rleeharris wrote:New here... started playing D&D on my birthday in 1981 when I got a Basic Set as a gift from my mom. Shortly thereafter, I began playing AD&D.
I haven't played in 25+ years and I have a box full of stuff I just went through, to include four sealed (shrink-wrapped) sets I had forgotten about. I was really interested in finding out if they have any value after all this time, along with the rest of my D&D stuff.
I also have a bunch of other items... much of which, holds a sentimental value to me, but quite an array. Anyway, thought I'd drop in to say hi and look around. If I have any specific questions, I'll ask away and maybe get an answer. I'm really interested in finding some Dragon magazines from 81-84 or so. I remember having all of them but only retain one copy.
Thanks a lot, and whoever created The Acaeum, kudos... really great collection of information, which can't be seen anywhere else.
Bob Harris
Hey Bob,
Dragon mags between 81-84 should be cheap. The shipping cost would probably be more than the mags themselves.
Do not sell your collection in haste.
Be very leery of private offers before you have a chance to work out the value of your collection for yourself.
There are any number of people who can tell you how addictive this hobby can be and many people have sold their collections in haste and repented those sales in leisure.
If you want to work out retail values the best place to go is ebay. Check out similar auctions with attention to details such as condition, auction versus buy it now, domestic versus international sales, etc...
The best way to sell is to do the research, find out what the going price is for most items, and sell them through the classifieds, avoiding ebay fees and problems. For ultra-rare items ebay may be the way to go, but if you run an auction always set a reserve or minimum bid that you wouldn't mind getting (since auctions can be a big crapshoot).
Welcome aboard.
