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jaap
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Post subject:  Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 1:36 am |
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Michael wrote: Congratulation Jaap !!!
Coming soon a solution for the "Festivalnij Tsvetok" puzzle,
that almost nobody owns !!!
Haha! But yes, it is definitely going to be on my site eventually. Well, it is if I can figure out how to solve it without taking it out of its packaging. Aleksey wrote: Mine is in exactly the same package, but the puzzle itself is slightly different. The one in the auction is somewhat fancier.
It seems there are 3 types. Round ones without any decoration, ones with big flower petals (as seen on the packaging in this auction), and ones in between with a small petal-like ring (the actual puzzle in the auction).
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skeneegee
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 3:54 am |
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Mike G
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 4:48 am |
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skeneegee wrote: haha
Goodness me. For some reason it would be hard to identify (because there probably isn't one), I never throw away solution leaflets with the rest of the puzzle packaging.
Now, at last, we know what to do with all these rare and collectable drawer-fillers, though I suppose they'd be even more desirable MIB.
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 7:55 am |
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The shipping comes out to be over $6.00. I bet the square 1 solution guides that I got with my $3 square-1 would bring in at least $2.00
Mike G wrote: skeneegee wrote: haha Goodness me. For some reason it would be hard to identify (because there probably isn't one), I never throw away solution leaflets with the rest of the puzzle packaging. Now, at last, we know what to do with all these rare and collectable drawer-fillers, though I suppose they'd be even more desirable MIB.
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Mike G
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 8:11 am |
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Quote: The shipping comes out to be over $6.00.
Even better! Thanks, I'd missed that dodge...
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 12:27 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 17, 2005 6:19 pm |
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Dodd wrote: The trifecta is now complete. The pyrix, pyrus, and now the pyram.
Wow! It's only five pieces and not even twisty, still you guys bid a lot on it. What's so special about it?
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 18, 2005 5:07 pm |
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Hmm, Good Question. It's a puzzle, It's rare, I have the other 2. 
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Post subject: Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 8:10 am |
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nicky_uk
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Post subject: Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 2:45 am |
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Bernardo_Abrego
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Post subject: Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 1:49 am |
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nicky_uk wrote: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5976486425  All the usual suspects stopped bidding way before the price shot up! I saw this one as well. Unbelievable
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nicky_uk
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 11:41 am |
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 12:09 pm |
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nicky_uk wrote: Finally completed my 'splitz' collection, havent actually seen the kite one for sale before: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5977279016"Both are in good, clean condition, and are now quite sort after."
Is that British English or what?
Quite nice price... I have some others and I think I'm missing a few to complete the collection and last time I saw them on ebay they were much more expensive. I have three that combine to a large cheese+mice picture. I remember someone selling them from a large bag (must've been hundreds, but only 3 out of 4 of the collection) many moons ago for 30 Pfennige (about 10-15 cents) each.
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Michael
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Post subject: Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 8:47 pm |
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Mike G
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 6:08 am |
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StefanPochmann wrote: "Both are in good, clean condition, and are now quite sort after."
Is that British English or what?
No, just bad spelling.
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Sean
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 12:13 pm |
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Michael wrote: Great Gears by TOMY ...76 $ US (This one is a Beaut !)
Is this an average price for a Great Gears?
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Aleksey
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Post subject: Posted: Tue May 31, 2005 12:23 pm |
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Sean, I think we did not see Great Gears on auction in a long time. I'd seen it for a lower price before.
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Mike G
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 1:59 am |
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Tim Browne
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 3:47 am |
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Mike G wrote: It gets a bit boring, but here's another example of UK eBay madness: they really couldn't live without that particular Master Magic...
I dunno... that price is a bargain compared to what I paid for my Master Magic 5-6 years ago. Even so, I found the investment to be ridiculously worth it, as I learned enough from comparing it with a standard magic to convince myself I could make my own mods and did so. After only 1 puzzle sale on eBay, I almost doubled my initial investment (purchase, including shipping, worked out to about $125US, while my first sale went for $203.50). Needless to say, I didn't stop at 1. Not bad, all things considered.  L8r.
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nicky_uk
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 2:57 pm |
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Michael
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 01, 2005 5:04 pm |
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nicky_uk wrote: Quite an interesting item: A mini-Rubiks magic puzzle commemorating the old Pope, said to be made by the Rubik's Studio in Hungary: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 6181416446Indeed a rare find !
It would be interesting to know a little more about the hungarian Rubik`s Studio, some history about what puzzles they have made in the past,
i would like to see pictures of the inside of the campany, how they make the puzzles, past prototypes, etc. ...maybe one day ?
...You wonder why in this day & age, why they don`t have a website ?
Michael
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 06, 2005 12:42 pm |
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Andreas Nortmann
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 1:09 am |
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 07, 2005 12:25 pm |
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I haven't played with mine for a while, but it didn't turn very easily. It came to me scambled and there is so much play in the tiles that they easily slid over the layers which will not allow you to turn the puzzle. I ended up removing the screw and the tiles and putting it back together to solve the puzzle. Very unique and rare, but it wasn't the best made puzzle from what I remember.
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jun 10, 2005 4:11 pm |
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Joseph Liao
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:04 pm |
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Darren Grewe
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 7:57 pm |
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Joseph Liao
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jun 11, 2005 8:56 pm |
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Darren Grewe wrote: Joseph Liao wrote: hey guys...i remember seeing a "6x6x6" on ebay...anyone got any updates on it?~ Update for Joseph Liao!!!!! It was only a 3x3x3 cube, it said that in the auction page and it almost looked like a 6x6x6 cube except for the center. Dorn !!! Dorn !!! Dorn !!! Dorn !!! http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19187&item=5977890610&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVWIs this the auction that you saw Joseph Liao? I hope!!!!! Hi Darren,
YEAH! That was what I was talking about!?!?!?! How did you know that it was only a 3x3x3? (I didn't think about it until now, they divide the side squares into 4 pieces). Who won the bid? Thanks~
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nicknicknickandnick
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 12, 2005 12:22 am |
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Michael
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 14, 2005 6:13 am |
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nicknicknickandnick
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Post subject: Posted: Wed Jun 15, 2005 11:50 pm |
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mashick
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 3:23 pm |
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:09 pm |
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Nice find on the Taz. Shipping was probably more than what you paid for the whole lot  Did you keep all those Taz items???
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mashick
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:31 pm |
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Shipping was $12. I'll probably contact the next highest bidder to see if they'd like to buy the other items, unless someone here is interested in them.
-Phil
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:43 pm |
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I'm sure you can twist those Taz's, but are they puzzles?
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 4:47 pm |
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Aleksey
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:01 pm |
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Dodd, I think it's the same puzzle. I can look it up tonight if you want. It's just the opposite views of the same puzzle.
Phil, I am jealous!  Want to trade the TAZ head?
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:32 pm |
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Quote: I can look it up tonight if you want
Where do you look these up at? I am curious now.
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Aleksey
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 5:47 pm |
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Sorry for confusion. I have this can.
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Oscar
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 7:15 pm |
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Dodd wrote: Is this a different Troll can than what is in the database???
Indeed different. I cann't believe that I didn't notice it when I checked this auction.
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Aleksey
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 20, 2005 10:52 pm |
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Yep, I have the one you won in the auction. Checked just now. It is different from pictured in the database.
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jaap
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Post subject: Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 1:06 am |
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As you all probably know, I don't go for picture variations of the same puzzles or the many puzzle heads, unless they're really cheap. Nowadays it only rarely happens that a puzzle comes along that I would pay top dollar for. This is one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5978469273
The Hexadecimal Puzzle. This is the first puzzle Binary Arts ever produced. It is made of wood, and is a variation on the Spinout puzzle (or rather, it is 16 variations in one).
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David J
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Post subject: rare puzzle Posted: Tue Jun 21, 2005 2:01 pm |
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jaap wrote: As you all probably know, I don't go for picture variations of the same puzzles or the many puzzle heads, unless they're really cheap. Nowadays it only rarely happens that a puzzle comes along that I would pay top dollar for. This is one: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5978469273The Hexadecimal Puzzle. This is the first puzzle Binary Arts ever produced. It is made of wood, and is a variation on the Spinout puzzle (or rather, it is 16 variations in one). Would you post a picture of it, please?
David J
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jaap
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Post subject: Re: rare puzzle Posted: Wed Jun 22, 2005 12:50 am |
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nicky_uk
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Post subject: Posted: Sun Jun 26, 2005 1:45 pm |
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Mon Jun 27, 2005 11:53 am |
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Wow, I wouldn't mind adding a Black Saturn with box to my collection. Incredible price too. The other Saturn went much higher than I expected.
Here is another from the same seller. A masterball that advertises the movie I.Q. I have never seen a puzzle before with the name of a movie studio on it, along with a movie title for $17.50
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=5209077733&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEAFB%3AIT&rd=1
Also, I would recommend anyone who posts an auction link, especially in this post, to post the name of the puzzle and the final price. I have gone back and looked at several items in this category and if the info is not in the post then there is no info since the auction link is useless after a few months. Thanks
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Mr.Twisty
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 11:34 am |
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Aleksey
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Post subject: Posted: Fri Jul 01, 2005 12:47 pm |
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Post subject: Posted: Sat Jul 02, 2005 10:44 am |
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Blind man's 3x3 for $130:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 5983396052
Is that an "official" Rubik one? The one in the TP database and in Ton's collection look the same but this one is quite different. I was also wondering a while why there's no orange anywhere, all the other colors are. Then I saw (thanks to the tiles) that there's black instead, apparently the seller solved that side and hid it
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Mr.Twisty
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