Afrika Corps wrote:I remember seeing auction listings by random searching for miniature palm size editions of TSr 1st edition core rulebooks.. PHB.MM,DMG and others, they were just like the originals in text and pages only very tiny, I thought these were cool as you could fit the DMG in your back pocket. Just trying to figure out the proper search words to find these on ebay as I would like to accuire some. I know they are fairly rare. Anybody have some or any suggestions?

That is geek stuff, definitely
Not an advice, but try this seller poumba26, it should have some tiny tiny tiny    core rulebooks to sell.
At this time he has nothing to sell, but I am pretty sure that he has some exemplaries left. I have bought some a month ago, in an excellent shape.
But beware, it is from belgium, so don't forget the shipping costs (he can ship from France also, but it is expensive too).

Anybody who knows me, knows I love these things.....I have the entire 1st ed collection in an index card box. I love the look on other collectors faces when I tell them I have the entire set of hardbacks, sets and Greyhawk box in my bag.....they usually figger I have it on disc- plus the entire DL series......whoo! Yes, I am a hypocrite, I hate the DL series top play but the are very nice looking mods.....

I've found the busy_bee seller on eBay has a selection of miniature books at around 3x4 inches. May be worth a look for you.

If anyone has any of the mini's they're looking to unload, send me a pm.

I already have some, so I'm looking for any except the following:
Monster Manual
Monster Manual II
Fiend Folio
Wilderness Survival Guide
Dungeoneers Survival Guide
Legends & Lore
Manual of the Planes
Greyhawk Adventures
DragonLance Adventures
Elminster's Ecologies

Thanks in advance!

No need to thank me. I was glad to see them go to a good home.
If I run across any more, I will certainly let you know!

They make these by running them through the dryer. If you can't find any or afford them, just go ahead and make your own. It might take a couple of shots to get it right, but there ya go!

I should like to add, for your approval, that the tiny, tiny, tiny books need a full 60 minutes at high temperature. The tiny, tiny books need about 45 minutes at high. And the tiny only need about 20 minutes or so.

frankfromgermany wrote:... so what are these worth now?  Nobleknight lists them at rather high prices: http://www.nobleknight.com/ViewProducts ... GenreID_E_

Evidently people pay Aaron's prices occasionally, but to my mind these are outrageously high. I'm sure I'll get a lecture from resellers about how you list the price you want and with patience someone will bite in the long-term, but I still can't fathom pricing relatively common items such as these at 2x to 3x what they would go for in a standard 7-day eBay auction. I don't follow these specifically, but they come up all the time and sell for reasonable final bids.

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:
Evidently people pay Aaron's prices occasionally, but to my mind these are outrageously high. I'm sure I'll get a lecture from resellers about how you list the price you want and with patience someone will bite in the long-term, but I still can't fathom pricing relatively common items such as these at 2x to 3x what they would go for in a standard 7-day eBay auction. I don't follow these specifically, but they come up all the time and sell for reasonable final bids.

These are at least uncommon. I don't track them but I do check out noble knight to see what the high end of the market is looking like.

One thing a reseller like NK needs to look at is the cost to restock the item. No point in selling it at a price you would have to pay to replace it. NK has just chosen to push the high end envelope and wait for that white whale rather than dropping the price to chud values and seeing what sharks come to bite.

MetamorphosisSigma wrote:If these were priced everywhere at $10 apiece, they'd fly off the shelves. The box sets do seem to be somewhat less common than the reproductions of the hardcovers.

$10 a piece is generally what the "hardcovers" sell for with the exception of the DMG which seems to be what most people are missing.  This is probably because a seller/distributor in Italy had everything except this in bulk (and may still have a large supply).

The boxed sets are rarer and tend to sell a bit higher but it really depends on the set.  Elminster Ecologies sells cheap and would probably not hit $20.  The others are a bit more popular.  There really isn't much competition for people willing to pay $30 or more each though.

For most people these are probably more a curiosity but paying the same or more for a miniaturized version is not where they want to spend their money.

There have been a few sets for sale and these usually command a good price.  This run of stuff is a pain to complete.