JasonZavoda wrote:I bought 20 copies.

Way to go, Jason! That's a nice tidy profit. An easy $2K even after everyone's fees are paid. I wish I'd done that when RAR was released but I didn't have the confidence back then. I hope you're right about DCC#51, but I only have the one copy, and a lonely DCC#35 beside it.

Seems to be a Gencon and pre-November thing.
Wonder if we should all bin the MoM maps and pass then off as first printings?

In the 5 year thing, I don't think DCC#51 will rise much beyond $100. But I suspect we'll see CZ:UW top $300 before the end of the year. You see, DCC#51 is hampered by the fact that it was thrown together in a hurry to fill the gap. It has no protracted developement of playtesting, and you can sense it. Now in time, 10-15 years, that won't matter. People buy absolute shite now at premium prices, just because they want to have them 'cos they're rare. A huge chunk of non-TSR D&D from the late 70's and early 80's is crap product. Those that aren't (Starstone for example) are legendary, but the prices aren't all that different from the legendary and the crap. It's an age thing, and you pay for the fact that it survived in small quantities.

Now, with the eBay Generations, I don't know how long you need to wait to be able to cash in on pure age and condition, but I suspect for the short to medium term DCC#51 will be handicapped by it's writing.

As for CZ:UW, you have done pretty damned well. I suspect you're not the only one sitting on a tidy little pile of these. There aren't that many on the board who have the money and the will to splash out for 20 copies, but there are probably one or two with similar (maybe larger) stashes. Time will tell. Myself, I bought all the copies I could get my hands on that made it this far across the globe. I have ten left, but maybe a slight edge on resale being far removed from the US.

All this can come crashing down the minute Gail agrees to republish with TLG for the income stream. Wouldn't be surprised if it happened sooner than anyone thinks. You never know.

I think such a scenario would only boost the value and collectibility (?) of the original.  

mbassoc2003 wrote:Three months down the line, if they started reprinting now with no differentiation, maybe I could se dilution in  the market. But you're right. It ain't gonna happen. Would like to know what's happening behind the scenes with this though. People know there's money to be had in this project, and writers are sitting on shedloads of unpublished work. It's money in the bank for someone if they can get their act together.

Anything coming out this year will be 4th edition, and this set is C&C

There is a dramatic difference between the two. Anyone changing Upper Works to fit 4th edition will change the very life and blood of this set. Unless they simply reprint the set as is no future set is going to capture what makes Upper Works so unique.

This set is a piece of gaming history that I do not see being recaptured in any form in the near future.