Bracton wrote:Not to talk out of school . . . that would be stratochamp. Coming just ahead of tfm.
Kingofpain89 wrote:I was very surprised it didnt go for more than the final price. I figured it would top out around a thousand $ for sure.
Plaag wrote:Should frame that map.
Bracton wrote:I agree. I had expected $900 at the low end. This is the oldest surviving copy of what is arguably the most important city of the classic D&D era. The closest analogy would be to an original floorplan of Castle Greyhawk.
Bracton wrote:One would have expected it to go for much more than, for example, some of the modules of questionable quality that sell for a small fortune due solely to rarity. Another victim of the economy, perhaps?
Kingofpain89 wrote:I thought tfm didnt collect D&D related items anymore?
gyg wrote:well tfm is just RUBBISH at not buying D&D stuff
leadjunkie wrote:I don't remember seeing anything in the auction for the original that copies were going to be made for sale. I hope the buyer had fore knowledge of this.
JasonZavoda wrote:Why? The auction was for a specific copy not reprint or copyrights?
gyg wrote:I wondered this myself. Though the new item is clearly that (new) I cannot help but feel that this slightly dilutes the desirability of the 'real deal' (see Faro's post above). That having been said, this will always be a fairly contentious subject and really comes down to diversity of opinion - 'do copies harm.... blah,blah,blah etc ad infinitum'.Arguments on both sides of this are usually quite compelling, and I've never reallly decided one way or another, mainly because it's not something that will ever impact me personally .I would hope though, that this new fun/d raising venture was made clear to the buyer at the time.edited due to putting seller instead of buyer- d'oh
Invincible Overlord wrote:I would disagree about copies doing harm.They will only refer people back to the original. And since we all know who has it, it's a good thing...