No idea on a value, but just a comment.

It is amazing how much odd D&D paraphernalia was released in the early 80s. Are there any serious collectors here of the odd stuff (like modelling kits, transfers, umber hulk bubble blowers etc). It would be nice for someone to try and catalogue some of it.

There is a seller on ebay (nothing to do with RPGs) who seems to have a bunch of overstock candy type items.  In casual searching over the last year I've noticed listed (in a "candy-type category) no less than 4 complete, sealed cases of candy boxes (I think that is 36 boxes per case).

I've seen them go for the $50-80 range.  

As I remember from the auction results, most of the collector's interested in such things now have their own complete D&D Candy case.  

Thanks Zhowar.

This discussion on TSR kitsch has led me to brainstorming on ways to better accumulate knowledge on Acaeum.

For example, TSR kistch / oddments. Some discussion started here. Zhowar has then reminded us of an earlier thread in which some of the knowledge started to accumulate. However, I have also seen many of these TSR kitsch items appear in the 'fun finds' and 'interesting items' threads.

It is clearly a very large job to create a subweb or data site. While the Judges Guild one is going exceptionally well, I can see how the Afterglow sites struggle. There is heaps of info amidst these threads that should be on Afterglow2, but it is a mammoth task to bring it all together.

To help these efforts perhaps we should create a separate forum: Collecting - Data Accumulation

or some similar title.

Then for example there could be a thread:

TSR Kitsch / Oddments

First post could be:

Known Oddments:

1. TSR Wallet, made by Larami, no. of known models - 1 (yellow)
2. TSR Pencil Sharpener, made by ????, no. of known models - 2 (knight, hydra)   - the knight was posted by tfm on the TSR kistch thread, the hydra posted later by Chromatic knight
3. TSR Childrens Book and Recording, made by ????, no. of known items - 4 (Attack of the Assassins, ???)

and so on

Each successive poster would edit and repost the list, or list an item under the next sequence number.

That would mean we all contribute to the development of subwebs and perhaps sites like Afterglow2, as he could then just lift the data straight off the Acaeum thread once complete or as it progresses.

Other ideas?

I have previously started threads in the Collecting General for

Gen Con programs (focused on 1980-83, which were TSR produced):
about4492.html

Early TSR catalogs & advertisements:
viewtopic.php?t=4298

My purpose was the same as what you are suggesting.
If a Collecting - Data Accumulation forum were created, these threads could be moved there.

It would help keep these type of threads/information from getting "lost" under the weight of accumulated postings.