Ok, I know the metal tin limited edition of Quake III Arena was limited edition, but not that limited!  :o

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That is purely ridiculous!  ::)  One just went 10 minutes ago for £16.50 WITH Team Arena (I bid £15.00 for it ;), thought I'd pick one up, sell it off, and make a profit!) but why so much for the first one?!

Only two days ago, one went for just over £5.00.  :-/

Never mind, I tried to get an original Retail Quake 1 a while ago.

I stopped bidding just before it reached 50 Quid ;)

50 squid for a Quake 1!! :o  I have two of those fully boxed!  I would like an id Anthology but they cost an arm and a leg!  As does Ultimate Quake. :(

Well I have the following, ALL retail boxed with everything, most of them are all mine bought from new, in which I have the receipt still for them :) :

Quake
2x Quake 1
Quake Mission Pack 1: Scourge of Armagon
Quake Mission Pack 2: Dissolution of Eternity

Quake II
Quake II
Quake II Mission Pack: The Reckoning
Quake II Mission Pack: Ground Zero
Quake II Net Pack: Extremeties

Quake III Arena
Quake III Arena
Quake III: Team Arena

Only really interested in id's official releases.  You could go on forever if you wanted to get everything else!

I bet he asked one of his friends to bid on his item to see how high the reserves were on the other bidders. It happen to me once. >:(



I would never pay $128! :P

I own a tin version of the Q3 for PC. Only $30 for the Linux Tin version. The linux tin version is the same as the pc version execpt the CDs.


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I saw Quake III Gold in the shops yesterday.  It was a hybrid version for both PC and Mac!  It was damn heavy for a DVD case box!  ;)

Heh I own Quake 3 GOLD! ;D

The reason it's SOOO heavy is that it has 2 CD's and 2 manuals! ::)

CD1 = Quake 3 (PC/MAC)
CD2 = Team Arena

But it's the manuals that make it HEAVY! :P

I have both Q3 and TA fully retail boxed.  The manuals with the original versions aren't that heavy!  But I suppose the reason why the Q3 Gold manuals are so heavy is because they have to cater for the Macintosh documentation too!

Are the Q3 CD's a hybrid too? (one disc with both versions on) Or is there like 4 CD's in the package?

I can confirm that there are TWO CD's in the box...

From what I remember the Q3 CD is hybrid - whereas team arena (I think) is PC only... :P

I could be wrong though as the game has been stored away now in a box in my uncles house. ::)

(I have too many PC games, so he stores them for me - whilst I have all the console games!) ;D

What does you mean ?

A very rare Linux Version in that Metal Box  ;D

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I HATE those 'super sticky' price tags! >:(

I think they are a pain in the arse of every collector! It's just something we have to live with!  :(

Hm, just go and see your friendly drugstore.

There are alot of special Solutions and anti-adhesive chemicals that can be safely used on those Sticky Tags ;)

If all fails, very warm water vapor usually still helps, old "grandma's trick" first employed by stamp collectors to get them off the Envelopes ... ;D

back to the good ol' days!  ;D

The joy of sitting there for over an hour, frustratingly picking away at the residue that persists in getting us even madder!

Still, I suppose something has to keep us occupied in keeping these collections maintained, rather than stuff them straight into a cupboard as soon as they have been purchased!

It's all good fun in the end!  ;)