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gyg
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 12:30 am

probably seemed like a good idea at the time

I've a vision of a whole room-full of stuff with Dymo labels on everything. (In my imagination I see him sharing a room with an older brother who takes great delight in upsetting and belittling young Bill - though perhaps I'm reading too much into it

)

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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:03 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:Bill Sommers needs his ass kicked.

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"PERVIOUS", indeed!

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Badmike
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Posted: Thu Aug 05, 2010 5:29 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:Bill Sommers needs his ass kicked.

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It hurts my very soul to look at that.....

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Zenfinite
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:35 am

I can't even stop laughing.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dungeons-Dragons-Fa ... ltDomain_0

Really? *wipes away some tears* C'mon now.

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:36 am

But they have been used in actual play!!

Rolls a '3'

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:57 am

Zenfinite wrote:I can't even stop laughing.

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Really? *wipes away some tears* C'mon now.

Zenfinite

Exactly! (though you probably mean the price)

I mean if you are not playing anymore at least tuck them away or something - their are as much part of the past and bring back memories as any picture would be. I know I miss even the goofy PC's and even adventures I wrote early on and would love to have them back.

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 5:59 pm

Zenfinite wrote:I can't even stop laughing.

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Really? *wipes away some tears* C'mon now.

Zenfinite

Zero feedback seller. Could be a joke. :?:

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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 7:30 pm

If the seller next claims that the character sheets are haunted or that an image of the Virgin Mary has appeared on one of them, you'll know it's a joke.

Invincible Overlord
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 6:37 pm

FormCritic wrote:
Zero feedback seller. Could be a joke.

No not a joke.

I believe a few weeks ago (or further back) he was trying to sell them for
$1,000.00

That's the joke...

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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:16 pm

It seems to me that he thinks people will be interested in buying the characters. That's why he mentions all their kewl lewt and phat stats.

Works for World of Warcraft ... not so much for a pen-and-paper game. Epic fail, as the kids say.

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:34 pm

Xaxaxe wrote:It seems to me that he thinks people will be interested in buying the characters. That's why he mentions all their kewl lewt and phat stats.

Works for World of Warcraft ... not so much for a pen-and-paper game. Epic fail, as the kids say.

Is the auction a parody of MMORPG auctions? Does the auction mock MMORPGs, pen-and-paper games, or both? Is the auction a social commentary upon how we spend our time, our money, and our lives?

I can't read any of the character names, stats, items, etc., to see if they continue the joke or if they are dead serious. And that, too, may be part of the joke --- how serious can one be about a fantasy RPG that is played for enjoyment?

Phentari
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 10:42 pm

Although I wonder: if someone put up the actual character sheets of characters played by celebrities (say, Steven Colbert, Robin Williams, or Vin Diesel,) I wonder how much they'd fetch? Assuming provenance could be established, that is.

SimperingToad
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:09 pm

Okay... did I miss something making this OCE set unique?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

red wizard
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 11:17 pm

SimperingToad wrote:Okay... did I miss something making this OCE set unique?

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probably unique bidders

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 5:30 pm

SimperingToad wrote:Okay... did I miss something making this OCE set unique?

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Clicking on the Bid History shows a suspicious bidder. Bidder 5***5 pushed it from $200 up to $400. He has 33 feedback but "0% Positive". This was his only auction in the past 30 days. I presume that his account has been inactive.

Kingofpain89
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 9:43 pm

WOW!!!

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... K:MEWAX:IT

I figured this auction would top $100 no problem....$150 maybe. But $275???

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Zenfinite
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Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2010 11:41 pm

Kingofpain89 wrote:WOW!!!

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I figured this auction would top $100 no problem....$150 maybe. But $275???

I was watching this auction myself with quite some interest. I have everything pictured here, and am glad I got it all for free from my FLGS instead of trying to compete with THAT kind of bidding. Wow.

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Posted: Tue Aug 17, 2010 4:44 pm

$100? ... a bit optimistic

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$50 = wishful thinking

no pen, some of it filled in...

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