Contrary to rumor, the first two printings of Deities & Demigods were never recalled or "banned". They're far more common than most people seem to believe; an estimated 10,000 - 15,000 copies of these prints are still in circulation.
Badmike wrote:Quest for the Fazzlewood was an entirely undistinguished tournament module by two nobodies and later made into an entirely undistinguished solo module (O1 The Gem and the Staff). I cannot fathom why anyone would pay more than $100 for one yet they routinely go north of $1000 for copies of this. Except for blank hex sheets and character sheets I cannot name a rare "collectible" I would rather pass up for nearly anything else of the same price. Yet the next time one pops up on Ebay, there will be a feeding frenzy and the item will go for far more than it's worth......Mike B.
bbarsh wrote:Fazzle gains its cache strictly because of its MDG/TSR heritage. While it was not a TSR module like the trinity, it is the next closest thing. That is where the value comes from.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:(i.e., game stats for deities you'll never fight, versus game stats for monsters you'd be embarrassed to use ).Just my 2 cents.
killjoy32 wrote:funny old thing that DDG though....i looked for the issue with the 2 mythos for years and then it fell into my lap quite by chance in the end, just as i was buying two anyway.Al
TheHistorian wrote:There's an interesting question about perceived value mixed in to all that. If some of us have researched that an item isn't really rare, but the ingrained memory of the general audience says that something is, then what is the "value"?More than it "should" be, on a comparable supply/demand graph. But remember, if supply is high, but demand even higher, then the price still should go up. Conversely, an actually rare item, with low supply, can have almost no one interested, keeping the price low.Basically, what the population believes/wants can trump reality to some extent.
MetamorphosisSigma wrote:Same sort of thing happened to me. The proprietor at the Days of Knights here in Delaware was asking such insane prices ($300 at one point, though I think it had Lawrence Schick's signature) for the DDG that I had resigned myself to never owning one (this was before eBay). Then, one day in 2001 I was sifting through "Ye Olde RPG Crap Box" in the dusty corner of a comic book shop and found TWO for 3 bucks each! When I asked the clerk if this was correct, he replied, "Yeah, those aren't worth much." LOL.Don't get me wrong, I love both the DDG and FF, and some of my favorite monsters come from FF (githyanki, githzerai, etc.).
TheHistorian wrote:Basically, what the population believes/wants can trump reality to some extent.
bamajon1974 wrote:On the other hand, I have yet, in searching off and on for several years now, to find a hardcopy of the Diablo II Fast-Play rules. I have no idea what price this item would command. It has been on my wishlist for 10 years now. Impressive considering it was once freely given away at game shops.
dbartman wrote:I think Mike has Fazzle envy and just doesn't want to pay a ridiculous price for it! Maybe ST1 is worse though? That module has been a demoralizer for many a TSR completist.
