Mars wrote:
Maybe not as rare as the modules in shrink but we have definitely seen more oz g+d in total - I'll take these too.

In looking over the old thread again, it seems like the 4 copies came from the same source and again this part of the story gets somewhat suspect to me - a friend who was selling everything had them. "The book that you now own may have been part of the TSR library collection or may have not been."

Was it typical for TSR to have 4 such copies for their Library?

Wait the seller in question only sold two copies...from where did the other two come from?

Sir Kill Alot wrote:
Wait the seller in question only sold two copies...from where did the other two come from?

So how did you aquire yours??

Sir Kill Alot wrote:
I won the first of two Ebay auctions back in November of '02.

See here:
about41.html

Good pick up back then, if you sell it I am sure it will go much higher

Thanks for the info Foul.  I'm happy to hear that there is some confirmation out there from TSR staff that they did produce it and it is not just a mock up some 3rd party did to make money.

I don't have much doubt that a copy today would hit the $2K.  I do find it interesting though that it would sell for this much.  Most of the other big price tickets were all produced in larger numbers because they were intended to be sold.  This items appears to be basically an internal use item of which Frank (exTSR) has a number of similar things (and I will say more interesting ones?) which don't sell for nearly as much.  So what is the big draw on this one - completists?

For me I think is the idea of having something in my collection that is not complete, because I have the insides I need to get the cover as well.. if you know what I mean.. I don't see myself droping $2k on it though.. alas..

Brette:)

good answer thx

Sir Kill Alot wrote:like the 300 bucks I shelled out for the Kara Tur boxed set in like condition.

slight carried away??

Sir Kill Alot wrote:
Only slighly     I just dug it out of its resting place {and removed the bubble wrap}.  If I had my camera upstairs I would snap a quick pic and post it.  It is in beautiful condition.  But a snowball has a better chance in hell than I do I think getting that kind of money for it.

Let's call it buyers remorse.  

-Len

Well, just think, you could have instead bought 300 .99 cent cheesburgers at McDonalds with that money and you'd probably be quite a bit heftier.  So the overspending on the Kara Tur makes you a lot healthier...just look at it that way!  Plus you can still sell the KT box at some point....

Mike B.

Badmike wrote:you could have instead bought 300 .99 cent cheesburgers at McDonalds

+3 cheeseburgers. dont forget the kittehz
@Len: yeah into three digits not easy. private to degassy or other high-end shrink collector will get some way but not that far i think

Mars wrote:As it stands this seems to be the most rare of all D&D items (rarer than any tournament module, prepub, woodgrain set, etc) and in comparison it is not that old.

I seriously doubt that any but completists would bid for a Jade Hare over even a third print woodie. Same for any of the Pre-Pubs and tourney modules and many other rare D&D items as well. And as stated above, I would also jump all over a full set of Aussies (SW or not) over a Covered Jade Hare.... ANY TIME.

That useless cover does absolutely NOTHING for me as a collector and it most certainly adds NOTHING for playablity of Jade Hare, while the aussies do a lot for me as a collector and they can be played. The same goes for ALL of the other so called common rares you listed above.

BTW I have a coverless Jade Hare and I would not bid on a covered one if I had any chance at any of the other exceedingly rare OD&D items.

As stated above, there have been 3-4 of them sold publicly since 2002.

How many First Edition Chainmails have you seen during that same time period?

I saw one first edition Chainmail during the past 5-7 years and I bought it in 2002 (or perhaps 2003).
There MIGHT have been others I did not notice, but I doubt it.
I have seen VERY few second Edition first print Chainmails and only ONE second second..........

There are MANY other exceedingly rare items that are of far more interest to common collectors such as myself.

As stated above, I will leave the covered Jade Hare to the completists with the deeper pockets.

Aneoth wrote:I seriously doubt that any but completists would bid for a Jade Hare over even a third print woodie. Same for any of the Pre-Pubs and tourney modules and many other rare D&D items as well. And as stated above, I would also jump all over a full set of Aussies (SW or not) over a Covered Jade Hare.... ANY TIME.

That useless cover does absolutely NOTHING for me as a collector and it most certainly adds NOTHING for playablity of Jade Hare, while the aussies do a lot for me as a collector and they can be played. The same goes for ALL of the other so called common rares you listed above.

To keep this from distilling into a flame war, I'll just agree that we disagree on these points.

What it really comes down to is personal choice {like everything in the collecting world...One man's trash is another's treasure}.

I am trying not to speak for anyone else here, but I would imagine that you are probably in the minority with your views.

-Len