I was pretty sure they would get a good price, they look like really nice books. The Player's Handbook sale has to be a new record for an unsigned Copy (or maybe even including Signed ones).

Congrats Andy (Boreas), a couple of nice sales today on some sweet looking Firsties!

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Mister Yuk wrote in Interesting Items just ended on eBay:Someone got a pretty good score here!

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We'll see how good of a deal it was once it arrives. The 1st DMG does have that *stuff* across the front, and the mottling on the back. The box looks quite beat up, and there are no photos of the contents outside of the rulebook (flawed) and dice.

Again, we'll see. Took a big risk, Vader.

Surprisingly, they arrived today. Yes, on a Sunday.

The Holmes box is as expected from the photos. Nothing of note there.

The DMG is certainly a 1st print. The mottling on the rear cover did come up a bit, but I'm afraid that unless I find a way to remove such staining, it's become a permanent feature. The *stuff* on the front mystifies me a bit. It has no texture that I can tell, so it must be very thin if indeed it is a substance. I have not had any success in getting any of it to come off with gentle cleaning. Under a magnifying glass, I might be inclined to think it is a print error, but with one issue: the areas covered appear to be a glossy white, while other areas of white (like the logo) are dull. I also see no real reason (excepting perhaps coincidence) that the *stuff* would not have continued on the rear cover had it been a print error. That leaves the possibility it had been rubbing against something for an extended period of time, like something wrapped in twine. Other than these issues, the book is in very nice condition. The pages are very clean and sharp. No writing noted other than a price on the flyleaf. It does not look to have been used very much. Best 1st DMG I've had in my hands out of four, I think.

As a bonus, I apparently have the original sales receipt, dated August 29, 1979 from Toy World.  

Came across these a few weeks ago, but did not bid, as I was not familiar with them.
Hopefully I did not miss out on some great opportunity  Google search did not turn up anything.

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Thought I should keep an eye on this pair of Box Sets listed together. Pretty nice condition, not stellar but definitely nice.

Whoa, not bad for a new Seller.

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Two 1st Prints and a 2nd for $360

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I was keeping an eye on these Dragons just to see where they'd go.

It's been frequently asserted that the "valuable" Issues are the first 20-30-?. Obviously, the higher the number - the more common the Issue is for pre 2nd Edition Dragons. But I started thinking that higher grade copies up to say the mid 50's were definitely capable of getting much more than a few dollars a piece.
So here we have a bunch (10), decent condition but not great, not very well presented but a reputable seller. Despite those few minor negatives, $27 a piece.

No Feedback has been left yet so we really don't know if the deal went though but... Some food for thought on values for the lesser desired Issues of Dragon.

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The gamescience dice in this lot were interesting to me. Any thoughts on their value?


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The bagged dice are worth the most? Or is it that pink d20?