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Post by bloomers on Jun 9, 2012 18:37:07 GMT -5
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 9, 2012 18:49:42 GMT -5
That is one magnificent artifact.
We'd best be sure not to bid against one another. There are three days left, apparently, to place an offer.
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Post by bryan on Jun 9, 2012 18:56:46 GMT -5
With $20 as the starting bid it seems relatively cheep for it being so rare. Do you know where the event was?
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Post by bloomers on Jun 9, 2012 19:05:39 GMT -5
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Post by bryan on Jun 9, 2012 19:09:15 GMT -5
Oh okay. Unless someone is super intense about getting this, I might be interested. Might. I wouldn't want to bid against someone I knew was from 667 though.
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Post by csc on Jun 9, 2012 19:10:57 GMT -5
Someone like Dante. A collector who has the autograph of Jim Carrey in his own blood. Be afraid.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 9, 2012 19:11:16 GMT -5
A giveaway promotional item, then. I wonder if the content will be released publicly after ATWQ is released? "All the right answers to all the wrong questions" intrigues me.
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Post by bryan on Jun 9, 2012 19:11:38 GMT -5
Someone like Dante. A collector who has the autograph of Jim Carrey in his own blood. Be afraid. Right. I wouldn't want to come between him and Snicket...
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Post by csc on Jun 9, 2012 19:12:10 GMT -5
@sherry Ann: That interested me too. Sounds like something that would just overall disappoint me, though.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 9, 2012 19:18:14 GMT -5
So, overall in the packet - I had to click "Print" to view the small images proper - we have a thin brown zipper case which contains a customized pen, an "Ink Inc." calendar, a mysterious packet containing correct answers to incorrect questions, an excerpt from WWTB, and a bar of soap. I don't suppose anyone could make out what the patch on the lower right hand corner of the case says? There are a few interesting aspects, such as the role of ink in the new book, and "The Lost Arms."
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Post by bryan on Jun 9, 2012 19:25:27 GMT -5
There are some close up images here: popculturespectrum.com/?p=876I'm not sure if it's the one you're talking about, but there's a patch on the outside that says "Thanks for visiting" outside of a picture of the lighthouse.
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Post by Christmas Chief on Jun 9, 2012 19:40:40 GMT -5
Yes, that was the patch to which I was referring. But those images actually bring some more aspects of interest to light, if you'll forgive the pun: For example, "Ink Inc." actually looks more like the villain in the series now, and the lighthouse a tourist attraction. The motto's inherent pun "From Stain'd By the Sea ... There's Nothing Darker" creates an atmosphere of mystery and distrust. And the packet does apparently include the first two chapters.
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Post by C. on Jun 9, 2012 22:02:18 GMT -5
I actually just saw that and had no idea this thread was made lol. I bid on it because I have Paypal cash to throw around. The shipping is 7.00 which is steep, but eh this is worth it. I was so mad that I didn't know the event was going on. I could have gone. :/
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Post by Dante on Jun 10, 2012 2:35:06 GMT -5
To anyone willing to bid, I say go for it; just make sure you aren't bidding against another 667er and inflating the price for all of you. If you can get it and scan it, we'd all be supremely grateful.
As to the content itself, there's no way the Ink Inc. logo isn't a reference to the octopus submarine we know as the Carmelita. Could that possibly be involved in this series? And as far as villains go, this is a four-book series in which the investigation apparently occupies the whole narrative, so there's plenty of room for numerous enemies and ambiguous figures.
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Post by bryan on Jun 10, 2012 3:03:00 GMT -5
I actually just saw that and had no idea this thread was made lol. I bid on it because I have Paypal cash to throw around. The shipping is 7.00 which is steep, but eh this is worth it. I was so mad that I didn't know the event was going on. I could have gone. :/ Are you planning on getting it then? Because I won't bid if you would just bid again.
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