damn, outbid on the Tradervale!


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Heh. I had forgotten about this thread. Thanks for the necro.  

I had one get away from me a few weeks back from an estate sale. At least thirty board games (that I could identify in the pics - there were more) in the military and sports arena. Avalon Hill, SPI and that type of material. A couple of the games I had researched went for anywhere from $15-ish to $150 depending on the year. One of them I only found two sales on EBay. The first was a final of $450 on open auction, the other $900 on a best offer. All told, for what I could see in the pics, there was a potential of a good bit over $1000-1200 in value for the lot. Unfortunately, I could not scrounge up the cash in my PayPal account quickly enough to bid any higher than $170... and I was the second highest bid.

Damn being a day late and a dollar short.  

cdenham wrote in the one that got away....:Well, who snagged this jewel?

Look at this on eBay 1977 TSR Dungeons & Dragons The Lost Caverns  | eBay

That would be me. The module was originally included in another auction as part of an A4 Binder the seller had acquired which contained a number of gems including this first mono printing of The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth. I nearly won the original auction listing for just seven hundred dollars however the seller cancelled the auction with a day to go citing a mistake with the listing. The subsequent re-listing omitted the TLCoJ module.  I contacted the seller and made an offer which the seller accepted. Aside from the punch holes - all 8 sheets including the cover sheet are intact and in nice condition (aside from the cover page having a corner ding) - alas the original ziplock bag was not included.

I would have loved to have gotten the entire folder as it also contained some pages which looked suspiciously like pre-production material which would have been interesting to have acquired however I'm happy with the find - its an interesting read and quite different to the later released S4 module. Also being UK based these days its not often I am able to acquire items such as this one - well not without a trip to the US anyways - so when the opportunity arises I take it.

Anyone grab the ST1 module that was recently listed on Ebay? It was from a UK seller so not sure if you guys spotted it.


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Dear Allan,

This is how rumors get started. From Zeus stating "they look suspiciously like pre-production materials" you morphed that into "I'd love to look at THE pre-production materials" giving his statement legitimacy. The next thing we will see is a thread asking what the value is for a pre-publication version of Tsojconth. You are well respected Allan and people take your opinions very seriously.

Your friend,

Bill

grodog wrote in the one that got away....:

Zeus wrote in the one that got away....:That would be me. The module was originally included in another auction as part of an A4 Binder the seller had acquired which contained a number of gems including this first mono printing of The Lost Caverns of Tsojconth. [snip]

I would have loved to have gotten the entire folder as it also contained some pages which looked suspiciously like pre-production material which would have been interesting to have acquired

Did you save the original auction by chance, Zeus?  I'd love to take a look at the pre-production materials, if possible!

Allan.

No, I'm afraid not. As I recall the folder contained early copies of the Monster and Treasure Assortment Sets, Judges Guild material including Ready Reference Sheets and several note pages relating to D&D and Empires of the Petal Throne.

stratochamp wrote in the one that got away....:This is how rumors get started. From Zeus stating "they look suspiciously like pre-production materials" you morphed that into "I'd love to look at THE pre-production materials" giving his statement legitimacy. The next thing we will see is a thread asking what the value is for a pre-publication version of Tsojconth. You are well respected Allan and people take your opinions very seriously.

Having seen some pre-production materials for Tsojconth, I was very curious to see more, if they turned out to be such, but your comments are duly noted, Bill!---I was certainly not trying to grind the rumor mill another turn or two

Zeus wrote in the one that got away....:

grodog wrote in the one that got away....:Did you save the original auction by chance, Zeus?  I'd love to take a look at the pre-production materials, if possible!

No, I'm afraid not. As I recall the folder contained early copies of the Monster and Treasure Assortment Sets, Judges Guild material including Ready Reference Sheets and several note pages relating to D&D and Empires of the Petal Throne.

That's all I saw when I looked at the other sold lots, too, so thank you for clarifying!

Allan.

Looking at the seller's feedback, at least one of his other negatives was re-sold at a much higher price.

Weird.

4100 bucks is already a kinda steep price even for a ST1

d3rmond wrote in the one that got away....:Weird.

4100 bucks is already a kinda steep price even for a ST1

Agreed.

However with the recent appreciated values of other rare D&D items, it may be part of the "wave of upswing"...

Still a bit high though...