Is there more D&D stuff for sale on ebay now than there was five or ten years ago? Or less? Is the overall quality higher? or Lower?

Tszii wrote in More Stuff:Is there more D&D stuff for sale on ebay now than there was five or ten years ago? Or less? Is the overall quality higher? or Lower?

I suspect there is more, but I suspect that the amount of 1e and OD&D stuff for is about the same or less.  There are many reports that D&D is growing in popularity overall.  Sales at Hasbro are up, for example.  Some of the reasons for the increase in sales may be Big Bang Theory, or Stranger Things, or even 5th Ed, or something else, or a combination of some or all of these things.  The only reason I say that older stuff may be plateauing is that while the popularity may be bringing more of it out of the closets and attics, that process of cleaning out the closets has been going on for some time now and the likelihood of pulling out old D&D stuff to sell is likely tapering off.  And not all people who pull anything out of the closet now are going to sell it.  I would guess the quality of the older stuff is going down, even though there are jewels that appear from time to time.  These are just some speculative thoughts.  

D&D has gained popularity due to the smart move (from a sales standpoint) of dumbing down the game for the current generation of kids.

Deadlord wrote in More Stuff:D&D has gained popularity due to the smart move (from a sales standpoint) of dumbing down the game for the current generation of kids.

I'm running a 5e game myself for the first time. Theyve really made it about superheroes rather just heroic and man do you move through the levels quickly. I do like the combat system

For what i see in EU, there is a sharp change: we are overwhelmed by tsr/wotc stuff of all the edtions moreover, by d20/3.X compatible stuff. What has basically disappeared is the stuff of dnd non-tsr, the small press books and that kind of stuff...

sauromatian wrote in More Stuff:I'll tell you how things have changed. Ten years ago, Kenny Rogers was still here to show us the way. Now we're just the Men Who Look Like No One.

He finally knew when to fold them...

I'll take quality over quantity any day.  There is a ton of rough stuff out there from people cleaning out basements and trying to make a buck.  Nothing wrong with doing that, however it definitely dilutes the listings.

-SKA