GamesGuy wrote:D&D has always been 'fringe' and collecting D&D is double Fringe.If you're hoping to 'cash in' on D&D collecting, you're either someone who bought a whole bunch of Orange B3s and other modules in shrink for a quarter each back in the early 80s and have them stored in an airtight capsule waiting to sell, or, you've made a horrible mistake with your money. However; where value will be preserved is in the VERY best quality 'Shrink' modules and rarities of the best quality. Someone's always willing to pay for the rare/unique and superior quality.That slightly used copy of X1 or B2? not so much. That being said, I haven't seen a big price drop recently, have you?Frankly; not to rain on anyone's parade, I would LOVE to see the bottom drop out of the market. Maybe then I could get the R's and some the Greyhawk stuff I'm missing. Wouldn't mind a set of Planescape either.Hmmm.. So.. YES! the market is DOOMED! SELL YOUR COLLECTIONS! HEAD FOR THE LIFEBOATS! I hear woodgrains are only worth $100 now! AAAAH! Sell me your collection for $10 before it's too late!
JasonZavoda wrote:don't look for the great Woodgrain sell off for a handful of magic beans in your lifetime.
JasonZavoda wrote:It is possible that the economy will tank and not even your greenbacks will be worth anything. A booze and bullets economy. Otherwise I think your Woodgrains and R series modules are a pretty safe bet. Drag a few obscure 1940's comics from a garage or attic, some old cigarette card baseball cards or some old stamps you can't even use to mail anything with, and wonder who will want them in 20 years.
SimperingToad wrote:I think the economy tanking is more than possible, but probable. Never underestimate the ruthlessness of the banking elite. They've tanked economies before; they will do it again.I'd also echo bbarsh's noting of the more common items dropping in sale prices. Modules that used to sell pretty easily for $7-9 now are difficult to sell at $3-4. Even the early M&T assortments were going for $15-18+ not too long ago. Now trying to sell one for $10-12 requires 2 or 3 attempts.
Badmike wrote: I can't sit a AD&D 1E hardback in my store for a week at less than $20-$25
Badmike wrote:The problem IMO lies with the auction format, which I think has fallen quite a bit and is probably doomed to extinction as a format for selling more common items. More and more people would rather just buy something than fight other bidders for a week only to be outbid by a nickel. Mike B.
Badmike wrote:People want a 1E rulebook, they want it NOW, not in a week or so.Mike B.
Badmike wrote:I still get the same prices in my ebay store for common items as before, perhaps even more. The problem IMO lies with the auction format, which I think has fallen quite a bit and is probably doomed to extinction as a format for selling more common items. More and more people would rather just buy something than fight other bidders for a week only to be outbid by a nickel. Example I can't sit a AD&D 1E hardback in my store for a week at less than $20-$25 before it's snatched up, yet they regularly go for less than that in auctions. People want a 1E rulebook, they want it NOW, not in a week or so.Mike B.
xRalphx wrote:On the other hand, Mr. Generic Roleplayer will also not spend a couple of hundreds of $ to get a module because it happens to have a rare orange cover.
