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Message: <blockquote data-quote="WayneLigon" data-source="post: 3519804" data-attributes="member: 3649">It also depends on what you have and what condition it's in. Unfortunately, you're looking at a very small group of collectors and the supply far outstrips the demand - that will create virtually no value. Most people view older editions as worthless and the comparative few that do not almost always already have the books they need. You'd need to catch someone at exactly the right time to get anything of real worth for most old D&D stuff, such as someone wanting books for players of a new 1E campaign (OSRIC or scanned books will probably destroy what little of that market remains). Most of it was so plentiful and so many books were printed that even near the end of 2E you could still find and buy 1E stuff for pretty much nothing. Most places other than large chain bookstores couldn't return unsold merchandise for credit, so they dumped it at low prices ($2.00 for Wilderness Survival Guide, for instance) just to get it off their inventory. You might have better luck selling them to a used book store (though a lot of them won't take magazines, since they're usually in terrible condition and contain outdated news). Or donate them to the Salvation Army, your local library, or a children's hospital. Then you can usually take it off your taxes; ask your accountant about specifics and how it works in your state.</blockquote>