For every one of those stories there are the following:

Drove to more than 100 garage sales this summer. Scouted out 35 used book stores in a week. Visited more than two dozen gaming stores. Questioned everyone.

Result: Found a beat up copy of B2 for $10. At least it was a first printing...

Now, that is just a fictional story. But I guaranttee if I did the above search in real life, that would be the result!

Store owners do eBay searches and use the highest price for the item as the median for heavily worn items. To their shock, D&D sits and rots on the shelves.

EBAY: How I love and loathe Thee.

In the past year, I too have noticed that used book stores and game stores are 'savvy' to the D&D collectible market.  I quote 'savvy' because that just means they put over priced items out for sale and they rot.

I haven't had a 'good day' of bargain shopping since my super lucky find that started this thread.

I almost thought of printing out flyers and stuffing them in mailboxes around my neighborhood (lots of 30 something technical workers near me... HAS to be a good territory for good stuff!).

Well, I guess I have done pretty well the last year.  Between used book stores, Comic stores and Game stores I have found the following:

D&D Gazetteer Minrothad Guilds (shrinkwrap) $8.00
Hillmen of the Trollshaws 2 copies - MERP (shrink) $6.00 each
AD&D Silver Anniversary Box (shrink) $38.00 (sold it for $110)
Paranoia 2nd ed rulebooks (mint) $10.00 each (sold for $36 & $32.00)
Deities & Demigods w/Chulhu (EX/NM) $10.00
Rod of Seven Parts Boxed Set (shrink) $10.00
Marvel Super Heroes Ultimate Powers Book $10.00 (sold for $42.00)
Dragon #148 with complete Deck of Many Things (cover price)
Rogue Trooper Boxed Game (shrink) $20.00 (sold for $40.00)
G.I. Anvil of Victory - Avalon Hill (shrink) $28.50 (sold for $76.00)
Britannia - Avalon Hill (unused) $25.00 (sold for $80.00)
Civilization - Avalon Hill (original Unused) $10.00 (sold for $75.00)
D&D Expert Set - Erol Otus art (shrink) $10.00
Temple of Elemental Evil (VG - no maps) $4.00 each
Changeling the Dreaming Kithbook Pooka $2.95 (sold for $100.00)
7th Sea - The Pirate Nations $19.99 (sold for $50.00)
Deities & Demigods, PH, MM, S1 & B1 (mono), B2, Basic Rulebook: $10.00
D&D Rules Cyclopedia (NM) $10.00
Tons of Unused and/or shrinkwrapped Battletech, Changeling & Warhammer (at least $300.00 profit)
A couple dozen modules between $2.00 - $5.00
Stratego - Milton Bradley from 1984 (shrink) $3.99
D&D IM2 Wrath of Olympus (shrink) $6.00
A Paladin in Hell Module (shrink) $8.00 (sold for $24.00)

   

There's more, but those are the best of the finds.  Lots of stuff that I know of that would be a good deal for a collector, but have questionable resell value.

There's a used bookstore here thta has a Cthulthu-les Deities for $95.

Hi All,

just picked up both the UK d&d sticker books.

Now, I wonder if any of these will stick to my wifes new gucci handbag... ?  

Cheers,
Malcolm

Obscure non-TSR "fun find" for $5.

"Quests for Adventure"; Necromancer Publications (Wisbech, UK), 1981.
http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... 5922797835

Does anyone else have this; and if so, is it any good? ... And were there any other titles published?

The Necromancer fanzine (I've only got issue #6 = 1980) was eventually advertised via White Dwarf and ran to about 100 (A4!) copies. Later issues (per WD #20) were meant to have free games modules, but it looks like this particular item was picked up at a local games shop.
Certainly doesn't look familiar to me...

(The seller also had a few other interesting goodies such as EX(?+) GW prints of G1-3 for $10 or so, each).


p.s. No other "fun finds" (in this thread) for the past 20 days??

Terminal_Frost wrote:There is nothing in the South Jersey area either.  

When it comes to old Grenadier and Ral Partha minis however, man I have like 100 boxes by now and still so much more to purchase.  Most of them at regular prices from 20 years ago.

Anyone interested in trading minis for D&D stuff send me a message, maybe we can work work something out.

T_F---If you're looking for non-D&D TSR in modules in shrink (GB, BH, SF, etc.), you should definitely visit Gamers Realm.  They also had various non-TSR stuff, too (some JG, Thieves Guild, the odd Companions or Dimension Six modules, etc.).

Changeling?  This is the RPG goldmine - Changeling takes in the highest prices of anything out there (1980's and up).

I think it is due to the amount of people involved in the "Faerie World".  You don't need to actually play Changeling (or any White Wolf stuff) - I think they are more designed for reading/entertainment..

Kithbook Pooka deals with the mischievous Pooka - they can assume the shapes of animals and are friends of all animalkind.   My guess is they are the most appealing Kith to those who play.

My prediction is a sale price of $82.00  

Ive never heard of gamer's realm, is that an online store?

grodog wrote:

Terminal_Frost wrote:There is nothing in the South Jersey area either.  

When it comes to old Grenadier and Ral Partha minis however, man I have like 100 boxes by now and still so much more to purchase.  Most of them at regular prices from 20 years ago.

Anyone interested in trading minis for D&D stuff send me a message, maybe we can work work something out.

T_F---If you're looking for non-D&D TSR in modules in shrink (GB, BH, SF, etc.), you should definitely visit Gamers Realm.  They also had various non-TSR stuff, too (some JG, Thieves Guild, the odd Companions or Dimension Six modules, etc.).