I wasn't too surprised at the price of the auction. I think its a fair price. However you have to consider that I don't see any reference sheets so its incomplete.  Also some of the items on there seem to have a white thing on the front cover (label??). However other than that the items seemed to be in wonderful condition judging by the grainy picture. That true first greyhawk looks fantastic. I wonder how that seller got her hands on all those items as well as some of the other items that she is currently selling. Perhaps she got lucky and got it at a garage sale or ?

From my informations, enkidu, for what they are worth, the set should really be a first printing.  Since there's one missing booklet (there's one less copy of booklet II, if you check the auction), I explicitly asked:  A) if there were three booklets with a bottom $3.50 price tag B) if any of these booklets reported any printing #  to which the replies where yes and no respectively. So, adding up the picture and the replies, you get a woodgrain box with the appropriate Man & Magic and the paired Monsters & Treasures and Underworld and Wilderness Adventures. As for reference sheets.. does a first printing even come with those? I thought they only appeared in second and later printings...  Anyway, congrats for the win. Sooner or later, I'll get rich (or lucky... I was almost there on this one) and then a first printing will be MINE.. all mine... my preciousss...  

It just stands for (Lu)ca (Le)ttieri  

Hi all,  As promised, a quick follow-up on conditions in this purchase.  Not that this will help to add any updates to the pricing tables...  The 1st edition set: books are NF - yay! - but the box would have been VG, if it hadn't been split on one side.  (Sorry, I'm grading using G,VG,F conditions.  I mostly collect _old_ sci-fi pulps and books, where there's really no such thing as mint.)   Repairable maybe? The sets were shipped tight into a box with no wrapping nor padding.    But, at least it came with the reference sheets - which weren't in the original ebay listing.  Just copies of some of the tables, stapled, with no title sheet.  The first three pages are blank.  Chainmail 2nd ed, 2nd printing:  This is a G+/VG-, as there's no tears, writing or page separation - just pretty beat.  Greyhawk 1st: Another G+/VG- which has seen a lot of use - but no real abuse.  5th edition, plus 3 bonus books: G to VG-.  Nothing in collectible condition in this group.  In all, a nice, expensive Christmas present to myself.  Not that I want to appear to be gloating, but I should confess that last August I snagged a 1st ed/1st printing F copy of Men & Magic from e-bay for $60.  The seller didn't have any other pieces of it.  Another thing: the covers of the 1st print booklets are in a much heavier, almost glossy card stock than the later printings I've seen (which is 3/4th+).  This greatly helps them to keep their condition, as they don't easily yellow or get scuffed.  -Enkidu

I picked up a first print woodgrain a couple of weeks ago.  The box would be in near mint condition, but two of the corners have separated.  The books are certainly in near mint condition.  The only flaw seems to be the fellows name in ink on the back of the front cover.  I bought this from the original owner. There is a correction sheet and reference sheets. Collection also included first prints of all the supplements including a true first greyhawk.(not s & s), all in similiar condition.  Finding this set has really increased my hope that there are still some treasures to find.  Just have to keep looking.   

Check out the auction on this woodgrain set plus extras!  cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... egory=2545  Oh for a couple of grand