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<blockquote data-quote="Svetgar" data-source="post: 7496083" data-attributes="member: 6778285"><p>First and foremost, this isn't a thinly veiled attempt at advertising. I am in genuine need of advice, and I don't know where else to turn. You can see by my join date that I post rarely, but I do read often, and I feel I can get the best advice from the ladies and gentlemen of this forum. </p><p></p><p>Before I begin, please allow me to vent a bit:</p><p></p><p>I've spent over 25 years collecting all sorts of RPGs, from White Wolf games, to Cthulhu and Palladium and other lesser known items, but mainly focused on Dungeons and Dragons, specifically AD&D 2nd edition. At last counting I had around 85 to 90 percent of all products published by TSR for 2nd edition, slightly less for 1st edition, and more for 4th edition. Maybe this is me getting older. Maybe it is because I was in a severe accident and hospitalized for nearly a week for surgery a few years back. I'm not really sure what the catalyst is. Whatever the reason, I have slowly come to the conclusion that my extensive RPG collection has gone from being my pride and joy to a millstone around my neck. Which may sound a bit harsh, but I don't know how else to describe it. But I just don't really care about them anymore. I mean, I don't want to throw them out or anything like that, but they just don't spark the same joy in me. I have a room in my house dedicated to all my books and games and I've gone from seeing it as awesome to not even bothering to go into it anymore. When I was a young teenager, I dreamed of having a room dedicated to "Dungeons and Dragons". Now I do and I don't even care about it. When I do go into the room I feel sad and overwhelmed, like the collection owns me now. I haven't even played a game in 20 years. I don't even take the books off the shelf and look at them. I've items in boxes that I literally haven't seen in a decade. But part of me feels guilty at the idea of getting rid of it like I am somehow betraying... something I guess. I've hung onto it all these years thinking "I can have these great gaming sessions with my children when they get older". Well, they are older now and they don't care about tabletop RPGs that much. And even if they did, I would probably just play 5th edition anyways. </p><p></p><p>So, that out of the way, what would be the best way to sell all this stuff? Ebay is the obvious answer, but one I dislike because of all the fees involved. I could take it to a local game shop and dump it all for pennies on the dollar (which is what my wife would do if I died). Is there a RPG selling forum? Gaming convention I can take it all to? Swap meet? Facebook (ugh)? I really don't know. I realize I will get more selling piece by piece and I'm OK with doing that, although the prospect of going through it all seems overwhelming. I just don't want leftovers when I'm done. I think that would be worse, somehow.</p><p></p><p>Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate any input.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Svetgar, post: 7496083, member: 6778285"] First and foremost, this isn't a thinly veiled attempt at advertising. I am in genuine need of advice, and I don't know where else to turn. You can see by my join date that I post rarely, but I do read often, and I feel I can get the best advice from the ladies and gentlemen of this forum. Before I begin, please allow me to vent a bit: I've spent over 25 years collecting all sorts of RPGs, from White Wolf games, to Cthulhu and Palladium and other lesser known items, but mainly focused on Dungeons and Dragons, specifically AD&D 2nd edition. At last counting I had around 85 to 90 percent of all products published by TSR for 2nd edition, slightly less for 1st edition, and more for 4th edition. Maybe this is me getting older. Maybe it is because I was in a severe accident and hospitalized for nearly a week for surgery a few years back. I'm not really sure what the catalyst is. Whatever the reason, I have slowly come to the conclusion that my extensive RPG collection has gone from being my pride and joy to a millstone around my neck. Which may sound a bit harsh, but I don't know how else to describe it. But I just don't really care about them anymore. I mean, I don't want to throw them out or anything like that, but they just don't spark the same joy in me. I have a room in my house dedicated to all my books and games and I've gone from seeing it as awesome to not even bothering to go into it anymore. When I was a young teenager, I dreamed of having a room dedicated to "Dungeons and Dragons". Now I do and I don't even care about it. When I do go into the room I feel sad and overwhelmed, like the collection owns me now. I haven't even played a game in 20 years. I don't even take the books off the shelf and look at them. I've items in boxes that I literally haven't seen in a decade. But part of me feels guilty at the idea of getting rid of it like I am somehow betraying... something I guess. I've hung onto it all these years thinking "I can have these great gaming sessions with my children when they get older". Well, they are older now and they don't care about tabletop RPGs that much. And even if they did, I would probably just play 5th edition anyways. So, that out of the way, what would be the best way to sell all this stuff? Ebay is the obvious answer, but one I dislike because of all the fees involved. I could take it to a local game shop and dump it all for pennies on the dollar (which is what my wife would do if I died). Is there a RPG selling forum? Gaming convention I can take it all to? Swap meet? Facebook (ugh)? I really don't know. I realize I will get more selling piece by piece and I'm OK with doing that, although the prospect of going through it all seems overwhelming. I just don't want leftovers when I'm done. I think that would be worse, somehow. Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate any input. [/QUOTE]
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