Ebay auction fetches $660 for SW jade hare. Seems like the winner got a pretty good deal.  Adam

I feel the printed cardstock cover authenticates this item. There have not been that many with this cardstock cover ever offered up for auction. I can only think of 3 or 4 over the last several years. Surely these numbers support the estimated value of $1250 on this site.  I believe the coverless Jade Hare copies might seem overpriced in light of these fakes but at less than $160 on average (my estimate) it is still a bargain for a rare item. Of course the value of things are ultimately set by 2 people who are bidding on the same item, so time will tell what these items are truly worth.  Adam

SW Jade Hare, back on the auction block. Same seller as the US$660.00 sale. I just saw that the first one went to Sir Kill Alot <Congrats>   Should be interesting to watch.  Cheers, Curt

Mike, I spoke with the guy via email and this is what he said...  

I bought a bunch of stuff from a friend who was getting rid of his "load".  He sold me everything that he owns - which added to my own collection was quite a bit much.  I used to want to collect everything but now am content to only owning all the Forgotten Realm stuff, Core books from the 1st Ed, 2nd Edition and everything from the 3rd edition.  Where my friend worked for is another matter.... Needless to say I live in Seattle....  The book that you now own may have been part of the TSR library collection of may have not been.

 He seems like a nice guy and was very courteous and accommodating on how I wanted the item shipped to me.  I would buy from him again.

I see the second Jade Hare went for $720.  I honestly thought it would go for less.  I also thought it was interesting to see Gygax try to snipe it and lose.  I have seen him do that a couple of times (especially with big ticket items) and win.

Gygax is not Gary himself but his son, correct?  I won something off of him a couple of years ago and called to pay by CC.  I asked him to thank his dad for creating such a great game.  I have gone to 3 GenCons and have not seen him there.  I wonder if he cares anymore.

Interesting, At the time I didn't think I being duped Does anyone know what ebay handle 'the real' gygax uses, if at all?

Sir Kill Alot wrote:I see the second Jade Hare went for $720.  I honestly thought it would go for less.  I also thought it was interesting to see Gygax try to snipe it and lose.  I have seen him do that a couple of times (especially with big ticket items) and win.

 Hey Len, I learned long ago to not be surprised by anything that happens on Ebay. I still think it is a pretty decent purchase. You should feel good about saving a few bucks on your copy.   Adam

You should be happy to win the Jade Hare much cheaper than what it sold the second time around.  Time for you to forget the Jade Hare now and pick up items even better than it.