Re: [SWCollect] The Motherlode

2002-09-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Oh god.. how about we all go together and buy it? :) - Original Message - From: "Jim Leonard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2002 8:47 PM Subject: [SWCollect] The Motherlode > Good god! > > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1379

[SWCollect] Time for my introduction

2002-11-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Greetings everyone, After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's the time come out of the closet ;) As you can see, my name is Stefan Lindblom. I am from Sweden, 25 years old, and as my friend Pedro here pointed out, don't look nerdish enough to be a

Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction

2002-11-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 4:28 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction On Sunday, November 10, 2002, at 03:52 AM, Stefan Lindblom wrote:[Snip] Then there was Edward Franks, hi Edward. I bought a big box of old SSI Apple II games from him

Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction

2002-11-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
From: "Lee K. Seitz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 4:55 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction > Stefan Lindblom stated: > > > >After lurking in this little list for 2 months now I felt now it's

Re: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction

2002-11-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
y database :-(   Hugh  -Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]Sent: Sunday, November 10, 2002 1:53 AMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SWCollect] Time for my introduction Greetings everyone, After lurking in this little list fo

Re: [SWCollect] Phantasie II

2002-11-30 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Hmm.. I have it but.. still in shrink, all my 3 copies of it. Not sure I want to unwrap it ;) - Original Message - From: "Dan Chisarick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, November 30, 2002 11:53 PM Subject: [SWCollect] Phantasie II > Anyone got an idea what the

Re: [SWCollect] Thanks for the help with LotL

2003-01-29 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Mmm yeah good luck trying to get Tom to reveal his age :) Somehow the age of 45 sounds familiar though, I might be mistaken though but I recall him telling me he was 42 3 years ago. Or maybe I am just very far off :) - Original Message - From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL P

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

2003-01-29 Thread Stefan Lindblom
April?!?!? I thought you were born during the fall, gosh.. you are REALLY old buddy - Original Message - From: Pedro Quaresma To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 4:04 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] New topic--Collectors UNITE! LOL sure laddie

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

2003-01-29 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Bloody hell, there is no end to this morons stupidity. Been following this thread with amusive interest but, this is just too much. Dont know how this is categorized where you folks are, I assume this would under US laws but in Sweden where I come from this is Illegal. Posting someones name is enou

[SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-29 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Hey oldies, The pic of Chris on Mr morons auction brought a thought to my head. What do you guys look like? Or am I the only one having this morbid interest? Might be.. I know what that Pedro guy looks like, and I believe John has very long hair. But as for the rest of you, I have no clue. Not sur

Re: [SWCollect] Gosh, you look weird

2003-01-30 Thread Stefan Lindblom
posta a swcollect Stefan Lindblom wrote:> > The pic of Chris on Mr morons auction brought a thought to my head. What do> you guys look like? Or am I the only one having this morbid interest? Might> be.. I know what that Pedro guy looks like, and I believe John has very

Re: [SWCollect] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier

2003-02-01 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Appearantly since I am a non US Ebaydealer I can't view "mature" stuff. Enlighten us please? /Stefan - Original Message - From: "Stuart Feldhamer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 02, 2003 1:06 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier > OK,

Re: [SWCollect] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier

2003-02-01 Thread Stefan Lindblom
ect] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier > > On Saturday, February 1, 2003, at 07:34 PM, Stefan Lindblom wrote: > > > Appearantly since I am a non US Ebaydealer I can't view "mature" stuff. > > Enlighten us please? > > The title of the auction is: I need help

Re: [SWCollect] Ebay Gets Crazier and Crazier

2003-02-01 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Mmm was thinking about that one myself since I dont have Ultima II.. but like you say, all the crap, his own rules.. makes you wanna puke. Leaving that one for you guys. Is it even possible to add the surcharge like he mentions? Stefan - Original Message - From: "Edward Franks" <[EMAIL PR

Re: [SWCollect] Housecleaning

2003-07-24 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Careful now Stuart, you are on the brink of bringing the whole gamecollecting hobby to it's knees with thoughts like that :)   /Stefan - Original Message - From: Feldhamer, Stuart To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' Sent: Thursday, July 24, 2003 5:40 PM Subject: RE: [SWCollect]

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

2003-07-28 Thread Stefan Lindblom
This truly sucks, but what other useful options are there out there? And especially for us not living in the US? Paypal have, until now, been a great and fast way of paying for things, and I thought it was very safe. But this brings everything into new perspective. I have sent thousands and

Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection plan"

2003-07-28 Thread Stefan Lindblom
I do raise my eyebrows and salute a fellow OMD fan, I thought we were extinct by now :) - Original Message - From: "Marco Thorek" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, July 28, 2003 1:19 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Paypal "protection

[SWCollect] Ebay trader experiences

2003-08-31 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Ahoy mates!   Just curious about a certain trader on Ebay who seems to be alot into vintage games, with over a 1000 feedbacks. The traders Ebay name and mailadress is [EMAIL PROTECTED]   And I was just wondering if any of you have had any experiences with him/her/them.. and if so, what they

Re: [SWCollect] Ebay trader experiences

2003-08-31 Thread Stefan Lindblom
o gave them advice on how to spot reshrinks, and I still buy from them today occasionally.  I've always had good service, never rude responses from them.  I was kind of surprised to hear they'd been rude to you.   - Original Message - From: Stefan Lindb

[SWCollect] (SWCollect) Reshrinking issues, SSI collectors look this way :)

2003-09-01 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Howdy strangers!   Alright, I think I need a serious lesson about this whole reshrinking business. I just came home from the post office, with 5 shrinked SSI games. 4 goldbox games, of which Pools of Darkness was of real importance since I didnt have it shrinked before. I stand here confused

[SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release?

2003-09-02 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Me again, just being bothersome :)   I bought my first goldbox game when Secret of the Silver Blades was fresh on the shelves, I was 12, should be 13-14 years ago then. I have been collecting SSI games since 4 years back, have about 150 of them by now.   And yet.. I have never seen this relea

Re: [SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release?

2003-09-02 Thread Stefan Lindblom
(SSI) Any platform -- Galactic Gladiators (SSI)   Hugh -Original Message-From: Stefan Lindblom [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]Sent: Monday, September 01, 2003 6:58 PMTo: [EMAIL PROTECTED]Subject: [SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release? Me again, just

Re: [SWCollect] Dark Queen of Krynn German release?

2003-09-02 Thread Stefan Lindblom
rk Queen of Krynn German release? > Stefan Lindblom wrote: > > > I bought my first goldbox game when Secret of the Silver Blades was > > fresh on the shelves, I was 12, should be 13-14 years ago then. I have > > been collecting SSI games since 4 years back, have about 150 of them by

Re: [SWCollect] (SWCollect) Reshrinking issues, SSI collectors look this way :)

2003-09-02 Thread Stefan Lindblom
In other words... hmm.. there are no guarantees to anything about the whole re-wrapping business? Sigh. When I realized this mess last night I relucantly started to go over some other older SSI titles. Well, the older ones appeared genuine. But some of the goldbox games may have been reshrin

Re: [SWCollect] Shrinked SSI games

2003-09-02 Thread Stefan Lindblom
I agree with Tom on this one... for once ;)   "Lines" on each side of the box, as well as the bottom.. but NOT on the top... that appears to me as if that is an original wrapping. Might be only one of many "constellations" though. Any input from you guys on this one? Hugh?   /Stefan -

[SWCollect] Old Infocom and Lucasfilm games

2003-09-04 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Hey ho, one last mail from me before I go away for a week or more, will stop bugging you after this :)   I aquired some games lately, the latest ones today. And these.. well, I dont really find an interest in at all. But I was wondering if some of them are worth anything.   The games are: Dea

Re: [SWCollect] Old Infocom and Lucasfilm games

2003-09-04 Thread Stefan Lindblom
asfilm adventures are > selling for, esp. as yours are the tape versions I assume to be in those > small clear plastic boxes. > > Cheers, > > Marco > > > > > Stefan Lindblom schrieb: > > > > Hey ho, one last mail from me before I go away for a week or m

[SWCollect] "Refund" with paypal

2003-10-09 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Hey guys,   Some time ago there was a discussion.. hmm, think it was Tom who had sold something for 88$, gotten the money, then the buyer had somehow.. umm.. claimed some kind of refund via Paypal, I dont remember the term used.   Now I wonder... how do you that thing?   Cause.. I bought some

Re: [SWCollect] A new member to the Origin Museum Family!

2004-01-07 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Congratulations Joe!   Always nice to see such a piece end up in good hands. But I realize I really need to get myself that kind of understanding wife ;)   - Original Message - From: Origin Museum To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 3:12 AM Sub

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-07 Thread Stefan Lindblom
I thought I recalled having seen one of these mentioned, although I dont know which one. I picked up a bunch of games half a year ago, and among them were the C-64 version of Deadline. I am a bit noob though since I cant tell whether or not this is a folio or "grey". It is flat, like a fold

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-07 Thread Stefan Lindblom
My mistake, I meant I take these are the folio ones. I should probably go and sleep now before I get a label of stupidity here :)   /Stefan - Original Message - From: Stefan Lindblom To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, January 08, 2004 2:42 AM Subject: Re

Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value

2004-01-07 Thread Stefan Lindblom
vailable shrink-wrapped Infocom's you can find :-(   Hugh-Original Message- From: Stefan Lindblom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>Sent: Jan 7, 2004 5:46 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Mt. Drash cassette and market value My mistake, I meant I take thes

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-10 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Since we are speaking of modern classics.. I guess that should include games that seem to fetch alot on Ebay as well. Any of you have a clue about SSI's Rites of War and Microprose's Master of Magic(which in my books would be a modern classic, fabulous game) and why they are so expensive? I wont te

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-12 Thread Stefan Lindblom
t; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2004 5:00 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics > Stefan Lindblom wrote: > > Diablo 2 was mentioned as well.. even though I never got around to get the > > Collectors ed while I was

Re: [SWCollect] "Modern" classics

2004-01-13 Thread Stefan Lindblom
I agree with Pedro here for once. I was offended as both a buyer and a seller. Does that make me an idiot or a loser or maybe both?   Many might be, I agree. But for each and every case there are circumstances that should be taken into consideration. It's very easy to smack a label on a pers

[SWCollect] Paranoid seller and tax evasion

2004-01-14 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Hey gang,   I won an auction the other day on Ebay, and last night I sent a mail to the seller of the item. In the mail I gave him my address and and also left him instructions on how to package the game, which means... no receipt, declare it as a gift etc... customs still have a way of overd

Re: [SWCollect] Bah, ebay/paypal

2004-01-21 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Yeah, I got the same mail.. or rather it was info on the side in a mail another person sent to me through Ebay. Here is what it said: Never respond to an unsolicited email that includes incentives to buy or sell an item off the eBay Marketplace. If you get such an email, please report it

Re: [SWCollect] Deal on the side???

2004-01-27 Thread Stefan Lindblom
This guy had lots of other interesting stuff as well for sale, was tracking it myself only to find them all closed. Well, for a good enough offer I guess anything goes, anyone can be tempted :) I rarely ask myself, only done it once actually, couple of weeks ago but that seller accepted. Not one o

Re: [SWCollect] Deal on the side???

2004-01-27 Thread Stefan Lindblom
and he threw it out. Needless to say, i didn't believe him, and I knew something else was going on, but I took it as a sign that I was not meant to engage in that sort of behavior. > > Stuart > > -----Original Message- > From: Stefan Lindblom <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > S

Re: [SWCollect] Weird Ultima auction on eBay

2004-02-09 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Well, I bought 2 from him and got them today. Compared with one I had before and not surprisingly they are identical, not to mention brand new. So I am very pleased with mine, can complete 2 of my Ultima 3's now :) /Stefan - Original Message - From: "Dan Chisarick" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To

Re: [SWCollect] Sierra/Lucas/Tolkien/Ultima/AD&D/SSI - info and questions

2004-02-23 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Moi, and welcome :)   I think I can answer some of your questions.   1. As far as I can see, no, only Realms of Darkness came with a cluebook. I cant vouch for Phantasie 2 or Gemstone Healer though, since the first one is sealed and the other is simply.. lacking :)   2. No, neither of them ha

Re: [SWCollect] Red Crystal, the Seven Secrets of Life

2004-03-06 Thread Stefan Lindblom
It's an RPG, pretty mediocre one according to the reviews I have read. QQP is the publisher I believe.   - Original Message - From: C.E. Forman To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, March 06, 2004 3:35 PM Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Red Crystal, the Seven Secrets

Re: [SWCollect] So obviously Mt. Drash is no longer rare....

2004-05-24 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Once you see it in this context, you could almost assume that the seller contacted the highest bidder after the auction and felt satisfied with the bid, even though it didnt reach the reserve :)   Here he didnt win:   http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8105492467   And here he

Re: [SWCollect] Buy OEM Software for MASSIVE Discounts!

2004-06-17 Thread Stefan Lindblom
Am I the only one being hosed in spam like this after the introduction of the new software? - Original Message - From: "eliseo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, June 17, 2004 9:23 AM Subject: [SWCollect] Buy OEM Software for MASSIVE Discounts! > Incredible DE