How hard to find oop books?

[Prince Atom]

1st Edition Player's Handbook? I can toddle on in to McKay's Used Books & CDs in Knoxville, Tennessee and lay my hands on any number of 'em if I don't mind getting them slightly foxed. Sometimes their binding is coming apart, but that just means they've been well used.

Some things they don't tend to carry, like a lot of Rolemaster, or (for example) the Ruins of Undermountain boxed set (which has been on my mind a lot since I picked up Expedition to Undermountain there). I did manage to pick up the Planescape and Dark Sun boxed sets there, and I see the Forgotten Realms every so often, but I don't seem to want them as much as others.

So, 1st Edition AD&D PHB? Easy peasy. OD&D? That might take a while....


TWK

 

[Aberzanzorax]

I'd say between ebay and nobleknight.com it's really easy to find stuff.

Some things are really cheap and some things are REALLY expensive.


But to find them? Not so hard.

 

[Darkwolf71]

I've never had a problem with ebay. All but a small handful of the 1 & 2e I bought there were in great shape. Those that were not, every one of them were part of bulk auctions that I bought more for the modules or other specific books.

If you have a Halfprice Books close by, they are a great source of OOP editions. At least around Houston. Of course, we have something like 20 of them around the city...