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Message: <blockquote data-quote="w_earle_wheeler" data-source="post: 4851693" data-attributes="member: 35955">I think the best thing to do would be to stock up on old AD&D 1st edition books and putting them on the same shelf as OSRIC based modules.There are still lots of 1e DMGs and PHBs out in the secondary market -- and despite the fact that some eBayers or online stores try to sell them for around $30, they can be found in used bookstores for close to their original cover price.If any brick-and-mortar gaming store was interested in selling OSRIC products, they could talk to the local used book stores and just let them know that they're interested in purchasing certain books whenever they come it. Lots of people do that, and if the buyer is proven to be reliable, the used bookstore is happy to have an instant turn-over of product.HOWEVER, the profit margin for this is very slim. Most OSRIC modules are either print on demand or small press, which translates into a very high cover price for a thin black-and-white module or book. I'd say that a brick-and-mortar store would be very, very lucky to break even on such an endeavor. It would have to be a labor of love more than anything else.With OSRIC based modules, used Basic 1e and 2e books and supplements and other retro-clones (I don't really include C&C in this because it's not any more "compatible" with 1e than 4e, ie, it takes much more time to convert than the straight-up OSRIC/Basic Fantasy style stuff), a game store could have an impressive little shelf.</blockquote>

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