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misterspock
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 5:19 pm

First print of the basic rule book with Erol Otus cover, but only in ok condition

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gyg
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Posted: Tue Jan 27, 2009 8:53 pm

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Jings!

(Though to be fair, seller is in Gerrards Cross so living is expensive - according to the following articles in the top 10 areas for house prices in the UK, with an average of over £700000 in October 2008 (so about £7.85 now!!)

http://www.bucksfreepress.co.uk/news/lo ... expensive/

only 9.5 miles away from me according to theaa.com - does this make me rich by association (and if so, can someone lend me some money

)

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

carrejo
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:04 am

don't know about the rest of you, but I am constantly questioning myself about over/under paying (mainly over

) for items, just wanted your thoughts on this item that I paid $100. I guess it depends on how good/bad the condition is of the module...

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0368495281

bclarkie
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:22 am

carrejo wrote:don't know about the rest of you, but I am constantly questioning myself about over/under paying (mainly over ) for items, just wanted your thoughts on this item that I paid $100. I guess it depends on how good/bad the condition is of the module...

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Wow, granted the condition of it doesn't look to be optimal based on the picture, unless someone shat inside of it, that seems to be a pretty nice buy to me. :wink:

"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

gyg
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:25 am

I'll give you $105 for it - see there's 5 easy bucks right there!

(I think you did okay - R series never seem to go for less than $100 atm, whatever the condition)

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

carrejo
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 2:42 am

thanks guys

I thought there was no way they would take the offer considering it was 60% below the buy-out price...just lucky I guess

bombadil
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 10:38 am

Yeah, nice grab. Congrats!

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bombadil
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:43 pm

Apologies if this has already been mentioned. I meant to put it up a couple of days ago.

Chainmail-esque Guidon Fast Rules, just over a day left:

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bombadil
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:44 pm

Damn, and that puts me at 3000 posts. I kinda liked being a "Sage Collector"; "Long-winded" just doesn't sound as nice.

Anyway, I didn't realize this was worth so much:

http://cgi.ebay.com/War-of-the-Ring-Mid ... 1|294%3A50

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Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 5:57 pm

bombadil wrote:Damn, and that puts me at 3000 posts. I kinda liked being a "Sage Collector"; "Long-winded" just doesn't sound as nice.

Anyway, I didn't realize this was worth so much:

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That price most likely has to do with it being the "Trilogy" edition which contains the Sauron and Gondor games as well as the original game. And the counters are unpunched and the cards unseparated which itself is a minor miracle.

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

bombadil
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:01 pm

Yet another tasty treat:

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bombadil
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Posted: Wed Jan 28, 2009 6:05 pm

Looks nice, but pricey?

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mechascorpio
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:55 am

Hmmmm.

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Okay, I'm no expert here by any means. But I think there are some issues with this listing. First, the box looks clearly like OCE in the closeup. Second, he says it's 1st edition. Then he goes on to copy/paste the exact same text that was written by ophidios for the 5th edition box I won from him last week...

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...sloppily editing out things like "1st Edition, 5th printing copy" and adding in his listing for the famous "BONUS_ Book 7-Greyhawk supplement 1 (9th printing 1976 NMINT Condition)".

Book 7? Must be rare. But I'm glad to see that he, also, "would love to see this item in the hands of a well-intended collector who can really appreciate it for what it's worth." :lol:

Or am I off base here?

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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 11:45 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:
That price most likely has to do with it being the "Trilogy" edition which contains the Sauron and Gondor games as well as the original game. And the counters are unpunched and the cards unseparated which itself is a minor miracle.

There was an unpunched copy of this game sold at the Origins 2008 Auction for a little over $200.00.

bbarsh
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 2:25 pm

Invincible Overlord wrote:
There was an unpunched copy of this game sold at the Origins 2008 Auction for a little over $200.00.

A punched, complete copy in excellent condition can go as high as $100. I track these (loosely) for some damn reason. An unpunched copy in great condition is probably worth the $200. They are extremely rare - I don't think I have seen an unpunched in quite some time.

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

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misterspock
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 9:49 pm

The seller has several D&D rulebooks as a lot, including a 1st print of the Erol Otus one, all for $15

http://cgi.ebay.com/LOT-OF-6-TSR-DUNGEO ... dZViewItem

Also, in case anyone's interested, his other auction is for some miscellaneous D&D board game stuff for $10. Seems inexpensive if you're missing some pieces/boards...

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By the way, some of the original artwork for these board maps were up on Ebay not too long ago .. not sure if someone on the site wound up buying one or more.

Blackmoor
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:30 pm

misterspock wrote:The seller has several D&D rulebooks as a lot, including a 1st print of the Erol Otus one, all for $15

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Is this really an interesting item? I don't think so

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

Mars
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Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2009 10:44 pm

Blackmoor wrote:Is this really an interesting item? I don't think so

Not so interesting - common fair missing boxes and bits.

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