As far as 1st edition published stuff, I only really need GAZ9 Dungon Geos 2 & 3 & outdoor Geos.  I have about 66% of second edition stuff published. I also need almost every Dragon 1-40 and quite a few polyhedrons. I have a lot of duplicates of most 1st edition mods though.  Then there is the rare stuff..........

Oh, I need to get my grimy hands on so much of the stuff I really can't count - especially if you throw in all the different game worlds and all their supplements.
Just a curio - how many items does a full collection of TSR D&D and AD&D stuff count? Is it 1011?  :lol:

bclarkie wrote:I must say the best thing about my stuff is the quality. Roughly 1/2 of everything I own is unopened. The rest is almost all in exellent to NM condition. My desired collection stems pretty far though. I am still working on getting 1st & 2nd Print PHB & MM and a real nice condition 1st Print DMG, a MM softie, both Aussie & UK D1-3 & G1-3, ahhh the list goes on.

BC - i have a MM softie here somewhere what i was going to list sometime when i get round to it. not sure of the print tho....if youre interested i can mail you some pics n stuff?

Al

wthomas wrote:hey Al - is that the softie you sniped me out of?

Ah - happy days

hey will!!

i have 2 chummer....one is in my own collection and one to sell when i get off my butt to sort it....

 Al

I'm in that 20 +/- range.

However, I only collect OD&D (just need a wood grain), Basic D&D (only need a OB3) and 1st Ed. (still need plenty) (with a few of the cross over 2nd ed.  items). Also, I don't care about TSR foreign printings. I am not a completist by any stretch.

Most of my stuff is in the near mint to mint range with a mild smattering of shrinks. Shrink is not my thing, but since my collection is not expansive, I do prefer the higher quality. The only big dollar rares I need are OB3, Wood Grain and the RPGA mods. I just started collecting Dragons and need 1-45; minus a few early issues that I picked up somewhere back in time.

I do however, collect a few other things like Metagaming stuff, T&T and have a desire to go after SPI games at some point.

I'm trying to be a completist, really I am.

At the rate I'm going, I should have completed 1st and 2nd edition by the time 5th edition hits the shelves.

I actually have a higher percentage of completeness of my 3.x stuff than anything else.

My D&D collection only covers modules/supplements that were done by TSR. No Judges Guild or anything like that. No foreign copies either. Just the basics. 75% of what I have is first edition. I only lack a few items (doesnt include the rares) such as DDA3 and 4 and a couple of Known World gazetteers. The rest of my collection is second edition. I really dont care to collect all the second edition items...only stuff I am interested in like the Forgotten Realms reference stuff and Kara-Tur items. Other than that I am pretty satiated.  No 3rd edition for me thank you.

At some point, I may branch out into Judges Guild since I heard how great some items are (Dark Tower, First Fantasy), but with a budget now I am having to cut down drastically on my spending. Looks like I will have to wait a while to get R3 and R4. Anyone have any less than mint copies they want to part with?

TSR produced, or endorsed, items have always been my central focus.  Specifically OD&D based ones.  But, I've found myself creeping into other "realms" over the years.  Judges Guild was a big one and Mayfair/Roleaids items.  I also was on a big kick with miniatures for a while.  It's been darn tough to get everything though, especially since new, obscure items, continue to pop up.

The last few years I've been upgrading my lesser quality copies to NM/M/SW, which becomes quite challenging, and more expensive, as they get older.  So, I have a lot of duplicates and different printings.

One of these days I need to lighten the load a little.  Anyone notice that it's tough to start parting with anything extra?  You can always come up with an excuse to hold onto them...

bbarsh wrote:

dbartman wrote:One of these days I need to lighten the load a little. Anyone notice that it's tough to start parting with anything extra? You can always come up with an excuse to hold onto them...

I replace modules from time to time when I come across a nicer copy. The idea is to then sell my previous copy. Problem is that some of those modules were purchased when I was a youth 20+ years ago and I don't want to sell them because they were mine for so long. And in most cases, I ran them once or twice (that's why they are not mint). How could I sell my original B1!!!!!!!!! It was the first module I ever ran.

I have the same problem with all of my original items (about 40 or so) with a few exceptions I still own.  I just cant force myself to sell them.  Everthing I currently own I have purchased via the internet over the last 6+ years on Ebay &/Or Amazon.  These items I have no problem selling off at all as I have no real sentimental attachment to them.  But getting rid of my original stuff if I ever decide to do it will be exceptionally difficult. Hell you should see the stack of old Character sheets I still have from when I was in like 5th grade.