| DJCoaltrain | 21 Jul 2016 9:36 a.m. PST |
I just found a copy of Hardtack on ebay with an asking price of $174.99 USD US. auction That seems like a LOT of money for a set of rules. Have I been living in a phone booth for the last ten years? Is that considered a reasonable asking price? |
| Pan Marek | 21 Jul 2016 9:43 a.m. PST |
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| Wackmole9 | 21 Jul 2016 9:46 a.m. PST |
I looked at his other listings. He's is a little over pricing in general. I think the price on this one is a entry error. |
| Col Durnford | 21 Jul 2016 9:53 a.m. PST |
Let me check at home. I'll sell you one for 1/2 that. :) |
| tberry7403 | 21 Jul 2016 9:55 a.m. PST |
As my father used to say: "You can ASK any price you want, it doesn't mean anyone is going to pay it." |
| Mako11 | 21 Jul 2016 10:04 a.m. PST |
Well, the dollar has been devalued by "quantitative easing", so…….. Breakfast biscuits at McD's are almost $4.00 USD each, and a Big Breakfast runs almost $6.00 USD, when they used to be $1.50 USD. |
| DJCoaltrain | 21 Jul 2016 10:09 a.m. PST |
Thank You. I'm glad my bsometer is still intact. I just ordered a set for $25.00 USD from the website. I did so because Pete Rice was involved, his work has always been of interest to me. |
| Cold Steel | 21 Jul 2016 10:47 a.m. PST |
I never fault someone for asking an outlandish price for something, but the fool who would actually pay the outlandish price is fair game. |
| DJCoaltrain | 21 Jul 2016 10:54 a.m. PST |
Canada Bill Jones – "It is morally wrong to allow suckers to keep their money." |
 Extra Crispy  | 21 Jul 2016 11:54 a.m. PST |
I remember when McDobald's advertised "dinner for 4 for $5 USD and get change!" Of course back then $7,500 USD/year was a decent living… |
robert piepenbrink  | 21 Jul 2016 12:15 p.m. PST |
I can remember "burger, fries, a drink and something you haven't seen for a bit--change back from your dollar." But I was making $1.25 USD an hour. I can also remember the first time a comic said "still ten cents" instead of just "ten cents" and I thought then it was a bad sign. I was right. I've since seen them say "holding the line at $2.99 USD" and they haven't all. |
| Who asked this joker | 21 Jul 2016 1:53 p.m. PST |
Guidon Games rules are pretty darned rare. Chainmail (gold cover) seems to pop up from time to time for an even more exorbitant price. Not saying I agree with the pricing but the guy is selling it to a "collector" and not a gamer. |
| The Beast Rampant | 21 Jul 2016 3:07 p.m. PST |
If someone was asking that much for it on Ebay, I'm sure some asshole on Amazon will triple that price. |
| Hafen von Schlockenberg | 21 Jul 2016 11:17 p.m. PST |
Yeah,I remember when fast food prices were easy to remember --burger,hot dog,fries,soda,apple "pie"--all 10 cents each. Now you kids get off my lawn. |
| Blutarski | 22 Jul 2016 4:42 a.m. PST |
LOL – I still have a copy of "Blue Light Manual"! B |
| DJCoaltrain | 22 Jul 2016 11:13 a.m. PST |
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| Blutarski | 23 Jul 2016 5:02 a.m. PST |
DJC – Them's was the days! B |
| Old Contemptibles | 24 Jul 2016 10:21 p.m. PST |
I remember my dad complaining about 57 cents a gallon gasoline. You would have thought it was the end of civilization. |
| Blutarski | 25 Jul 2016 6:15 a.m. PST |
Rallynow – Back in the 50's, my father would send me down to the corner store with a quarter to buy a pack of cigarettes for him. Candy bars were a nickel, comic books were a dime and you could actually buy PENNY candy. Times have certainly changed. B |
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