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Post by Rengate on Jul 18, 2007 16:25:55 GMT -6
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Post by foster1941 on Jul 18, 2007 16:40:31 GMT -6
Heh, I'm actually glad the price on that is already so high. If it were more "reasonable" (like, say, somewhere in the $500 range) I might actually be tempted to bid on it with the money I've been saving up to get a new car. But at $1,774.98 (reserve not met) with almost 6 days to go that's already so far out of my even theoretical price-range that I'm saved from temptation  I've resigned myself to the fact that unless one falls into my lap by some sort of coincidental fluke (a relative finds a copy stored away in an attic or some such) I'm never likely to own an actual woodgrain OD&D set, and I'm okay with that. My 4th printing (which has the white-box and 'new' cover art but still has the original font/layout on the interiors) is good enough for me. |
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Post by Rengate on Jul 18, 2007 16:57:46 GMT -6
I agree- thank god the price is so high, otherwise I'd probably bid on it too! I can only imagine the wrath that would be visited on me if I actually bought it!  This one will be fun to watch for the next few days. |
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Post by murquhart72 on Jul 18, 2007 18:24:56 GMT -6
Ok, just bid twice on the item, but still didn't get it. Reserve Not Met usually means the seller has his sights set far too high anyway. I'd like to see just how much this item sells for, if it ever sells  |
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Post by serendipity on Jul 18, 2007 19:04:51 GMT -6
$1875 and reserve still not met. What do you think, $2000 reserve? $3000? $10,000? Am I the only one who thinks these last bidders are totally nutters?  I mean, I'm a bit of a spendthrift myself when it comes to acquiring good D&D stuff, but spending that kind of money for something that ephemeral in nature.... All I can say is, the winner'd better get it added to his homeowner's insurance. Personally, I think this guy's wife said his D&D stuff had to go and he said okay, but only if it sold on ebay. Then he set a $1 million reserve so he'd not reach reserve and would be forced to keep it. I mean, no one could expect a rational human being to spend four sig figs on that stuff... could they? I ask, as I drool over the concept of owning it... (Edit to add postscript) P.S. He doesn't list the amounts for shipping or insurance, only that the buyer pays. Also, he only accepts money orders or cashier's checks, not credit cards or Paypal, either of which might give the buyer some means of recourse if something went wrong. Am I just being suspicious? |
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Post by Rhuvein on Jul 19, 2007 10:16:45 GMT -6
Holy cats, that is a load of cash!! Well, I just can't see spending that much. I guess only big time collectors or eBayers would want to acquire this. Actually, I have much less interest in buying the boxed set, now that I have the PDFs. |
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Post by Rengate on Jul 19, 2007 11:40:43 GMT -6
It's at $2,029.97 as I write this, and the reserve has not been met yet, so who knows if it'll sell. I think it's time to start making guesses on what the top bid is going to be. Closest guess gets...well... nothing. Maybe an Exalt? I'm going pull a number out of the air and say $3045.
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Post by coffee on Jul 19, 2007 12:40:14 GMT -6
I'll play! I say $3333, Reserve Still Not Met.
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Post by Thulean on Jul 19, 2007 15:46:14 GMT -6
i'll say 4 grand.
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Post by grodog on Jul 19, 2007 18:49:09 GMT -6
1st woodgrains have been escalating in price immensely over the past two years; I'd be surprised to see it sell for less than $3500. (And, per the seller, the reserve is @ $2500).
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Post by Finarvyn on Jul 19, 2007 21:01:39 GMT -6
Well, if we all pool our resources we could buy the thing and make it a "forum collectable" which is community owned. If it sells for $3500 (divided by 49 members) that's only $71.43 each. As forum creator, I volunteer to keep it at my house. |
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Post by Melan on Jul 20, 2007 2:04:00 GMT -6
In the last year, I have seen woodgrain sets go for $4000 to $5000 for average quality sets. Tattered copies sell for approximately $3000 or so.
I am completely satisfied with my 5th printing. The box is seriously battered, but the booklets are intact and completely usable.
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Post by crimhthanthegreat on Jul 20, 2007 5:30:30 GMT -6
I think $3500-3800 is the probable range. The seller is reducing the price he will get since he is not accepting any payment method that gives the buyer any protection. If he was accepting payment with a buyer protection feature it would possibly double the sale price. A 1st print should bring $6000 and up; if it is in really good condition it should bring $8000-$9000 IMO.
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Post by serendipity on Jul 20, 2007 5:38:42 GMT -6
At least if you buy a racehorse with that kind of money, it might win its own fees back in time. What can the boxed set do but get damaged further as time passes? I'm with everyone else on this; my boxed set keeps me quite content.
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Post by Thulean on Jul 20, 2007 10:22:30 GMT -6
At least if you buy a racehorse with that kind of money, it might win its own fees back in time. What can the boxed set do but get damaged further as time passes? I'm with everyone else on this; my boxed set keeps me quite content. It can increase in value....much like comic books. |
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Post by serendipity on Jul 20, 2007 19:40:11 GMT -6
But that's only a perceived value. It's only truly worth that if you can find someone to buy it for that amount!
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Post by crimhthanthegreat on Jul 20, 2007 20:04:32 GMT -6
Well, if we all pool our resources we could buy the thing and make it a "forum collectable" which is community owned. If it sells for $3500 (divided by 49 members) that's only $71.43 each. As forum creator, I volunteer to keep it at my house. Actually that is not a bad idea.  ;D |
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Post by Rengate on Jul 24, 2007 14:37:05 GMT -6
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Post by meepo on Jul 26, 2007 6:18:05 GMT -6
I was watching it that last 30 minutes, waiting and expecting for the real action to start. Sadly, it remained at that price. Not a bad price, but I was looking for a crazy price!  |
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Post by serendipity on Jul 27, 2007 5:59:23 GMT -6
From the point of view of a gal who grew up with a ten dollar a month allowance if she kept her grades up and did minor chores about the house, that was a crazy price! (And yes, I know there are lots of you out there who had no allowances at all, and you should find this auction even nuttier!)
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Post by Finarvyn on Aug 13, 2007 19:09:45 GMT -6
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Post by crimhthanthegreat on Aug 13, 2007 19:33:47 GMT -6
The listing says it is a 3rd printing.
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Post by Finarvyn on Aug 13, 2007 20:58:14 GMT -6
But the box looks like a woodgrain, brown and with early art with guy on horseback rather than the later one. Strange.
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Post by crimhthanthegreat on Aug 13, 2007 21:09:50 GMT -6
Acaeum seems to show that the box for the 1st through the 3rd printings are all the same.
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Post by Rhuvein on Aug 14, 2007 14:54:21 GMT -6
That's a nice lot for sure! |
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Post by Rengate on Aug 16, 2007 1:07:02 GMT -6
I think the seller's going to regret listing it like that. Even in that condition it seems like someone's going to get a bargain.
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Post by serendipity on Aug 16, 2007 6:18:33 GMT -6
Whatcha want to bet some poor guy went off to college and his mom is cleaning out his junk....
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Post by grodog on Aug 19, 2007 20:15:27 GMT -6
The lot went cheap. Alas, I was away and unable to bid, else I may now own a woodgrain (I dropped out of both of the sets at GenCon on Friday night... sigh).
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Post by Melan on Aug 22, 2007 7:49:18 GMT -6
505 dollars for a Woodgrain and stuff?
Well, let this be the lesson to all who only do US shipping, and sell things in huge lots. Someone got lucky!
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Post by crimhthanthegreat on Sept 5, 2007 6:20:49 GMT -6
OD&D stuff The shipping for most of these items is a bit high.
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I mean, I'm a bit of a spendthrift myself when it comes to acquiring good D&D stuff, but spending that kind of money for something that ephemeral in nature.... All I can say is, the winner'd better get it added to his homeowner's insurance.
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