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Poll: Why do you collect RPG's?  What is your main reason for buying all these paper, cardboard and lead treasures?

As an investment 1%       1%  [ 1 ]
As a re-seller 4%       4%  [ 4 ]
As an active gamer 19%       19%  [ 17 ]
For nostalgic and sentimental reasons 54%       54%  [ 49 ]
For historical and preservation purposes 9%       9%  [ 8 ]
For the pure joy of collecting something 11%       11%  [ 10 ]
For another reason not listed here 2%       2%  [ 2 ]
Total votes : 91

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DestroyYouAlot
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Post Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:05 pm 
 

FormCritic wrote:Hi:

I am bumping this strand from last month.  

Anyone else want to weigh in?   :)


Re-bump!

I'm an active gamer (have been since I got back into it around 2002), but I'm also looking into an era I just missed when I first got into gaming - I got into it right on the cusp of 2nd edition, so all the classic modules are pretty much fresh, to me - and liking what I see.  Therefore, all in all, it's a mix of stuff I actively want to use, reliving my childhood a bit, and going back even further to explore the history of the hobby.

Plus I'm just an incurable packrat.  ;)
  

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Post Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 5:24 pm 
 

i picked the reason other than the above, cos its a mixture of all of them.

Al


Are we nearly there yet?
  

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Post Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 2:00 am 
 

Oh to have been savvy about collecting during those golden years at the end of the 80's and the start of the 90's.  A lot of the old stuff was just lying around waiting to be picked up for 99 cents!  8O


"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."
  

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Post Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:38 am 
 

FormCritic wrote:Oh to have been savvy about collecting during those golden years at the end of the 80's and the start of the 90's.  A lot of the old stuff was just lying around waiting to be picked up for 99 cents!  8O

No kidding.  I picked up most of it at around that price, but unfortunately, I then proceeded to destroy it through gameplay, and sell the rest for rent in the mid-90s.   :evil:
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Post Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 9:33 am 
 

I'm still an active gamer so any product from any edition is potential source material for me.   The nostalgia factor is also very high with me.
  

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Post Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:45 pm 
 

Which is one reason why I have picked up a number of 3.0 and 3.5 publications now...rather than late.


"But I have watched the dragons come, fire-eyed, across the world."
  

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Post Posted: Sun Nov 11, 2007 12:22 pm 
 

I'm just collecting now; too busy with work & family, I'm afraid.
  

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Post Posted: Tue Dec 04, 2007 11:47 am 
 

I was an active player (mostly DM) for many years, years ago.

It's a nice feeling to have all the old material in the house and every now and again I'll pick one up and have a look.  

Odd really.


Gary H. Kramer
  

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2007 11:20 am 
 

It's mostly nostalgia now, although I love auctions, especially in-person ones. Finding a great deal is always fun too.
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