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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:47 am

There is, of course, the potential that the stuff in there holds absolutely no interest except to the very wacky collectors who like the extreme ephemera. I mean... a checkbook? Wow. A glass? No thanks... not unless it also has the JG logo or something tying it to role-playing and even then, probably not.

So, good luck on it. I'll wait to care until there is something making it noteworthy.

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 11:50 am

just saying that shows some credibility that its his stuff, im not auctioning off the checks or anything like that. I just thought i would include pictures of all that on a document with each purchase.

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:01 pm

serleran wrote:There is, of course, the potential that the stuff in there holds absolutely no interest except to the very wacky collectors who like the extreme ephemera. I mean... a checkbook? Wow. A glass? No thanks... not unless it also has the JG logo or something tying it to role-playing and even then, probably not.

So, good luck on it. I'll wait to care until there is something making it noteworthy.

Serl, have you seen some of the bids on Gary's cigar box? Briefcase with pencils inside? You never know, most collectors have more money than brains sometimes. :lol:

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 12:30 pm

Badmike wrote:
Serl, have you seen some of the bids on Gary's cigar box? Briefcase with pencils inside? You never know, most collectors have more money than brains sometimes.

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:09 pm

Me too.... :oops:

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Posted: Mon Mar 07, 2011 1:29 pm

hey mike

awesome stuff man. enjoy the digging through the treasure trove...sure it will be a ton of fun either way.

best of luck with whatever you plan to do with it - how you attained it is only something that most round here only dream of happening to them!

have fun

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Posted: Tue May 17, 2011 11:08 am

The thought of a storage space full of Arneson's stuff is close to overwhelming. Keep us posted on what you find, if you please.

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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 1:52 am

No pictures yet? Hmmm.

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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 1:57 am

Was wondering that muself.

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Posted: Wed May 18, 2011 2:02 am

mbassoc2003 wrote:Was wondering that muself.

Yes. A month plus seems ample time for a couple pictures.

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 12:55 am

I'm sure there will be some very interesting announcements forthcoming about the collection, sometime sooner or later....

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 10:14 pm

grodog wrote:I'm sure there will be some very interesting announcements forthcoming about the collection, sometime sooner or later....

So do you have some inside information on this? Is it, in fact, real?

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Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 11:32 pm

clangador wrote:So do you have some inside information on this?

Yes.

clangador wrote:Is it, in fact, real?

Yes.

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Posted: Fri May 20, 2011 4:01 am

Okay. Your word is good enough for me.

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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 11:05 am

It was a little much for me so the collection has been sold. Mike

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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 12:17 pm

kellogg_kid wrote:It was a little much for me so the collection has been sold. Mike

I hope you sold it to somebody who knows what to do with it

.... or some hillbilly is probably using all those fancy papers to light his BBQ chimney as we speak...

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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 12:29 pm

I'm going to go out on a limb and say Paul Stormber has the collection now.......?

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Posted: Mon May 23, 2011 1:01 pm

Badmike wrote:I'm going to go out on a limb and say Paul Stormber has the collection now.......?

That's what I was thinking too.

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