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 March Caravan

The caravan comes to town for a week at a time to sell goods for gold.

March Caravan
Available 3/24/15 - 3/31/15

Potion Shop
Heal Potion - Allows healing up to 10 health during a battle. (Price: 5 Gold)
Minor Poison Potion - Poisons the monster causing 2 amount of additional damage at the beginning of the turn. (Price: 5 Gold)

Trader
Cat Familiar - A small kitten is for sale. You think with a month of training you could teach her to be a familiar. Training costs 4 books with fish on the cover or in the title fed to the kitten one book a week for 4 weeks. (Books may be spaced out at longer intervals but must be at least a week between books.) Once trained your familiar will attack monsters for 2 HP at the beginning of each battle. (Price: 40 Gold)
Blending in Hat - A hat in the latest fashion that makes you look just like everyone else out there. While wearing this hat, common animals reappear one day sooner. The hat must be worn during the battle and only one hat may be worn at a time. (Price: 30 Gold)

Book of the Month Sales
The following books are available for purchase. Buying one of the books enables you to use it as if you had read the book. Each book may only be bought once per person.
* Wicked: The Life and Times of the Wicked Witch of the West Gregory Maguire (Price: 4 Gold)
* Snow Like Ashes Sara Raasch (Price: 4 Gold)
* All the Light We Cannot See Anthony Doerr (Price: 5 Gold)
* A Pretty Mess Carla Caruso (Price: 2 Gold)

Classifieds
Each ad may only be answered once per person.
* Looking for book with 600-650 pages, willing to pay 3 gold.
* Looking for a book with a flower on the cover, willing to pay 2 gold.
* Looking for a book with multiple parts, willing to pay 3 gold.
* Looking for a book that has been translated from the original language, willing to pay 2 gold.
* Looking for a book starting with the letter J, willing to pay 2 gold.
* Looking for a book that is 7th in it's series, willing to pay 3 gold.

Looking for a particular book? Have extra books you're willing to sell? List them in the thread for others to sell/buy. Be sure to list a selling or purchasing price. First person to offer a book that meets the requirements makes the sell and first person to answer an ad will make the buy. Books purchased may be used the same as any book you would have read normally. Participation may not be bartered.
Example Offer: Sugarplums and Scandal for sale! Great book to use to rescue faeries! 5 gold to buy your chance to see a real fairy!!!!

Example Request: Looking for a in-betweeners book! Offering 3 gold.

Selling
RebeccaS - post - Bleak House for 8 gold
Reva - post - Anyone But You for 3 gold
Reva - post - The Caged Countess for 3 gold - sold to Tia
Reva - post - When Christakos Meets His Match for 3 gold
Reva - post - A Secret Until Now for 3 gold
Reva - post - The Last Prince of Dahaar for 2 gold - sold to Tia
Reva - post - Pretender to the Throne for 2 gold - sold to RebeccaS


Buying
Cait - post - book about dogs, sports, or food for 2 gold
Cait - post - a book with an item of clothing on the cover for 2 gold
Cait - post - book set in a Mediterranean Country for 3 gold - Tia
RebeccaS - post - 2 books with less than 200 pgs for 2 gold each or 5 gold for both - Reva

Sold

RebeccaS
Cait


Bought

reserved

Is the caravan open?

Open Market Ad


Bleak House
1017 pages
Price: 8 gold

Are you ready to level up to a double digit warrior, but don't have the time to read a monster book between slaying monsters? Or do you have room to carry around a brick of a book to level up to 10 later? Well look no further! This massive monstrosity contains 1017 pages of complicated prose that are sure to help you level up in a SNAP. This is a STEAL at 8 gold pieces!

I'd like to buy for 2 gold please!

I am looking to buy three books!

#1- Dog/Sports/Food
Looking to purchase a book about dogs, sports, or food.
Will pay 2 gold

#2- Clothing
Looking to purchase a book with an item of clothing on the cover.
Will pay 2 gold

#3- Set in a Mediterranean Country
Looking to purchase a book set in a book that borders the Mediterranean Sea.
Will pay 3 gold

I'm going to buy (2 gold)

(I updated my original post with another ad, mods, sorry. If you want to add that to the masterpost up top.)

*puts 4 gold in a chest*

Thank you ladies for your purchase. Please come again. ☺

Cait, I can have The Jew of Malta read by tomorrow evening - it's just sitting on my bookshelf because I had to buy it for a class my senior year of college, but we never actually got around to reading it.

It's set against a backdrop of the struggle for power between Spain and the Ottoman Empire on the Mediterranean, so it should fit your quest!

Tia wrote: "Cait, I can have The Jew of Malta read by tomorrow evening - it's just sitting on my bookshelf because I had to buy it for a class my senior year of college, but we never actually got..."

Just post it here when you are ready for transaction.

Tia wrote: "Cait, I can have The Jew of Malta read by tomorrow evening - it's just sitting on my bookshelf because I had to buy it for a class my senior year of college, but we never actually got..."

That'd be great! Let me know when it's good to go, I'll keep an eye on the thread here.

Cait wrote: "I am looking to buy three books!

#1- Dog/Sports/Food
Looking to purchase a book about dogs, sports, or food.
Will pay 2 gold

#2- Clothing
Looking to purchase a book with an item of clothing on th..."

I have available:

For #3


#2. When Christakos Meets His Match by Abby Green 192 pages Read: 17 / 3 /2015 (2014) March set in Greece

Awesome, Reva! Let me double check this with the mods quick:

Tea/Kelly, does Tia get it being the first to comment or would Reva get it as her book is finished already? I'm good with either, of course, I'm just not sure which one follows the rules in this case.

Cait wrote: "Awesome, Reva! Let me double check this with the mods quick:

Tea/Kelly, does Tia get it being the first to comment or would Reva get it as her book is finished already? I'm good with either, of co..."

It's up to you. You are buyer.
Maybe you could haggle now :P

Oh gosh, I hate being in charge of decisions. Um.

Reva, do you have any other books read that could fit either of the other two spots? I know you're a pretty quick reader so if you have anything else I'd love to have it.

But I think I'm going to give the Mediterranean one to Tia just because she commented first. Thank you both for your offers though that will save me a lot of time!

Cait I also have:

For Dog or doctor

Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie 283 pages Read: 23 / 3 /2015 ( Jan 1, 1996) 3 gold

@Cait
It has to be your decision. You can check out what books you got offered and pick one that is working for you better. You are the one that's going to use them.
I know that now you are looking for a book for specific task, but what if you wanted something that could fit in several places? How would we know what you really want?


@Reva
are you going to offer other one for sale?

I will definitely keep that one in mind. I'm going to hold off and see if anyone will give me one for 2 gold (because I'm broke, my friend, I'm broke :P) but if not, and yours is still available in a couple day, I'll come back and take that off your hands.

❀Tea❀ wrote: "@Cait
It has to be your decision. You can check out what books you got offered and pick one that is working for you better. You are the one that's going to use them.
I know that now you are looking..."

Oh I wasn't complaining or anything. I just didn't want to make a call and have it be against the rules. It's not a problem. More like "I hate disappointing people and having to choose one person over another" type deal. I already decided so. No big deal :)

Cait, if you want to take Reva's offer, I totally understand. From now on I know to only post after I've actually read the book! =p

Tia wrote: "Cait, if you want to take Reva's offer, I totally understand. From now on I know to only post after I've actually read the book! =p"

If you're sure you can get it read by the end of the caravan, then it's still yours. I'm just going to go on a "first come first...give my gold to" basis for this one and you were first. Also Reva will more than likely end up with 3 more of my gold anyway ;)

Hello fellow questers! I am looking for 3 books that are less than 200 pages (I desperately need my horsie). I would be willing to pay 1 gold coin each or 5 gold for a bundle of all 3. I am open to bartering!

I've actually already started it, haha - hoping it will be done by tonight! I just had to flip flop it with one other book I planned on reading tonight.

Tia wrote: "I've actually already started it, haha - hoping it will be done by tonight! I just had to flip flop it with one other book I planned on reading tonight."

Great! Good to go then.

I have available for your delectation the following multi- purpose books. They meet time criteria or are part of a series or meet other quest demands. Please contact me if you are interested.

FOR SALE:

Anyone But You by Jennifer Crusie 283 pages Read: 23 / 3 /2015 ( Jan 1, 1996) Fred the dog, dr. Alex. Romance 3 gold

Series book: #2. When Christakos Meets His Match by Abby Green 192 pages Read: 17 / 3 /2015 (2014) March set in Greece / Romance 3 gold

Series Book: . #3. A Secret Until Now by Kim Lawrence 256 pages Read: 15 / 3 /2015 (2014) Jan / Romance 3 Gold

SOLD

The Caged Countess by Joanna Fulford 288 pages Read: 14 / 3 /2015 (2008) Dress /historical Romance 3 Gold SOLD to Tia 24/3/2015

Series Book: #2. The Last Prince of Dahaar by Tara Pammi 192 pages Read: 18 / 3 /2015 (2014) March . 2 Gold SOLD TO TIA 24/3/2014 @ 5:00pm EST

Series Book: #3. Pretender to the Throne by Maisey Yates 192 pages Read: 20 / 3 /2015 (2014) March 2 Gold SOLD TO RebeccaS 24/3/2015 @5:13 pm EST


I also have many more books available and adding more daily in my infinite tote. So if you have a need or a Quest to complete, please feel free to take a look and discuss your needs with me.

@Reva: I'll take The Caged Countess for 3 gold!

Oh, and The Last Prince of Dahaar for 2 as well!

Tia wrote: "@Reva: I'll take The Caged Countess for 3 gold!"

The Caged Countess by Joanna Fulford 288 pages Read: 14 / 3 /2015 (2008) Dress /historical Romance 3 Gold SOLD to Tia 24/3/2015 @4:50 pm EST

I can't update post so fast :P

Reva wrote: "Tia wrote: "@Reva: I'll take The Caged Countess for 3 gold!"

The Caged Countess by Joanna Fulford 288 pages Read: 14 / 3 /2015 (2008) Dress /histo..."

Reva, love how you wrote it!
Maybe we should ask everyone to do it that way.

Tia wrote: "Oh, and The Last Prince of Dahaar for 2 as well!"

Sold to Tia 24/3/2015 @ 5:00 pm EST


Series Book: #2. The Last Prince of Dahaar by Tara Pammi 192 pages Read: 18 / 3 /2015 (2014) March, TP. 2 Gold

You got a bargain, I didn't notice the TP. :-). Thanks for your business. Come again soon

@Reva I'll take Pretender to the Throne (2 gold)

Mods - I'm now looking for just 2 books under 200 pages, 2 gold each or 5 gold for both together! Thanks :)

RebeccaS wrote: "Mods - I'm now looking for just 2 books under 200 pages, 2 gold each or 5 gold for both together! Thanks :)"


This is to confirm the following sales:

#3. Pretender to the Throne by Maisey Yates 192 pages Read: 20 / 3 /2015 (2014) March/Romance 2 gold


I can tender for your 5 Gold offer the following multipurpose books books:

#2. Shamed in the Sands by Sharon Kendrick 192 pages Read: 16 / 3 /2015 (2014) Jan

#1. When Falcone's World Stops Turning by Abby Green 192 pages Read: 15/ 3 /2015 (2014) jan both for 5 Gold



SOLD @ 5:13 pm EST TO RebeccaS for 2 + 5 = 7 GOLD

Many thanks for your custom, Please call again.

Reva wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "Mods - I'm now looking for just 2 books under 200 pages, 2 gold each or 5 gold for both together! Thanks :)"

I can tender for your 5 Gold offer the following multipurpose books ..."

Um, I think she bought Pretender to the Throne and after that she asked for another 2 books for 5 gold.

No problem will correct the sale. After all the customer is always right

Whoops sorry I jumped the gun a bit!

Reva - But that's good I'll buy Pretender to the Throne and Shamed in the Sands for a total of 5 gold! (if the offer is still there)

Thanks!!

I think I'm going to ask for 10% commission on every sale :P

I need to earn some gold!

Thanks for being awesome Tea!

RebeccaS wrote: "Thanks for being awesome Tea!"

So you still need 1 book?

I have one I'm willing to part for 2 gold :)

Yep still need one book! That'd be awesome

RebeccaS wrote: "Yep still need one book! That'd be awesome"

Guess not. Reva beat me to it. *sigh*


Reva, that'll be 1 gold for caravan fee, please :P
*snikers*

RebeccaS wrote: "Yep still need one book! That'd be awesome"

See above message you've got the three books as requested

❀Tea❀ wrote: "I think I'm going to ask for 10% commission on every sale :P

I need to earn some gold!"

Read, read, read. ;-)

Reva wrote: "Read, read, read. ;-)"

I'm trying, but someone keeps trading books just to distract me!

Thanks Reva for your 3 books for 7 gold! (Thanks for being patient with me).