Doj Posted March 28, 2021 Share Posted March 28, 2021 (edited) A grading firm will eventually appraise vintage Dungeons and Dragons modules, early supplements and maybe even box sets. Grading these items would be a multiple in cost compared to a card, but the slabbing and grading would be worth it. The current increased revenue may translate more RnD investment and whoever is first will have a significant advantage. I hope it is CGC. On a side note, DA Card world took a while to begin buying all DnD items. I have no earthly idea how this is done without grading. A meta appraisal system can be more efficiently applied than a micro assessment. Staple rust, loose pages, staining, browning, creases, tears, fading, completeness and authenticity can be summed into a score, but individual preferences make this challenging without an unbiased arbiter. Some have been awaiting this service for years. More for a short while. Enough are waiting now. Edited March 28, 2021 by Doj Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Namtak Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Thats whos on first Larryw7 and ttfitz 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 My D & D set has an actual live gelatinous cube! Morganmi and silverseeker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 12 minutes ago, kav said: My D & D set has an actual live gelatinous cube! Mine has a gelatinous hyper-cube. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, thunsicker said: Mine has a gelatinous hyper-cube. that's them tesseracts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 28 minutes ago, kav said: that's them tesseracts. That's what she said. Larryw7 and MetalPSI 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 minutes ago, greggy said: That's what she said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I was never a D and D guy myself but I saw enough around the LCS’s to agree this is a no-brainer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Doj said: A grading firm will eventually appraise vintage Dungeons and Dragons modules, early supplements and maybe even box sets. Grading these items would be a multiple in cost compared to a card, but the slabbing and grading would be worth it. The current increased revenue may translate more RnD investment and whoever is first will have a significant advantage. I hope it is CGC. On a side note, DA Card world took a while to begin buying all DnD items. I have no earthly idea how this is done without grading. A meta appraisal system can be more efficiently applied than a micro assessment. Staple rust, loose pages, staining, browning, creases, tears, fading, completeness and authenticity can be summed into a score, but individual preferences make this challenging without an unbiased arbiter. Some have been awaiting this service for years. More for a short while. Enough are waiting now. I hope you are right, I have pretty much every Gamma World product sealed. steveinthecity, Morganmi and iggy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunsicker Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 While I think it would be a good idea to do this it wouldn't be simple. You would need all kinds of sizes for modules, box sets, books, etc. It isn't as simple as comics or cards. Plus is there a standardized grading scale/system for this stuff right now? Or would they need to create it from whole cloth? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 I knew a Dungeon Master, who wore a shirt that said "Magic Users have crystal balls!" Namtak 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doj Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, WernerVonDoom said: I hope you are right, I have pretty much every Gamma World product sealed. Gamma is awesome. Lizard logo first print box set is crazy rare. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, thunsicker said: While I think it would be a good idea to do this it wouldn't be simple. You would need all kinds of sizes for modules, box sets, books, etc. It isn't as simple as comics or cards. Plus is there a standardized grading scale/system for this stuff right now? Or would they need to create it from whole cloth? A game with like 100 pieces and cards and stuff-grading would be time consuming and costly. The slabs would be also fairly expensive I imagine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doj Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 hour ago, thunsicker said: While I think it would be a good idea to do this it wouldn't be simple. You would need all kinds of sizes for modules, box sets, books, etc. It isn't as simple as comics or cards. Plus is there a standardized grading scale/system for this stuff right now? Or would they need to create it from whole cloth? I believe it would be very similar to comic book grading and less challenging than magazine grading. Of course, I am largely making that up as I have never done it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doj Posted March 29, 2021 Author Share Posted March 29, 2021 1 minute ago, kav said: A game with like 100 pieces and cards and stuff-grading would be time consuming and costly. The slabs would be also fairly expensive I imagine. 95% of the box sets are made of up booklets. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kav Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Just now, Doj said: 95% of the box sets are made of up booklets. well if they got ochre jelly all over em thats gonna affect the grade. HotKey 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HotKey Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 Great. Now we have to worry about corners on DM screens. 😆 kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greggy Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 2 hours ago, kav said: well if they got ochre jelly all over em thats gonna affect the grade. That's what she said. kav 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Doj said: Gamma is awesome. Lizard logo first print box set is crazy rare. Mine's a second print, mint with original dice though Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WernerVonDoom Posted March 29, 2021 Share Posted March 29, 2021 3 hours ago, Doj said: Gamma is awesome. Lizard logo first print box set is crazy rare. What's ridiculously rare are the gamma world grenadier minis blister packs from 1979. I only have 4 of 52 and gave up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
