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TheHistorian
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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 7:10 pm

I couldn't decide which thread was right for this...

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Maybe if he talked up the bugbear sticker it would be worth the BIN.

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Posted: Sat Mar 02, 2013 8:39 pm

TheHistorian wrote:Okay, this one I'm sure is too high!

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Definately. I sold a NM copy about two years ago for $13. And that was a hard sell. Less than half the current valuation.

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Posted: Wed Mar 06, 2013 11:50 pm

Now, I realise that these are going to get more and more rare as they get used over time, but I didn't think critical mass had happened just yet. And it's not over. ($36.27 as of this post)

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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:51 am

Aroo?

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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 1:53 am

Deadlord wrote:Aroo?

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Hey it was free shipping

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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 2:28 am

LOL, I hope you packed a travel-sized can of Vaseline in with it. That's awesome, Blackmoor. I think it's time to sell mine..............

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Posted: Fri Mar 15, 2013 3:26 pm

Geesh, didn't even have the original ziploc bag that came with it.

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Posted: Sat Mar 23, 2013 11:14 pm

Gotta be the dice.

Must be... right?

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Posted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 1:03 am

SimperingToad wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:Gotta be the dice.

Must be... right?

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Maybe because it's the FINEST COPY ON EBAY?

Looks like two relative newbies who really wanted to find a nice copy. And it is nice. But $150 seems a pretty high price to pay for nice.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:26 pm

I guess the pricing is a little out of date on the 10th anniversary sets

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 1:40 pm

That's a lot of money for a piece of yellow paper.

That seller clearly had a store or bought out overstock, as he has been slowly selling those sets for a few years.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 3:32 pm

TheHistorian wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:That's a lot of money for a piece of yellow paper.

That seller clearly had a store or bought out overstock, as he has been slowly selling those sets for a few years.

No he hasn't, the last significant supply of 10th ann combo packs on ebay was by coolstuff a few years ago, only dribs and drabs since. Gencon had a bunch at last years auction. These are truley rare items for the most part.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:32 pm

Rare sure, but those ending prices were a bit ... over the top. They even blew out the regular shrink buyer we all know and love and he usually goes big. There was a noteable missing party in the bidding, but the $500+ ends on some of the 2 packs were LOL.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:43 pm

Would've been interesting to see what the end prices might've been if the bids had been sniped rather than escalated. I don't seem to be getting that message through, unfortunately.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 4:53 pm

stylean wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:Rare sure, but those ending prices were a bit ... over the top. They even blew out the regular shrink buyer we all know and love and he usually goes big. There was a noteable missing party in the bidding, but the $500+ ends on some of the 2 packs were LOL.

I agree, the two packs were overbid by like double!!

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 5:54 pm

Blackmoor wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:
No he hasn't, the last significant supply of 10th ann combo packs on ebay was by coolstuff a few years ago, only dribs and drabs since. Gencon had a bunch at last years auction. These are truley rare items for the most part. :)

Yes, he has. I should have said "occasionally" instead of "slowly", but he has had stacks before: eBay Feedback Profile for tomspuzzle (Ctrl-F for TSR).

No argument that they're rare, but it's still a lot of money for (effectively) a small yellow piece of paper and some shrinkwrap.

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 6:42 pm

TheHistorian wrote in Old Candidates: Silliest Auction Prices of the Year:...a small yellow piece of paper and some shrinkwrap.

Which costs more per gram nowadays?

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Posted: Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:24 pm

Wow, the seller has got to be ecstatic. That's a nice little bit of income for a bunch of things he had sitting in a box.

I've got three of the combo sets, and I'm now real glad I decided that was all I needed.

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