A bargain!

Settembrini · February 12, 2007, 05:13:58 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/1ST-PRINT-OD-D-WOODGRAIN-BOX-SET-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ290081679199QQihZ019QQcategoryZ44112QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290081679199

Isn´t it?

I mean, is our fandom not crazy enough to warrant a higher price tag?
Velvet Underground Tapes are bringing in more money.

Not that I´d pay those amounts.
But there oughta be a better market for it, no?

blakkie · February 12, 2007, 05:17:52 PM

It's 1 of 1000, not 1 of 2 like that Velvet Underground imprint was. And the "box itself is in Poor condition", with the rest being Fair? I can't see 1700$US being a 'bargin'.

Calithena · February 12, 2007, 05:18:55 PM

I agree that that's a very fair price for a woodie. They've gone for more than three times this.

Mcrow · February 12, 2007, 05:56:48 PM

My unlce picked one up @ a garage sale last summer for $2.

Now its sitting in a clear sealed box on his bookshelf.

James McMurray · February 12, 2007, 06:49:52 PM

Quote from: CalithenaI agree that that's a very fair price for a woodie. They've gone for more than three times this.

Should I maket he obvious joke here?

Silverlion · February 12, 2007, 07:02:50 PM

I once conversed regularly with a comic book store owner--who'd acquired the store from the original owner, and inherited some gaming books. Because of that some people would bring in used games and try and sell them--one brought in a copy of VERY near mint White box D&D, and not wanting to mess with getting a fair price, and evidently oblivious just gave it to the store owner. (So mint a mis-cut page still had the accidental fold in from the cutting machine and no discoloration of the pages at all)

I told him I couldn't pay what it was worth, and to be fair he should take it and sell it to a convention...

I don't kick myself over it or anything. Except when I see E-bay auctions going for that much for such a thing.

Blackleaf · February 12, 2007, 09:24:20 PM

I just won an E-Bay auction for the Moldvay edition D&D Basic boxed set (including "The Keep on the Borderlands" and original dice!) to replace my copy of the Basic D&D book.

Pierce Inverarity · February 12, 2007, 09:38:11 PM

Quote from: StuartI just won an E-Bay auction for the Moldvay edition D&D Basic boxed set (including "The Keep on the Borderlands" and original dice!) to replace my copy of the Basic D&D book.

I hold your Moldvay Basic and raise you one Expert box.

Got both of them in the mail last week... including the crayon, of course.

Joy!

Gabriel · February 12, 2007, 10:05:46 PM

Quote from: Settembrinihttp://cgi.ebay.com/1ST-PRINT-OD-D-WOODGRAIN-BOX-SET-VERY-RARE_W0QQitemZ290081679199QQihZ019QQcategoryZ44112QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item290081679199

Isn´t it?

I mean, is our fandom not crazy enough to warrant a higher price tag?
Velvet Underground Tapes are bringing in more money.

Not that I´d pay those amounts.
But there oughta be a better market for it, no?

If anything, I'd say that "collectibles" in our hobby go for much higher than they really would in any other fandom. It's the nature of a hobby full of geeks, obsessive completists, and bibliophiles.

Werekoala · February 12, 2007, 11:31:37 PM

Quote from: SilverlionI once conversed regularly with a comic book store owner--who'd acquired the store from the original owner, and inherited some gaming books. Because of that some people would bring in used games and try and sell them--one brought in a copy of VERY near mint White box D&D, and not wanting to mess with getting a fair price, and evidently oblivious just gave it to the store owner. (So mint a mis-cut page still had the accidental fold in from the cutting machine and no discoloration of the pages at all)

Out of morbid greed and curiosity, how much would a white-box in near mint be worth, ya think? Got one lying around somewhere.

Pierce Inverarity · February 13, 2007, 12:05:07 AM

Werekoala, it depends on whether or not it has references to hobbits in them. (If so, good; if not, still not bad).

Check out http://www.acaeum.com/

They have updated pricelists and a forum where they give you advice on your treasures.

Silverlion · February 13, 2007, 12:05:52 AM

Quote from: WerekoalaOut of morbid greed and curiosity, how much would a white-box in near mint be worth, ya think? Got one lying around somewhere.

At the time, most of those I'd seen were only going for about 50 in ziplocs--this one had a box, and was in much better shape and I told him. I think he got a 100 for it--but this has been more than a decade ago.

A bargain!

Gabriel