Deadlord36 wrote: Aneoth, easy there! I wasn't insulting you at all. I was wondering if I had gotten a steal on it, that's all. When I bid on it, I had actually set the snipe up for $22, which is why I was curious. FWIW, if you have any questions about non-TSR D&D stuff, feel free to drop me a line. I would be happy to tell you what something usually goes for if I know. And since I'm dropping out of the collecting biz, I obviously won't snipe it from you, even though I wouldn't do that anyways.
invincibleoverlord wrote:OCE's, no box, with a BIN of $99.95 and starting bid of $64.95 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 04876&rd=1
mdr003 wrote:...There's always going to be a lot of interest in Burntwire's auctions, for the same reason as sellers like Tadashie get a lot of bidders - buyers know the items are going to be in great condition....
invincibleoverlord wrote:Your right David, $137 proxy for a Boot Hill 2nd print is silly (it was actually $136.67), and I'm glad I lost it. With myself the proxy game is something that irritates me. So many auctions have been lost in the past due to not high enough of a proxy, and someone wins it for a dollar more . I was hoping the higest bid would be under $100.
invincibleoverlord wrote:Granted this kind of thinking/bidding could greatly overvalue an item if two or more people are on the same page like in this case.
invincibleoverlord wrote:Then someone gets burned, you just hope it's not you, or like myself being a longtime collector comics, cars, rpg's etc.. you take the good with the bad. for just a many times I felt I overpaid, I've made out like a bandit too.
invincibleoverlord wrote:I wonder what kinds of prices these old RPG's would command if there was open-end bidding in $5 (2 Pounds 71 ) increments with no close until the going once, twice, sold??? Talk about a heart attack on Sunday nights......
invincibleoverlord wrote:I totally agree with Aneoth, certain sellers should command a premium.
invincibleoverlord wrote:They do in other fields of collecting like The Mile High Collection in comics, The Oscar Davis Ferrari's etc. They come from old well cared for collections, and you know excatlly what your getting with a guarantee and there reputation to uphold.
invincibleoverlord wrote:These kinds of items can command up to 10% -20% more. This may be a little of a stretch with old RPG's but 20+ years from now? who knows?
invincibleoverlord wrote:The bottom line in collecting is well known collection's command premium and beyond, and always will. Mike
darkseraphim wrote:The interesting thing about markets is that they're entirely based on speculative worth.
darkseraphim wrote:To which end, a couple questions ... What do you think the logical scarcity price is for Deities & Demigods with Cthulhu and Melnibone? What do you think is the current price?Same for H1. What's the logical price? What's the current price?
But you do go on to say so for different reasons; expecting a future premium because of provenance. OK, this may be true for one-off/unique disposals of items (usually high value ones) from given collections, but Burnie Bros. will be remaining with us as ongoing resellers. Why a given item should be worth much more just 'coz it spends a few days, months or years in a particular collection is a mystery to me and seems to have caused as much misery as good in many other spheres of collecting.