Dungeon Mag #1

Posts: 1383 · Posted: Fri Feb 27, 2004 10:52 pm

Anyone have a clue as to the auction value of Dungeon Mag. #1 (excellent/near mint)?

Have not seen one on ebay in forever.

I am thinking of dumping to finance other stuff. Got rid of my other Dungeons year ago, but kept #1. Probably should have held on to all of them 2-15 or so. Confused

Posts: 17 · Posted: Sat Feb 28, 2004 12:40 am

One of them have recently been sold, but it was in France (so was sold, i think, at a higher price), mint and signed:

http://cgi.ebay.fr/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2545

Posts: 23 · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:32 pm

Actually bbarsh,

I have one up right now on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3178944705

Exclamation

mmmm.... minty too

Posts: 23 · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 6:37 pm

Guys, you can reach me at:

rick.simmons@rcwilley.com on monday if you're wishing to forego the yahoo addy.

Swords bright!
Rick

Posts: 840 · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:18 pm

Bill, several of these have been sold over the last few months. Currently, you should expect to get around $150 for your copy of #1 Dragon, if in collectable condition.

Posts: 1383 · Posted: Sun Feb 29, 2004 7:52 pm

Thanks Sage. Will watch to see what happens.

Ralf... Shocked

...that was Dungeon #1 - not Dragon. Thanks, anyway. I think Dragon #1 has been hovering around that number for years.

Posts: 840 · Posted: Mon Mar 01, 2004 4:10 am

Well, yeah. That would be pricy Dungeon!!! Seriously. I haven't seen one of these on eBay, too.

Posts: 2130 · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 9:16 pm

It seams to me that # 2 - 5 are more rare than #1, Everybody I know has a #1 but #3 and #5 are more elusive. I have seen # 1 go for about the $20 - $35 range depending on condition. I remember when Dungeon #1 came out, many of my gamer friends were buying multiple copies of it. Nobody I know bought multiples of #2 and up Rolling Eyes

Posts: 1383 · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 10:23 pm

That is generally the case with most series items. Though the print run on these items were the same, but eventually #1 will star on top.

Posts: 1007 · Posted: Wed Mar 03, 2004 11:16 pm

#3 is in my opnion the hardest to come by...

Brette:)

Posts: 1034 · Posted: Thu Mar 04, 2004 4:57 am

My understanding is that we had distribution problems with #4 in the UK and hence this is difficult to get hold of over here. Which is why I bought mine from the USA. Wink

Posts: 23 · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 1:36 pm

Thanks for waiting, and, thanks for the bid Grodog and others. It made me feel much better having those from the forum look into my auction.

Unfortunately, I ended this auction this morning because of an outside source giving me an offer I couldn't refuse yesterday: $44.00! I was beginning to feel that this may not climb over $25.00 Sad

I have seen the same problem with many of the dungeon magazines as well - #3 through #5 are hard to come by, Blackmoor. I think the ring of truth here is that the maiden voyage of most items, (ie issue #1's), are the chance for the best interviews anbd insights! These will be the crown of the magazine's run. Wink

BTW: I always bought multiple copies as well...I do have an another extra Dungeon #1, #3 and #4(I think, lemme check) - if anyone would like to trade sometime... Question

Thanks again all,
Rick

Posts: 2938 · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:04 pm

Hirward's Task and Trouble at Grogs number among my favorite adventures written in the latter stages of 1e. If you have copies of those issues, Rick, I'd be happy to trade.

I used to own Dungeon 1-20, but sold all of them when I quit playing D&D upon the release of 2e (and, more importantly in my case, when I discovered Ars Magica!). In fact, Paul bought many of my oldest Dragons, SRs, my OCE set and supplements, etc., back in 1995 or so, as did Jason Zavoda Wink

Posts: 4716 · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:44 pm

I just picked up #1-6, and considering I have 1-3 already, my extras will have to go too.
There are a lot of cases where issues #2+ of a certain magazine are scarcer, simply because people will buy a first issue, decide they don't like/want it, and not buy subsequent issues. Besides, first issues are heavily marketed prior to release.