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bombadil
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 4:07 pm

Desperate for a woodgrain, and ready to part with some serious coin?

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mbassoc2003
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:11 pm

Wow! And in shrinkwrap too. That is rare! So did EGG invent the vacuum heat sealed polyethelane packaging system or did he ship his products forward in time, have them packaged and returned to 1979 as a gimmick? The description isn't quite clear on that.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

bombadil
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 6:18 pm

Not to mention the curious statement about the condition of the contents...

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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:16 pm

I know you guys probably already know this, but for the uninitiated...Troll shrinks everything he sells. I bought a couple things from him, Top Secret stuff, and each item was reshrinked.

Now, he didn't suggest in the auctions that they were reshrinked and pictures weren't so good. I knew they weren't original shrink because he rated them as VG or NM.

I tore the shrink off when I got them...

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

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copycat
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:21 pm

I know you guys probably already know this, but for the uninitiated...Troll shrinks everything he sells.

No he doesn't. When I made my buy for a 1st print DMG, it was not in shrink-wrap. Of course, I didn't get a 1st print DMG... but that's still not the point.

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Pyrex_Pickle_Blowfish
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:51 pm

Box Set. For what it's worth I've purchased from this dealer before, McCoys' Rare Books; gives solid descriptions, Decent guy

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=370125760423&ru=http%3A%2F%2Fshop.ebay.com%3A80%2F%3F_from%3DR40%26_trksid%3Dm38%26_nkw%3D370125760423%26_sacat%3DSee-All-Categories%26_fvi%3D1

Pyrex_Pickle_Blowfish
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Posted: Thu Dec 11, 2008 8:59 pm

And then there's this guy has a copy of Falx & Hydell hidden in there.

Made the silliest price catatgory for some other auctions, + likes to used deceased alot....but seems reasonable for these 2 mods alone

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Invincible Overlord
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 10:36 am

bbarsh wrote:I know you guys probably already know this, but for the uninitiated...Troll shrinks everything he sells. I bought a couple things from him, Top Secret stuff, and each item was reshrinked.

Now, he didn't suggest in the auctions that they were reshrinked and pictures weren't so good. I knew they weren't original shrink because he rated them as VG or NM.

I tore the shrink off when I got them...

But T&T did list this item as "NEW". :roll:

bbarsh
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:17 am

serleran wrote:
No he doesn't. When I made my buy for a 1st print DMG, it was not in shrink-wrap. Of course, I didn't get a 1st print DMG... but that's still not the point.

Could be he only shrinks stuff with loose pieces, such as boxed sets. Very bothersome...

Don't get me wrong; he shouldn't be reshrinking anything. End of story. He is well aware of the collectability of such items and has no business "enhancing" his stuff. I can see all kinds of newbies thinking they are getting new in shrink items. Then comes the reselling under incorrect information.

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

bombadil
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 11:50 am

serleran wrote:
No he doesn't. When I made my buy for a 1st print DMG, it was not in shrink-wrap. Of course, I didn't get a 1st print DMG... but that's still not the point.

Reminds me of the "true 1st print" PHB that I bought from them some years ago that turned out to be a run-of-the-mill 6th printing...or the s/w Silver Ann that arrived with a huge black Sharpie mark under the shrink.

Yeah, I more or less despise T&T.

Let mirth prevail!

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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:18 pm

Blackmoor wrote:
Great price but the box is beat up!

Didn't sell either. Maybe the box was enough to kill it, even at that price??

Rolls a '3'

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bombadil
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 3:31 pm

Didn't realize the 1st print Holmes Basic came shrinkwrapped:

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Is it legit?

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bbarsh
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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:12 pm

Yeah, I think it is. You just never see them in shrink. I guess a question to the seller about the condition of the shrink would help though...

And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

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Posted: Fri Dec 12, 2008 4:24 pm

Could it be the old style shrinkwrap like a JG product, as opposed to the T&T shrinkwrap...

... BOOOOYYYYAAAAAHHHH!!! :lol:

bbarsh
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Posted: Sat Dec 13, 2008 7:59 pm

Nothing special but the notice the dice in bag. This one has the different individually colored dice.

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And I could've bought these damn modules off the 1$ rack!!!

New modules for your Old School game http://pacesettergames.com/

Everything Pacesetter at http://pacesettergames.blog.com/

gyg
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 1:15 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/Ultra-rare-Planesca ... 0282332965

ooooooooooooooooooo

(Not for me though - never liked the Planescape art style (the fact that this is probably going to go for 4 figures is, of course, irrelevant

!!)

You can never have too much of something you didn't need in the first place.

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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 3:48 am

gyg wrote:
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ooooooooooooooooooo

(Not for me though - never liked the Planescape art style (the fact that this is probably going to go for 4 figures is, of course, irrelevant !!)

Not so sure. This one is quite in a crappy condition.

mbassoc2003
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Posted: Sun Dec 14, 2008 6:26 am

Yeah. No one'll be interetsed in that. Better to just delete the posts.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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