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mbassoc2003
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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 11:44 am

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Here's a curio.
If we knew the approximate date, and the share (even?) held by Jim, we may be able work out the commercial value TSR placed on that paricular the product at that time. Allowing for the obvious negotiational biases.
I just thought it an interesting window into TSR.

To put this into perspective, the $6K is roughly equivolent to my entire years salary on the first year of my first job in 1986.
Does this represent 5 years of royalties for Gods, Demi-gods & Heroes at that time? 10 years worth?
I wonder what revenue was actually generated by products in the business in those days (now that such information would not be commercially sensetive.)
Alas, I doubt the detailed account exist. Destroyed years ago no doubt.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:21 pm

$6k (1980 is when book was published) in today’s dollars is about $21,500. A little perspective, The price of new car in 1980 was around $7k and a house $47k.

-SKA

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Posted: Thu Sep 15, 2022 12:35 pm

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:$6k (1980 is when book was published) in today’s dollars is about $21,500. A little perspective, The price of new car in 1980 was around $7k and a house $47k.

-SKA

It never occurred to me that Jim may have relinquished his royalties upfront in exchange for a cheque.
I had assumed he had surrender them at some point after publication and already received royalties on the work.
But makes sence either way, and in 1980 that would have been a fine sum for surrendering one's rights in a fledgling and uncertain niche market, that for all anyone knew was gonna be a short lived thing.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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Posted: Fri Sep 16, 2022 5:34 pm

I only got 4k for the entire BECMI line.

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Posted: Sat Sep 17, 2022 4:49 am

ExTSR wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:I only got 4k for the entire BECMI line.

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Posted: Sun Sep 18, 2022 4:48 pm

ExTSR wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:I only got 4k for the entire BECMI line.

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Funny, that is about twice what a shrink set of that would run you at todays prices PDT_Armataz_01_05

Games can get you through times of no money but money can not get you through times of no games!!

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Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:41 pm

I post this one not only for collecting purposes but even as a suggestion to Thunderdave for his next "draw the line" update in his signature:

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Posted: Wed Sep 28, 2022 4:40 am

aia wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:"draw the line" update in his signature:

Are you talking about using this image as a user icon? Mos def. As the box says, who wouldn't want to be known as "flame retarded"?

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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:24 am

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-SKA

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Posted: Fri Sep 30, 2022 11:34 am

Something you don’t see very often… In really nice shape.

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-SKA

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Posted: Sat Oct 01, 2022 12:01 am

This is not really interesting, this is a confirmation that... (I leave the floor to Bill!)

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Posted: Tue Oct 04, 2022 10:39 pm

These don't come up often:

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Posted: Wed Oct 05, 2022 11:38 pm

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Seller has two other games of this line

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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 1:01 am

aia wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:
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Someone should complain that it has a piece missing, & is therefore in non-collectible condition.

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Posted: Thu Oct 06, 2022 6:42 am

sauromatian wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:
Someone should complain that it has a piece missing, & is therefore in non-collectible condition.

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Posted: Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:44 pm

I haven’t been paying too much attention to the RPGA modules. Is this the going rate for them or just an outlier?

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Nevermind... I found other sales

NM 1,500 12/2/21
VF 900 5/8/22
NM 1,895 7/9/22"

-SKA

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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 11:01 am

What recession? I think this may be a record price for non SW 1st print.

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Posted: Sat Oct 15, 2022 4:03 pm

Sir Kill Alot wrote in Interesting Items Currently on eBay:What recession?

A near perfect example of depreciating currency being moved into hard assets to protect the owner’s wealth from accelerating losses. This is exactly what those with excess wealth held in fiat currencies (or fiat denominated assets) should be doing with their wealth.

There are only a finite quantity of real goods, whereas there is an infinite quantity of currency units chasing them. It will only accelerate IMO.

This week I've been mostly eating . . . The white ones with the little red flecks in them.

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