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The Fringe Dweller
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Posted: Sat Oct 20, 2007 9:45 pm

For all those interested in Judges Guild (Magebird quest, starsilver trek etc), dragon quest, blade of allectus and a 1st edition Ad&d Module.

See this little eye opener

http://cgi.ebay.com.au/SPI-DragonQuest-Lot_W0QQitemZ220162069429QQihZ012QQcategoryZ44111QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The Fringe Dweller his raid for more Wangaratta wenches to add to his growing harem over, returns to the blessed sanctuary of his mountain retreat. In the distance behind him he hears the tortured wails of the men whos wenches he now leads to his lair :lol:

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grodog
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Posted: Sun Oct 21, 2007 4:14 am

WSG promo poster:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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bclarkie
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:04 am

TSR Saga Mini-game:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Its been opened, but looks unpunched but loose, but looks pretty solid.

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bclarkie
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:06 am

For all you odds and ends collectors, a TSR Orc halloween Mask with a $10 BIN:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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bclarkie
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Posted: Mon Oct 22, 2007 12:18 am

Rough looking 1st print DMG:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Still no bids with an openeing bid of $0.99 with just under 5 days to go

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Ok looking 3rd print Monster Manual, $12 opening bid:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Decent looking OCE Set $25 opening bid:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Box has obviously seen better days, but the books look good.

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D&D Coloring book, with a $20 opening bid:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

opening bids is probaly a bit high, but not outrageous. Seller indicates that the piture is not his, but claims his in in better shape than the picture. Might be worth it for the opening bid.

"He who fights with monsters might take care lest he thereby become a monster. And if you gaze for long into an abyss, the abyss gazes also into you." -Neitzche

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 5:57 pm

Juliabulia has 5 different David Sutherland prints for sale. 4 days left.

. . . http://art.search.ebay.com/_Drawings_W0 ... juliabulia

smarmy1
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 7:18 pm

Auction Title: Vintage hebrew Dungeons & Dragons D&D RARE israeli 80's

http://cgi.ebay.com/Vintage-hebrew-Dung ... dZViewItem

Someone might want this.... :wink:

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Gee, Mrs. Cleaver ... That certainly is a lovely dress.

Blackmoor
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Posted: Tue Oct 23, 2007 11:25 pm

smarmy1 wrote:Auction Title: Vintage hebrew Dungeons & Dragons D&D RARE israeli 80's

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Someone might want this....

No Orcs just Palastinians (very bad and non-pc joke)

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khartsfield
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 12:03 am

Blackmoor wrote:
No Orcs just Palastinians (very bad and non-pc joke)

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"That's Maury Greenbaum. He can talk with animals."

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aia
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 2:25 am

very special auction, pick-up on site only...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Time-To-Game-Hobby- ... 0174007350

dont ask me the reason for such a strict rule... :roll:

killjoy32
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 5:39 am

aia wrote:very special auction, pick-up on site only...

** expired/removed eBay auction **

dont ask me the reason for such a strict rule...

nice looking shop, but a little short on stock i would say!

Al

Are we nearly there yet?

dsaunders
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 8:39 am

killjoy32 wrote:
nice looking shop, but a little short on stock i would say!

Al

"Our average sales are just around $5,000 dollars a month. With a little more advertising you could send this number higher."

gee, i wonder why they're going out of business. i've been to wilmington several times, and activley looked for a gaming store and couldn't find one... :roll:

-dave

Mars
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 10:57 am

killjoy32 wrote:nice looking shop, but a little short on stock i would say!

Talk about paying for a name. The list of stock and furniture and everything in the store evaluated at $86K so you are paying $214K for their good name and actual business. Not to mention that his $86K looks like he is selling you everything at full retail price. $99 for a used ps2 console or you could buy it new for $100.

I think it is pretty easy to tell why this guy is going out of business: 4 internet camera's $1500?

Deadlord
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:15 am

He'll never sell it. He's asking a stupid amount for it, and it is a money pit, as most game stores are. He CLAIMS it has $5K in sales per month, but that is SALES, not profit.

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Badmike
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:23 am

Deadlord39 wrote:He'll never sell it. He's asking a stupid amount for it, and it is a money pit, as most game stores are. He CLAIMS it has $5K in sales per month, but that is SALES, not profit.

He's just fishing for offers. No one in their right mind would pay anything over 30k for that mess. Like the shelves, though.....

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g026r
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:27 am

Mars wrote:so you are paying $214K for their good name and actual business

Pretty much, and it's only a year old -- so it's not like it's that much of a name.

Deadlord39 wrote:He CLAIMS it has $5K in sales per month, but that is SALES, not profit.

I'm curious to know his expenses as well, particularly rent. I've got a feeling that he probably could cut them by a fair bit if he tightened up his shelving (there's a lot of it for the amount of stock visible), did the same with the other bits, and moved into a smaller location.

Granted, there may be a reason he's where he is, but to me it looks like there's plenty of wasted space. :roll:

jasonw1239
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:37 am

That is a situation where a potential buyer would have to look at the demographics to see if a store of that size would be sustainable.
Also, what about the location? Is there parking? Is it on a bus route?
How much competition does he have in the area?

Some game/comic stores just don't know what they are doing. I dropped into a local store last week (Mad City Comics) to see if they had any Chaosium products (I was looking for Malleus Monstrorum) and the person working there had never heard of Chaosium.

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g026r
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Posted: Wed Oct 24, 2007 11:45 am

jasonw1239 wrote:Some game/comic stores just don't know what they are doing. I dropped into a local store last week (Mad City Comics) to see if they had any Chaosium products (I was looking for Malleus Monstrorum) and the person working there had never heard of Chaosium.

While I don't know about their current model, I'm pretty sure they got by back when they were Haley's Comics mainly because they were the only game in town between Wilke's closing and Gamezilla opening, and due to their sale of used paperbacks and magazines. (Though I suppose their location near the high school probably didn't hurt things.

)

I'm not terribly shocked on the Chaosium bit though, as it seemed to me that all they ever carried was TSR stuff during the mid-90s -- even in the middle of the White Wolf craze. (I could be remembering wrong though.) A wide-ranging selection was never their forte, it seems. :roll:

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