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Mars
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:07 am

Invincible Overlord wrote:I'm going to offer my copy to him for $500.00

I was thinking the same thing. Anyone who believes their books are worth at least $1250 should be willing to buy other sets for $400-$500 that are complete and in better shape. If I sell them my 4 sets, they could turn them over for a profit of at least $3000. How could they resist that!

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 11:16 am

Gnat the Beggar wrote:First off, no way this listing gets even your OLD starting price, much less ten times that amount. PLUS YOU SOLD the reference sheets with your other listing. Those reference sheets SHOULD GO WITH THIS LISTINGS BOOKS.... Not the other books you have sold already...... Which I told you about before! You should fire your listing advisor!

So are you getting paid to "advise" the seller or what? With all the CAPS and !!!exclamation points!!! you are throwing around, one might think you are "shouting". Most people tend to ignore someone who does that.

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

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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 2:24 pm

Emphasis was added to my post above NOT to the E-Mail I sent to the seller.
But, seller ignored it anyway.

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Invincible Overlord
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2009 10:54 pm

The price on that item is no longer in the $1250 range...

... but hey who knows, I may sell it for $500 yet... :lol:

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 9:13 am

http://cgi.ebay.com/TSR-Gamma-World-Ref ... 7C294%3A50

Gak!

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

killjoy32
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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 10:54 am

Kingofpain89 wrote:
** expired/removed eBay auction **

Gak!

i think i will pass on that one

Are we nearly there yet?

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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 11:47 am

The sad part is that this was pretty ridiculous as it was, since it was originally listed at $148, but I guess the seller just wasn't content with that, so he decided to up it just a bit:

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

:lol:

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Posted: Sun Jun 28, 2009 12:31 pm

bclarkie wrote:The sad part is that this was pretty ridiculous as it was, since it was originally listed at $148, but I guess the seller just wasn't content with that, so he decided to up it just a bit:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

With no picture, pitiful description ("hardcover"?), uses E-Bay condition of Good (which means "junk"). Wasted listing fee...

misterspock
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:02 pm

Are OCE's going this high?

http://cgi.ebay.com/1977-TSR-Sixth-Edit ... 1|294%3A50

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:14 pm

misterspock wrote:Are OCE's going this high?

** expired/removed eBay auction **

No....especially not ones that look like that.

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

Mars
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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 12:42 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
No....especially not ones that look like that.

I'm tempted by the octopus cake pan that is reasonably priced at $5. I bet it would make a good jellatinous octopus.

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 1:47 pm

Mars wrote:
I'm tempted by the octopus cake pan that is reasonably priced at $5. I bet it would make a good jellatinous octopus.

Could it be a RARE!!! Cthulhu cakepan?

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 6:38 pm

SoulCatcher78 wrote:Could it be a RARE!!! Cthulhu cakepan?

The poor octopus doesn't know his fate. Kawaisoni . . .

This pan is NONSTICK and makes it easy to create the friendly sea creature, complete with amazing detail. Kids will love to give the cake personality by decorating it with colored icing, candles and sprinkles...even a simple glaze looks great.

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 8:54 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:
No....especially not ones that look like that.

Why not? The seller say's it's "New"

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Posted: Wed Jul 01, 2009 9:52 pm

Should not have told me about the octopus pan. Now, I must get it.

Those who can, don't. Those who should not, do.

Mars
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:47 pm

From the recent talk of high priced video games, this one caught my eye:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0194181018

g026r
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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 2:56 pm

Erm... Okay... Is there something I missed here? Because most shrinked copies I've seen recently have been going in the $20-$30 range.

** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2009 5:16 pm

Mars wrote:From the recent talk of high priced video games, this one caught my eye:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

I looked at their feedback. They've sold almost 1000 items in the last 90 days. They must know something about what they're doing.

Maybe they think the D&D product line warrants the over-the-top price?

"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."

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