Just out of curiosity, was there ever a registry opened to compile a list of everyone who owns a DMG 2nd Alpha, similar to the registries of some of the rare, early modules? Perhaps to get an idea of how many of these misprints are known to exist so far?

Mike.

misterspock wrote:Just out of curiosity, was there ever a registry opened to compile a list of everyone who owns a DMG 2nd Alpha, similar to the registries of some of the rare, early modules? Perhaps to get an idea of how many of these misprints are known to exist so far?

Mike.

I have been tracking sales for them for the VB, although that's obviously not exactly the same thing that you are talking about.  Unlike the special Tournament modules, the problem with keeping track of 2nd Print Alphas in an effective manner is that they are not numbered, so there is no absolute sure way to be able to tell if one being sold now has been sold before online, is from an original owner or was sold privately, etc.

FWIW though, since the 2nd Alpha has become a known quantity, I have tracked a total of 3 sales on Ebay, one of which was an attempted resale by TFM that didn't meet the reserve.  In addition to that, I believe that Paul(aka The Collector's Trove) and one other member of the forum is known to have one, which would make a total of 4 of them "known" that I am aware of.  

Add two more to the list...I've been extremely fortunate to have found these additional ones.

I wonder how much time went by before they noticed the printing mistake and recalled them? One of the books I got was originally purchased from a hobby store in Lincoln, NE and the other was from a town in Pennsylvania (can't remember off the top of my head right now).

I think there is still a big question mark on how many of these copies are out there.  I think it is rare to have an auction that is identified as selling a "DMG 2nd Alpha" so I'm sure a number change hands without being identified.

One of the guys in Gene Weigel's gaming group had a copy BITD; he exchanged it for a replacement copy without the screwed-up pages, which is very likely what most folks did at the time.

TollHouseGolem wrote:We managed to round up the gaming group for a session last night and did a little crawling in 3.5 Expedition to Undermountain. A good time was had by all!

Before we started, our DM gave me a copy of the AD&D DMG he's had buried in his book pile for at least 10 or so years. He said "Have a look at this; there are pages of the MM in it - I think it might be a misprint."

It is indeed a 2nd Alpha printing! Condition looks to be Good, perhaps Very Good at first glance. It will be fun to share the background about this printing with the group

Sweet! Just don't let anyone spill any drinks on it at the gaming table  

I also have one, pretty nice condition too.  Just how many are there in existence anyway?

misterspock wrote:I haven't kept a tab on the number, but I've only heard of approx 15..maybe 20? Even if you double that up to 40 for the unknowns still floating around, it's pretty rare.

This is something that is so obscure, hardly any seller checks or knows about it.  If there are approx 15-20 known copies then there are probably at least several hundred of unknowns still floating around or locked in collections.