Here is one on e-bay that I am fairly certain is a first printing.

cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem& ... RK:MEWA:IT

Had a word with the eBay store vendor who was stuck with those last eleven mint copies of Strategic Review #3 and they mentioned that these had been obtained by the previous owner from a GenCon auction.
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Of the other issues (sold out), the eBay vendor originally had only one each of #1, 5 and 7; plus around four each of #2, 4 and 6.
(It's possible/likely that the original auction purchaser might have kept a hold of one or more sets, too).

Still kinda tallies with my "at a distance" feel for relative rarity and (more importantly!) The Acaeum listing (i.e. #1 & 7 least common).
On the other hand, in the UK, rarity should be "about level", since these were most readily available as an "issue 1-7 job lot" courtesy of Games Workshop (at a considerable markup).

Anyone else seen these "in bulk"?

ifearyeti wrote:On all of the first printing Dungeon Masters Guides that I have seen the D at the end of advanced on the yellow banner seems to be trying to sneak off the top of the cover.

Since both of my copies are like this, I assumed all first prints were.  Is this a first print, or a "true first print"?   I'm mightily confused.

Checked my copy of B10 - the table of contents lists the pull-out sheets as being between pages 12-13 as well. But my pull-out sheets are actually between pages 28 and 29.

On ST1:

Just wanted to point out that the Acaeum description:

>>Graeme Morris, doubts that more than 100-200 were actually sold at the two festivals (the rest were presumably pulped).

Might need to be slightly revised, as the seller of the most recent stated:
"I picked up my copy in my local games store, which unfortunately has long since closed."

So perhaps ST1 was made available to game stores after the festivals, or did shop owners (less likely) snag personal copies and put them in the shops?

Also, any word on if ST1 was advertised in White Dwarf after the festivals?

That makes sense.    Hopefully a few more will sprout out of the woodwork and we'll get a clearer picture.  I'm still trying to figure out a rough estimate of extant copies.

I'm not sure if this is well known or not, as I just noticed today after checking out a UK 3rd printing of the MM.  The quasit listing on the back cover states 5 HD, and the interior content states 3 HD.  The same is true on my 2nd, 3rd, and 4th edition US printings.

bbarsh wrote:I've go two 4th print Monster Manuals (worn and going up on ebay in two separate lots). One has red flyleaf, one is white. Acaeum has listed this as possibility; well, it is a fact now.

My 4th MM has a white flyleaf (just checked), and I actually thought that was the norm.  The Acaeum description seems to indicate otherwise.  Which is more common?
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..scratch that.  It's a 5th, which still thinks it's a 4th.  Whew.

nev wrote:Also about the Quasit - the #of Attacks and Damage/Attack is different. (4th US and 1st UK)

Wow, they really messed that up (Magic Resistance too!).  I'm just surprised I didn't notice for the last 20 years.