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faro
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Posted: Thu Jan 26, 2012 6:37 pm

Worn 5th print white box, missing ref. sheets; sold at $299.95;
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Almost the same price as the CZ:UW on
** expired/removed eBay auction **
- BIN is the way to go for those, I guess, vs. $175 +/- in open auction...

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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 12:22 pm

faro wrote:Worn 5th print white box, missing ref. sheets; sold at $299.95;
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Wow, makes this one look like a really good deal so far:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

faro
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:04 pm

The Acaeum effect strikes again? Over $150 now...

Thumbs up for the seller providing 24 pictures but should've been 25, perhaps?
=> "There are a few light moisture stains on the bottom of the box and one darker stain that wraps from the box edge to the bottom". (Just visible in the second photo).

Yeah; nm re. that $299.95 sale... :/

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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:10 pm

Well, 5th prints are hard to find in really nice condition.

faro
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:27 pm

tiro wrote:Well, 5th prints are hard to find in really nice condition.

*nods* Paul did pick up a gem copy unopposed at $100 on eBay, though.

(Well, OK, it was a few years back... ^^)

4ths of any flavor ain't easy, either: EGG's 25,000 copies quote is almost certainly dubious/misplaced. Y'know it's a different ball game for both of those vs. the OCEs deliberately being sold (and shelved) as a "collector's edition"; even if more people actually bought those to play than the earlier releases!

"7.3 ORGANIZING THE PARTY: Always have a keg, even if it's BYOB...
7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

stratochamp
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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 4:44 pm

faro wrote:Read again...?
"Pulled from the 1st box of the 1st edition, 1st printing by Timothy Kask himself for one of this two personal copies."

Knowing where the other copy is (nice inscription, thank you, Tim) and that there are a few small cover blemishes it's safe to presume that's a stock image. On a $995 listing.
Either that or Tim pulled out one from the first box for his personal use, then another for a file copy. *jk*

um, well given that I have Tim's personal copy of a 1st Pr Eldritch Wizardry (as well as many other items of his) with notarized Certificates of Authenticity I'm wondering exactly what is going on here.....

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Posted: Fri Jan 27, 2012 5:14 pm

stratochamp wrote:um, well given that I have Tim's personal copy of a 1st Pr Eldritch Wizardry (as well as many other items of his) with notarized Certificates of Authenticity I'm wondering exactly what is going on here.....

Cheers, Bill! Well, that makes three "first box" copies out of two, I guess! There ain't that many other items I can think of with a 150% survival rate, presuming Kynan's comment is accurate.

(Having had a quick check around, I've a sneaking suspicion that the original sale offers/discussions are on the dead-PSU external drive, but will make a note to keep an eye out for those...).

Ditto on the CoA, but not quite as many other items of Tim's; albeit he said I did have first dibs if a few other scraps of paper turned up. *jk*

No complaints here, regardless, and a pleasure to do business with.

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7.4 TAKING THE GAME SERIOUSLY: Don't"

Favonius Cornelius
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Posted: Sat Jan 28, 2012 11:40 am

Genuine 900 year old LOTR D&D Middle East ring.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ANTIQUE-900-YEAR-OLD-SILVER-RING-MIDDLE-EAST-ANCIENT-ARTIFACT-D-D-LOTR-REAL-/370579183429?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item56483d9745#ht_500wt_1119

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 10:54 am

Did someone get a good deal here?

Complete set of ALL Dungeons and Dragons Miniatures!

Seemed expensive to me, but I do not collect miniatures...

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 2:44 pm

smarmy1 wrote:Did someone get a good deal here?

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Seemed expensive to me, but I do not collect miniatures...

This is a good question, and I can't give a definite answer, but there were about 20 expansion sets, plus a starter set of five minis. You can buy complete sets of miniatures for about $300.00 to $350.00, although some are more and some are less, so I would vote possibly based on that information.

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 3:04 pm

smarmy1 wrote:Did someone get a good deal here?

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Seemed expensive to me, but I do not collect miniatures...

It's been a few years since I sold off my own collection (back when there were only about 6 expansions) for well over two thousand, so my knowledge isn't current, but I suspect this might not be too far off the mark. Complete sets of each of the early expansions seem to still be going in the $300 - $400 range, so if there are twenty or so expansions at this point, I would estimate conservatively:

Harbinger + first four expansions @ $300 apiece = $1,500

expansions 6 - 10 @ $200 apiece = $1000

expansions 11- 15 @ $200 apiece = $1000

expansions 16 - 20 @ $150 apiece = $750

for a total of $4,250

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:34 pm

A little over the top, maybe??

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260941070889?ss ... _144wt_182

Hector.

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:39 pm

Been looking for a Dungeon Magazine lot to kickstart a collection. This one was a candidate till I saw the shipping cost:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/120850807499?ss ... 3031wt_922

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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:42 pm

Chucho68 wrote:Been looking for a Dungeon Magazine lot to kickstart a collection. This one was a candidate till I saw the shipping cost:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Hector.

You could always ask the bidders since they are both members here. :lol:

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Chucho68
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 7:52 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:You could always ask the bidders since they are both members here.

Shipping cost to Puerto Rico: $73.60. No way, Jose.

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:02 pm

Chucho68 wrote:

Shipping cost to Puerto Rico: $73.60. No way, Jose.

Hector.

Oops, I reference the wrong auction. I meant this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260941070889?ss ... _144wt_182

:oops:

You don't like your job, you don't strike. You go in every day and do it really half-assed. That's the American way. - Homer Simpson

Chucho68
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 8:10 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
Oops, I reference the wrong auction. I meant this one:

http://www.ebay.com/itm/260941070889?ss ... _144wt_182

In that one...well, everybody got a different ceiling, I guess.

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TheHistorian
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:29 pm

Chucho68 wrote:A little over the top, maybe??

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Doesn't do anything for me, but these aren't that common, certainly in nice shape. And I don't recall a lot of them.

Of course, depending where the auction ends...

Areas of interest/knowledge: Harn, WFRP, Ars Magica, anything BRP based such as CoC, Runequest, Pendragon and all their related games

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