stories.  Certain things (Woody, the psychedelic Playboy bag, game notes and maps) are impossible to describe with words.  The color is also necessary, even for the monochrome items.  I wish the photos and scans could have been larger, though that would have increased the page count and broken up the flow/cohesiveness of the articles.

Nitpicking: The book is nearly free from typos.  I found one place where the singular "stand" is used instead of the plural "stands".  Some commas are missing in places.  And that's all I can find to nitpick.  

The book is a great read that is amusing, informative, and touching.  Thanks for making an honest, down-to-earth recollection of Judges Guild.

Ditto.
Would also be interested in a PDF purchase.