$800 on Ebay?! What in the hell is going on with the limited edition Volo's Guide to Monsters?

BMaC

Adventurer

• Jan 31, 2019

• #1

listed for $800. Was there only a couple hundred of these printed or something? I guess I should stop reading mine on the bus while drinking coffee...

 

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Parmandur

Book-Friend

• Jan 31, 2019

• #2

BMaC said:

listed for $800. Was there only a couple hundred of these printed or something? I guess I should stop reading mine on the bus while drinking coffee...

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Yeah, they aren't printing that anymore. Collector's edition, dude.

 

jasper

Rotten DM

• Jan 31, 2019

• #3

A fool and his gold are soon parted. Especially when you use a cutlass my matey.
Ebay and Amazon vendors some time use software that give out mess up prices. Or the seller was looking for a fool but did not have a cutlass handy.

 

ad_hoc

(they/them)

• Jan 31, 2019

• #4

Looks like they are actually selling for around $300.

I am surprised too. Usually things sold as collector's editions don't actually go up in value because people who want collector's editions just buy them straight away.

 

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lonelynoose

First Post

• Jan 31, 2019

• #5

250+ is now for used. I sold one after Thxgiving for 460. Bought the limited edition core set and some Tiffany earrings for the wife.

Supply/Demand etc.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jan 31, 2019

• #6

Wow. I’ll hang on to mine for a bit then...

 

Parmandur

Book-Friend

• Jan 31, 2019

• #7

ad_hoc said:

Looks like they are actually selling for around $300.

I am surprised too. Usually things sold as collector's editions don't actually go up in value because people who want collector's editions just buy them straight away.

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The number of people playing has increased dramatically since 2016, apparently. That means market demand for getting a complete set of covers will drive prices up.

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Jan 31, 2019

• #8

It’s quite astonishing. Even super rare original 1974 editions of the first ever printed D&D don’t go for $800.

 

Nikosandros

Golden Procrastinator

• Feb 1, 2019

• #9

Morrus said:

It’s quite astonishing. Even super rare original 1974 editions of the first ever printed D&D don’t go for $800.

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Actually, a near mint D&D set from '74 goes for over $9000...

 

Morrus

Well, that was fun

Staff member

• Feb 1, 2019

• #10

Nikosandros said:

Actually, a near mint D&D set from '74 goes for over $9000...

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I"m seeing some in the low-mid hundreds, but not that much. Not sure on how well kept they are.