comix4fun Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 11:00 PM, Bronty said: 15k in 2013 was nothing to laugh at! For sure. That was my hesitation from what I remember. Some great Clyde Caldwell published paintings to early Dragon Magazines and the like were selling for $2000-3000 for comparison's sake. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) On 6/2/2022 at 10:23 AM, comix4fun said: For sure. That was my hesitation from what I remember. Some great Clyde Caldwell published paintings to early Dragon Magazines and the like were selling for $2000-3000 for comparison's sake. Yeah, I paid $1500 for the Caldwell I posted in this thread directly from Clyde. That was around 2010. Sold around 2014 for a fair bit more. Maybe worth 15-20k today I would guess, from what I see of what little hits the market. Edited June 2, 2022 by Bronty Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Race Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 (edited) Would love to know if any of the art from this still exists... remember this fondly as a Christmas present, was right at the age when I was playing D&D... simple images but really captured the mood Edited June 2, 2022 by Race Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 7:27 AM, Bronty said: Yeah, I paid $1500 for the Caldwell I posted in this thread directly from Clyde. That was around 2010. Sold around 2014 for a fair bit more. Maybe worth 15-20k today I would guess, from what I see of what little hits the market. You think that little? All academic I suppose but I'd love to see a public auction of anything from TSR. I think the result would be the same in terms of new ownership but the value would be interesting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 10:58 AM, cstojano said: You think that little? All academic I suppose but I'd love to see a public auction of anything from TSR. I think the result would be the same in terms of new ownership but the value would be interesting. I suppose as a NES cover, I could ask more for that today, yes, but as a random piece of TSR? Meh. I dunno. I'm not sure I see anyone other than Matt paying up big for a random TSR paperback cover. I could be wrong but I don't see any reason to think so. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delekkerste Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 2:23 PM, comix4fun said: christosgage, comix4fun and exitmusicblue 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christosgage Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 2:26 PM, comix4fun said: Oh and that's the wall at Noble Knight Games in Wisconsin My mistake...thanks for the correction! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted June 2, 2022 Share Posted June 2, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 4:50 PM, christosgage said: My mistake...thanks for the correction! It's one of the few pieces that I actually know the whereabouts of...I just had to blurt it out. christosgage 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeadpoolJr. Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 7:24 PM, comix4fun said: It's one of the few pieces that I actually know the whereabouts of...I just had to blurt it out. Board lurkers are now frantically emailing them with too good an offer to refuse as we type. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tth2 Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 5:50 PM, christosgage said: On 6/1/2022 at 2:26 PM, comix4fun said: Oh and that's the wall at Noble Knight Games in Wisconsin My mistake...thanks for the correction! Wisconsin ... Canada ... same difference! Randall Dowling, christosgage, comix4fun and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 7:25 PM, DeadpoolJr. said: Board lurkers are now frantically emailing them with too good an offer to refuse as we type. I fear that's been tried, that pic I posted is probably 10 years old. It's been repeatedly attempted with no luck thus far. christosgage and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted June 3, 2022 Share Posted June 3, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 7:45 PM, tth2 said: Wisconsin ... Canada ... same difference! Canada? Randall Dowling, tth2, nightbells and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christosgage Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/3/2022 at 10:04 AM, comix4fun said: I fear that's been tried, that pic I posted is probably 10 years old. It's been repeatedly attempted with no luck thus far. Yeah it's not a secret that they have it. I assume they get offers all the time. Randall Dowling 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randall Dowling Posted June 5, 2022 Share Posted June 5, 2022 On 6/1/2022 at 1:23 PM, comix4fun said: This is pretty awesome! I'm just glad to have a nice copy of the first printing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
comix4fun Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/5/2022 at 6:24 PM, Randall Dowling said: This is pretty awesome! I'm just glad to have a nice copy of the first printing. Yeah, that book is my weakness. I still have that same copy I got in 1980 but since then I've collected another 1/2 dozen copies of various printings and in various conditions. It's a sickness, really. exitmusicblue and Randall Dowling 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/2/2022 at 8:43 AM, Bronty said: I suppose as a NES cover, I could ask more for that today, yes, but as a random piece of TSR? Meh. I dunno. I'm not sure I see anyone other than Matt paying up big for a random TSR paperback cover. I could be wrong but I don't see any reason to think so. Koder plus legions of MtG/fantasy collectors... the overlap is real. :O Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cstojano Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 6:47 AM, exitmusicblue said: Koder plus legions of MtG/fantasy collectors... the overlap is real. :O I can imagine lots of folks paying up for something like this and then feeling awful about it afterwards ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bronty Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 (edited) Its cool material, but also people want what they can't have. Its almost all gone into a giant black hole, so the willingness to pay that was never there before is here now. In addition time has passed and what used to look expensive doesn't look so crazy anymore. Edited June 6, 2022 by Bronty exitmusicblue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
exitmusicblue Posted June 6, 2022 Author Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 7:27 AM, cstojano said: I can imagine lots of folks paying up for something like this and then feeling awful about it afterwards ;) Hard to feel awful about maximum nostalgia. : > Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Superhero Posted June 6, 2022 Share Posted June 6, 2022 On 6/6/2022 at 6:18 AM, comix4fun said: Yeah, that book is my weakness. I still have that same copy I got in 1980 but since then I've collected another 1/2 dozen copies of various printings and in various conditions. It's a sickness, really. Me too. I have a few copies since I wore out my original version with the Melnibonean and Cthulhu Mythos I had to buy another that was as pristine as I could find. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
