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August 16, 2009 at 8:31 pm #6454
Barliman
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Having been sidetracked by a domestic emergency, I missed the Dwarf auction! Not the end of the world – I’d kind of already made up my mind (i.e. admitted to myself) that I couldn’t afford them anyway, and if I’d got to eBay in time I might have been tempted to buy them when I really shouldn’t. So it’s probably just as well that I couldn’t find our old and ailing cat (mine, not Bob’s) just at that moment. Perhaps I owe him an extra treat, and perhaps not.

Ah well, at least I can now buy some other figures with the money I’ve just saved.
August 16, 2009 at 8:35 pm #6455
Theobald
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Huoommm … yes, the last set took longer to be sold …. huom … but this time there have been two or three people buying 3 sets and someone even bought 5 sets … rhuooommm … I guess it was Master Dritzdourden … huom
As for your question, Master Twrich, the major problem was about the primer … The Man wasn’t aware of that problem until I told him … rhuoommhom … I’m sure it might have been settled by now … huooommm … that also might have caused the delay in the release of the “Strawheads -set” … huoommm … but that’s just a guess … hom
August 16, 2009 at 8:39 pm #6456
ddaines
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Barliman wrote:

Having been sidetracked by a domestic emergency, I missed the Dwarf auction! Not the end of the world – I’d kind of already made up my mind (i.e. admitted to myself) that I couldn’t afford them anyway, and if I’d got to eBay in time I might have been tempted to buy them when I really shouldn’t. So it’s probably just as well that I couldn’t find our old and ailing cat (mine, not Bob’s) just at that moment. Perhaps I owe him an extra treat, and perhaps not.

Ah well, at least I can now buy some other figures with the money I’ve just saved.

Ditto, , but they do look to me to be a nice set.
August 16, 2009 at 8:42 pm #6457
Barliman
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Theobald wrote:

The major problem was about the primer … The Man wasn’t aware of that problem until I told him … rhuoommhom … I’m sure it might have been settled by now … huooommm … that also might have caused the delay in the release of the “Strawheads -set” … huoommm … but that’s just a guess … hom

That was what I thought too. I just wondered if there was some other “quality issue” of which I was blissfully unaware. The blancmange-covered figures issue has been solved so far as I’m aware.
August 16, 2009 at 8:45 pm #6458
erchamion
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Yeah, amazing! 30 sets sold in less than 3 minutes …. Luckily, I got mine
Does anyone know how many dwarves MW346 remaining auction go? By now there are 11 figures ….:rolleyes:
August 16, 2009 at 8:49 pm #6459
hsf62
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Now that I have seen the pic of the dwarfs I’m really angry to have missed out. Getting up in the middle of the night just to find nothing on ebay…..
Sold in under 3 minutes and listed early great….
August 16, 2009 at 8:59 pm #6460
Theobald
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Huooommm … I don’t know, Master Erchamion … but see, the Gondorians were 29, I think … huoommm … the Orc army consisted of 30 figures, if I remember well … huoommhom … Saruman’s army originally consisted of 22 figures (including those two which were lost) … huom
that means there will be some more Dwarves to come … homm … I wonder if we will ever see a Dwrarven bowman as that is a figure which has never been released so far … rhuomhomhom … maybe they cannot cope with English longbows …. hom
August 16, 2009 at 9:08 pm #6462
erchamion
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Theobald wrote:

that means there will be some more Dwarves to come … homm … I wonder if we will ever see a Dwrarven bowman as that is a figure which has never been released so far … rhuomhomhom … maybe they cannot cope with English longbows …. hom

Well, regarding the existence of dwarves archers there is much discussion in the various Tolkien societies. In the MERP modules there are dwarves with crossbow but in the books of Tolkien never mentions the existence of dwarves archers. Not talking does not mean they do not exist …..
However, due to the preference you have for the dwarves fight melee, I do not think a dwarf with a bow …. :rolleyes:
August 16, 2009 at 9:11 pm #6463
presto247365
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I’m a little confused about when the auction started. Chris stated in his e-mail it would be 21:00 GMT, which translates to 17:00 Eastern Standard Time, which is where I am. That’s 5:00 o’clock. So I see that all the sets sold out by 13:00 PDT, which is 16:00 EST, which is only 4:00. So I logged in about an hour late. Anyone else notice this?
August 16, 2009 at 9:31 pm #6464
Theobald
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Huoomm … yes, Master Presto247365. There always is the problem with those different time zones … rhuoommm … especially in the United Kingdom, I think … rhuoomm … in the summer they have not only GMT (Zulu time) there also is the BST (British summer time) which differs from GMT or UTC …. rhuoommm … it’s a bit complicated indeed and I also do not understand all of that …. rhuoommm … I tried to have a look at the World Clock on the internet … huom … helps a bit …. rhuoommm … but to be honest, what I always do whenever Chris announces an offer of his precious figures is that I keep being logged in on Ebay and update the site at about 8pm, 9pm and 10pm (German summertime) … rhuoommm … you cannot rely on time, you shouldn’t be too much concentrated on a certain point of time you think it’s the right one … huom
you know time can be different …. huomm … sometimes it simply passes, sometimes it makes haste and sometimes it doesn’t seem to move at all … rhuoommm …. that’s all I know about time …. hoommm
August 16, 2009 at 9:34 pm #6465
Thingol
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To unlucky winners more luck next time. I’m one of them
August 16, 2009 at 9:40 pm #6466
Theobald
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Huoommm … you really have to be quick and concentrated buying those sets offered by The Man on Ebay … rhuoommm … I do remember well when once all sets of a part of ‘Saruman’s Army’ were sold within less than one or two minutes … huoommm
August 16, 2009 at 10:37 pm #6470
Turambar
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Philosophy for runaways . . .
Time. I remember that song by Culture Club somewhere in the 80 ies. “. . . time makes the lovers feel, that they got something real . . . “
This evening I feel in love with the Man :rolleyes:
And my pillow want o be the same . . .
August 17, 2009 at 12:00 am #6474
presto247365
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So I just went swimming with the family for a bit and thought about time zones and realized the error. I checked up on the GMT and currently UK time is GMT +1, or British Summer Time.

I got confused because in his e-mail chris referred to the auction being at 21:00 UK time, then put (GMT) in parenthesis. 21:00 UK time would be 4:00 pm here, 21:00 GMT is 5:00 pm here, hence an hour late by me!

So anyhow, did any of the Pony patrons happen to purchase an extra set that they would be willing to sell me for a modest premium?? I’d hate to have to suck it up and pay double to Dridzt, when they eventually show up on E-bay. Don’t know if I could justify that or not.
August 17, 2009 at 8:13 am #6478
hsf62
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Stupid time!
I agree with Master Presto, who wants to buy this set from Dridzt….
Not happy!
Same question as Master Presto.. Does anyone have a spare set of these guys to sell or for rent:D
August 17, 2009 at 8:24 am #6479
twrich
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Theo, I also log in early. I missed a certain Half-orc set a few years back due to London Daylight Savings Time, and it was hard to come by it eventually. I started the hour before, just to be safe.
August 17, 2009 at 8:28 am #6480
Turambar
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Master Holger, where there is a will there is a way . . .
August 17, 2009 at 8:47 am #6481
Barliman
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rita.de wrote:

Philosophy for runaways . . .
Time. I remember that song by Culture Club somewhere in the 80 ies. “. . . time makes the lovers feel, that they got something real . . . “

Culture Club?? You obviously led a very sad existence in the 80s, Master Archer!
August 17, 2009 at 9:17 am #6482
ESTEL
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some comfort is found here: I am not the only unlucky one, who has no set. That Drizt has got some figures is bad, as he always tries to make money out of the figures and therefore has prices no living man would like to pay. I don’t think, that this is what Chris had in mind selling the figures.

Let’s ‘ave another ale, Master Barliman! And spend the other unlucky folk some, please!
August 17, 2009 at 9:27 am #6483
hsf62
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rita.de wrote:

Master Holger, where there is a will there is a way . . .

Well Master Estel as above……

I count you in as looking for a set of sword dwarves.
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