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<blockquote data-quote="JohnRTroy" data-source="post: 5403486" data-attributes="member: 2732">It's pretty obvious to me that several of these games Gary never actually played (the comps from TSR, for instance).&nbsp; I'm sure some in the collection are but it's likely a very small number--I think a lot of the favorite games were sold already at Gen Con.&nbsp; So I really don't see any need to keep the &quot;entire collection&quot; together.&nbsp;&nbsp; It's also games he acquired over the years.&nbsp; I see at the end of that eBay auction that Knightmare Chess and Tile Chess are being sold, and those were games I bought for him as a gift in late 2007.&nbsp; I don't think he got a chance to play them.I know for a fact one of the main reasons Gary wanted authors copies or personal copies was that he personally wanted these items sold for money at some future date, either for himself or his heirs.&nbsp; Honestly, a lot of the &quot;sacredness&quot; we apply to Gary's materials is not something he shared or took as serious as some of the fans.&nbsp; I would rather these be sold, as they will both benefit the buyer (who gets something Gary owned and/or a mint condition product not available elsewhere), and the seller (who received the benefit of income and some extra closet space), rather than preserved (which does little good--especially since we're not talking about manuscripts or the like, but final commercially available products).</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JohnRTroy, post: 5403486, member: 2732"] It's pretty obvious to me that several of these games Gary never actually played (the comps from TSR, for instance). I'm sure some in the collection are but it's likely a very small number--I think a lot of the favorite games were sold already at Gen Con. So I really don't see any need to keep the "entire collection" together. It's also games he acquired over the years. I see at the end of that eBay auction that Knightmare Chess and Tile Chess are being sold, and those were games I bought for him as a gift in late 2007. I don't think he got a chance to play them. I know for a fact one of the main reasons Gary wanted authors copies or personal copies was that he personally wanted these items sold for money at some future date, either for himself or his heirs. Honestly, a lot of the "sacredness" we apply to Gary's materials is not something he shared or took as serious as some of the fans. I would rather these be sold, as they will both benefit the buyer (who gets something Gary owned and/or a mint condition product not available elsewhere), and the seller (who received the benefit of income and some extra closet space), rather than preserved (which does little good--especially since we're not talking about manuscripts or the like, but final commercially available products). [/QUOTE]

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