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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:13 am 
 

hey guys



was just watching over this (*sigh* US only)




** expired/removed eBay auction **




how much would one expect to pay to get one for a fair price? dont really want one minty cos i want to play it.



any help would be most appreciated.



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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 5:41 am 
 

Al —

I thought you would probably count yourself lucky to get out at $75 for punched ... and three figures wouldn't be unheard-of.

And unpunched? Prepare to open up your wallet — $150 to $225 is not out of the realm of possibility.

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:33 am 
 

I am guessing the $75 was punched and $150 is still unpunched. If so I would say those are right but the $75 would be really , really lucky. I am thinking these might become regular $100 items if complete and in solid shape.


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:38 am 
 

yeah i figured as much from ones i have seen sell in the past. i aint in any particular rush anyway, so will just keep an eye out and bide my time.

if BC sees a nice juicy one on a BIN tho....get it for me :D

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:40 am 
 

Uh ... I think we're saying the same thing, right?



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Punched, plus Titan-themed issue of the General, $73



Shrinkwrap, $225
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:41 am 
 

Damnit, Al! You messed me up — you were posting while I was doing that fancy-schmancy formatting. That'll teach me ... :)
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:43 am 
 

Xaxaxe wrote:Uh ... I think we're saying the same thing, right?

Two examples:

Punched, plus Titan-themed issue of the General, $73

Shrinkwrap, $225




yeah that looks about right X.



well i want to play it, so SW doesnt even remotely interest me. punched is just fine n dandy....



*adds to searches*



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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:44 am 
 

Xaxaxe wrote:Damnit, Al! You messed me up — you were posting while I was doing that fancy-schmancy formatting. That'll teach me ... :)


does that mean i get negative feedback now?  :P


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:15 am 
 

I've been looking for a playable copy of Titan for awhile; the gatorgames copy has been relisted, it didn't meet their reserve the first time around, which seemed to have been pretty high given that the box is thrashed.

In general, I wouldn't expect that particular copy to go above $80, but unpunched copies hit $80-140 regularly if they're in otherwise good shape.  Shink goes for $180-260-ish.  The Gorgonstar copies sell for at least $180, generally $350+ if both sets are together.


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 10:23 am 
 

so in other words....this one is gonna hurt a bit :)

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 12:33 pm 
 

GenCon 2005:

Gorgonstar Titan, mint $575
Gorgonstar Battlelands of Titan, unpunched $320

GenCon 2004:

Gorgonstar Titan, punched $320, $450
Gorgonstar Battlelands of Titan, unpunched $260
AH Titan, shrink $180
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 3:12 pm 
 

grodog wrote: the gatorgames copy has been relisted

Gator Games of Belmont, Calif.? If so, that's my favorite brick-and-mortar store of all time ... I didn't even realize they were messing around on eBay.
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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:17 pm 
 

That's them.  They're my least favorite of all Bay Area stores, primarily because they're so incompetent about how they handle OOP stuff:  they regularly have crappy copies of common Companion modules for $25, while they never bother to get around to going through their backstock and pricing it; I asked for prices on some items in their back rooms that had "just come in" well-over three years ago and they just never got around to it  :evil:

Then, to top it off, I had signed up for their "on the lookout" lists for various games, including Titan, and they didn't bother to contact me before listing it on eBay :evil:  :evil:

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 6:30 pm 
 

Thats why I quit wasting gas going over to see them every so often my self Alan. Id rather waste the gas on something Im going to enjoy.


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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:10 pm 
 

I guess I don't have much to compare them to, having grown up in — and now returned to — Reno, which is not a mecca for the hobby.

For example, I can currently shop at this many local gaming stores:

... uh ...

let's see, carry the 2, divide by Pi ...

... hmm

NONE. :)

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Post Posted: Fri Jul 07, 2006 8:13 pm 
 

[inside joke alert]

And how about those Gator Games owners, huh?  :wink:  :wink:  :)  :wink:

I'm not sure we even want to go down that road ... we'd be banned in the flyover states for sure. :)

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