Babydragon wrote:Hello all, I have a bit of a noob question

If a module is in otherwise mint condition (no creases, stains, tears, etc..) but has been three-holed punched, how much would it degrade the value?

down to near mint? Fine?

Thanks for any help in advance,

Tim
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in my own opinion, if a mint item (for condition purposes), was three-hole punched, i would regard the item somewhere between good and very good condition. value wise, it would have nominal value to me, but would be good enough to use for gaming etc, not collecting.

thats what i think anyway.

Al

grodog wrote:I've been wrestling with this myself, since I have an original 7 round GenCon Open tourney from 2000 that's hole-punched. I rarely see a tourney with that many rounds for sale; it is in wonderful shape; it's a Greyhawk tourney; but, it's hole-punched....

well Allan, wrestle it in this direction then and i will buy it off you

Al

Deimos gives good advice.

The 3-hole punched item doesn't happen to be B4 The Lost City, does it?  

As for grodog's Greyhawk tourney, that could be a near unique item these days so as long as the holes don't punch out some text, I don't think it would have that much of an impact on value.  
But for any other item that comes up at least semi-regularly (including Tsojconth which comes up every few months), 3 hole punched is a fatal flaw for any collector; I imagine many collectors would rather have no Tsojconth than a 3 hole punched one.  The logic being that the collector would not be satisfied with the 3-hole punch and would then still have to be on the lookout for a nicer one anyway so why bother buying one you're not going to be satisfied with it?  In other words, if you can't cross it off your search list, then what's the point?  
As a playing copy it's fine, but playing copies usually go for a pittance.

grodog wrote:Thanks for the input/corroboration guys.

William, I noticed your new avatar: is the gold orc a recent acquisition?

Ah, yes, I gave a little Star Wars EP4 interlude in time for the unveiling of the new avatar.  That is the Orc Shaman from the Orc's Lair Gold box set, except this one is encased in gold, just like the wizard on the right.  This gold orc shaman is even rarer than the wizard.  I got it through someone who got it from Andy Chernak himself, and even got the Grenadier coupon one would have needed to find fortuitously in order to claim one.  
I think there is a gold basilisk out there somewhere, but Chernak himself wasn't aware of it so maybe my memory is faulty.  Gold wizard and shaman are confirmed, though.  

A hole punched Dragon Magazine Archive would have serious implications on the price. They have holes in them anyway, but they're badly placed for storing in binders.

I hope you didn't hole punch the Jade Hare cover?