Hi Jim, welcome to the Acaeum!

Hello Jim,

Great to have you join the Acaeum!

Welcome Jim!  You enrich this community immensely and we are honored.  

cdenham wrote in Introduce Yourself, Fellow Collectors:Welcome!

... I'm just an occasional collector that happens to lurk around here most of the time picking up crumbs when I can...  

C'mon now, we know that it's more than that.    jk

~throwi

Welcome to all.

I started gaming in 1979 and haven't played much in the past 20 years. I busted out my old D&D briefcase a year or so ago and it sort of has been an obsession since. My recent purchases include a couple painted miniatures, old school D20s numbered 0-9 twice, some new plastic miniatures and some basic  sets. Looking forward to my girlfriends kids visiting for the holidays to continue an ongoing campaign.

Welcome, Professor M!

The image in your avatar is from an old Ebay auction by the Collector's Trove. Read more here: Sutherland Red Dragon uses. It is possible it was made in conjunction with TSR's booth at the Hobby Industry of America Trade Show in 1981, which featured a large red dragon sporting the same Face Logo. By 1981 when the Face Logo began being used, TSR had replaced the Holmes Basic Set with the Moldvay Basic Set, so it's rare to see something with the Holmes Basic Dragon and the Face Logo together.

For your viewing pleasure...BEHOLD!!!!!...The MAGIC BRIEFCASE! Circa early 1980s......Unlike a bag of holding, this case has its limits but still contains some classic stuff and still provides fantastic adventures!...Note the Crown Royal dice bag and lack of D10s!

Hello everyone! I was directed here by Tim Kask (via FaceBook).

I was introduced to D&D in the fall of 1978, and received both the Moldvay-era Basic set and Cook-era Expert set on Christmas 1981 (I still have 'em too). It feels just like yesterday that I was at the kitchen table colouring in the numbers on the dice with a white crayon.

I wouldn't classify myself as a "collector" in the strictest sense of the word, and I most likely don't have a collection even remotely close to some of you (nor do I possess the scholarly wisdom of you folks!), but I do get nostalgic and sentimental about my old D&D gaming books. I have a few items I am quite proud to possess, though I don't show many people since their interest usually lay elsewhere, far away from RPG's and such.

Unfortunately, I recently lost my job because the new owners eliminated my position, so I am forced to thin-down my gaming books considerably in an attempt to make some money while I am unemployed. Once I hear back from NobleKnight, I will probably post my for sale / trade list here. I have three boxes of books (100 items, most of them OOP and some are rare / hard to find) and I'd like them to go to caring gamer-homes.

Anyway ... that's it . I'll probably quietly lurk and learn, rather than post and embarrass myself. Thanks for reading.