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bclarkie
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Posted: Mon Aug 13, 2007 3:10 pm

jasonw1239 wrote:
I have been patiently waiting for a decent price on the Cairo Guidebook for some time now and that is definitely not it.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/offer-listing/ ... 157&sr=8-2

That obviously because he is also using Amazon as his guide to pricing as well.... :roll:

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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 2:44 am

This is the coffee table I need for the gaming lounge ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150150625425&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005

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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 4:09 am

improvstone wrote:This is the coffee table I need for the gaming lounge ....

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=150150625425&ssPageName=STRK:MEWA:IT&ih=005

What a hoot! :lol:

That has to be one of the most wonderfully tacky things I've ever seen in someone's house.

Does anyone else remember back in th early 70's when a number of people had those golden ceramic cobras with red jewel eyes...or the black bull with red jewel eyes in their living rooms?

How about Elvis glow-in-the-dark velvet posters?

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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 12:53 pm

FormCritic wrote:Does anyone else remember back in th early 70's when a number of people had those golden ceramic cobras with red jewel eyes...or the black bull with red jewel eyes in their living rooms?

How about Elvis glow-in-the-dark velvet posters?

A giant wooden spoon and fork set, wooden African/pseudo-African totems or masks, avocado-colored appliances and shag carpet . . .

. . . but not at my house, fortunately. OTOH, I have lived in apartments that have had furnishings and appliances from the 70s or earlier, and they were better than anything that I owned.

FormCritic
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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 8:27 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:A giant wooden spoon and fork set, wooden African/pseudo-African totems or masks, avocado-colored appliances and shag carpet . . .

. . . but not at my house, fortunately. OTOH, I have lived in apartments that have had furnishings and appliances from the 70s or earlier, and they were better than anything that I owned.

I forgot the giant wooden fork and spoon set. We had that!

What was it with the 70's and the orange and lime/avocado color scheme?

OH...and who else had the conquistador head with the fake rapiers?

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Posted: Sat Aug 18, 2007 9:10 pm

Courtesy of my mother-in-law, I am the proud owner of a conquistador helmet that is really an ICE BUCKET! I tried to get my son to take it to college with him but no go.

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Posted: Sun Aug 19, 2007 10:53 am

What was it with conquistador heads?

I saw them in a number of homes....who thought that was a good idea?

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Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 7:46 pm

Not a laughable description as such but certainly something that gets eBay interested. If you're selling Cthulhu Keeper's Companion 2, leave out the word 'Firearms' from the subtitle or your listing goes off for vetting - which is great because they accept the fee but Turbo Lister doesn't flag the problem. Anyone know if they start the listing duration from zero once they are happy you're not running guns?

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Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 5:39 am

JohnGaunt wrote: . . . but not at my house, fortunately. OTOH, I have lived in apartments that have had furnishings and appliances from the 70s or earlier, and they were better than anything that I owned.

Or even 70's architectural features. Friend of mine bought a house which was real treasure trove of unreconstructed 1970s design and the previous owner had punched a 7' wide 'groovy' egg shaped hole in the wall between the dining room and the living room :lol:

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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:36 pm

I have seen some strange things come up in Ebay searches over the years but I never expected this to come up while searching for "Cthulhu":

** expired/removed eBay auction **

Maybe I should report him for keyword spamming. :lol:

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Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2007 10:52 pm

As soon as I saw Cap'n Crunch in the link, I knew what seller that was. The guy gets some odd things in from time to time, though that's probably about the peak of them recently. :lol:

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Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2007 7:34 am

** expired/removed eBay auction **

I'm not sure what's up with the gallery picture for this item...

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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 9:03 am

Seller durthang has some interesting auctions but has disdain for one lot. He titled this auction "2 Fake D&D Books -- Midkemia Press, Dimension Six, AD&D":

. . . http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Fake-D-D-Books-Mi ... 0180874479

I like his honesty. He describes the Midkemia book as "Boring" and the Mountains of Mystery as "Hilarious." Reading his non-collector attitude is refreshing: "The first title is actually sort of rare and maybe valuable. Whatever."

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Posted: Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:26 pm

JohnGaunt wrote:Seller durthang has some interesting auctions but has disdain for one lot. He titled this auction "2 Fake D&D Books -- Midkemia Press, Dimension Six, AD&D":

. . .
** expired/removed eBay auction **

I like his honesty. He describes the Midkemia book as "Boring" and the Mountains of Mystery as "Hilarious." Reading his non-collector attitude is refreshing: "The first title is actually sort of rare and maybe valuable. Whatever."

Funny...just picture the look on his face when he sees what the final price on that lot is going to be....! (north of fifty bucks I'd imagine).

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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 8:52 am

Seller oh!babe has an auction of four or five non-RPG metal minis and a "flying dinosaur" from TSR/Ral Partha:

. . .
** expired/removed eBay auction **

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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:12 am

Seller seafaringwarrior has a copy of The Gates of the Necronomicon book written by Simon. The pre-filled Muse information lists the authors as Simon & Garfunkel.

. . .
** expired/removed eBay auction **

bclarkie
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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 11:54 am

JohnGaunt wrote:Seller seafaringwarrior has a copy of The Gates of the Necronomicon book written by Simon. The pre-filled Muse information lists the authors as Simon & Garfunkel.

. . .
** expired/removed eBay auction **

B, I hate to break it to you pal, but that auction ended over like 2 weeks ago. :wink:

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Posted: Sun Oct 14, 2007 1:47 pm

bclarkie wrote:B, I hate to break it to you pal, but that auction ended over like 2 weeks ago.

Ack. Current items, completed items, what's the difference?

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