Got my copy today from this auction:



http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8807727959



question though, the one in the pic has more staple stress than the one I have but the one in the pic also has the $2.?0  stamp on it which means it not the one I bid on. I guess my question would be this...was the $2.00 stamp a tsr add or the merchants and if it's TSR's does it mean mine is a later printing ( back cover has it listed as $2.50 ) ?



BTW the packing for this was absolutely rediculous. Not only did she charge $3.50  but all she did was stick it into a soft envelope, then into another and folded over/taped the envelopes to the exact size of the contents, no backing and sent it out for a cost of .39.

Lordan wrote:Got my copy today from this auction:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 8807727959

question though, the one in the pic has more staple stress than the one I have but the one in the pic also has the $2.?0  stamp on it which means it not the one I bid on. I guess my question would be this...was the $2.00 stamp a tsr add or the merchants and if it's TSR's does it mean mine is a later printing ( back cover has it listed as $2.50 ) ?

If it was TSR then they would probably be trying to sell them off.

Lordan wrote:BTW the packing for this was absolutely rediculous. Not only did she charge $3.50  but all she did was stick it into a soft envelope, then into another and folded over/taped the envelopes to the exact size of the contents, no backing and sent it out for a cost of .39.

I'm getting more and more leary of her, oh well.



ShaneG.

Yeah, I can't remember what I won from her, but I don't recall anything going badly.  Not sure if shipping was charged more then it was to send though.

ShaneG.

killjoy32 wrote:
the discussion was on the last time she sold a load of stuff. looks like when she has multiples of one ite, she just lists one photo covering them all and one person gets the exact item while others get a variation of it.

Al

I remember that discussion but  was just wondering how mine differed from the actual picture i.e. 1st print/2nd print. I prefer the condition of mine but when I do leave feedback I will probably note that item is not the one listed and buyer beware.

The package did survive ok but I also use a small AMC Pacer for a mail box so just about everything fits in it well. Just the transit though could have easily killed it......

Mars wrote:As far as I can tell there are only two printings of this that I have come across.  The only difference being the paper quality/texture of the cover.  I had 6 copies at one time and none of them had the Price: $2.00 on the cover.

I took the cover price to be a "good sign" since it kinda matches the font on the bagged "War of Wizards". Was going to check the periodicals as some point...

Am guessing the "best copy" just went to the highest bidder: goodness knows whether the other two are "one of each", then.

Thanks Mike:  every time I would search for this thread, I would think that it was the wrong one

The copy of Bio One that I won recently (@  
** expired/removed eBay auction **
) arrived today and its product list matches Mike's scan, other than the fact the my copy appears to be on light green paper).  Given the large number of post-1974 products listed, I like Tim's assessment that it appears to have been published c. 1977-ish, after Little Wars launched in 1976.

Here comes the bad news...

Both the 2nd and 3rd prints have the same Product List, but only the 3rd has the green cover. Other then that I'm unsure if there is anything different from the 2nd and 3rd prints.

ShaneG.

Yep. I've got it around (5+/77) for the 2nd (course the 3rd maybe impossible to date since it does have the same product list.)

ShaneG.