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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:39 am 
 

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** expired/removed eBay auction **


Seller also has a number of TSR modules (and JG) in shrink at $4.99 starting bids

Checking over this sellers listing he has a number of boxed games (sealed) such as an Awful Green Things and an Attack of he Mutants and a large number of miniatures, both packs and boxed sets.




The biggest alarm bell should come from the wording the seller used:



SEALED



He did not say that it was in shrinkwrap.  He said that it was SEALED.  This is the sort of wording sellers use when they want you to think the shrinkwrap is original when it isn't.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 12:49 am 
 

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The biggest alarm bell should come from the wording the seller used:

SEALED

He did not say that it was in shrinkwrap.  He said that it was SEALED.  This is the sort of wording sellers use when they want you to think the shrinkwrap is original when it isn't.


100% agree. I've been burned a couple of times with this phrase. Wise words, Sage FormCritic...

  


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:00 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:He did not say that it was in shrinkwrap.  He said that it was SEALED.  This is the sort of wording sellers use when they want you to think the shrinkwrap is original when it isn't.


Which could mean that the mailing envelope is sealed. You wouldn't want them to overlook that, would you? So they're performing a valuable service, bless their hearts.

  

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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:12 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:
The biggest alarm bell should come from the wording the seller used:

SEALED

He did not say that it was in shrinkwrap.  He said that it was SEALED.  This is the sort of wording sellers use when they want you to think the shrinkwrap is original when it isn't.


Read the auction descriptions. They say sealed in original shrink-wrap. He could be lying of course, but he is saying shrinkwrap.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:17 am 
 

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Read the auction descriptions. They say sealed in original shrink-wrap. He could be lying of course, but he is saying shrinkwrap.


One of the objects this seller has for sale definitely did not come shrinkwrapped.

However, the shrink looks old.  Most likely, these items were shrinked by someone else...as I think someone else said.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:24 am 
 

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One of the objects this seller has for sale definitely did not come shrinkwrapped.

However, the shrink looks old.  Most likely, these items were shrinked by someone else...as I think someone else said.


That was the JG ready ref sheets. I'd ask the seller some questions and see what he (or she) knows about the items before saying the are all re-shrinked.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 8:43 am 
 

Same seller; another questionable SWed Judges Guild item.


This one also has a sticker that looks to be UNDER the SW.


Once again at the spot where the JG Price label is (lower right corner).


http://cgi.ebay.com/Wilderlands-high-Fantasy-D-D-Judges-Guild-/290548750141?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43a60e173d




And yet another one below (Ravensgrag), though it looks like the SW is gone just to the right of the sticker inside.


See white price siticker near bottom center...


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:25 am 
 

I bought from him and the SW looks genuine. The interior was mint, with no flaws. However, I am not a SW specialist, and I open most of them... so perhaps they were reshrinked, but they didn't look like this.

Anyway, some items are certainly reshrinked, as Gnat or Mike are saying.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:46 am 
 

Aneoth, Looks like the store that we bought this stuff from actually cut a tear in the shrink-wrap, and then placed the price sticker on the book itself. No idea why they would do such a thing. So for any of the judges guild item auctions of ours that you see a price sticker on, that's what happened. -Jason


From the seller of the quetionable SWed items.

I have now looked closer at all 20 of this sellers JG listings.
Of those only a few do not have a price sticker inside the SW.
Of those that do not, two look like NOT original SW as the SW is HUGE!


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 9:52 am 
 

What do you think, guys?



http://cgi.ebay.com/VINTAGE-1970s-DUNGE ... 3f087843da



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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:09 am 
 

bombadil wrote:What do you think, guys?


** expired/removed eBay auction **


Wow.




Jason listed it above on this page.

Looks interesting, but most likely a homebrew / xeroxed pile of gaming notes and such.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 10:47 am 
 

Thanks, just saw Jason's post.   :lol:


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 1:00 pm 
 


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I think this came up before (and sold quickly)


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:24 pm 
 


** expired/removed eBay auction **




Return to TOEE at $9.99 bid at the moment (with map)


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:25 pm 
 


** expired/removed eBay auction **




Sealed Silver Anniversary Slipcased set .99c min bid (Seller also has a number of other sealed D&D items starting at .99c)





And from another seller an open one with $99 min bid




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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:28 pm 
 

http://cgi.ebay.com/AD-D-D-D-Dungeons-D ... 5198767e64



Legends of the Lance newsletter. There were 5 total so I'm not sure which 4 of these they are.


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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 3:47 pm 
 

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Legends of the Lance newsletter. There were 5 total so I'm not sure which 4 of these they are.




It is 1-4, #5 was 1999 and #6-9 were only online releases.



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Post Posted: Thu Mar 24, 2011 4:08 pm 
 

Yes another TSR Silver Anniversary box, $99.99 starting bid, purportedly deshrinked only to check contents:




http://cgi.ebay.com/AD-D-TSR-Silver-Anniversary-Collectors-Edition-Box-Set-/350449870837?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item519870a7f5

  
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