Lurker Below wrote:Greetings members,As I mentioned in my first post in another thread, I am a long time lurker, newbie poster and occasional sniper. I have bought from some of you and bid against a few of you. You could say that I fit the profile of an Acaeum member. My introduction to D&D was through the Game Shop in Norman, OK in 1979 when I was fifteen. My first acquisition was a Blue Sutherland Basic D&D box set with Holmes, B1 and dice. This was probably a birthday present. I still have the rules, module and three of the dice. Alas, the D4, D8 and the box are long gone. I purchased Random House copies of the MM, PHB and DMG as soon as they were available in the B. Daltons Bookseller or Waldenbooks. I still have them with all my hand written notes and covers taped. My last new purchase was the Monster Manual II. I gave away about four years worth of Dragon Magazines (issues 50-96) when I graduated college. I kept most everything else.I have a couple of catalogs from the Dungeon Hobby shop, with the large decorated manila envelopes, from sending in a request for a catalog. These would have been from 79~82. Does anyone collect these? I can't find much information about them online. To me, the envelope art is the best part. I also have a couple of the ubiquitous "Gateway to Adventure" catalogs.I first started lurking on the Acaeum in 2003 after I discovered eBay and the cool D&D stuff people were giving away. I am rediscovering my youth, acquiring things I couldn't afford when I was younger. My primary collecting interests are first edition AD&D, Basic and original, though I have bought some Castle Zagyg stuff and some other newer things. I am especially interested in the pre-Random House editions of the hardbacks. I would like to upgrade my little collection of monos. I have a few copies of the OCE/LBB sets and supplements as well as Arduin. Would like more. Hoping to find that $2.00 woodgrain. I like to play Diplomacy online and used to play a lot of CivII Mutilplayer. I also collect Avalon Hill games. I haven't played a round of D&D since I was a freshman in college, but I would like to again, someday. LB
Lurker Below wrote:Thanks Badmike,I am four hours south of you on I-45, or as locals call it, the North Freeway. I have other commitments that will keep me away from the con. Do you have a storefront to visit the next time I am passing through the Metroplex? Lurker Below
cleavet wrote:Hello all,I'm Tom, age 44. I've lurked for a while, mostly reading Bill Owens' commentary in the Judges Guild forums, and recently took the plunge to register. I played a pile of D&D with the Holmes basic set (lizard man logo) back in '78, then AD&D 1e sporadically through the mid- to late-80s. I recently discovered the classic Judges Guild Wilderlands material and have been buying selected items with an eye toward running an OSR campaign. RPGNow has quite a bit but there's nothing like the originals to make one appreciate the craftsmanship--of varying quality, admittedly--that went into JG products.Acaeum is an excellent collector's and browser's resource. Thanks to everyone who has built it and who helps keep it up.T
cleavet wrote:Thanks, Mike. I did business with you on eBay (I'm "deviltom" there) and based on that experience would search you out first for further purchases.