Chris Newman wrote:
My peak lunacy was bidding $2500 for a flown-to-the-moon flag, framed by
the crew of Apollo XIV. Fortunately I was outbid...
What did it finally go for?
My birthdate is August 1st, 1971. For bonus points, can you tell me
what Apollo-related date of significance that is?
Chris Newman boldly stated:
My peak lunacy
Ouch, bad pun!
was bidding $2500 for a flown-to-the-moon flag, framed by
the crew of Apollo XIV.
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Wanted: Vintage Pac-M*n necktie
(The asterisk is to
C.E. Forman wrote:
How did you get your bid in exactly 3 seconds before auction end?
Because I'm very, very good. B-)
Actually I just do the standard procedure: Two windows open, one with a
place bid button at the ready, the second my refresh window (with graphics
turned off so it
Chris Newman wrote:
Congrats! I recently played Time Pilots with my 2-yr-old (he plays
better than my wife!) and my 4.5-yr-old enjoys playing Pac-Man,
Pac-Mania, Marble Madness, and Crystal Castles, so old games definitely
come in handy. :) Corrupt them when they're young, that's
C.E. Forman wrote:
L00K -- Crispy mint impossible to find Ultima with a totally REAL
moonthing! This
game retailed
for $69.95 and uses state of the art VGA graphics and Adlib sound. Get
this TODAY. I've
seen this go for like $200.
This brings up something I've never understood:
C.E. Forman wrote:
There are snipe services, such as VRane.com and eSnipe.com, that will
I bought 500 points on eSnipe last night and started a watch on two
items.
connect to eBay a specified number of seconds before the auction's close and
bid on your behalf. You have to give them your
Jim Leonard wrote:
Chris Newman wrote:
My peak lunacy was bidding $2500 for a flown-to-the-moon flag, framed by
the crew of Apollo XIV. Fortunately I was outbid...
What did it finally go for?
I think it sold for close to $3000. What makes it tragic, and also a good
indication of how
Chris Newman wrote:
what he paid three grand for. The frame was rotted, the statement of authenticity
signed by the crew was covered with moth holes, as was the flag, and the flag was
stained! It looked like it was baked in the Florida sunlight for 30 years.
Aren't you glad you lost the bid
Quickies: Does Battle Hawks' Inception fetch more for C64 or IBM? Was
it released for any other platform(s)? Is the pin more than half of the
total value (sorry, tried hard not to use a subjective term) of the
package?
Like just about everything else, I've noticed higher prices for the
C.E. Forman wrote:
Inception is hard to predict, though. I've got maybe 4 of them complete and
haven't had an offer in months. But every now and then I'll get multiple
requests in the same week, and once in awhile one fetches an insane price on
eBay. (Over $20, which I consider insane
Being an IBM-exclusive collector, I would definitely pay up to $25 for
an Inception with a pin. Not much more, though.
Heh, good luck there. Not saying you won't ever get one, but they were
limited to the first 5000 copies of Inception, and just about every Infocom
collector wants one.
On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, C.E. Forman wrote:
[snip]
(Jim, I particularly wanted to let you know, since you have a definite
interest in what the rest of us tend to dismiss as crap.)
*sniffle* Hey, I like this crap too! Though I suppose not nearly as
much as Jim, considering I focus most of my
C.E. Forman wrote:
I know advertising isn't the primary function of this list, but I tust
wanted to announce the start of Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe's $1 Games sale:
Starting this weekend, I'll be liquidating a large number of old games on
eBay, in an effort to free up some space. All
Stephen S. Lee wrote:
On Thu, 30 Aug 2001, C.E. Forman wrote:
[snip]
(Jim, I particularly wanted to let you know, since you have a definite
interest in what the rest of us tend to dismiss as crap.)
*sniffle* Hey, I like this crap too! Though I suppose not nearly as
much as Jim,
C.E. Forman wrote:
Being an IBM-exclusive collector, I would definitely pay up to $25 for
an Inception with a pin. Not much more, though.
Heh, good luck there. Not saying you won't ever get one, but they were
limited to the first 5000 copies of Inception, and just about every Infocom
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