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DiscSlinger
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:18 pm

Hey all, first time posting...
I recently found a big box of old D&D stuff, plus some non TSR things in a storage unit I bought. I'm not a collector, however going through this stuff brought back good memories of my DM'ing days in the early nineties. Of course these items were before my time, but cool to look through. I have no clue if any of these things are rare or even worth collecting, so if you guys don't mind I'll list everything here, and maybe you guys could let me know what you think ? all the items have price tags on them from used book stores etc, though I don't know how old the pricing is. So, I'll post the item, then the price so you guys can evaluate whether the price that is on them is low,high or ridiculous...

HARD BACK BOOKS :

AD&D Player's Handbook 1978 'Wizard fighting winged demons'    5.99

AD&D Dungeon Master's Guide 1979 'Giant red demon with sword'    14.99

AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide 1979 'Green hooded key holder'
12.99

AD&D Monster Manual 1979 'Dragon, unicorn, centaur' X2
12.49 each

AD&D Monster Manual II 'Giant wielding halberd ?' X2
7.49 each

AD&D Fiend Folio 1981 ' skeleton mummy ? '
7.99

AD&D Deities and Demigods 1980 'god choking flying dragon'
12.00

AD&D Unearthed Arcana 1985 X2
14.99 each

AD&D Manual of the Planes 1987
7.99

AD&D Wilderness Survival Guide 1986
7.99

AD&D Dungeoneers Survival Guide 1986
7.99

AD&D DragonLance Adventures 1987 'The campaign setting I guess'
X2 , 7.99 each

AD&D GreyHawk Adventures 1988 'Guy riding winged creature'
7.99

AD&D Dungeon Masters Guide 2nd edition 'Red dragon' 1989
7.99

   SOFT COVER STUFF :

DragonLance SAGA Book 1 TSR Graphic Novel 1987
4.99

The Art of the Dragonlance saga 1987 TSR
6.99

DragonLance Module DL3 Dragons of Hope 1984
2.99

DragonLance Module DL10 Dragons of Dreams 1985
2.99

Dungeaons and Dragons Adventure 'Hollow World' 1990
9.99

D&D Creature Crucible 'Tall Tales of the Wee Folk' 1989
14.99

D&D Gazateer Book one- the DM's Sourcebook 1989
5.98

D&D Gazateer 'The Shadow Elves' 1990
39.99

D&D Gazateer 'Dwarves of Rockhome' 1988
29.99

D&D Gazateer 'The Republic of Darokin' 1989
39.99

D&D Gazateer Book Two: 'Player's Guide to Thyatis' 1989
29.99

D&D Adventure B1-9 'In Search for Adventure' 1987
39.99

D&D 'Wrath of the Immortals' Book 1: Codex of the Immortals 1992
29.99

D&D Players Guide to Immortals 1986
X2 24.99 each

D&D Players Companion Book 1 1984
3.98

D&D Adventure 'The Isle Of Dread' Module X1    1981
3.99

D&D Master DM's Book 1985
19.99

D&D Basic Rulebook 1980 ( hole punches in rough condition )
9.99

D&D Dungeon Module G 1-2-3 ' Against the Giants ' 1980
3.99

The World of Greyhawk #9025 1980 ( maps etc )
3.99

GreyHawk Adventure WG12 'Vale of the Mage' 1989
4.49

BattleSystem 'Skirmishes' Miniatures Rules ( forgot to write down date )
5.99 ( seen this online for 40.00 ?? )

Spell Jammer Concordance of Arcane Space 1989
5.99

Spell Jammer Lorebook of the Void 1989
4.99

Forgotten Realms ' A Grand Tour of the Realms ' 1993
5.99

Forgotten Realms Faiths and Avatars 1996
4.99

Forgotten Realms module ' The Drow of the Underdark ' 1991
7.99

1992 Trading cards Factory Set 750 Cards in org box
12.99

   NON D&D BUT STILL TSR STUFF

Amazing Engine Rule Booklet... system guide 1992
4.99

Boot Hill Boxed Set ( box is ok, everything inside is mint ) 1975
19.99

Boot Hill Module BH2 Lost Conquistador Mine ( MINT ! ) 1982
19.99

SOME NON TSR ROLE PLAYING STUFF

The Judges Guild D&D ready REF Sheets 2nd edition
9.99

The Judges Guild issue #20 and #25
9.99 each

The Judges Guild Dragon Quest Adventure 'Heroes and Villans
14.99

The Dungeoneer issue #18 and #17
5.99 each

TRAVELLER ROLEPLAYING STUFF

GROUP ONE : all in mint condition... 25.00 each
Wabor Parn
Nithius
Mission to Zephor
Lomodo
Geptorem
Nystalux
Hydronaut

JUDGES GUILD :
Tancred - 7.99
Darthanon Queen - 5.99
Ley Sector - 9.99
Darkling Ship - 7.99

Well, that about does it. Also in the box were some mint Star Trek Giant Poster Books X14, and like 5 signed comic books. As for all the D&D stuff, the condition ranges from ok to nearly mint... Everything is in plastic with cardboard backing. No missing pages etc

Anyway, I was glad to find a forum to post my find on... The price tag amounts ad up to about a grand... but I'm sure some are over priced and some are under priced. Either way I was glad to go through it all and be reminded of good times.
Thanks for any feedback !

jcp
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 2:41 pm

Storage Wars Texas?

Nice find, though nothing that strikes me as overly valuable. Others can speak to value far better than I, but I'd say as a large lot the value would be a few hundred dollars at most. You will get more selling individually but some items will never sell or sell for only a few dollars and of course take time to sell. The hard covers depending on the editions on the early ones typically only sell for a few dollars a piece.

JohnGaunt
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Posted: Sun Dec 04, 2011 9:11 pm

Some of the TSR books that you list are parts of boxed sets (Concordance of Arcane Space, A Grand Tour of the Realms, etc.) and are essentially worthless without at least the rest of the books of that set.

Hardbacks = $5 - $10 apiece

The Gazetteers, if complete = $20 apiece.

Group One books = $20 apiece.

Judges Guild magazines, modules = $1 apiece.

Mars
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 8:58 am

I bunch of your Gazetteers do seem really high priced. If complete (with poster map) then most are in the $25 range.

A bunch of the books are only pieces of boxed sets:

* D&D Gazateer Book Two: 'Player's Guide to Thyatis' 1989 29.99
* D&D 'Wrath of the Immortals' Book 1: Codex of the Immortals 1992 29.99
* D&D Players Guide to Immortals 1986 X2 24.99 each
* D&D Master DM's Book 1985 19.99

These seem way overpriced. Maybe $5 each. Generally for boxed sets, if you are only missing the box itself the value is about half. When you get into missing the box and some of the contents, then each individual item is almost worthless.

Your Judges Guild stuff looks like really common stuff and your prices seem high.

The Group One items have some good collectible value - some are cheaper than others. I think $25 is reasonable for some of the more common ones to find but these can sometimes hit the $100 for rarer ones. You would have to do a bit of research to find out which ones are which.

Badmike
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Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 1:10 pm

Condition is paramount, and the items should be complete (maps, etc). You're value there is probably only a few hundred dollars at most. I'd be interested in buying the hardbacks and maybe a few other items, if you want to meet up, and I would volunteer to look through the other items to tell you if they are complete or missing maps or just partial items (like some of the Gazeteer items which are just components from boxed sets). PM or email me if you want to meet (badmike3@aol.com), I'm over in Euless.

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Mars
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Posted: Tue Dec 06, 2011 4:54 pm

Also, you should check the number of pages in your Deities and Demigods book. If 144 then your price might be low.

DiscSlinger
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Posted: Wed Dec 07, 2011 11:27 am

Thanks for the feedback everyone... Guess I didn't hit the jackpot on the D&D stuff then.

But, one of the comics I found was worth about 180.00 , so that was cool. It's a Darkest Night #1 with a black and white sketch variant cover...
Oh, and the Deities and demigods has 128 pages...
Thanks again

Mars
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:36 am

I bid on a few of these auctions and now seem to think the seller should be placed in the shady sellers thread. I believe he is shilling his auctions.

Check out the new bidder on these auctions:

** expired/removed eBay auction **

The new account that is listed as "2***1". This shill bidder has bid only on the one seller's items and has bid not only on Group One stuff but also his digital voice recorder and pipe.

Time to report it to Ebay.

FormCritic
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Posted: Tue Dec 20, 2011 12:53 am

I agree. It looks very fishy.

I reported all of those listings.

Let's see what happens.....

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