Still in need of help on this. Please. Anyone?

dathon wrote:My guess is not much.

Gotta agree. Most gaming-related signatures seem to inspire a collective yawn. I've had signed stuff in the past from Elmore, Parkinson, Jaquays, Otus, etc., and it didn't seem to make a damn bit of difference in the resale price. I have to say I'm not surprised by this: I mean, they're game-designers; why would their signatures mean anything to anybody?

There might be a couple of exceptions to this. I'd imagine some 1974 to 1977-era stuff signed by Gygax might bring in a few extra dollars, but I couldn't say for sure. And dead artists — not to be too grim about it — will usually see all of their prices rise, whether or not the pieces are signed.

Xaxaxe wrote: There might be a couple of exceptions to this. I'd imagine some 1974 to 1977-era stuff signed by Gygax might bring in a few extra dollars, but I couldn't say for sure. And dead artists — not to be too grim about it — will usually see all of their prices rise, whether or not the pieces are signed.

I am currently bidding on a white box set signed by Gary Gygax. It is already at a higher price than I would have normally been willing to offer without the Signature. Besides, I already have more white box sets than anyone should want or need anyway. I am thinking of giving one of them away as some sort of prize for some sort of charity auction, or lottery, or something along those lines.

Aneoth wrote:

Xaxaxe wrote: There might be a couple of exceptions to this. I'd imagine some 1974 to 1977-era stuff signed by Gygax might bring in a few extra dollars, but I couldn't say for sure. And dead artists — not to be too grim about it — will usually see all of their prices rise, whether or not the pieces are signed.

I am currently bidding on a white box set signed by Gary Gygax. It is already at a higher price than I would have normally been willing to offer without the Signature. Besides, I already have more white box sets than anyone should want or need anyway. I am thinking of giving one of them away as some sort of prize for some sort of charity auction, or lottery, or something along those lines.

I thought you were buying those to build a wall somewhere in your house.....

But seriously, a couple of suggestions, you might auction one and donate the profits to Tsunamai charities (I think ebay has a link how to do this somewhere on their info pages); I'm pretty sure you could write off the winings as charity donation.  I would pick someone reputable such as Red Cross or a similar organization.  I heard about some good old boys right here in Texas who are donating three industrial sized water treatment machines and flying the devices there themselves; my wife saw the story on the news and is trying to get her company (Lockheed) to sponsor the guys or help them out in their journey logistically.  Also, you could get pretty good value for trade on one of those, probably as much trade value as what you spent in most cases (trade value, not cash).

Mike B.