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.
darkseraphim wrote:<Lots of really smart stuff snipped>What do you think the logical scarcity price is for Deities & Demigods with Cthulhu and Melnibone? What do you think is the current price?
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
darkseraphim wrote: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?
deimos3428 wrote:No kidding. I tried to pick up one of these cheap over the last couple of months, because I'd never actually seen the contents. I set my high bid at $26, which I figured was reasonable, since these things are not rare at all, despite the hype, and I didn't get one until this month (in relatively poor condition but I wanted the contents, not the spine). I believe I paid $8-12.
beyondthebreach wrote:When looking beyond rarity to determine demand keep these things in mind:EVIL sells higherOUTER PLANES sells higherHIGH LEVEL sells higherEROTICA sells higherDEVILS/DEMONS sells higherEPIC SCOPE sells higherYou will find many crossovers in those categories - Planescape has 'em all!!! Just look at the various RPG's and what items are "hottest". Unless they are true collector's items (because of rarity), they usually have at least one of the above traits.
mdr003 wrote:B2 might be making a comeback....cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewIt ... 5931830562