As regards mold/mildew from cellar storage: store item in a dry, dark place.
Allow *lots* of air to circulate. The temperature doesn't seem to matter
much. As with old books, this will often help dry out the mildew and prevent
things from getting worse. I've had good results with that for an U3
(co
Holger Bachert wrote:
> In my opinion the whole shrinkwrap issue is way overrated - especially
> when every dodo can reshrink whatever he wants (and that happens all the
> time).
> just my 2 ct of course.
Very true. I'm only making a fuss about this because of what the actual
factory wrap means
> That I'd like to keep my house. Seriously, the seasonal job I have
> covers most of my bills, but not all. If Drash goes for what I think
> it will go then I've made a house payment. That buys me just that much
> more time to find a full time job. I didn't do this lightly, but in
> the end I
*drool*
It sure is!
;-)
Alexander
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Hi all,
this appears to be one of the scarcer pieces of paraphernalia for the
early Wizardry games:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1943992206
It's the third or fourth copy the seller is listing, already got one
myself. Anyone ever came across these before?
/Alexander
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PII is a continuation of PI perhaps the manuals are the same for both
games so they labeled it accordingly.
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Alexander
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Sent: Monday, November 11, 2002 8:43 PM
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Subject: Re: [SWCollect] [SWCollect] What's your favorite find?
On Monday, November 11, 2002, at 06:36 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
[Snip]
>
> That reminds me of another good poll for you guys. I mentioned some of
> the best games I got for free. But I'd be curious...what is the most you
> paid for a single game? I don't want to know about a group of
> games...just one game.
Myth for Atari ST: $120 shipped. Also, an Ultima III for A
Edward Franks wrote:
> Yeah. Saving eBay auction pages for future reference is very handy.
> :-D
*nods*
Incidentally, I didn't save this particular auction right after it had
ended. I only did so when Eyal approached me about the Ultima 1 trade,
roughly 7 weeks after the auction had ended. And
> FYI: The Atari Ultima 1 auction you list would have passed my
> muster.
> I wonder if this was an original used as a template for his other
> fakes. The only thing I see in it that is odd is the the disk sleeve
> is the wrong generation for the games. The disk sleeve that comes with
> Not sure how big it was in the states though probably not a big Maxis
> collector item since they concentrate more ont he Sim titles and those
> were so widely produced that it's a mute point almost.
I remember an auction with roughly ten "Sim" games on eBay,... all of them
shrinked. No take
I don't really want to see him getting NARUed. The message he sent me is
definitely in violation with eBay's rules against unsolicited emails, but I
told him very clearly I don't want to receive any further information, and
asked him to strike me off his list of recipients. Which he did.
There wa
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On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
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> It's obviously futile to debate the value of this game. I'd call it a
> safe
> bet though it wou
curious if
there are a lot of lurkers :)
/Alexander
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Subject: Re: [SWCollect] Greetings
On Sunday, October 6, 2002, at 08:07 AM, Alexander Zoller wrote:
[Sni
*stares*
A decent price, really ;)
I have a definite (and highly self-seeking) interest in playing down the
value of Drash, because settling it in the $2000 area would put it out of
reach (for the time being anyway). Nonetheless it's probably correct to
say at least a half dozen collectors would
Drash copies: IIRC Tom owns both a complete copy and some spare parts, but
this may no longer be the case. Plus Keith Zabalaoui owns a complete one!
It's obviously futile to debate the value of this game. I'd call it a safe
bet though it would fetch a princely sum on eBay. Personally I wouldn't
h
erchant" is the giveaway. His eBay ID is
"[EMAIL PROTECTED]".
/Alexander
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From: Jim Leonard [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2002 8:22 PM
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Alexander Zoller wrote:
>
Registrant:
Brad Lima
1521 Kensington Blvd
Bluffton SC, SC 29910
US
Registrar: Dotster (http://www.dotster.com)
Domain Name: COMPUTERGAMECOLLECTOR.COM
Created on: 14-SEP-02
Expires on: 14-SEP-03
Last Updated on: 14-SEP-02
Administrative, Technical Contact:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2045307387
"the box you will receive looks almost exactly like this" :D
/Alexander
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ect] How to preserve them?
Thank you for the long answer, Alexander.
As you apparently are from Germany, too, could you tell me where around
here I can find suitable mylar covers? To be honest, I never before
heard about mylar.
Marco
Alexander Zoller schrieb:
>
> In my opinion the acid probl
Jim Leonard ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> Why not make them airtight, then?
If there's some humidity inside the package this may not be too
advisable... especially regarding the Ultimas with all their cloth maps.
But perhaps that is an unnecessary precaution. If you live in a dry area
an airtight
In my opinion the acid problem, while certainly a long-term threat, can
be neglected. Admittedly those games weren't produced with archival
durability in mind, but they should still survive a period of 50-60 years
without any such corroding effects becoming apparent. I have a bunch of
books and do
eBay's uncontrolled growth requires a bunch of fee changes. The first
increase in Final Value Fees in over five years, an additional $1 for
reserves over $200, and a new fee for using the BuyItNow feature. I don't
sell regularly on eBay, and since the despicable behaviour of charging eBay
fees to
Most of the signed stuff was on eBay in summer this year; the seller
was wondrboy30, a former Sierra beta tester. Ben bought quite a lot of
items from him.
/Alexander
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http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1297245902
Well-known PC games... in chinese version. I had never seen anything like
these.>
These are Chinese releases distributed in Taiwan and Hong Kong. They must be
common in that area, but there aren't enough collectors that would expo
I'd like to, but the only copy I have is a European slipcased version in
BAD shape. Will let you know when I find a better one.
/Alexander
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>> Was the CD version of Willy Beamish a talkie? If so you may have just
>> gotten some competitiion and no lying now! :-)
>
> Well, the last time I saw this on eBay it fetched something like $250.
> That's wayyy higher than it's worth, but this is still highly sought
> after.
True, but t
> Yep. It's still there:
> http://www.mobygames.com/featured_article/feature,7/
>
> Will probably be there until the end of time. :-)
Thanks, Jim.
/Alexander
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Interesting. So when does this period start? Once the product has been
brought to the attention of the rights owner, or once it has been made
available to the public?
Hey, it's greatly appreciated. You seem to know a lot more about this than I
do. I think I was reading an article from you abo
Yeah... that was disrespectful and mean. But hey - ever heard about Jeff
Brown before, EA spokesman who seems to have already forgotten what a gold
mine they had in Richard Garriott? Right. This guy's opinion doesn't matter.
I was never too fond of publishers, and this is just one more confirmat
I wouldn't be too concerned. Peroxide contacted EA in a proper way, and
received absolutely no response. As by copyright statutes, the rights holder
has to enforce ownership of their intellectual property, or it will become
public domain. They cannot simply stomp on an unlicensed project after t
*nods* It's a bit delicate, don't you think? RG gives away a copy of the
original Akalabeth, with authentic parts pulled from his private stash
and all, and a year later it's being sold on eBay. If this were a charity
auction I'd probably bid, but since it's not I'm pretty reluctant.
/Alexande
True! You are absolutely right. I think it's hard to determine a bidding
pattern or behaviour when it comes to competing with other collectors. Maybe
Akalabeth was a bad example, as it's an exceptionally coveted item. There
are
dozens, even hundreds of less sought-after items out there that I wo
To Pedro:
Let's assume there's a complete Akalabeth, with an unknown reserve, and a
Buy It Now of $400. You place a bid, but the reserve isn't met. Now, would I
hesitate to use BIN? Oh no. To me the game is worth that much, and I would
buy it right away, even though you 'reserved' it by placing a
He is on vacation, said he'd return in September. His inbox will get flooded
alright - 250+ new messages since July ;-)
/Alexander
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Because placing my maximum bid days before the auction ends may result
in newbie bidders nibbling away at my bid, thus driving up the price.
Bidding at the last possible moment ensures that nobody gets a chance
to react to my bid.
Not at all. It simply means that someone was willing to pay ev
Fate of Atlantis was brilliant. The original disk game already had great
immersion, but when the talkie came out, it added an entirely new
quality to the game. Other fond memories: the Kyrandia Trilogy, Lands
of Lore (Patrick Steward as King Richard), and the CD version of Tie
Fighter. Both Westwo
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