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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
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 Posted - 09 May 2008 : 22:50:16
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It seems unlikely that I'm going to continue playing FR in 4th Edition, and I'll be off-loading my collection on to E-Bay in the next few weeks.
I've put together a bibliography of what I own, and am putting it here. I'd like to have some ideas on whether I should sell it all-together or piece-meal it out from some folks that have experience on E-bay and different ways that I could market my auctions.
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Kara-Tur: The Eastern Realms
FORGOTTEN REALMS Campaign Setting (Revised)
City of Splendors
Spellbound: The Realms of Thay, Aglarond and Rashemen
Lands of Intrigue
Grand History of the Realms
Players Guide to Faerūn (version 3.5)
Forgotten Realms Adventures
Pages from the Mages
Prayers from the Faithful
The Drow of the Underdark
Elves of Evermeet
Moonshae
Empires of the Sands
Dreams of the Red Wizards
The Magister
Old Empires
The Great Glacier(Map Only)
Gold and Glory
The Shining South
The Vilhon Reach (Books and Map Only)
Monster Compendium: Monsters of Faerūn
Lords of Darkness
Skullport
Lords of Darkness (3rd Edition) Magic of Faerūn Forgotten Realms Dungeon Masters Screen
The Silver Marches (not all maps included)
Races of Faerūn
Unapproachable East
Serpent Kingdoms
The Shining South
Lost Empires of Faerūn
Champions of Ruin
Champions of Valor
City of Splendors: Waterdeep
Power of Faerūn
Mysteries of the Moonsea
Dragons of Faerūn
Into the Dragons Lair
Pool of Radiance: Attack on Myth Drannor
City of the Spider Queen
Sons of Gruumsh
Four from Cormyr
Cormyr: The Tearing of the Weave
Shadowdale: The Scourging of the Land
Anauroch: The Sundering of the World
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2008 : 22:52:44
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I have to ask an obvious question--why are you selling all your old material? After all, you don't have to use 4E materials when you have material from older editions, and getting rid of the "old" material wouldn't be conducive to that. Are you just not going to use the Realms anymore?
I don't mean to pry, I'm just curious. |
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Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 09 May 2008 22:53:20 |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2008 : 22:59:33
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np Rino
I'm about to finish college in RL, and gaming as a whole is going to come to a stand still in my house while I start my family up. Because of this, I don't think that I 'll be running any FR games of any kind. I've already set up with an online crew as soon as the D&D online game-table starts up, so I'll still be gaming, I just don't feel that I'll have the time to run a game while starting a new job and raising a new family.
Just a matter of priorities really.
The drain of putting together a game every weekend and checking out each piece of information to make sure that it is consistent (both of which are things that I love doing) is something that's going to have to be de-prioritized for awhile.
Besides which, when I get back to DMing, I'd really like to take a home-brew world out for a spin. I used to have very vibrant home-brew games, and my players generally tend to reminisce about those rather than the Realms games that I've run. Severing ties with the realms is just a way to kick-start my old creativity. Somewhat like Cortez burning his ships when he landed on Mexico. If I do this, there's no turning back, and I'll blaze ahead. |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
7106 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2008 : 23:06:23
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Understood. Thanks for sharing your story with me.
I hope you'll be able stick around here though, if possible.
Anyway, good luck with the selling! |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
--Richard Greene (letter to Time) |
Edited by - Rinonalyrna Fathomlin on 09 May 2008 23:06:45 |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36782 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2008 : 23:16:13
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I'd sell it all individually. It's more time and effort, but I think it would net you better results than one big lot.
Besides, shipping all of that in one box would be a pain, and it would be pricy. |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2008 : 23:54:56
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Originally posted by Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Understood. Thanks for sharing your story with me.
I hope you'll be able stick around here though, if possible.
Anyway, good luck with the selling!
I'll always be around. The loss of my considerable FR knowledge would be a great blow to this community no doubt!
BTW, I've made a lot of good friends here, and I don't see ya'll as often as I used to. I'm playing a free-online browser game called CyberNations. Anyone should feel free to stop by, register, and look me up. I'll help get ya started, and you might just find a home in the 500 person alliance that I currently lead.
;)
That game could always use a few more solid role-players.... |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 00:10:37
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| Damn! I wish I had enough money to take all of the 1e and 2e stuff off your hands. I have most of the 3e stuff. |
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Victor_ograygor
Master of Realmslore
Denmark
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Afetbinttuzani
Senior Scribe
Canada
434 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 06:01:29
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I agree with Victor. You should think this out carefully. I've just recently come back to D&D after a 20 year absence and I'm gaming with my kids. But I didn't keep anything so I had to repurchase it all. If your partner does not object and you have the space to store them, you might consider just moth-balling them for 10 years till your kids are ready to play. Just a thought.
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 06:36:46
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I've been thinking about it for nearly 9 months now, and I'm pretty certain that this is the right direction to go. I'm very much a utilitarian, I keep things that are useful (if only in a sentimental sense). What I've come to realize is that it is not these products that I am connected to, its the people, some of whom I've not seen in a long time. The people and the memories.
D&D game table is giving us the opportunity to re-connect, and I'm just going to take the time to go in a new direction is all. FR will always be my first love, but just as in RL, I didn't end up marrying my first love. But I'll always remember her. Same for FR. |
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Baroth
Acolyte
Switzerland
14 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 11:22:46
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It depends on how much money you want to earn with the books and how much time you want to spend on selling these books.
Selling all books in one bundle generally reduces your time spent and the money earned. Selling them individually generally increases your time spent and the money earned. :-)
I would be interested in the books for a decent price (I've got some already), but I am living in Switzerland. :-( |
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Rinonalyrna Fathomlin
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 21:44:29
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Originally posted by WalkerNinja
I'll always be around. The loss of my considerable FR knowledge would be a great blow to this community no doubt!
Hey, I'm glad to hear it. |
"Instead of asking why we sleep, it might make sense to ask why we wake. Perchance we live to dream. From that perspective, the sea of troubles we navigate in the workaday world might be the price we pay for admission to another night in the world of dreams."
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 21:49:01
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| What is "pages from the mages"? Is it FR? I just have just about everything else on your list, plus some, but never heard of this one. |
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scererar
Master of Realmslore
USA
1618 Posts |
Posted - 10 May 2008 : 21:57:46
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Originally posted by Afetbinttuzani
I agree with Victor. You should think this out carefully. I've just recently come back to D&D after a 20 year absence and I'm gaming with my kids. But I didn't keep anything so I had to repurchase it all. If your partner does not object and you have the space to store them, you might consider just moth-balling them for 10 years till your kids are ready to play. Just a thought.
Afet
This is what I did after college and my military service. now-a-days, I just peruse my boxes of old lore and bring things out during discussions here on these boards. Additionally, my oldest son is really starting to dig dragons He actually has just started reading the first book of the Dragon Lance chronicles. The Army moved my realms and D&D stuff around the world with me for 12 years.
Keep your stuff my friend, unless you just really have to get rid of it.
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Kuje
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 22:18:57
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Originally posted by scererar
What is "pages from the mages"? Is it FR? I just have just about everything else on your list, plus some, but never heard of this one.
Yes, it's from 2e and it's kinda a companion book to Prayers of the Faithful. It's kinda in the same line of material as that book. |
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Mace Hammerhand
Great Reader
Germany
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Posted - 10 May 2008 : 22:19:03
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quote:
Originally posted by scererar
What is "pages from the mages"? Is it FR? I just have just about everything else on your list, plus some, but never heard of this one.
Pages ... is a book focusing on spellbooks, IIRC it compiles and adds to Ed's Dragon articles |
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Wooly Rupert
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Jamallo Kreen
Master of Realmslore
USA
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Posted - 14 May 2008 : 21:58:18
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As a buyer I much prefer that items be sold individually or in logical sets (e.g., FRA 1-3, but even then, I may have been trying to buy them one at a time and may already have one or two). Many times I have seen an item that I really want but either don't bid on because it's tossed in higgledy-piggledy with a bunch of books I already own (or am not interested in buying) OR the price goes through the roof because the seller has put together one lot with many items that many buyers want, each wanting something separately ("Hey, bid on my lot of Waterdeep Trail Map, Kara Tur Trail Map, Cloakmaster Cycle, and complete autographed set of the Double Diamonds 1-9!")
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 15 May 2008 : 12:08:45
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| I agree. Separate them all and sell them individually. |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 15 May 2008 : 15:58:43
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'd sell it all individually. It's more time and effort, but I think it would net you better results than one big lot.
I agree with Wooly. I do a decent amount of ebay selling including old D&D stuff, and you will make more selling individually |
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Aravine
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 15 May 2008 : 16:05:57
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
I'd sell it all individually. It's more time and effort, but I think it would net you better results than one big lot.
I agree with Wooly. I do a decent amount of ebay selling including old D&D stuff, and you will make more selling individually
I agree. In any case there may be some people who just must have a particular Item, and will pay through thier ears to get it(not that you should accept money that came from someone else's ear) otherwise it's just a "Value Pack". |
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Markustay
Realms Explorer extraordinaire
USA
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Posted - 18 May 2008 : 00:51:05
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Don't forget to put "will combine shipping costs with my other auctions".
That way, people who buy one will naturally look to get a bargain by checking out the others.
My wife sold my entire comic book collection that way. 
Even though she made a small fortune, it still brings tears to my eyes thinking about it. <snif> |
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MerrikCale
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 23 May 2008 : 03:34:57
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Originally posted by Markustay
My wife sold my entire comic book collection that way.
Oh man. I am sorry. I still have mone. You can come over and check it out anytime.
My comic book collection, that is. |
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36782 Posts |
Posted - 23 May 2008 : 04:10:19
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Originally posted by MerrikCale
quote:
Originally posted by Markustay
My wife sold my entire comic book collection that way.
Oh man. I am sorry. I still have mone. You can come over and check it out anytime.
My comic book collection, that is.
Ironically, the only comics I lost in the fire were the ones I wanted to keep. I've got like 6 or 7 longboxes elsewhere that I have zero use for. The only thing keeping me from tossing them is the fact I spent a lot of money on comics back in the day, and I don't want to let them go without getting something back in return.  |
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2008 : 12:43:57
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I just wanted to report that the first of two auctions is now up.
This is all of the 1E/2E Forgotten Realms stuff. Please PM me if you've got questions.
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Mod edit: Tweaked the link so it didn't stretch the page. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 29 Aug 2008 : 17:28:46
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| I put up the first bid! |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
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* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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WalkerNinja
Senior Scribe
USA
575 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2008 : 00:37:56
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Thanks!
FYI, all of the maps from the boxed sets are laminated. I had them all pieced together and displayed on the walls of the game room. |
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Hawkins
Great Reader
USA
2131 Posts |
Posted - 30 Aug 2008 : 00:55:41
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| No problem. I just want to get my hands on the materials. After that, I can work on getting specific items in pristine condition if I feel the need. |
Errant d20 Designer - My Blog (last updated January 06, 2016)
One, two! One, two! And through and through
The vorpal blade went snicker-snack!
He left it dead, and with its head
He went galumphing back. --Lewis Carroll, Through the Looking-Glass
"Mmm, not the darkness," Myrin murmured. "Don't cast it there." --Erik Scott de Bie, Shadowbane
* My character sheets (PFRPG, 3.5, and AE versions; not viewable in Internet Explorer)
* Pathfinder Roleplaying Game Reference Document (PFRPG OGL Rules)
* The Hypertext d20 SRD (3.5 OGL Rules)
* 3.5 D&D Archives
My game design work:
* Heroes of the Jade Oath (PFRPG, conversion; Rite Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 1: Cantrips & Orisons (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Compendium Arcanum Volume 2: 1st-Level Spells (PFRPG, designer; d20pfsrd.com Publishing)
* Martial Arts Guidebook (forthcoming) (PFRPG, designer; Rite Publishing)
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