bclarkie wrote:Deimos is defintely a print run junkie, but the all time greatest print run junkie has to be chromaticknight.   I would certainly put him up there for both collection size and knowledge.  Mike may in fact be the largest material contributor to the site outside of Foul himself.

Done.  Where should I put you Brian ... ?

bclarkie wrote:
Oh, I don't think I belong on that list.

Crap!  I think I should add you to the knowledge category ... and if you keep increasing your collection I will add you there too.

bombadil wrote:Don't forget stratochamp.  

He's got an incredible collection.

Thanks... Added ... hell of nice guy although I hate it when he bids against me  

Deadlord39 wrote:An excuse. Nice, Kosh.
I still have a decent chunk of the JG printings. At one point or another I've owned a fair share of the non-TSR stuff. Much more interesting, in my opinion. I am much more of a "have owned it" collector than "own it and will never part with it" one. I treat RPG items like women. Once I've had them, I always have the memory. No need to have the original. Might as well pass it on so someone else can enjoy it.

i am somewhat like Frank in that perspective. the fact that i have had an item for a while is cool. when i dont like it no more, i pass it to someone who would appreciate it a lot more than me.

that doesnt go for everything of course. there are some items in my small collection that i wouldnt let go for anything. they are prb slight in value too, but the history of the item, you cannot replace, so to you, it becomes priceless. five specific items come to mind. i have a little halfling miniature that my daughter painted. its ace! i had my other daughter get me a dragon miniature and she tried to paint that (not that great mind) and finally, i have three comics (!), one is a loony tunes, one chip n dale and the other something like the evil scientist (cant remember the name offhand). they are all from 1961-1965....again dates are at home. they are just a few items, prb very nominal in value, but priceless to me.

hope that makes sense?

lawrenson has a nice sizey collection on the go - shouldnt ignore him, as well as david (harami), who prb owns half the white boxes in the world and mr improv himself, as well as brette too....they have defo got to be on the list somewhere!

oh and shane prb has the coolest JG collection i would imagine too....not quite as fabulous as IO's (which would be stupendously hard), but definately up there!

oh and STS....give it a rest will you? this is a collecting site, so join in and talk about that. you sound off and everyone will retaliate. simple as.

so what does the list look like now? print it up, lets have a looksee!

Al

killjoy32 wrote:i am somewhat like Frank in that perspective. the fact that i have had an item for a while is cool. when i dont like it no more, i pass it to someone who would appreciate it a lot more than me.

I hope you are not into passing the women off as well  

killjoy32 wrote:lawrenson has a nice sizey collection on the go - shouldnt ignore him, as well as david (harami), who prb owns half the white boxes in the world and mr improv himself, as well as brette too....they have defo got to be on the list somewhere!

Ok will add Lawrenson and Brette. David's already on the list.  As for myself I have never really considered myself a grandmaster.  Rather someone who is just reliving a little of his early years.  

killjoy32 wrote:oh and shane prb has the coolest JG collection i would imagine too....not quite as fabulous as IO's (which would be stupendously hard), but definately up there!

so what does the list look like now? print it up, lets have a looksee!

I will add Shane ... The current list is above ... I keep adding to my previous post with the list ...

improvstone wrote:
I will add Shane ... The current list is above ... I keep adding to my previous post with the list ...

oh yeah and JG knowledge too. bar for david and mike, shane is way out there on his own. after all, with help from others mind, he has created a fantastic JG subweb and in doing so has filled in so many gaps from years gone by.

Al

Now these are the sorts f discussions and debates I love seeing on this forum.  Thanks guys ... it brings a tear to the eye.

mbassoc2003 wrote:If you're gonna list Frank M as a major influence on the current collecting community, you should also list RJK. His most recent publication recent sold for $140+ (RRP $24.95) CoSK Runic, so he's managed to create an immediate collectable.

 

Done!  No argument from me.

mbassoc2003 wrote:He seems to be doing more for the online community than FM atm, and is certainly worthy of a list in any role of honour.

 

Although, running the auctions and the tidbits he drops here and there are of great help to us.  I suspect though that a combined team of Kuntz and Mentzer writing a new old module would be a forced to be reckoned with .... I am sure grodog would love to through in his editing services *waves to Allan*

One other person that I am sure is going to get overloked due to his lack of participation here on the forum(although he is a member, just not a very active member) is Black Dougal, he of the TSR Archives.

I would think that any Non-TSR list would also have to include the theshield2000 as well.

I think Lance/IttyBitty/Lofenloc probably has a really nice nonTSR colletion too.