Trying to come up with a fair value for this box set and just not a lot of information out there for the 1st edition. Some of the components from it can be found at Noble Knight, but it has been my experience that their prices are skewed on the high side. I have added a few quick and dirty pictures so you can see what I have and condition. Thanks in advance guys and if anyone is really chomping at the bit for this item feel free to message me.

Rob

Thanks! I checked out the web ring earlier, but didn't see anyway to interact with the good folks over there to find out more. I think this webpage at Wayne's Book is a little more descriptive of the different variations.

Rolemaster - Wayne's Books RPG Reference

It appears to me that I have the first printing of the first edition of the box set as I have everything that is in the picture on the website.  

Also In my picture you see the MERP Umbar picture, but unfortunately for me that is just an advertisement for it and not the actual booklet. I will take that out of the box set.

it all depends upon the condition of the box. there aren't many of these black box covers (much like the 1971 Topps baseball card set that has a black border) in really nice shape. They also have split corners very often (lots of books held inside a small space, but with room to move because box is bigger than 9"x12"=damaged boxes). I would pay $50 for a NM 1st print box.

I'll just add that I'd be interested in this boxed set if it were for sale (and complete of course).

~throwi

stratochamp wrote in Rolemaster Box Set 1st Edition 1982 Monochrome:it all depends upon the condition of the box. there aren't many of these black box covers (much like the 1971 Topps baseball card set that has a black border) in really nice shape. They also have split corners very often (lots of books held inside a small space, but with room to move because box is bigger than 9"x12"=damaged boxes). I would pay $50 for a NM 1st print box.

Well with the box sets the condition of the box is always problematic! This box does not exhibit much of the "crushing" that I have seen where they have had a lot of heavier items placed on them, but it does have a mark left over from what looks like the removal of a price sticker, the corners and edges have wear, and one of the corners is torn.... so not near mint!

Took me a little longer to get this up on ebay than I had expected, but here is the link. Rolemaster 1st Edition 1st Print Box Set 1982 Stock RM 1800 RARE Ice 1000 | eBay 10 Day Auction starting at $29

What I don't know if I have complete are the loose leaf pages. I remember trying to figure out Role Master tables when I was 12 and it isn't that much easier as an adult. What I have on those are:

•Claw Law - Loose leaf pages numbered 11.0 - 11.72 - 11 total pages
•Arms Law (8.0) Tables - loose leaf pages number 8.23 through 8.74 - 15 total pages
•Spell Law Tables - loose leaf page numbered 10.1 though 10.84 - 6 total pages

I am probably going to pull my auction though. No bids and starting at $29 with only a day to end. I might just want to keep it myself!