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Message: <blockquote data-quote="jdrakeh" data-source="post: 4993300" data-attributes="member: 13892">Well, finding the actual AD&D 1e books in. . .  a. Good condition. forb. Reasonable prices. . . . is getting much harder. Frex, I've seen early print runs of the original AD&D 1e PHB (demon statue cover) in Excellent to Very Good condition command as much as $75 recently. A few years ago, with the occasional exception, you could pick up barely used copies of all the AD&D 1e books for as little as $10 each. Lately, I've been hard-pressed to find those same books for less than $20 each in Fair condition. I think the OSR has increased demand, thus thinning the market. So, yes, you can still buy cheap copies of the book that are in not-so-great condition — but why do that when you can get a sleek, well-bound, brand new hardcover copy of what is essentially the same set of core rules for just under $30 delivered to your door? It's the difference between paying for something you'll have to duct tape together sometime next year and a book that you can probably give to your grandchildren in its original binding.Also, as somebody else mentioned, with the original books climbing in price while becoming more obscure, the threats of Cheetoe fingers or a soda spill are all the more dangerous. It is more prudent to risk damaging a new, easily replaced, book than a soon to be collector's item. [Edit: FWIW, I did recently re-purchase some original AD&D monster manuals for use with OSRIC. All were in Very Good condition or better. The cheapest of these was the AD&D 2e Monstrous Manual Revised at $22.]</blockquote>

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