dave wrote:When issues #1-#5 were released and mailed to members of the RPGA network, it was almost a license to print money. You could subscribe to the RPGA for a year for $20 or so, and turn around and sell each issue LGJ issue for $20-$60 each on ebay...
dave wrote:I forget if it was in Polyhedron or in LGJ back then, but if you look in those issues, around the time LGJ #3 and #4 were released, there is a small blurb by Erik's team basically saying, "What the hell are people thinking? Just subscribe."You could only get those prices right after it came out, a lot of Greyhawk fans weren't members and didn't know they were coming out, so it caused a mad rush for awhile. Now with more entering circulation the prices have stabilised.You can still see this with those RPGA only modules that come out, like the Green Regent series. The Jan and Feb '05 modules sell for $30+ right now, while the modules released six months ago or a year ago are about $5.
Erik Mona wrote:It depends upon what you mean by rare. I don't recall exact numbers, but I would guess we printed fewer than 8,000 of each issue other than #0, which was packed in Dragon and given away at Gen Con. I think we printed 75,000 of that one, but most would have been destroyed with unsold magazines.--Erik Mona
Blackmoor wrote:I would cosider Rare less than 100 copies
Blackmoor wrote:Erik Mona wrote:It depends upon what you mean by rare. I don't recall exact numbers, but I would guess we printed fewer than 8,000 of each issue other than #0, which was packed in Dragon and given away at Gen Con. I think we printed 75,000 of that one, but most would have been destroyed with unsold magazines.--Erik MonaI would cosider Rare less than 100 copies
dathon wrote:Blackmoor wrote:I would cosider Rare less than 100 copiesI guess limited edition Tamoachans and Ghost Towers aren't rare then since there are 300 of them out there somewhere. :wink:
dbartman wrote:Rare is a relative term, usually compared to a typical production printing. When the printing of an item is limited it could be considered "rare" as compared to a standard printing of an item.To those interested:Rarity is essentially based upon two factors: 1. The limited quantity of the item. 2. The number remaining of the item, at the different grades. Based on these two factors, one can see why, in general, the older an item is, the more "rare" it becomes. That being said, rarity is just one of four criteria that are typically used to determine the value of an item. I've ranked these, from my perspective, in the order of importance, as far as D&D-type collectibles are concerned. With other types of collectibles these can vary in importance. 1. Popularity - Name recognition, company, creator, gaming system, market presence. 2. Rarity - Quantity produced, number remaining per grade. 3. Grade - Condition of the item. 4. Quality - Art, content, condition, packaging, creator.
