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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 4:21 am 
 

A seller on eBay asked me if these were original shrink wrap or re-shrink jobs before he lists them. I've advised him a couple times that several of his listings were in fact re-shrinks instead of original.
My opinion:
The stack under Baba Yaga are obvious re-shrinks or enclosed in archive bags. Mini books stacked under Greyhawk Adventures - uncertain. They look re-shrinked to me but I don't have any on hand to compare.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:13 pm 
 

I bought a number of these off the shelf from different retailers and none of them came in shrink except for the mini boxed sets.

I think the general philosophy is that if it is simply 1 book (no maps or extras that are separate) then they don't shrink them.
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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 12:26 pm 
 

I've had several of these and have never found any in shrink.

That being said, even if they are re-shrink, I'd be interested in both lots.   :D


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 1:48 pm 
 

I worked in a bookstore when these were released and they were not shrinked. They came directly from the distributor new with no shrink for us.


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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:23 pm 
 

The mini books came shrinked as one complete set.

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Post Posted: Mon Jul 06, 2015 3:47 pm 
 

Thanks everyone, I'll pass along your wisdom. I think the seller is trying to be honest which is a nice change. I'm weary of the items marketed as "new" that look like they've been run over by a tank 8 times.
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