Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: ComputerGameCollector.Com]

2002-09-28 Thread C.E. Forman
I believe Moby just expanded to include Amiga coverage, but that still leaves a huge list of systems out. (I understand Jim, database space. B-) I'd be glad to contribute to any One List being put together, just let me know what data you need (title, publisher, release year, etc.) and I'll pull

[SWCollect] You Guys See This?

2002-09-28 Thread C.E. Forman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1383892135 Weird. Apparently at one point there was a company in Brazil called Infocom that distributed Famicom games. The strange thing is, there actually was one NES game, Tombs and Treasure, released under the (U.S.) Infocom label. I'm

Re: [SWCollect] FW: News about PayPal and eBay!

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Not to me. I for one do not want eBay to be able to look through my PayPal history and see how much money I make fromall of my (non-eBay related) transactions. I've been dreading this for months now, and am debating cancelling my PayPal account based on this merger. - Original

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
(Sorry I'm jumping in late here. Busy week, and I'm just getting caught up now.) Price guide: many of us are reluctant to work with fixed prices. It tends to take some of the fun out of collecting if everyone knows what they can expect for an item. Cruel as it may sound, I prefer to deal

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Definitely. The hobby is still in its infancy, by the number of active collectors at least. The more people are participating, the more serious this will become. We could get some actual media coverage, take to the expos, etc. I'm trying to get the CGE in Vegas to open up more to software

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Around here, in Germany, it was 12-18 months ago. EA was the first to announce that cardboard boxes are outdated and subsequently published new games only in DVD cases. Others followed shortly after. I noticed this, when I was over in Germany in April. There was a store in France that had

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
What I think I'll eventually do for softwarecollecting.org is make it a portal of sorts, where a software collecting FAQ can exist, with pictures (explaining the different types of shrinkwrap, how to spot fakes, good shrinkwrap holes vs. bad ones, illustrated examples of the various grades of

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
The other difficulty with price guides is that they don't reflect regional (or national) variations in prices. One price does *not* fit all. Definitely true. Complete non-PC Infocom greys can still command a high price in Europe, as they never really made it over there until the

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
All the images on your page seem broken btw! Which page? -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of

Re: [SWCollect] Importer Testing

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
I should get one together tomorrow. Sorry, busy week and lots of other stuff to do first. - Original Message - From: CcomputerGameCollector [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, October 05, 2002 3:44 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Importer Testing Hey guys, can anyone

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
I remember this auction. Gave up around $300 myself. It's an Apple II version, right? Smaller manual than the TRS-80, which is about the size of an Infocom folio. This is the only boxed PS Zork I've ever seen, though I have a loose disk and manual. Wonder how the heck it ended up in the U.K.

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-07 Thread C.E. Forman
One thing that might make the list shorter...I've never used IM and MMC modifiers for the same game I'm already set up to use both modifiers. It may be a bit superfluous, but I prefer it simply because it's more accurate at a glance. If you look at a modifier of IM your first thought would be

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
Good point about (S) (T). I agree it's redundant. (T) alone works. What about (C)? The original reason that we had (C) was for a game that was sealed, but had become compressed due to the air getting sucked out of the shrink. However, the current wording for MobyScale could also use (C)

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
I also think NM (S) is still valid. What if you have a defect on the shrink other than a tear (like writing)? I wouldn't call it MS. Ah, good point. NM (S) could indeed apply if there's a defect on the wrap, but not the game package.

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-08 Thread C.E. Forman
Why was it designed to be flexible so individual collectors could tailor it to individual needs? I might be mistaken, but wasn't the scale designed to be universal? Being able to tailor anything universal creates confusion, no? Because different collectors have slightly different needs.

Re: [SWCollect] Is nothing sacred?

2002-10-15 Thread C.E. Forman
Okay, so I lost this eBay auction a little while ago. Or more precisely, I didn't snipe it because I knew the high bidder and didn't want to ruin it for him. Now the seller gets back to me with the following message: You should report him to eBay, this has to be against at least one of their

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-15 Thread C.E. Forman
I am, unfortunately, in the position of looking at some serious medical bills. At this point if I could sell Drash for enough to make a dent in those bills I would (it wouldn't be worth it for any thing less -- I have enough minor stuff I can sell/auction off). Aw man, sorry to hear that,

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
Sorry to here that bro. A group of fund-type auctions were surely help. I'm sure. As far as promoting, there are many ways. Eli Thomlinson would gladly put a link on his page, I would put one on CGC, as I'm sure just about anyone else you contact would. Ditto YOIS, just let me know what

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-16 Thread C.E. Forman
The late George Alec? When did he die? What a bummer -- I would have helped him had I known. I loved his work, especially his Budayeen series. No wonder I never found any new releases from him during every visit to a BN or Borders. April 27th, this year, from a heart attack. He was actually

Re: [SWCollect] Maxis Collectors?

2002-10-17 Thread C.E. Forman
I've seen people selling the original release of SimCity on eBay. Didn't pay attention to what it was going for, though. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Software Collecting [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, October 17, 2002 4:53 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Maxis

Re: [SWCollect] eBay fees

2002-10-17 Thread C.E. Forman
Obviously, you probably don't want to put stuff on eBay if you don't think you'll make a profit, but I have some items that I figure either will go for a good amount or next to nothing because they're not the standard stuff you find on eBay (like that RBBS book). I've got to get rid of

Re: [SWCollect] AOL disk collecting

2002-11-07 Thread C.E. Forman
Some very early versions can fetch a good price, and I'd guess people use them for the free hours and other member perks. I talked with a gal who collected them awhile back, here's her page: http://staff.jccc.net/lcline/ - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To:

[SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-08 Thread C.E. Forman
New Shoppe column: http://www.if-legends.org/~yois/column.php?column_date=2002-11-08 Everybody interested in preserving the integrity of this hobby ought to read this, to see what we're up against. -- This message was sent to

Re: [SWCollect] Counterfeit Sierras

2002-11-09 Thread C.E. Forman
All I did for my pages was create Excel spreadsheets for date, auction number, winning bid, and notes. I used the notes to record details on unusual auctions (like shrinkwrapped/new items or what was missing from an incomplete auction figure), but didn't make any exceptions for those in

Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-09 Thread C.E. Forman
What's your favorite old software find that you have? Since John listed 7, so will I... 1. Shrinked PC re-release from SoftSmith, of Sentient Software's Cyborg by Michael Berlyn. Currently the only known PC copy in existence (unless you've got one and haven't come forward yet). 2. Softporn

Re: [SWCollect] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-10 Thread C.E. Forman
One of these is a copy of Star Saga: One for the Apple II. All the materials inside are unused and the manuals are shrinkwrapped. I don't recall hearing about it until I found it, but I thought it was cool finding it in that condition. I have no sentimental attachment to it, however, and

Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-10 Thread C.E. Forman
I also collect AH games. My list is here: http://www.classicgaming.com/gotcha/avalonhill.htm (no history section for AH yet...need to get to that). For some reason AH games are not very desirable on ebay (with only a few exceptions like Telengard). AH was one of the most prolific

Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-10 Thread C.E. Forman
Both sets have at least one error-free set of disks (why collect if you can't play)? I've been thinking about this... and wouldn't it be safer to play off backup copies? I mean, the disk could get munched in the drive, the label could get scratched going in and out... or is that attitude too

Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-11 Thread C.E. Forman
Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well. Man, I am pretty loaded with Synergistic Software. :) Got Warlock's Revenge? -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list.

Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find?

2002-11-18 Thread C.E. Forman
: The Compleat Adventure Hugh -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 3:09 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [ SWCollect ] What's your favorite find? Yes! I have mint copies of these two as well

Re: [SWCollect] Serious esnipe problem

2002-11-22 Thread C.E. Forman
Wow, thanks for the info, Tom. I've never had this problem myself, and have cancelled snipes multiple times. I'm still on the old server, though, could make a difference. At least eSnipe was forthcoming about the possibility of technical snags. Imagine if you got a message like that from

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal scam Email ?

2002-11-23 Thread C.E. Forman
Just for fun, I filled it out with some fake info. Absolutely no error-checking at all. Everything I entered went through. Got the page it takes you to: http://pub13.bravenet.com/emailfwd/senddata.php. Think I'm gonna set up a script to bombard them with crap. B-) - Original Message

Re: [SWCollect] Seastalker folio/grey box

2002-11-25 Thread C.E. Forman
Same. - Original Message - From: Stephen S. Lee [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 25, 2002 12:18 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Seastalker folio/grey box Hello ... I've got a quick question. Is the sticker in Seastalker the same between the folio and the

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal scam Email ?

2002-11-25 Thread C.E. Forman
scam Email ? Sadly, I bet many people fall for this sort of thing! - Original Message - From: C.E. Forman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, November 23, 2002 10:03 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Paypal scam Email ? Just for fun

Re: [SWCollect] Warez version of Masterpieces?

2002-11-28 Thread C.E. Forman
as well as a graphic of what the original box looked like Not to mention it has Zork: The Undiscovered Underground, which was only available as a free download from Activision's site, never included in any commercially released collection. I notice he only got one bid, whereas a genuine

[SWCollect] Micro League Baseball

2002-11-29 Thread C.E. Forman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=4315item=1940428873 You guys notice this one? Unbe-freakin'-lieveable. This is the only sports game I've ever seen that's fetched a good collector's price, wonder what's so special about it? I know I've gotten a lot of Shoppe requests for

[SWCollect] It Continues

2002-12-02 Thread C.E. Forman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=153item=742765008rd =1 Check out the fluff in this Hitchhiker's Guide. -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list.

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-02 Thread C.E. Forman
Two of the boxes and manuals are covered in clear contact paper. I guess the previous owner was trying to ensure they'd be sturdy enough to survive repeated reference, although it doesn't look like that was a problem. 8) I can understand the manual, but the box??? Anyway, what rating would

Re: [SWCollect] Grading question

2002-12-03 Thread C.E. Forman
Putting games in plastic is one thing. Putting plastic ON games is quite another. But can the plastic be removed without affecting the condition of the box? If so, that would solve your grading problem... From what I saw of my German friend's work, it looked pretty irreversible. But yeah,

Re: [SWCollect] Wizardry maps

2002-12-08 Thread C.E. Forman
Look closely at the credits on the image (maps drawn by Jerry Hewett) and compare it to the seller's ID (jerhewet). Apparently he still has quite a few left over from those days, like Garriott and his Computerland Akalabeths. I can't find any info on A-Maze-Ment Grafix, but there were a bunch of

Fw: [SWCollect] Wizardry maps

2002-12-08 Thread C.E. Forman
I just asked the seller, he confirmed that he is in fact the guy who originally drew them. - Original Message - From: Alexander Zoller [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, December 08, 2002 5:03 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Wizardry maps Hi all, this appears to be one of

Re: [SWCollect] Slash versions of Sierra titles?

2003-01-03 Thread C.E. Forman
My question: Has anyone else seen Slash releases of Sierra 1987-1990 titles? I've seen Slash versions of all the King's Quest I-IV and Manhunter games, plus Zeliard. They were all identical to what you described. Since Sierra titles were hugely popular, it's a safe assumption Slash did budget

Re: [SWCollect] Star Saga up and MobyScale question

2003-01-11 Thread C.E. Forman
Box - Good Disk 1 - Good (BM; original sleeve missing) Disk 2 - Good? (data status unknown; original sleeve missing) History of Britannia book - Fine Book of Magic - Excessive Defects (spell components underlined; some writing; blank pages in back written on) Apple II Reference Card -

Re: [SWCollect] Some people push it...

2003-01-15 Thread C.E. Forman
Yeah, I believe the QFG Anthology was a Europe-only release, so it's harder to come by. (At least, I've only ever seen it in a European box - multiple languages in the back description manuals.) - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent:

Re: [SWCollect] King's Quest 1

2003-01-18 Thread C.E. Forman
(1) The first adventure game with text + graphics was Mystery House. All adventure games before Mystery House were purely text. http://www.xyzzynews.com/xyzzy.7f.html Don't put too much stock in anything in XYZZYnews... I'm the one who wrote this, back when I was first getting into game

Re: [SWCollect] Not Fair

2003-01-21 Thread C.E. Forman
What, if anything, can I do about it? I know, probably nothing, right? Did you talk to the seller and ask why the auction was ended early? If he replies that he sold it to someone who made him an outside-eBay offer, you can forward that to Rules Safety and possibly get both him and the buyer

Re: [SWCollect] re: Not Fair

2003-01-21 Thread C.E. Forman
Here's a shortcut to the Rules Safety reporting page (a good one to bookmark): http://pages.ebay.com/help/basics/select-RS.html The topic I'd use is Questionable Content - Listing Issues - Fee Circumvention. Include the full header from the message he sent to you. Depending on whether he's

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

2003-01-21 Thread C.E. Forman
I can't find the auction, so would this be the A dirty mind is a terrible thing to waste shirt? Yeah, that's the one. Here's the auction, while eBay still has it: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=2152015718category=153

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

2003-01-21 Thread C.E. Forman
Indeed, that's it. But having just looked at it I probably mixed it with another one and all I can remember of the latter was that the description said it had glue stain on it. I think it was a Zork T-shirt. That was a sweatshirt from one of Infocom's Bring Your Own Brain parties they used to

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-23 Thread C.E. Forman
To add to what Joe wrote, my cousin currently holds a management position at a plastics company. If we can get a large enough order to justify the expense involved, I'd be glad to talk to him about a production run, see what's involved. (Haven't gotten around to it yet, Joe, this Infocom T-shirt

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-24 Thread C.E. Forman
do this on the Sunday of Philly Classic as opposed to Saturday? Stuart -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Thursday, January 23, 2003 9:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE! *snip* If I can get

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-25 Thread C.E. Forman
Agreed, but strategically-placed holes to allow a minimum of dust to get inside. - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 12:49 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE! Would this plastic case idea

Re: [SWCollect] Think you got everything?

2003-01-27 Thread C.E. Forman
I'm also still missing some of the Ultima mascara. B-) - Original Message - From: Marco Thorek [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, January 27, 2003 9:02 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Think you got everything? Fat chance, you probably don't have the Zork coffeetable:

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
: Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up Hm, he's at it again: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3004111440category=4315 Marco C.E. Forman schrieb: Hey gang, Wanted to warn everyone here. If you've noticed the Infocom T-shirts being sold on eBay by islandseven, don't bid on them

Re: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
else wanna meet up? Chris Newman--don't you live in the Jersey area? Paula and I will each bring a few items to show...I hope everyone else does the same! Show and tell in Philadelphia! :) It's not too late! If you want to join us, post soon! Joe C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
meet up? Chris Newman--don't you live in the Jersey area? Paula and I will each bring a few items to show...I hope everyone else does the same! Show and tell in Philadelphia! :) It's not too late! If you want to join us, post soon! Joe C.E. Forman [EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
There's another thought I had concerning this: many of us have games in their original shrinkwrap. The manufacturers of these games probably never figured they would ever stay for so long in that shrinkwrap, so might we actually create ourselves a problem if we leave those precious games in

Re: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
., Stuart, Joe +Paula)...anyone else wanna meet up? Chris Newman--don't you live in the Jersey area? Paula and I will each bring a few items to show...I hope everyone else does the same! Show and tell in Philadelphia! :) It's not too late! If you want to join us, post soon! Joe C.E. Forman

Re: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE!

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
would... -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:34 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE! Now, next question... Would someone who lives closer (driving distance) be willing

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
: Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up Based on his auction details (DaftShop Funny T-Shirts and Stuff, plus the obviously silly description) I would think it would be pretty obvious that the shirt is not authentic. Were his previous auctions this obvious? C.E. Forman wrote: Yeah, I'm the Ye Olde Geek

Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
where he changed Infocom to Infocum? Stuart -Original Message- From: Marco Thorek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:30 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Heads Up C.E. Forman schrieb: Yeah, I'm the Ye Olde Geek with no girlfriend he's

Re: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Question for seller -- Item #3004111440]

2003-01-29 Thread C.E. Forman
I know, he keeps acting like this is news of some sort. B-) - Original Message - From: Chris Newman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 2:23 PM Subject: [SWCollect] [Fwd: Question for seller -- Item #3004111440] Wow -- talk about a hypocrite.

Re: [SWCollect] Chris Foreman's Gay Pride Shrine

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
He probably realized that and took it down. He has a tendency to do things without thinking first. Don't worry about me, gang, I'm having a blast with this guy! B-) - Original Message - From: Stefan Lindblom [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003

Re: [SWCollect] Chris Foreman's Gay Pride Shrine

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
Actually he did worse than this a couple of weeks ago. He tracked down my work phone number through the OSF HealthCare page and left some threatening (and a couple of really stupid) messages on my Audix. He's been quiet for a couple of weeks, until now. If this is the best he's got after 2

Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
I do plan to post pics of myself eventually, however I'd like to wait until things settle down with this T-shirt jerk first (and would ask everyone coming to Philly Classic to respect this). - Original Message - From: Jim Leonard [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday,

Re: Re: [SWCollect] Chris Foreman's Gay Pride Shrine

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
. - Original Message - From: Origin Museum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 8:07 AM Subject: RE: Re: [SWCollect] Chris Foreman's Gay Pride Shrine C.E. Forman wrote Don't worry about me, gang, I'm having a blast with this guy! B-) GO GET HIM, C.E

[SWCollect] Resources, Part II

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
Ok, here's a few more... Can anyone help me get started on checking someone's criminal background? What about psychiatric records? (I'm serious--I think we're dealing with someone who isn't quite playing with a full deck.) Anyone know anybody who worked at Activision in 1993? Anyone know

Re: [SWCollect] Resources

2003-01-30 Thread C.E. Forman
: [SWCollect] Resources Try this site to find his address from his phone number, not sure if it'll turn up anything if he's unlisted but give it a try. http://www.reversephonedirectory.com/ Steve - Original Message - From: C.E. Forman [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Software Collectibles

[SWCollect] $1000 Game Cartridge

2003-01-31 Thread C.E. Forman
Just had to point this Atari 2600 auction out: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemcategory=3528item=3002715789; rd=1 -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list.

Re: [SWCollect] Once and Future

2003-02-01 Thread C.E. Forman
Try contacting the author, a Gerry Kevin Wilson. He probably still hangs out on the r.*.i-f newsgroups. (A hintbook and map book -- separate items -- were sold too, BTW.) - Original Message - From: Stuart Feldhamer [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 01,

Re: [SWCollect] Once and Future

2003-02-02 Thread C.E. Forman
PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 01, 2003 6:58 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect] Once and Future I tried that already. Unfortunately, he told me that all remaining stock was destroyed several years ago. :( Stuart -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2003-02-05 Thread C.E. Forman
I'd downgrade to Fine myself, but that's just me. If I see NM (S) anywhere I will know what it means. - Original Message - From: Lee K. Seitz [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2003 12:21 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings Jim Leonard stated: I

[SWCollect] Re: House (Off-Topic)

2003-02-08 Thread C.E. Forman
PM, C.E. Forman wrote: Hey gang, Getting way off-topic here, but I'm looking at buying a house, soon, and could use some advice from anyone who's been down this road before. Here's a couple of thoughts just off my head: I'd suggest getting a home inspection, especially if your state

Re: [SWCollect] Philly Classic or BUST! :)

2003-02-19 Thread C.E. Forman
11:40 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Philly Classic or BUST! :) Greetings All! Well, I've just confirmed my tickets and room for the Philly Classic (Mar 28-30), and wanted to sort out a few details for our 'Meet and Greet'. So far on the list, we have: C.E. Forman Dan C. Stuart F. Joe G

Re: [SWCollect] The Origin Museum is in DANGER!

2003-02-22 Thread C.E. Forman
Aww, MAN... Joe, I am really sorry to hear about your misfortune. If there's anything I can do to help out, LMK, and I will. - Original Message - From: Origin Museum [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, February 22, 2003 4:09 PM Subject: [SWCollect] The Origin Museum

[SWCollect] Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe - New Column

2003-03-22 Thread C.E. Forman
(Apologies to those of you on my YOIS mailing list, who are getting this message twice.) I've just updated Ye Olde Infocomme Shoppe with a new column. Articles this time include an interview with Eli Tomlinson -- he's the guy who auctioned a quarter-million games for a quarter-million dollars

Re: [SWCollect] Shareware collection

2003-06-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Same here. I have a few adventure shareware CD-ROMs that look commercial, and some 3.5 floppy disks in paperboard pouches (Jungle of Doom, the Hugo series, etc). - Original Message - From: Hugh Falk [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, June 04, 2003 2:49 PM Subject:

[SWCollect] Fw: I'm looking for information and/or a game.

2003-06-22 Thread C.E. Forman
I wasn't aware there was a sequel. Anyone know it? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, June 20, 2003 8:50 PM Subject: I'm looking for information and/or a game. Hi...hope I'm not bugging you or anything. I just get these really annoying

[SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

2003-07-18 Thread C.E. Forman
Hey gang, Been working on a lot lately. First off, my BidVille items (for those of you who aren't subscribed to the YOIS mailing list). http://www.bidville.com/search/user_search.asp?user_id=morrodoxshop_type=al lsort_by=title+asc I think this is going to be my new site for auctions, as I've

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

2003-07-19 Thread C.E. Forman
Around here, well, I got word from Ken Love, producer at Activision, that they are planning a Zork IV. We've had occasional email contact since then and it looks like it might take off, but it has been awhile. Really? That surprises me. The last I'd heard, Activision had dropped the Zork

[SWCollect] You guys see this?

2003-07-20 Thread C.E. Forman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3536027272category=11047 rd=1 $200, and that's sans box! -- This message was sent to you because you are currently subscribed to the swcollect mailing list. To unsubscribe,

Re: [SWCollect] You guys see this?

2003-07-20 Thread C.E. Forman
Yoicks. Was $200 the reserve? Don't think so There are two bids for the same amount, which means one was placed earlier as a proxy, the second one just happened to match it exactly (so the earlier bid won). I suppose if you add up the value of each individual game, boxed and complete,

Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger

2003-07-24 Thread C.E. Forman
My collection is 600+ IBM titles and I *still* don't understand why IBM software collectables go for almost twice as much as other platforms. Any theories? Space, perhaps. You can slap an old 5.25 drive in your modern PC and probably get most games to work with enough fiddling. But do most

Re: [SWCollect] Value of Apple ][ Goldfinger

2003-07-24 Thread C.E. Forman
1) I agree that IBM Angelsofts are fairly rare. In fact I think Angelsofts are rare in general. The ones I have for IBM are High Stakes, The Mist (Hi Stephen), and Goldfinger. Personally I'd use the term uncommon, but also because rare is so overused. B-) 2) I don't think Goldfinger is

Re: [SWCollect] Been Awhile, Hasn't It?

2003-07-24 Thread C.E. Forman
IIRC she's not *visibly* naked. Sure, she's naked, but most of her is in the hot tub. I haven't seen the box cover for a while though. No, she's not. You can see cleavage but that's about it. -- This message was sent to

Re: [SWCollect] Thanks for all the info Re Goldfinger

2003-07-24 Thread C.E. Forman
Just so everybody knows, I *will* trade my PC Angelsofts for non-PCs in identical condition (buyer pays postage both ways). - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, July 21, 2003 10:38 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Thanks for all

[SWCollect] DSL *ROCKS!*

2003-07-27 Thread C.E. Forman
(Sorry if some of you get two copies of this. I wasn't sure who all was on the swcollect mailing list and who wasn't.) Just got my DSL connection working (finally!), and it R3WLZ! I'll be dropping the dialup soon, so [EMAIL PROTECTED] will no longer be valid. Here is the new address: [EMAIL

Re: [SWCollect] Usurper Mines of Qyntarr - piracy?

2003-07-28 Thread C.E. Forman
Aww geez, not another faker... *sigh* I'm not even done with the last one yet. I've asked him for a picture of the orb, we'll see what it looks like. Will forward. (Guessing it's like a marble or something he threw in.) - Original Message - From: Stuart Feldhamer [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [SWCollect] Star Trek V Mindscape

2003-07-28 Thread C.E. Forman
When we were digging through those 100+ boxes of stuff in your storage unit I found several of these. Some came with the pin, some didn't, but IIRC a lot of that stuff was product returns, maybe the original owners kept the pins. I think there was a sticker somewhere on the box that

Re: [SWCollect] Hello!

2003-09-23 Thread C.E. Forman
Welcome aboard, Josh! Now that all the confirmedDrash owners are in one place, I was curious about something. I notice from the pics on Tom's page -- http://members.aol.com/barbgame/Drash/drash.html-- your instruction cover (with "The Game" on it) doesn't have the Ultima: EFMD title above

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal, even worse

2003-10-04 Thread C.E. Forman
I already went this year. B-) Whether I go next will depend on time, money, and whether my German collector buddy comes over here again. And if he does, whether he'll choose Philly or the one in Vegas. - Original Message - From: Feldhamer, Stuart To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'

Re: [SWCollect] Big Brother is watching you - and documenting (the eBay/PayPal merger)

2003-10-04 Thread C.E. Forman
Just getting around to reading this now. Thanks for the interesting read, Alexander. Frightening implications, though I'm not sure I buy 100% of it. The part about them keeping track of everything everyone has bought and sold since the beginning, for instance. To be able to really use it,

[SWCollect] Anyone Know This One?

2003-10-04 Thread C.E. Forman
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3050850521category=41068 rd=1 I've never heard of this title, but it's unusual to see a combat sim go this high. Anybody familiar with it? -- This message was sent to you

[SWCollect] Electronic Arts Joystick Adapter?

2003-10-05 Thread C.E. Forman
Hey gang, I have a small black device here, sort of hexagonal, that has two female 9-pin joystick ports on the back, and four male 9-pins on the front. In the middle of the male ports are the Electronic Arts name and logo (cube, sphere, pyramid). I found it connects to my Commodore 64. Tried

Re: [SWCollect] Half and Bidville experiences?

2003-10-07 Thread C.E. Forman
Thanks very much for your experiences. How many units a month do you move out of your bidville account? More than 10? Normally I'm a patient guy, but I need to move this stuff in less than six weeks, so I'm trying to gauge if it's worth it or not. Actually business is pretty light. I do a

[SWCollect] TI-99/4A Tape to Game File

2003-10-11 Thread C.E. Forman
Hi gang, I have a guy who recently found a tape of an old TI-99/4A game he wrote himself many years ago. He ants to convert the data to an image file for use with an emulator. I have no experience with this, nor do I have a working 99/4A at the moment. Anybody here done this before, or know

Re: [SWCollect] Good alternative to paypal for sellers

2003-10-13 Thread C.E. Forman
Tom, It looks to me like you have to provide a bank account when you sign up, that's how they pay you? Or did I miss something? - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 7:24 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Good

Re: [SWCollect] Good alternative to paypal for sellers

2003-10-13 Thread C.E. Forman
From reading ProPay's FAQ it looks like they charge $0.35 + 3.5%. - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 13, 2003 7:25 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Good alternative to paypal for sellers In a message dated

[SWCollect] Auction of Interest

2003-11-03 Thread C.E. Forman
It's way beyond the point of bidding for me, but I've been following this one with interest: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=3055787719category=11047 rd=1 128 games. Seems like an awfully high bid, as most large lots don't fetch nearly the combined value of the individual

Re: [SWCollect] Auction of Interest

2003-11-03 Thread C.E. Forman
in there. Oh and in case brofae should turn out the winner, he might end up having to put down another $120 or so for having it all shipped to Germany,... surface, that is. Alexander -Original Message- From: C.E. Forman [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, November 03, 2003 2:22

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