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Subject: Re: OT - Drueke Player's Choice Sells for $200 (?)

Author: Mark R. Anderson

Date: 20:11:17 03/31/05

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On March 31, 2005 at 19:30:23, Robert C. Maddox wrote:

>Mr. Moderator, you are freely forgiven if you nuke this post.
>
>I see where a garden variety Drueke Player's Choice plastic tournament set just
>sold on eBay for a little over $200.00. Is it just me, or does this sound a
>little high?
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5178728138
>
>There's nothing in the product description suggesting the set was ever licked by
>Alexandra Kosteniuk, used by Sam Sloan or urinated upon by Bobby Fischer. Please
>don't misunderstand -- I really like those old Drueke sets. If I didn't already
>own one I might be willing to pay $70.00 or so to add one to my personal
>collection.
>
>It's possible I'm missing something and, if so, I would appreciate the
>education.
>
>In any event, I hope both buyer and seller are happy with the transaction.

Robert,

I have one of those sets.  It's nice, but I have several that I like better, and
I think it's completely LOONEY for anyone to pay so much for a cheap plastic set
(unless it was used in a famous situation).  It must be that someone just has
too much money and desperately needs to be parted with it.  Remember the words
of P.T. Barum .....

Mark




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