Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
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

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
*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

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Alexander Zoller
I remember the guy that runs the Origin Museum claiming that there are four of the original twelve currently known to exist. Since that is one of his specialties I see no reason to doubt him. I certainly don't mean to doubt this claim either, Joe Garrity is probably the most knowledgeable

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Hugh Falk
We were working under the premise that no opened game truly mint. Mint is too often used and abused by sellers, and different people have different levels of detail when determining mint status. Therefore, if it has ever been opened, NM is the best it gets. NM (S) is also possible if there is

Re: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread CcomputerGameCollector
Where the conditions are listed, it clearly states that NM is no defects, no wrap, but you mentioned that NM can have the modifier of (S)? I certainly understand the need for NM (S), but perhaps you should modify that page a bit to clear things up? Brad - Original Message - From: Hugh

RE: [SWCollect] Greetings

2002-10-06 Thread Hugh Falk
Hey guys, Brad and I have been working on this import feature for his site, and one of the things that is coming out of it is a list of every possible combination of condition and modifier. And, wow, there are a lot! While editing the list a couple of issues came up that I would like your