JasonZavoda wrote:AD&D is an excellent system developed by some incredible people. I object to loudmouth jerks who stand on the shoulders of giants and claim that they now tower above these great men. Whether these people are on this site or any other site doesn't matter.
deimos3428 wrote:(In general, it's the overly enthusiastic fans of such games that are "loudmouth jerks", not the creators of the works themselves. Best to just ignore 'em.)
deimos3428 wrote:For the record, I did a rather trivial bit of searching for the 1E PHB. They are very common so long as you don't get eBay tunnel vision. Google "ISBN 9780880381048" and you'll find a few dozen under $10 USD shipped. Of course they are in varying condition but you can inquire about that before purchase without worry of being sniped, and odds are good you can combine shipping on a few other hardcovers.
mordrin wrote:I've been feeling lately that often common items are going for 1.5-2 times what they used/ought to. Getting a suspicion that a lot of ex-players are coming back
Guy Fullerton wrote:I get that feeling too, but I haven't been collecting AD&D stuff long enough to really know, you know?
Badmike wrote:When ebay was in the early going (late 90s), it was wasn't unusual to see commons stuff like B1, N1 or U1 regularly sell in the $15-$25 range in auctions. My craziest sale along this time was a copy of N1 for about $50 because of two determined bidders!As the years rolled on and more sellers got onto Ebay, prices dipped dramatically. For while in the mid 00's, common modules were as easy to find as bank failures and prices dipped under $10 for most of the common (and some uncommon) modules. It wasn't unusual to see 15-20 copies of each common module in stores and at auction at any one time; this also included "hard to find" items like T1-4.In the last couple of years since Ebay's "purge" of the site with their massive changes, sellers have left in droves, which has lowered the amount of these items for sale, resulting in slightly higher prices. I often find when listing a copy of a module I consider common that there may few if any other dealers also listing the item, which would have been unheard of in year's past.I think renewed interest coupled with waning availability is leading to slightly higher prices on 1E stuff.Mike B.
deimos3428 wrote:That's great until you realize that PDFs are completely useless as a reference during play.
ashmire13 wrote:I've also become rather interested in this the past day or so due to this thread.. In grabbing the OSRIC pdf it has been good fun having a read and the 'feel' is old school thats for sure.
deimos3428 wrote:Thats ok, I don't listen to myself either. But I'm learnin'. For the record, I did a rather trivial bit of searching for the 1E PHB. They are very common so long as you don't get eBay tunnel vision. Google "ISBN 9780880381048" and you'll find a few dozen under $10 USD shipped. Of course they are in varying condition but you can inquire about that before purchase without worry of being sniped, and odds are good you can combine shipping on a few other hardcovers.
FormCritic wrote:Take the pdf to a local photocopy place and have several comb binding versions made...?Haven't priced this. Possible?
g026r wrote:It depends on preference. I've known people who'd rather game with a laptop and PDF as opposed to physical books. If that's your thing then with a properly produced PDF it's the simplest type of reference available: one with which you can do a near-instantaneous full-text search.
