I am sure there will be a few items that will become a collectable item in 3e. But I seriously doubt any will approach the big rares of OD&D and 1e. Deadlord already pointed out all the most accurate reasons for this.

I think another may simply be the fact that 3e is NOT 1e. Just like the first run of Amazing Spider-Man will always be of higher value than later editions of the same title. Also, there certainly is no nostalgia to 3e. No one is ever going to have a discussion about a stupid box pulled out of a dumpster that may or may not have held a quantity of a recalled module.

There is a mass of AD&D collectors who have a connection to old TSR rpgs because they were around when gaming was basically in its infancy. The products that reflect that era will always hold value. Items printed 30 freaking years later that are several actual editions and companies removed will not.  

Also, I think people will collect old TSR stuff that may have never played old D&D and 1e. Again, there is an "originality" about those items. I have a real hard time believing anyone will feel the same about 3.5e.

beyondthebreach wrote:What about the Conversion Guide? It's that crap little pamphlet for converting 2nd ed. to 3rd ed. I think that most have been thrown out and many more will bite the dust in the coming years.

It's worthless now anyway, so I'm hanging onto one just in case . . .

You and me both, BtB

MrFilthyIke wrote:

beyondthebreach wrote:What about the Conversion Guide? It's that crap little pamphlet for converting 2nd ed. to 3rd ed. I think that most have been thrown out and many more will bite the dust in the coming years.

It's worthless now anyway, so I'm hanging onto one just in case . . .

You and me both, BtB

Just after 3rd ed came out this little booklet was going for $15-20.  I know because I sold a few.  I kept 2 of these for future speculation.  

One book to watch out for would be the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil.  It was a great adventure and has 1st edition ties as well.

J

deimos3428 wrote:

Blackmoor wrote:One book to watch out for would be the Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil. It was a great adventure and has 1st edition ties as well.

In 3.5, it's actually possible to be an evil elemental, isn't it?

By throwing templates upon each other yeah, but not intentionally.  Depends on the cheese weasily factor of your DM.  :)

Does anyone know how many copies of Haunted Lighthouse and The Mask of Death were printed by Goodman Games?

bclarkie wrote:

mbassoc2003 wrote:Does anyone know how many copies of Haunted Lighthouse and The Mask of Death were printed by Goodman Games?

I remeber hearing 300 in regards to the Haunted Lighthouse, but I do not know that for sure. Badmike Has a Mask of Death up in his store currently and in his auction description, he lists the number as 217. I am not usre how accurate that is either, but I figure he did not just arbitrarily put the figure in there, he must have a pretty reliable source. I am sure he will be able to confirm his source when he pops in again.

Do you mean burntwire?



http://cgi.ebay.com/The-Mask-of-Death-G ... dZViewItem

There was a module from a few years ago, "Tales From The Blood Plateau", that earned a minute of controversy (and associated momentary high prices) due to being pulled off the sales floor at Gen Con. Something about "inappropriate content"...



It's pretty stable at two or three dollars, these days.



Brian "Old Sardul" Collins

http://www.titangames.com

bclarkie wrote:
Actually, you are right, I must have got confused. FWIW, Badmike does have one is store though for $24.00.

mike DID have one but its been snapped up - i just went there to get it, but its gone now

217 copies seems a really odd number? I can see that if Haunted Lighthouse only ran to 300 copies, that explains the $100 price tag. But I don't understand the 200 copies of The Mask of Death only selling for $20 a pop? Maybe if there were 1000 copies?