"C.E. Forman" wrote:
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> > 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
"Stephen S. Lee" wrote:
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> 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
> muc
"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. Al
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
> 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.
> S
Hey gang,
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 platforms, all genr
"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 ins
> 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 t
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
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
"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 y
Chris Newman wrote:
>
> Or the obnoxious multiple exclamation points! I usually gloss over auctions with
> titles like that, unless I'm on a serious hunt.
>
> I really wish ebay would expand the title field. Can the impact on their databases
> be that heavy? What are they running? Solaris?
They
"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 neve
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, th
"C.E. Forman" wrote:
>
> > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1260285866
> >
> > Geezus, you *both* paid too much for this. I value the entire thing at
> > $250, tops.
>
> That's probably because the auction text doesn't mention that the Starcross
> game is the saucer pack
"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
"Lee K. Seitz" wrote:
>
> >I hope you're not suggesting that not being a "hard core ebay bidder" is
> >a bad thing :-)
>
> No, just not the norm for this group. 8)
THAT is for sure! I can just hear you guys: "He's against sniping?"
"He *doesn't* collect adventure games??" "He opens factory-
"C.E. Forman" wrote:
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> > It sounds like you run a lot of searches. Ebay will only let me store
> > 15 saved searches; is there any way to "queue up" a lot of searches
> > (more than 15) and run them every few days?
>
> Not automatically through eBay. I think you can have eBay mail you the
>
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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