1. Standard membersundown316
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    03 Apr '11 11:56
    I am quitting chess for an indefinate period,probably for good. I am putting up a lot of my chess book collection up for sale on eBay. If you are interested look up a seller named jonahhex316. I only take PayPal as payment,and there are many countries I will NOT ship to,so check my exclusions list before bidding. I have books on all chess subjects,and great authors like Chernev,Pandolfini,Purdy,Averbakh,Nunn,Silman. I will be putting stuff up in blocks of about 50 at a time,so keep checking back,or send me a message about specific items I might have.
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    03 Apr '11 13:01
    Originally posted by sundown316
    I am quitting chess for an indefinate period,probably for good. I am putting up a lot of my chess book collection up for sale on eBay. If you are interested look up a seller named jonahhex316. I only take PayPal as payment,and there are many countries I will NOT ship to,so check my exclusions list before bidding. I have books on all chess subjects,and gre ...[text shortened]... about 50 at a time,so keep checking back,or send me a message about specific items I might have.
    Blocks of 50!! How many do you have? And how come you are not a great deal stronger than your rating would suggest? I have to admit to reading a lot of chess literature myself with very little effect on my game but my collection is not in your league. 30 books in total.
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    03 Apr '11 13:18
    I have close to a thousand books,all but about 100 of which I am selling. I was pretty strong in my peak years(2060 USCF),but as I lost interest in the game,and the desire to improve,I slipped down to about 1800 USCF. I'm quitting because I am playing like a total moron,blundering away games to people I should beat 100 games out of a 100. If I can't do any better than that,then I don't want to play anymore
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    You need some weed
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    03 Apr '11 16:59
    Originally posted by Maxacre42
    You need some weed
    I never indulged,I left that stupidity to my brother
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    03 Apr '11 17:17
    Originally posted by sundown316
    I have close to a thousand books,all but about 100 of which I am selling. I was pretty strong in my peak years(2060 USCF),but as I lost interest in the game,and the desire to improve,I slipped down to about 1800 USCF. I'm quitting because I am playing like a total moron,blundering away games to people I should beat 100 games out of a 100. If I can't do any better than that,then I don't want to play anymore
    Have you tried doing some tactical exercises to sharpen up your tactics?
    That should take care of those blunders...
    I cant imagine myself ever quitting chess.
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    03 Apr '11 18:13
    Originally posted by LordOfTheChessboard
    Have you tried doing some tactical exercises to sharpen up your tactics?
    That should take care of those blunders...
    I cant imagine myself ever quitting chess.
    It's not that,Lord-I'm bored silly with the game to boot. I've accomplished a few things on the 64 squares,won some pretty good games,lost too many bad ones to recollect,just nothing left for me to strive for.
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    04 Apr '11 09:07
    Originally posted by sundown316
    I never indulged,I left that stupidity to my brother
    "....mainly into the paranormal,doing ghost hunts ...."


    lol
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    04 Apr '11 10:39
    Originally posted by polux
    "....mainly into the paranormal,doing ghost hunts ...."


    lol
    Regarding non-chess related comments and criticisms:

    I just want to remind everyone that this is the Only Chess board.
  10. Standard membersundown316
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    06 Apr '11 22:44
    Sorry,should have clarified. When I said blocks of 50,I should have said 50 books at a time,not in one bunch. I do have multiple books by one author that I will only sell as a set.
  11. Standard memberRevRSleeker
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    06 Apr '11 23:41
    I'm finding your locality and that to the intended seller a little confusing as the seller is listed as 'location: U.S' yet is a 'Malaysian Seller'..I guess what's confusing me further is your U.S flag and the U.K websites indicating you're presently in England or Wales..if I were to bid and win on something, where exactly would they be dispatched from or perhaps I've missed the obvious.. as is often the case 😉
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    07 Apr '11 00:02
    Originally posted by RevRSleeker
    I'm finding your locality and that to the intended seller a little confusing as the seller is listed as 'location: U.S' yet is a 'Malaysian Seller'..I guess what's confusing me further is your U.S flag and the U.K websites indicating you're presently in England or Wales..if I were to bid and win on something, where exactly would they be dispatched from or perhaps I've missed the obvious.. as is often the case 😉
    Malaysian???? No,I'm in the United States,tho I also list my stuff on eBay UK,to increase my visibility on the site.
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    07 Apr '11 19:32
    Do you have any Tartakower texts you'd be willing to separate with?

    I'm interested in Tartakower, Tarrasch, and Rubenstein, if you have any volumes available-I'd "buy it now"

    Also, I'm interested in your Chernev collection - but you have no pictures to exemplify their condition. Can you either email or post pictures of them?

    -GIN
  14. Standard membersundown316
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    07 Apr '11 21:14
    Originally posted by Nowakowski
    Do you have any Tartakower texts you'd be willing to separate with?

    I'm interested in Tartakower, Tarrasch, and Rubenstein, if you have any volumes available-I'd "buy it now"

    Also, I'm interested in your Chernev collection - but you have no pictures to exemplify their condition. Can you either email or post pictures of them?

    -GIN
    Right now,all I have of what you ask for is Tarrasch 300 Games,the Dover edition. As per the rest,I have neither the camera equipment or the computer know-how to download and post photos.
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    07 Apr '11 21:53
    Originally posted by sundown316
    Malaysian???? No,I'm in the United States,tho I also list my stuff on eBay UK,to increase my visibility on the site.
    You're in the US but you take part in ghost hunts in the UK and Wales?
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