What makes a "Rare Misprint"?
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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:01 pm 
 

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In the case of stamps and coins, if it is a documented misprint (even if it is a one off), then this makes the item extremely collectible.  Collectors in those fields are willing to pay a premium for them.

For RPGs and comics too (I think), most collectors just don't seem to care about misprints and in most cases believe that this actually detracts from the item and they are worth less than the going rate.


Hmm, that hasn't been my experience. Well, that's not 100% true. I was speaking in generalities. In general it's the sheet of misprints in stamps or the small release of double stamps or off stamps, etc. that bring good value. A simple misstamped coin is of no real value, has been my experience. Same with simple misprintings of stamps, that I've seen. It usually takes a series of the same misprint before it becomes actually of significant value.

  


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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 12:20 pm 
 

Misprints are misprints. Almost without exception, in every collectible field I'm familiar with, they have no intrinsic extra value. There are exceptions, of course, even some famous ones. But they are very much the exception.

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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 3:20 pm 
 

Misprinted Manual of Puissant Skill at Arms:  This rare tome has a significant printing flaw in that it is printed backwards and upside-down.  Add 2d8x100gp value to that listed for the volume, but the item removes one level of Fighting Ability if completed.  :twisted:

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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 4:40 pm 
 

grodog wrote:I'll have to count, but I may have ck beat  :oops:


Awww, but 30 seemed like such a nice round number  :lol:


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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 7:06 pm 
 

chromaticknight wrote:<DMG image>

Are you absolutely certain that they are sorted chronologically?  Maybe they have subtle differences in the printings that are not apparent from the cover.  And condition . . . are they sorted by condition as well?

Terrible thing if you took a book out and replaced it in the wrong location.  They would be mis-sorted . . . and how would you know?  Tsk, tsk tsk.

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Post Posted: Tue May 06, 2008 11:58 pm 
 

grodog wrote:An upside-down bound D&DG just sold for over $100 IIRC....




Ahem:  I was way off, it sold for almost $300:  
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Post Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:27 pm 
 

Wrong forum for this, because this is "Non TSR", but my OCE D&D rules have some blurred sentances in book 3, in the Temple of the Frog.

Is that normal?

  

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Post Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:32 pm 
 

I think I might separate the pages from one of my Deities and glue them back in upside down. Who would know the difference?


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Post Posted: Thu May 08, 2008 6:40 pm 
 

Deadlord39 wrote:I think I might separate the pages from one of my Deities and glue them back in upside down. Who would know the difference?


Check for staples first, oh wait thats the other book :D

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:06 am 
 

Damn . . . this Amazon customer did not appreciate the rarity of his item.  I gave him a full refund and will pay return postage on it:

Hello. 14 of the 61 pages in the module are missing: pgs. 17-24, and  41-48. It seems that pgs. 9-16 had reprinted on 17-24, and 49-56 had reprinted on 41-48. Since it would be impossible to run the module without the missing pages, I would like a refund or a non-defective module. Thank you.

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Anyone want to buy a misprinted Dawn of the Overmind?   :P

  

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:48 am 
 

JohnGaunt wrote:Damn . . . this Amazon customer did not appreciate the rarity of his item.  I gave him a full refund and will pay return postage on it:


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Anyone want to buy a misprinted Dawn of the Overmind?   :P


About half the Dawn of the Overminds I've come across have that flaw (don't know about the SW copies as I don't open them!). Probably should command a higher price than it does in "un-misprinted" condition due to scarcity.

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Post Posted: Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:49 am 
 

Would have been hilarious had it been a MM or DMG.   :D


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