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Tszii
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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 10:23 pm

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Sure. Why not. How do I miss these?

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Posted: Wed Oct 16, 2024 10:49 pm

Great snag by someone!

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Posted: Thu Oct 17, 2024 11:51 am

Tszii wrote in The one that got away...:
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Sure. Why not. How do I miss these?

This is why I never list anything in an auction format

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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 12:26 am

Nice snag by someone, hopefully an Acaeum member!

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The seller didn't help themselves with their BIN amounts.

aia
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:32 am

dbartman wrote in The one that got away...:Nice snag by someone, hopefully an Acaeum member!

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The seller didn't help themselves with their BIN amounts.

Great score!

jeffsea
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Posted: Sun Feb 02, 2025 1:31 pm

Missed it by seconds.

Saw the listing here..clicked over to eBay..it was still for sale

But, it didn't specify a shipping method/price to the US

So like a dummy, I scrolled down to click on his shipping tab to see if he had any more info there, he didnt

Backed up and the buy it now button was now gone, and only option left was to add to my watchlist

This threw me off for a few seconds until the realization hit me, gone

Thought to click on the bids tab, sold 38secs ago

I really doubt I'll ever stumble on one again at that great a price...

Tszii
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Posted: Thu Feb 13, 2025 8:16 am

What the hell is even that.

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Posted: Tue Feb 18, 2025 8:26 pm

Someone got a heck of a deal on what looks like a beautiful 1st Printing Monster Manual:

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If someone here was fortunate enough to snag it, please let us know if the condition is a good as it looks from the pics and if it has the errata sheet.

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Posted: Wed Feb 19, 2025 5:11 am

UK auction, likely a UK buyer perhaps. Not me though, I missed it sadly :)

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Up to the highest height!

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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:07 am

Nice snag!

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Usually BINs are the opposite - unrealistically high. Seller should have listed the set as an auction. Oh well, worked out for the buyer! Hopefully someone from The Acaeum.

Deals can still be found!

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Posted: Thu Apr 10, 2025 9:15 am

And another great deal!

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Posted: Tue Sep 23, 2025 2:19 pm

Beautiful brown box, with many extras, sold for a fantastic price!
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bclarkie
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:54 am

dbartman wrote in The one that got away...:Beautiful brown box, with many extras, sold for a fantastic price!

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I guess I can take credit for this one now that it has arrived.

Just could not pass it up and it's just a nice as it appears in the pictures. Both the set and all of the booklets, with the exception the Chainmail, are basically new. And even the Chainamil is still pretty good overall, just the spine is showing some wear.

"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

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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 2:18 pm

Congrats! That was too good of a deal to pass up. Glad it was you, and fellow collector!

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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 3:35 pm

dbartman wrote in The one that got away...:Congrats! That was too good of a deal to pass up. Glad it was you, and fellow collector!

Thanks.

I have to admit, that as I was buying this, I was having memories of everyone here being awed when Paul bought a 1st print for like $4k like 20 years ago and now here I am buying a 3rd for $6,200 and am like "Take my money!", lol.

ETA: I just went down memory lane searching and I was even wrong. It wasn't $4,000, it was $2,200.00. Geez.

"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

smarmy1
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 4:51 pm

That is an awesome purchase! Congratulations!!!

Hello Mrs. Cleaver, Theodore.

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

misterspock
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 9:13 pm

bclarkie wrote in The one that got away...:I guess I can take credit for this one now that it has arrived.

Just could not pass it up and it's just a nice as it appears in the pictures. Both the set and all of the booklets, with the exception the Chainmail, are basically new. And even the Chainamil is still pretty good overall, just the spine is showing some wear.

NICE!!! :) :) :)

aia
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Posted: Mon Sep 29, 2025 11:15 pm

That was one of the best shots in the recent years!
Congrats!

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