Icar wrote:The good stuff almost always comes from the least likely locations. Garage sales, thrift stores, etc.
deimos3428 wrote:Icar wrote:The good stuff almost always comes from the least likely locations. Garage sales, thrift stores, etc.I agree, but don't drive yourself crazy with this. I went to every garage sale I could find last year, scoped out all the Good Will/Value Village/Sally Anns, and struck out completely. (Ok, a single AD&D comic, but that's hardly worth mentioning. I picked it up for $0.25 just to make myself feel better.) This stuff has a way of hiding when you're looking for it, and showing up when you're not.
bbarsh wrote:Everytime I as bookstore clerks if they ever get any AD&D stuff or rpgs in general, they ALWAYS give me that blank stare of..."never heard of it."
bbarsh wrote:deimos3428 wrote:Icar wrote:The good stuff almost always comes from the least likely locations. Garage sales, thrift stores, etc.I agree, but don't drive yourself crazy with this. I went to every garage sale I could find last year, scoped out all the Good Will/Value Village/Sally Anns, and struck out completely. (Ok, a single AD&D comic, but that's hardly worth mentioning. I picked it up for $0.25 just to make myself feel better.) This stuff has a way of hiding when you're looking for it, and showing up when you're not.I am in the Deimos camp. I have done the same kind of thing. I once found a beat up Outdoor Survival for 25 cents which I bought just so I could justify the 100s of stops at garage sales and used bookstores that I have stopped at over the last few years. Salvation Army centers, of which there are three that are in my regular driving pattern always come up empty.Everytime I as bookstore clerks if they ever get any AD&D stuff or rpgs in general, they ALWAYS give me that blank stare of..."never heard of it."
Icar wrote:Fired off an e-mail to Salvation Army headquarters here is the response:Greetings!In response to your recent e-mail regarding Dungeons and Dragons, it is true that D& D and other such games are not sold at our Thrift Stores. Matters which contain reference to the occult, magic, demons, etc. may be consider offensive to some Christian groups and as such are not sold in our stores. While you may not share their opinion, we try to sensitive to all visitors and not sell items which some would find offensive.The same would hold true for other materials and items with tobacco or liquor ad, slogans, etc.I am sorry that we are not able to meet your requirements.