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I don't think it has even got the cloth board cover, it is in terrible condition. Undoubtedly a genuine signature where it has the name Janet, but I am not sure what is meant by the Annual Enid Blyton Fair - surely not the EB Day! If the seller paid £45 for this they have been robbed!!
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It would surely be worth having for the signature? I wouldn't mind it though I couldn't afford nearly £40 for it.
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I see that bidding has ended on this item. Does anyone know what it finally reached?
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Wining bid says £37.78p!!

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Thanks, Julie - he made a small loss then!
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WOW. £38 pounds.
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Saw this and couldn't find it in the cave. I only recognise two characters, (Bom & Saucepan man ) anybody know the others.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/16238096 ... id=122&chn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

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It's so frustrating - eBay is blocked on my work computer. I can get on Facebook and these forums and Pinterest and even Buzzfeed but not eBay for some reason. I will have to take a look later (if I remember).
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That Giant Tiddley Winks game looks interesting, Su. Are the other two characters perhaps Silky and Mr. Whiskers from the Faraway Tree series?
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I think you're right. But it could also be Mr. Whatizname?
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Here's another game up for sale:

Enid Blyton's Journey Through Fairyland

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Rare-Vintage- ... SwfVpYnyXI" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Journey Through Fairyland is a game I've always wanted to own, as its the very first EB board game that ever came out in the 1940's...but - I'm being a bit picky - I would want the box too!! ;-)

I've seen only the board for sale for much more than £9.99 though - at least this has the cards with it too! 8)
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It's a shame the table cloth never sold...I'm very tempted, lol!

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/ENID-BLYTON-T ... true&rt=nc

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shadow wrote:Saw this and couldn't find it in the cave. I only recognise two characters, (Bom & Saucepan man ) anybody know the others.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/like/16238096 ... id=122&chn" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hope the link works!
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Update: Two reasons, it is too big for my scanner and there is no date on it, which the Cave needs. It is a Bestime product and with Bom on it probably comes from the late 50s or early 60s. According to my post-it note inside I bought it for £8 at a toy fair at Sandown Racecourse near London on August 14th 1999!! I think the other two characters are Silky and the Angry Pixie but I am not sure why Bom is visiting them.
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Regarding Sixret's interesting recent comment about Enid Bylton,here's a little bundle that might interest somebody:

Enid Bylton Vintage hardback book bundle from 1950s

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/132075881262? ... EBIDX%3AIT" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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