a2jeff wrote:Unless Harry is misrepresenting the truth, we know it certainly did hold OB3, based on his statement that he retrieved this from the dumpster.
bclarkie wrote:killjoy32 wrote:so do y'all think there might be more of the OB3's? if so what kinda figure are we looking at?From what I suspected yes. From information that I was given last night it is almost certain now, and the figure that was indicated to me was a lot more than 72.
killjoy32 wrote:so do y'all think there might be more of the OB3's? if so what kinda figure are we looking at?
Adam Shultz wrote:What info is that?
Adam Shultz wrote:bclarkie wrote:killjoy32 wrote:so do y'all think there might be more of the OB3's? if so what kinda figure are we looking at?From what I suspected yes. From information that I was given last night it is almost certain now, and the figure that was indicated to me was a lot more than 72. Adam Shultz wrote:What info is that? [ Image ]
Adam Shultz wrote::D I was trying to employ something to demonstate my patient impatience. But that is good news since I was afraid someone would let the floodgates loose on those items. I have too much wrapped up in mine to see the value plummet from saturation.I wouldn't wait too long for Matthais to show up.
bbarsh wrote:So I think more were disseminated than we all know.
Adam Shultz wrote:I agree with Al. Everyone just send me your copies and I will get a good tally together on this worthless item.
Deadlord36 wrote:Where did this urban legend of one case originate, anyways? And didn't Aaron Leeder have a full case that he trickled out bit by bit?
deimos3428 wrote:Adam Shultz wrote:I agree with Al. Everyone just send me your copies and I will get a good tally together on this worthless item. Ok, they're on their way. We were supposed to shred them first, right? Right?
Sorry to take a bit in replying. And I saw the updates on your site. The answer to the question about how did one box make it is now somewhat awkward. When I worked in the warehouse and the order came to destroy the B3's, there was no idea that they would become valuable. We were all curious as to what was in there. You see, most of us were aware of Jean Wells and her taste in literature. I can't remember the name of the popular series of fantasy/sci-fi paperbacks at the time, but she was really into them. So, of course, a box of 9044's (72, the smallest bulk quantity in the warehouse) was lifted from the trash later that evening. I won't say who did it, and I certainly don't want to implicate myself. Still, there were several copies floating around, and not in the editorial or creative offices. I had about a dozen at one time. I read elsewhere the comments on whether the stuff inside was really all that controvertial, and it would be good to remember that there was a LOT of controversy about D&D to at that time in the late 70's and early 80's. Remember that kid in Texas that went down in the steam tunnels, and all the right-wing christian Moral Majority concern? When B3 made it back from the printer and there was this sado-imagery inside, the s**t hit the fan. It wasn't really Day 1 that this item became valuable. It was later at GenCon in 1982, one of the other warehouse workers sold a copy at the auction for something over $100. I can't remember the exact amount. We were all flabbergasted. You have to understand that was a bold move and certainly could've been risky for that person. They were supposed to be destroyed. And, here several of us were sitting on copies. I actually gave several copies to friends when I was later working at Mayfair Games in exchange for some other game items including Dragon #'s 1-6.BTW, I left TSR in May of 1983 on "Black Friday". There were about 50 or more of us in the first wave of layoffs. The company had some serious financial difficulties due to the inabilitiy to forecast its sales curve at the peak of popular D&D mania. There were two or three more layoffs over the next few months.
