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[Bargains] When you spot a red box...

Started by DKChannelBoredom, June 14, 2014, 04:51:00 PM

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Necrozius

#15
August 27, 2014, 06:20:45 AM
The best thing that I've ever found was a hard-cover copy of Warhammer's Slaves to Darkness for 2.50.

Yes I did a thorough search of the entire store for its superior sister volume: the Lost and the Damned, but it wasn't there :( .

DKChannelBoredom

#16
August 27, 2014, 06:43:43 AM
Quote from: Necrozius;783042The best thing that I've ever found was a hard-cover copy of Warhammer's Slaves to Darkness for 2.50.

Nice - I had to spend a bit more when I found a copy, but 9$ wasn't too bad... I later sold it on for ten times that much, and the new owner still thought it was a bargain. A local flgs has a used copy for sale, priced 140$.
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August 27, 2014, 08:47:14 AM
While walking past a comics/gaming shop one night, I spotted a couple of books sitting by the bins on the street.

  • The Enemy Within/Shadows Over Bogenhafen
  • Holmes Basic D&D (Games Workshop's UK version with the blue cover)
Both were in excellent condition.
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#18
August 27, 2014, 12:13:48 PM
I saw brand new Gamma Worlds at the Barnes and Noble here.
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Skyrock

#19
August 28, 2014, 07:05:29 PM
Sometimes in the early 2000s, at the surplus book shelf of the local library I picked up a pristine copy of Shadowrun's Magic in the Shadows for 0.50 EUR - at a time when it was still the current magic rulebook selling for 22 EUR.

I still have no idea how it ever ended up there. They never had any RPG books in stock apart of some RPG tie-in novels, and as I was lending Shadowrun novels left and right and centerstage I sure would have noticed if it ever had been listed in the catalogue.
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August 28, 2014, 07:16:18 PM
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#21
August 29, 2014, 10:34:46 AM
I found a Top Secret boxed set, with the pink and white dice still in the bag, the books in mint condition, with the first adventure module, AND the administrator's screen for $3.99 at a local GoodWill.

The best find of all time for me was 8 or 9 copies of Avalon Hill's Rail Baron for $0.99.  All but one was complete.  I sold them for $45 each on ebay (Buy it Now), and they paid for GenCon that year.
 

Necrozius

#22
September 15, 2014, 05:39:23 PM
A friend of mine wants to sell me his Oriental Adventures (1st edition hardcover) for 5 bucks.

I was just reading the history of D&D and it came up as an interesting milestone.

Do you folks think that it's worth it?

Raven

#23
September 16, 2014, 12:15:51 AM
Quote from: Necrozius;787106A friend of mine wants to sell me his Oriental Adventures (1st edition hardcover) for 5 bucks.

I was just reading the history of D&D and it came up as an interesting milestone.

Do you folks think that it's worth it?

It's worth it. You can usually get a used copy on eBay/Amazon for 10 to 15 bucks. I paid ten + shipping for mine a few years ago, and I just wanted a copy for my shelf. Grab it for $5 and if you feel guilty afterwards buy your friend lunch sometime.
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