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[brag] When the FLGS is confused or lazy, I score.
I went to a smallish, local gaming convention this weekend, and in the dealer room a local gaming store (not local to me) had a bunch of clearance stuff they were trying to get rid of. 20% off old board games, 40% off old Games Workshop models, that kind of thing. Then I asked about the "boxes of stuff" on the floor. "That's old D&D stuff. $20 a box."
Now, I'm not an "old stuff" collector, but flipping through I saw some classic modules in there, stuff I used to own, and the nostalgia welled up. I'm supposed to run D&D fairly soon, and old stuff is just as good (if not better) than new stuff when it comes to cannibalizing. My con budget allowed me to snag one box only, so I chose one that seemed like modules rather than boxed sets (telling myself "you won't use continent maps from another setting, and there's a lot of air in a boxed set - go for pure weight!").
Here's what I got, and everything's in pretty good shape:
All four Slavers modules (A1-4)
D1-2 and D3
G123 Against the Giants
C1 Hidden Shrine of Tamoanchan
C2 Ghost Tower of Inverness
C3 Lost Island of Castanamir
C4 To Find a King
I would've dropped twenty on just those. But there was more...
*Every* original Dragonlance module, plus "Mists" and "World of Krynn"
B7 Rahasia
B8 Journey to the Rock
B9 Castle Caldwell and Beyond
DA1 Adventures in Blackmoor
X1 Isle of Dread
X5 Temple of Death
X6 Quagmire
X7 War Rafts of Kron
X8 Drums on Fire Mountain
X9 Savage Coast
X10 Red Arrow, Black Shield
X12 Skarda's Mirror
CM1 Test of the Warlords
CM2 Death's Ride
CM3 Sabre River
CM4 Earthshaker
CM6 Where Chaos Reigns
CM8 Endless Stair
H2 Mines of Bloodstone
I1 Dwellers of the Forbidden City
I2 Tomb of the Lizard King
REF5 Lords of Darkness
WGR1 Greyhawk Ruins
GAZ2 Emirates of Ylaruam
GAZ10 Orcs of Thar (missing Orcwars bits)
GAZ13 Shadow Elves
SJR1 Lost Ships
SJR2 Realmspace
Dragon #176
Dungeon #58
Dungeon #78
Return to the Keep on the Borderlands
Temple, Tower & Tomb
Red Steel: Savage Baronies (with CD in shrink)
Frankly, I think I made out like a bandit. Okay, so that's the bragging bit. Now for the aftermath: I can't help but think that whoever's running this FLGS doesn't know enough about D&D (maybe it's mostly a [something else] store) to realize that a large chunk of that list above has actual resale value. I mean, it's called eBay, people, look into it. The 'complete Dragonlance run' alone would've been worth putting up as a lot, don't you think?
The only sad part of the story is that by the time I convinced my wife (who was there with me, LARPing) that it was "totally worth" buying more boxes, the others had already been sold to some other guy. Still, I'm pretty darned happy with myself right now.
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Thanks, gang. I knew my puffed-out chest would be validated here.
The 'swag bag' for the con had a 10% off coupon for the store, which isn't really that far away. I'll visit before too long; the guy at the table said "yeah, we got a ton of old used D&D stuff in decent shape, you should come take a look". I have visions of kicking over there and making a (low as heck) offer for a ton of stuff they don't appreciate.
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Nice haul. The Bloodstone module alone goes for a good price on eBay. It *is* funny how some stores price their used stuff. One store I shopped at when I lived in New Hampshire would charge outrageous prices for some items ($25 for Keep on the Borderlands, you can get it for $5 on eBay) and nothing for truly hard to find items.
Why am I reminded of Tim Allen's routine about men looking for deals. Very nice haul indeed. I need to go treasure diving at my local stores myself now.
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