Hideous

**geordie** · 20/Sep/2009, 03:31 PM

From ebay - look

Here

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**Tree** · 20/Sep/2009, 03:43 PM

Yeeurrch. Nice if you're into leather, I s'pose.

**Grindy** · 20/Sep/2009, 03:54 PM

This is a good lesson in why complimentary colors do not always work.

**halfir** · 20/Sep/2009, 09:56 PM

Absolutely gross!

**SarumanRingMaker** · 20/Sep/2009, 11:37 PM

I thought jeans were supposed to cover your legs?

**Eruvérdë** · 21/Sep/2009, 12:24 AM

I prefer the paperback or the original cover

**Saranna** · 21/Sep/2009, 09:37 AM

<DIV =WebWizRTE marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" leftmargin="1" topmargin="1">Errrggg!

**Lord of the Rings** · 21/Sep/2009, 09:45 AM

He does day that the colours in the photo aren't quite accurate... though I have a hard time imagining how even natural lighting could help those books!

**geordie** · 21/Sep/2009, 10:28 AM

Where to start? The idea of rebinding a book is to improve it; usually in the case of a noatable copy (such as a signed or early printing) whose original binding has deteriorated. The person who has the book re-bound is usually doing it with the idea of making money, so it's essential to begin with a very good, sellable copy. This is a Ballantine paperback set. It had no monetary value before this 'Frankenstein' process began, and less now.

What else? The piece of triangular scrap leather is described as a 'slip case'. My eye! And the point of re-binding a book is to keep it intact; as far as I can tell, the maps have gone. And even if they were still there, the dreadful little maps included in the paperbacks are virtually useless.

And don't get me started on the paper...

This sort of thing annoys me; it seems some folk believe us Tolkien fans are stoopid, and will fall for anything.

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**Salguod** · 21/Sep/2009, 11:26 AM

It looks like the result of a blind kindergarten mad scientist's leather-work class.

I have no other words in my vocabulary that fit.

-and the condition is "Very Good"!?! I can just look at that last page and tell you that its "very good" days are long gone. The amazing thing is that someone actually placed a bid!

Edited by: Salguod

**SarumanRingMaker** · 21/Sep/2009, 12:27 PM

Maybe some kind folks on the plaza could inform the bidder about what he's getting, exactly, and get said bidder to reconsider?

**Tree** · 21/Sep/2009, 12:30 PM

To be honest, SRM, the bidder doesn't have to be a Tolkien fan to see a nasty looking book. And there are tons of people on Ebay and such that will buy most-anything...

**Lord of the Rings** · 21/Sep/2009, 03:23 PM

I actually can understand rebinding paperbacks--some people do bookbinding as a hobby, and rebinding an inexpensive copy of a book you like can be both good practice and result in a nice copy of the book. Not saying that this particular project turned out nicely, but the comments at least indicate that the seller didn't make the book (though this could be disingenuous). If so, we really shouldn't be too hard on the binder, who quite possibly did it as a purely private, personalendeavourthat probably didn't turn out as nice as they'd hoped (I myself have more than one craft project that went wrong, though no books).
However, for the seller to try and get money for such a thing...

**KHAOS** · 21/Sep/2009, 03:42 PM

ooo, in the name of Morgoth! Quick! Someone snatch them and feed them to a Balrog!!!!(looks around quickly for any sign of one)

really tho, and the sad thing is that they will more than likely sell. I feel sorry for the people who think they have to have them.

**geordie** · 21/Sep/2009, 04:24 PM

On the subject of ebay -

Look Here

- says its a first edition; then in the description says its a first Ballantine. Gives a date of 1965 (it isn't) then 1989 (it isn't that, either) and has a piccy of wide-eyed Eli on the front cover, which means it's post-2000...

Honestly: some of the good folk on ebay think their customers are morons!

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**Enoden** · 21/Sep/2009, 05:17 PM

*shudders*

**Pervinca** · 21/Sep/2009, 05:34 PM

Maybe it's just a waterproofedition designed for taking on quests - ie one you wouldn't be heartbroken about if you dropped it in the Midgewater Marshes.

**halfir** · 21/Sep/2009, 09:52 PM

**Salguod** · 22/Sep/2009, 12:59 PM

From the look of that last page, I think everything but the cover would instantaneously disintegrate if dropped in Midgewater!

**Region** · 22/Sep/2009, 02:12 PM

Ah items like these are perfect objects.

For Dutch auctions.

**geordie** · 22/Sep/2009, 02:28 PM

Here's another ineptly described book -

Look Here

- it's described as 'early' - this epithet is usually used to make a potential buyer think that he/she is getting something special, but - in the fuller description, we're told it's a 57th printing. That would make it the 57th printing of the _third_ edition of 1965.

The date of this copy is 1997; sixty years after the book was published. So - lying in order to get us to look closer. All it does (in my case) is to make me note the name of the seller, and mark him down as one (of the many) who don't know what they're talking about - and who hope that their potential customer base is as clueless as they are.

* oh - and, the liar describes the book as 'HC/Dj' - then later admits that the book _has_ no dust-jacket. Sticks in my craw, this sort of thing...

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**Saranna** · 22/Sep/2009, 04:32 PM

<DIV =WebWizRTE leftmargin="1" topmargin="1" marginheight="1" marginwidth="1">There, there, Geordie, it is nasty I know but thankfully we have you to guide us

**geordie** · 22/Sep/2009, 06:04 PM

Thanks, Saranna -

*sorry to get grumpy.

**Reikon Suchi-ru** · 22/Sep/2009, 06:21 PM

That is, indeed, a hideous set. I especially hate that they labeled the books "One", "Two", and "Three". They couldn't even manage titles? Bah. I generally avoid eBay for anything that I want assured quality of (I buy a lot of books I consider "reading copies", to save on price). I treat all of my copies of Lord of the Rings nicely, though I am a bit lax with my reading copies (a set of Movie cover books). I would never imagine of doing such a thing to any of mine. I could understand wanting to practice bookbinding on an inexpensive copy, to keep for oneself as a sort of personalized copy, but then to turn around and sell it? THAT is what is a bad move, in my opinion.

**Rowena Annis** · 22/Sep/2009, 07:50 PM

that is satisfactory enough to say "yrch!" (and yes I mean yrch....because they are about as pretty as that set!)

UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!! I can't believe someone bid on them!

As for the second one, At least it has no bids!!!!!

**geordie** · 23/Sep/2009, 05:39 AM

I have another one:

Look Here

- it's a jar of tobacco. Quick pop quiz: can anyone tell us what's wrong with the description of the contents of the jar, in relation to Tolkien's works? (the description of the tobacco is to be found in the enlargement of the picture of the label).

Actually, the piece does look quite collectable; but I shan't be going for it.

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**halfir** · 23/Sep/2009, 09:13 PM

Is this a Quest that you are embarked on, 'The Quest of the Hideous Object, " (as opposed to the numinous one!

),or do you come acoss these horrors by chance?

**Peregrin Took** · 24/Sep/2009, 11:57 AM

This is a Ballantine paperback set. It had no monetary value before this 'Frankenstein' process began, and less now.

Wow. Trashy. I pity the eBayer who put a bid on it, thinking they were stumbling upon something "fresh."

**geordie** · 24/Sep/2009, 05:00 PM

Originally Posted by halfir

Is this a Quest that you are embarked on, 'The Quest of the Hideous Object, " (as opposed to the numinous one!,or do you come acoss these horrors by chance?

Sadly, things like this turn up every day. Here's another chancer:

Look Here

Now, there's a lot to get through here; so it's best just to concentrate on one thing at a time. Let's leave aside the facts and figures taken (uncredited) from the Illustrated Tolkien Bibliography page, and look at this item's claimed Unique Selling Point: that is, its so-called 'provenance'.

Provenance: This copy was previously owned by W Rathbone (it is so inscribed). William Rathbone was in the Oxford rowing team in 1926 and 1927. According to the Oxford University Archives he attended Christ Church College and received his degree in 1927. He studied French Language and Literature for his exams as well as Legal Studies and in adddition had other studies in Latin, Greek and History.

"On the 7th October 1925 the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford delivered a speech in Latin to Convocation reviewing the past academic year and welcoming newcomers to positions in the University, including Tolkien as Professor of Anglo Saxon. " Extract, p?? The J.R.R Tolkien Companion and Guide, Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond

Tolkien went on to attend meetings of the Board of the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages and Literature and was appointed as an examiner at University College. He had also responsibilities at Trinity, Pembroke and Hilary Colleges at other times in the same period that Rathbone attended Oxford.

...With Christ Church, Hilary and Trinity all having great rowing traditions and each College having important dates in the rowing calendar (Christ Church Regatta, Hilary Torpids and later in the year at Trinity) as well as the fact that there could be a language connection it is reasonable to suspect that Tolkien and Rathbone knew each other. Certainly W Rathbone knew of Tolkien! I have been unable to confirm that William Rathbone attended any of Tolkien's lectures and such reports now seem less likely than orginally thought. Rathbone's connection to Tolkien could well be just a love of his books... but for some reason I doubt this seeing as it is possible to place the two men just tens of metres apart on occasional days over the two year per

Now, this is not just nonsense - it looks very much like it's meant to deceive! Hilary is not the name of an Oxford college; it's the name of one of the three terms in the university year. The other two terms are Michaelmas and Trinity.

It seems the vendor has been doing a little jiggery-pokery with facts hastily gleaned from the internet; and by saying such things as

(Tolkien) had also responsibilities at Trinity, Pembroke and Hilary Colleges at other times in the same period that Rathbone attended Oxford.

- the vendor is showing that he is affecting to knowledge which he/she does not have! And it throws the whole of the sales pitch into doubt.

- The book has a picture titled 'Inscribed to a previous owner'. The phrase 'Inscribed to..' usually implies that it was the author who wrote the inscription. But all we have is the name 'Rathbone', which usually implies that this is an ownership signature; ie Rathbone wrote it in himself.

- Apart from the fact that it's very difficult for most folk (including me) to check up on Rathbone in the records of Oxford Uni. - (I suspect that this is chucked in to create an air of importance and knowledge on the part of the vendor) - we only have the vendor's word for it that it was Rathbone himself who put his name in the book!

- most damning is the way the vendor throws in a completely spurious piece of information:

"On the 7th October 1925 the Vice-Chancellor of Oxford delivered a speech in Latin to Convocation...etc"

- and then 'cites' a reliable source:

Extract, p?? The J.R.R Tolkien Companion and Guide, Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond

- and then doesn't give a page number! The 'p.??' suggests to me that the vendor used an illegal copy of the book to look up a source. Which sticks in my craw, more than most of the offences perpetrated here.

I wouldn't touch this one with a ten-foot barge pole.

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**geordie** · 25/Sep/2009, 04:55 AM

Another one - look Here

Tolkien signatures are problematical. Many - most - examples to be found on ebay are fakes. I'm not happy with this one; there's no reason I can think of for Tolkien to have signed something which has no connection with him. So called certificates of authenticity are not worth the paper they're written on, either.

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**geordie** · 04/Oct/2009, 01:27 PM

For an example of how not to do it, look

Here

Not only do we have no photograph (always a no-no) but also - we have instead the use of gobbledygook as a description of the book:

"DECONSTRUCTING TOLKIEN has something to offer just about everyone, no matter where your particular passions may lie. In this collection of essays, stories, discourses, and tributes, Ed McFadden has gathered together a wide range of topics, perspectives, and outlooks on some of the most intriguing factors concerning THE LORD OF THE RINGS. LORD OF THE RINGS is a masterpiece that can be examined and re-examined through the course of one's life. The complex narrative, written with nonlinear gambits, plot-twist

"The complex narrative, written with nonlinear gambits, plot-twist" - huh? What does that mean?

Edited by: geordie

**Fili Blackaxe** · 04/Oct/2009, 02:34 PM

Ah, such a self-explanatory line! Hah, I won't even bother to tell you because you could just fetch yourself a five-year-old and have it explain it for you, even a two-year-old would suffice!

eBay can be a most amusing place indeed, especially when you find such honest salesmen =)

**Celebind Eryniel** · 04/Oct/2009, 02:36 PM

People can be quite ridiculous.

Personally, I'm suspicious of that "Deconstructing Tolkien" book just because of the title. I strongly dislike the deconstruction-analysis approach towards literature, or towards just about anything for that matter. In the sagacious words of Gandalf, "he that breaks a thing to find out what it is has left the path of wisdom." (FotR, The Council of Elrond) And in the context of this thread, one might say "he that breaks a thing to satisfy his own greed is just plain stupid."

**geordie** · 04/Oct/2009, 05:15 PM

Want a laugh? Look

Here

**Dorwiniondil** · 04/Oct/2009, 05:16 PM

<DIV =WebWizRTE marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" leftmargin="1" topmargin="1">Could it be that somebody is extracting the urine??

**Fili Blackaxe** · 04/Oct/2009, 05:31 PM

Now what the heck is that? Well, I can see it's a teapot, but how is this at all connected with Gandalf?

Oh well :P they're not lying when they say you can find everything on eBay.

**halfir** · 04/Oct/2009, 07:56 PM

Looks like a good way to fill the Plaza coffers- ask our talented artists to create utterly irrelevant artefacts and name them after Tolkien's characters:

Bilbo's pipe
Lobelia's tea-spoons
The dog collars of Farmer Maggott's dogs
Glorfindel's horse's headstall
Gandalf's staff

Wow the list is endless- as are the conmen and women on the Web!

**geordie** · 05/Oct/2009, 06:14 PM

If twelve thousand dollars for an hideous pot is too much - what about fifteen thousand dollars for - a piece of plastic?!

Look Here

As I said earlier - this sort of thing is all too common, alas! Crooked folk out there think that, because we love fantasy, we must be weak in the head, too...

**Fili Blackaxe** · 05/Oct/2009, 06:48 PM

Now you're being harsh, everyone would pay fifteen thousand dollars for that? It's a work of art, you can see all the details in the plastic and everything!

Hmm, what I wonder is how much of these obvious conmen / women actually manage to sell, I mean they keep doing it so someone must be falling for it?!

**Mithrandír** · 06/Oct/2009, 08:22 AM

Hmm... foul stuff.

**geordie** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:03 PM

Here's something else which I wouldn't give house room.

Look Here

Any takers?

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**Dorwiniondil** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:09 PM

Has he had a stroke? The sides of his face don't match. And of course it would be overpriced at 99 cents.

**Tree** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:17 PM

**geordie** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:21 PM

...and, try and work this one out -

Look Here

- US Civil War, or Lotr? No need to decide...

**geordie** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:26 PM

But, this is my favourite for today.

Look Here

- touchingly stoopid. And inept. You've got to smile...

**Naith Liathant** · 11/Oct/2009, 05:29 PM

Outrageous!

Now I had best hide my e bay store from Geordie, lest I incite him to wrath...

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 01:30 PM

Look Here

- who could resist?

**Enoden** · 12/Oct/2009, 02:34 PM

How did he get Gollum's signature?

**Naith Liathant** · 12/Oct/2009, 02:41 PM

Only 15K. What a snip.

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 02:45 PM

Yeah, petty cash.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 02:49 PM

Enoden- He means Andy Serkis. look at the Photos

Look how fake those signatures look. I mean, Liv Tyler's and Sean Astin's look like practically the same style

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 02:57 PM

Yes, but in different coloured pens...

...Look; you've got a certificate of authenticity. What more do you want?! All you movie buffs; get yer wallets out!

Edited by: geordie

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:03 PM

Tree - - I have something, for thee in especial...

Look Here

- okay, everyone: stand back, give him room...

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:26 PM

<DIV marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" topmargin="1" leftmargin="1" ="WebWizRTE">WHATT!!!*
<DIV marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" topmargin="1" leftmargin="1" ="WebWizRTE">
<DIV marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" topmargin="1" leftmargin="1" ="WebWizRTE">I was going to commit blasphemy, but I've done that already in Basic Lore ....Edited by: Dorwiniondil

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:38 PM

AAAARGGHH OOORRGHH THAT IS AWESOME YET DREADFUL THE PARADOX IS KILLING ME

Urgh, did you see the second photo? Those glowing eyes... I'm not gonna sleep tonight...

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:39 PM

There;s another one Here

- articulated, apparently. Which is more than can be said for the vendor...

This item is in Like Nedw condition.The figure stands 15 inches tall and says 5 phrases from the moive.

Edited by: geordie

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:41 PM

Tree, I think you should initiate defamation proceedings.

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:44 PM

- or deforestation procedures... or defoliation...

...I'll stop now...

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:46 PM

"defamation proceedings"

Sounds political. I'm stumped (pun not intended) as to what that wood (pun intended this time) mean.

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 03:50 PM

OK, in English Law terms, libel. If you get the firm to which Private Eye give a non-family-friendly name, you could get zillions!

On the other hand, it'll cost you many, many thousands.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 04:02 PM

Oh... um...

... err... umm...

Mind you, I am a fan of Mr Hislop and Private Eye

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 04:04 PM

Then you will be familiar with the legal firm (specialising in libel) of Carter-Ruck. Yes, that's what I said. Carter-RUCK.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 04:12 PM

Oh riiight

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 04:13 PM

Website here, in case you want to get in touch: http://www.carter-ruck.com/

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:01 PM

Yeurgh, looks deathly dull

After seeing those glowing eyes of Treebeard, I think I'd need one of these

http://adshunters.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/04/chupa-chups-psychologist.jpg

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:02 PM

By that I mean a shrink, not a lolly

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:19 PM

Ah yes.

His suit is good, his teeth are white,
The analyst is always right.
He states his thesis. You agree?
Why then, he's right as right can be.
You disagree? Why, that is mere
Denial of the facts you fear.
So you are free as air to choose,
It's heads he wins, and tails you lose.
His suit is good, his teeth are white,
The analyst is always right.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:31 PM

I like that.

Raises some of the problems of these 'couch psychologist' people who will charge you tons of money for virtually nothing, and yet the person will still lap up all they say, because they were in a bad state anyway to go and see them in the first place.

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:37 PM

Here you go; chew on this.

Look Here

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:39 PM

..and This

Here's a game: find any remote connection between this and Tolkien.

Edited by: geordie

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:39 PM

There's only one emoticon that can sum that one up...

<h1 ="vi-is1-titleH1">"OOAK LOTR CLAY FAIRY HOBBIT MINIATURE DOOR- ROSIE BAIR"</h1>
Seriously, was this guy drunk when he put this on Ebay?

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:40 PM

geordie: what fools these mortals be!
Tree:

Or, as they say, neurotics build castles in the air; psychotics live in them; and therapists collect the rent.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:40 PM

"Here's a game: find any remote connection between this and TH"

Gollum used to be a Hobbit. He likes fish. I win

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:41 PM

simul x 3.

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:41 PM

therapists, or as my Psychology teacher calls them, "the rapists"

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:42 PM

Well, try this one then -

Look Here

**edit** ...and this one.

Here

-honestly: all off the first page on ebay under the title 'hobbit'. And, all from the USA, I notice. This latest one is advertising a pair of second-hand shoes! Does the word 'hobbit' mean something else across the pond?!

Edited by: geordie

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:43 PM

Tree: that's an old feminist one!

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:44 PM

<h1 ="vi-is1-titleH1">"MAgIcaL rustic Hobbit pixie fairy garden gnome door" </h1>
Honestly, magic, pixie, fairy, gnome fine, fine... but RUSTIC?! Now that I just cannot accept

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:50 PM

Sorry; while Tree and Dorwiniondil were simul-ing

- I was editing my latest post, to add something about bloody hobbit booties. Yes, you read that correctly. Hobbit booties!

Now: here are two quotes from the 'hobbit door' chap.

Olde American Primitives ~ The BEST, made in USA!!!!!

...This is a stock photo, the door you recieve may vary slightly, due to distressing patterns.

Yes, very distressing...

**Tree** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:54 PM

<h1 ="vi-is1-titleH1">
</h1><h1 ="vi-is1-titleH1">"Blowfish Hobbit Flannel Bootie Shoes"</h1>
If I ever form a band- I shall name it that.

Anyways, that's enough Ebay-weirdness for one day. I'm off to bed. Night all!

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 05:58 PM

Night night (And don't let the image of those glowing eyes keep you awake!! Mwahahah!)

**geordie** · 12/Oct/2009, 06:05 PM

It has just occurred to me that this being a lore forum, I and my partners in crime might justly be accused of spamming.

Oh, well... just one more...

Look Here

- how on earth have I missed this little fella all these years? I want one!!!

**Dorwiniondil** · 12/Oct/2009, 06:46 PM

This all goes to show that however crazy folk think we are here, we're not crazy enough to bid for these items!

**halfir** · 12/Oct/2009, 11:34 PM

It has just occurred to me that this being a lore forum, I and my partners in crime might justly be accused of spamming.

We can exist with a certain level of non-specific Lore matter- it spices up the forums.

And just to add to geordie's irebibliophilic purist that he is, I have a first (American) edition of The Road Goes Ever On signed by Andy Serkis (both as Gollum and himself!), Peter Jackson, Billy Boyd (lots of love so there!

) Hugo Weaving, and Viggo Mortensen- (runes and all!).

My TV producer friend who was covering the NZ premiere for Star TV kindly took the book with her and got the signatures for me. Perhaps I should offer it on ebay...........I don't think!

**Reikon Suchi-ru** · 12/Oct/2009, 11:40 PM

If you do, I would accept no less than $12 million for a starting price!

**halfir** · 13/Oct/2009, 12:25 AM

I should be so lucky!

**Tree** · 13/Oct/2009, 06:54 AM

"I have a first (American) edition of The Road Goes Ever On signed by Andy Serkis"

Point of interest- Andy Serkis was born very close to where I live. halfir- you know where I live- look it up... I was rather surprised when i found out that he was a local!

**Antsreef** · 13/Oct/2009, 08:50 AM

It just goes to show that if there is massive interest in something you can sell anything connected to it to somebody

**geordie** · 13/Oct/2009, 06:12 PM

And just to add to geordie's ire bibliophilic purist that he is, I have a first (American) edition of The Road Goes Ever On signed by Andy Serkis (both as Gollum and himself!), Peter Jackson, Billy Boyd (lots of love so there!Embarrassed) Hugo Weaving, and Viggo Mortensen- (runes and all!).

on general principles; but mostly, on taste!

**Reikon Suchi-ru** · 13/Oct/2009, 06:45 PM

This thread should be renamed "geordie and his many adventures with eBay!"

geordie - Do you mean to tell me that I shouldn't have gotten my first edition of The Hobbit signed by Guillermo Del Toro, Peter Jackson, and co.? Fiddlesticks!

Edited by: Reikon Suchi-ru

**geordie** · 14/Oct/2009, 05:01 PM

Yes, 'fiddlesticks' is (almost) exactly my reaction to that infamous suggestion!

**halfir** · 14/Oct/2009, 10:28 PM

**geordie** · 17/Oct/2009, 05:05 AM

Found another one -

Look here

Love the title... and also this part of the description:

NOTE LOW BUY IT NOW PRICE due to missing LEFT HAND.....

Actually, the poor chap is missing his right hand...

Edited by: geordie

**Naith Liathant** · 17/Oct/2009, 03:18 PM

Yeah, he should really be in the second hand shop...

* ducks *

**Redemptio** · 17/Oct/2009, 07:36 PM

All those figurines make me laugh, sorry

..... I am waiting for someone to dress a Barbie's Skipper as Rosie Cotton and try to sell it on e-Bay.

**halfir** · 17/Oct/2009, 09:34 PM

Jest not!

It really is quite unbelievable what rubbish is offered -often at a considerable price.

**Aerlinn Mordagnir** · 17/Oct/2009, 11:29 PM

I've been floating around this thread for a while and now I just have to comment...Some of these are impressively awful.

I appreciate the advertising on the latest one...don't forget to clap!

"LORD OF THE RINGS RINGWAITH SCREAMING FIGURE (Applause)"

And who wouldn't want...?

"A MONEYBOX THEREFORE WHEN COINS ARE INSERTED it LETS OUT A PIERCING SCREAM!"

I think I'm sold

.

**geordie** · 18/Oct/2009, 05:46 AM

Aerlinn -

Redemptio - here you go.

Look Here

Edited by: geordie

**halfir** · 18/Oct/2009, 05:53 AM

<DIV =WebWizRTE marginheight="1" marginwidth="1" leftmargin="1" topmargin="1">Oh my goodness. The nadir has been reached (or should that be 'retched?"). Middle-earth has its own Barbie and Ken - the Tale of Aragorn and Arwen will never be the same again!

**AsterCopine** · 19/Oct/2009, 12:10 AM

the Frodo sketch card is making me laugh so much, it hurts

when fan art goes bad! (actually, fan art often makes me uncomfortable...)

I would be wary of a lot of home-made items on eBay, especially self-bound books. Those pictured in the OP were pretty hideous, after all.

As for myself, I have three paperback versions from the 70s (my father's) that I highlight and dog-ear and write in (in pencil!), but I reserve my neat read-throughs for my leather-bound, jewel encrusted, LOTR in one volume, volume. It's so lovely and so indulgent. I could almost excuse buying such a ridiculous item if it hadn't pushed my geek factor straight through the roof when I finally saved up enough for it.

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