lokiwookie wrote:In France there is no museum dedicated to RPG so if no one in my family have interest in it I think it will be great to create a fantasy RPG museum with my collection as a starting point And I am pretty sure that in 10-15 years, most of very valuable items will have no value. It seems that new generations are not interested in these old and "ugly" (as they say) books, with too archaic rules and artworks... So since my collection will not go for more than a hotdog or a picture of Tonya, I will never, never sell it.
HermitFromPluto wrote:There is a Buyer on Ebay called 'thefantasymuseum" or something like that. I have not seen them active here. Whoever it is is purchasing lots of big ticket TSR and non-TSR items.
I have a bad feeling that my collection will be...like...buried in volcanic ash, or something...and out of the whole stash only Ironhoof Highlands will survive to be discovered by archeologists....who will place it in a museum as the only surviving example of 20th century literature and high culture.
(It's just occured to me that I haven't informed the relevant guys that they are on the 'if I die' list - I guess it might be polite to tell them!!)
gyg wrote:(It's just occured to me that I haven't informed the relevant guys that they are on the 'if I die' list - I guess it might be polite to tell them!!
gyg wrote:I'll post here, for want of a better topic to put it in.My wife hates all my stuff, which is stored neatly and solidly in 12 boxes in the loft. If I pop off then she will probably just ignore it and move out!My kids are probably not going to be interested in it, but I live in hope!I have done one small thing, as my wife isa smart cookie, and while she would want to burn the lot, she more than likely has an inkling that my stuff has some value. As everything is pretty well catalogued I keep an up to date list on the top most box, along with the names and contact details of a couple of resellers that I trust, with the advise that they should be given first refusal. I've nothing spectacular but it would be pretty decent 'shop-stock' for a few guys out there. (It's just occured to me that I haven't informed the relevant guys that they are on the 'if I die' list - I guess it might be polite to tell them!!)Which brings me to my point of posting - my collection is low value and low interest, and my storage method , while safe is not that aesthetically pleasing. What I want to see is your collections!! I love to see bookshelves,display cabinets,war-rooms, whatever full of this stuff - A few have posted here (Brendan,Vince Overlord spring to mind) but I want to see more - so come on guys, and gals, show me what you've got
Sir Kill Alot wrote:I can see it now...the first D&D collector with a contract on their head.
benjoshua wrote:Speaking of which, how many of us have our collections insured? Like FormCritic mentioned, one fire, flood or catastrophe and it's likely gone for good.
gyg wrote:What I want to see is your collections!! I love to see bookshelves,display cabinets,war-rooms, whatever full of this stuff - A few have posted here (Brendan,Vince Overlord spring to mind) but I want to see more - so come on guys, and gals, show me what you've got
Thornhammer wrote:That's a good question - how do you "value" a collection of role-playing games? I have some stuff that's worth some money, but darned if I'd know what to insure them for. Cover price (max) on the vast majority of it, but how do you agree on a "reasonable" price to replace, say, Ringworld? Or Horror on the Orient Express? I don't have anything like some of the folks here, but it's a collection I'm proud of. I'm hoping my son will be interested when he's old enough.
