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Message: <blockquote data-quote="thedungeondelver" data-source="post: 5786318" data-attributes="member: 34865"><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">As has been mentioned elsewhere, that price isn't "premium".  It is exactly in keeping with the prices the core books were from 1977-1979.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">1977 - <strong>MONSTER MANUAL</strong> - $9.99*.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">$9.99 in 1977 dollars is $37.08 in 2011 dollars.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">1978 - <strong>PLAYERS HANDBOOK</strong> - $12.99**</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">$12.99 in 1978 dollars is $44.82 in 2011 dollars.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">1979 - <strong>DUNGEON MASTERS GUIDE</strong> - $16.99**</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">$16.99 in 1979 dollars is $54.62 in 2011 dollars.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">So, in fact, these books are a little cheaper now than they were back then, based on buying power.  Also note that in 1978, median income was $15,500.00 USD.  A gallon of gas cost the equivalent of $2.62 (average), and a gallon of milk was the equivalent of $5.50 (average).</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">So...nope!  Not premium!</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">Also, my run-of-the-mill plain-jane <strong>EXALTED</strong> 2nd edition hardback was about $50 when it was new; I bought 2nd hand for $25 in like 200...6? or so.  Good, quality hardback RPGs (regardless of how poorly I thought of <strong>EXALTED</strong> when the dust finally settled) are expensive, and always have been.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">The sole advantage is that the original <strong>ADVANCED DUNGEONS & DRAGONS</strong> hardbacks were spread out over three years instead of all at once.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">*=based on the sticker price on my '77 release of same.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'">**=approximately.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p><p><span style="font-family: 'century gothic'"></span></p></blockquote><p></p>

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