Ok, let's face it - AD&D/D&D collectors are the. . . ummm. . . most thrifty of them all.
Perhaps it's because of the vast amount of different Dungeons & Dragons material - or the massive print runs. In any case, with all the talk of
"can't believe someone paid that much"
and
"ridiculous auction prices"
not to mention
"another
Newbie gets the shaft",
there are those who pay quite a bit more for their
RPG of choice (and some who can get what they want with small pebbles and bits of string).
So, when you are out there raiding the Game/Hobby Store, Comic Book stores and Used Book stores - keep an eye out for the following. If you can get a good price, snag them and resell them.
My top picks (discovered in a years worth of reselling and data gathering.
PLEASE NOTE: Don't
PM me nasty messages or leave hateful posts if you dump a bunch of cash and fail to get the return you wanted. The prices I mentioned are typical (and still have a wide range at any given time). Take your chances, but if it's only a few dollars in decent shape, you can't go wrong.
(For each item I give a range of typical sale prices)
Star Frontiers:
- Zebulon's Guide to Frontier Space (w/ Star Map): $15 - 25
Marvel Super-Heroes:
- Ultimate Powers Book: $25 - $50
BattleTech:
- House Books (Marik, Steiner, Liao or Kurita): $25 -- 60
- Star League: $40-70
- Camo Specs (Guide to Regimental Paint Schemes) $15 -- 35
- Wolf's Dragoons $15- 30
- Onmimech Techprints or Blueprints (complete with box) $15-30
- Rhonda's Irregulars, The Periphery, Shrapnel, Hot Spots (both books): $10-25
Changeling the Dreaming (White Wolf)
Changeling the Dreaming sells for higher prices than any
RPG on eBay. There must be a huge crossover market of those who like Faeries.
- 2nd edition Rulebook $20-40
- Kithbook Pooka $60-100 (amazing! You can sell this item for more than almost any D&D (non-Rare) item out there. I found one of these in MINT condition in an overstock bin at a book store for $2.99 (sold for $100.00)
- Kithbooks (Eshu, Trolls, Satyrs, Nockers, Sluagh) $25 -- 50
- Books of Houses II -- $25-40
- Book of Lost Houses - $20-30
- Shadow Court $25-50
- Land of Eight Million Dreams $25 +
- Nobles: The Shining Host $20+
- Most other Changeling Books will bring in over $10.00 each (sometimes quite a bit more.)
Wraith (White Wolf)
- 2nd edition Hardcover book $25-50
- Ends of Empire $25-50
- The Risen $20-40
- Dark Reflections: Spectres $20-60
Werewolf the Apocalypse
- Changing Breed Book: Ananasi $20-40
- Book of the Wyrm 2nd edition: $15-30
Vampire the Masquerade:
- Clanbook Salubri: $15-25
Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay (These also get great prices)
- Hardcover Rulebook $20-50
- Softcover Rulebook: $12-30
- Restless Dead $25-60
- Lichemaster: $25-50
- Empire in Flames $50-100
- Realms of Sorcery: 25-50 (more for hardcover than Soft)
- Apocrypha Now: $20-40
- Apocrypha II: Chart of Darkness $20-40
- Most other Warhammer gets between: $10-25
7th Sea
- The Pirate Nations: $25-50
Cthulhu
- Delta Green: $50-100
- Probably a lot of other items (haven't really gotten an opportunity to explore
COC)
Shadowrun
- Bug City, Harlequin, Paranormal Animals of Europe, Universal Brotherhood, Man & Machine: Cyberware, Denver (boxed set), Lone Star, Tir Tairnguire, Tir Na Nog: All of these fetch above average prices: anywhere from: $20-50
Rifts
- NOTHING!
Rolemaster
- Nothing stands out
MERP:
- Too many to mention -- even with the recent "market fallout" (see many previous posts. . . ) they still take in good prices.
Of course, there's more. . . but this will do for now.
Good Luck! (And remember my disclaimer)
"Gleemonex makes it feel like it's seventy-two degrees in your head... all... the... time! "
