If you had a ring with one holiday wish • Collecting General • The Acaeum

The Acaeum Forums • Collecting General

If you had a ring with one holiday wish
	Page 1 of 1

Author

invincibleoverlord
Prolific Collector

Posts: 517
Joined: Oct 03, 2004
Last Visit: Nov 07, 2007
Location: windy south florida

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:04 pm

If you could have any RPG collectable excluding unique items like original art or manuscripts, what one item would you love to find under the Christmas tree?

I'd dress up as Santa and spend a day at the mall for a 1st edition Chainmail

I know what grodog and ajeff would want under their trees

"Its either a wand to cast Bigby's Hand spells or a +3 backscratcher. We're not sure which."

Traveller
Prolific Collector

Posts: 851
Joined: Jun 12, 2004
Last Visit: Dec 29, 2020

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 7:10 pm

A complete early printing OD&D set with early printing supplements.

The Gray Book: My homage to E.G.G.

Star Trek: Alpha Quadrant: The game Mongoose failed to make.

deimos3428
Long-Winded Collector
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 3066
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Last Visit: Apr 30, 2015

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 8:32 pm

The poor condition duct-taped red-box basic rulebooks which I highlighted with pink & green highlighter. (My first D&D item.) I'd have to be that specific copy to be of any value, though.

Blackmoor
Long-Winded Collector
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 3590
Joined: Dec 20, 2003
Last Visit: Jan 17, 2021
Location: Canada

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 9:48 pm

A copy of B1 with my old friends from grade 9 to play it with!!

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

McDuff
Prolific Collector

Posts: 193
Joined: Nov 05, 2002
Last Visit: Jul 18, 2012
Location: Charleston, SC

Posted: Wed Dec 22, 2004 11:52 pm

I second the 1st edition Chainmail.

Gnat the Beggar
Grandstanding Collector
JG Valuation Board
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 5029
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
Last Visit: Jan 16, 2017
Location: Texas

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:02 am

deimos3428 wrote:The poor condition duct-taped red-box basic rulebooks which I highlighted with pink & green highlighter. (My first D&D item.) I'd have to be that specific copy to be of any value, though.

I was just shipped one in about that same condition last week. I could easliy apply duct tape and highlighting, or ship the box set as is along with several strips of tape and two highlighters for you to apply as needed....

Only one penny.. :roll:

...Plus a couple bucks shipping of course. :twisted:

Gnat the Beggar
Grandstanding Collector
JG Valuation Board
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 5029
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
Last Visit: Jan 16, 2017
Location: Texas

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:06 am

McDuff wrote:I second the 1st edition Chainmail.

Sometimes I am far too impulsive with trades...... :cry:

I had one a month ago in near mint condition, and I traded it away.
I may never see another one, especially in that condition.

I got lots of stuff for it and I was NOT taken advantage of at all....
I just really do miss it.....

I did the same sort of trade several years ago with a Mint condition 1969 Topps Rookie Football card of Brian Piccolo..... They are VERY tuff to find in that condition. In fact, I have never seen another one in such nice shape.

I traded a bunch of newer rookie cards for it,

and then a year later I for some stupid reason traded it back to the same guy for some other cards,

and then several years later I got it back in a mass purchase from the same guy....

In that purchase I got all of his football cards, including the ones I had traded to him to get the Piccolo that first time. I will never let it go again.....

Will I never learn my lesson? :roll:

deimos3428
Long-Winded Collector
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 3066
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Last Visit: Apr 30, 2015

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:36 am

Aneoth wrote:
deimos3428 wrote:The poor condition duct-taped red-box basic rulebooks which I highlighted with pink & green highlighter. (My first D&D item.) I'd have to be that specific copy to be of any value, though.

I was just shipped one in about that same condition last week. I could easliy apply duct tape and highlighting, or ship the box set as is along with several strips of tape and two highlighters for you to apply as needed....

Only one penny.. ...Plus a couple bucks shipping of course.

One penny for two highlighters? My office will be placing an order for several hundred thousand highlighters shortly.

As far as the basic set is concerned, it would have to be my original copy. And I'd have to be 8, so a time machine would be required as well.

invincibleoverlord
Prolific Collector

Posts: 517
Joined: Oct 03, 2004
Last Visit: Nov 07, 2007
Location: windy south florida

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:01 am

Merry Christmas deimos

"Its either a wand to cast Bigby's Hand spells or a +3 backscratcher. We're not sure which."

Gnat the Beggar
Grandstanding Collector
JG Valuation Board
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 5029
Joined: Oct 11, 2004
Last Visit: Jan 16, 2017
Location: Texas

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:14 am

invincibleoverlord wrote:Merry Christmas deimos

[ Image ]

Now that is WAY COOL!!

Can I borrow it once deimos is finished with it? :idea:

"Guys, I am starting to think Tegel Manor might be haunted..."
Stated by me as a PC during a run of Tegel Manor DMed by killjoy at NTRPGCon 2010

Charter Member of the ATM

invincibleoverlord
Prolific Collector

Posts: 517
Joined: Oct 03, 2004
Last Visit: Nov 07, 2007
Location: windy south florida

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 11:49 am

BTWâ€¦.I forgot to mention there are two rules to the Time Machine. #1 no removing any RPG items from the past including and sorry to say deimos any personal D&D items

. Because doing so it will cause a rift in time

. #2 no going forward in time past the time of departure, so there's no taking advantage of knowing the future values of any RPG collectable :twisted:

.

Enough said; enjoy you're trip

"Its either a wand to cast Bigby's Hand spells or a +3 backscratcher. We're not sure which."

deimos3428
Long-Winded Collector
Acaeum Donor

Posts: 3066
Joined: Jul 09, 2004
Last Visit: Apr 30, 2015

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:07 pm

invincibleoverlord wrote:BTWâ€¦.I forgot to mention there are two rules to the Time Machine. #1 no removing any RPG items from the past including and sorry to say deimos any personal D&D items . Because doing so it will cause a rift in time . #2 no going forward in time past the time of departure, so there's no taking advantage of knowing the future values of any RPG collectable .

Enough said; enjoy you're trip .

Well, I'm back. What a rush! I don't think I did anything terribly bad to space-time, but I did convince them to change the original boxed set to have a "woodgrain" look instead of that god-awful fuchia & teal plaid design they were going to go with...you're welcome.

Deadlord
Grandstanding Collector

Posts: 5613
Joined: Jun 30, 2003
Last Visit: Jan 15, 2021
Location: New Hampsha

Posted: Thu Dec 23, 2004 12:26 pm

1st print Dwarven Glory. No doubt.

If you hit a Rowsdower, you get to keep it.

arconom
Active Collector

Posts: 11
Joined: Dec 29, 2004
Last Visit: Jan 06, 2005

Posted: Wed Dec 29, 2004 1:47 pm

Lilarcor (pronounced "bob") +3 Talking Sword

The Acaeum Forums • Collecting General

Page 1 of 1