D&D (2024) So what's the new Player's Handbook going for on eBay?

[Distracted DM]

A book that will be next to worthless as soon as 5.75 or 6E comes out.

Ive never understood the appeal of collecting special ed versions of RPG books.

The only special cover 5e books that became worth reselling, afaik, were Mordenkainen's and Xanathars, the first two. Mord's was actually selling for $500-700 depending on how close to the holidays it was. Xanathars was like, $300 tops. I haven't looked in a year or two though. I have a copy of each that I thought about selling once or twice when I was going through a rough patch, but it wasn't the holidays at the time so prices were a lot lower.

The thing about people posting pictures of eBay listings with $400 Buy It Now or Make Offer is that most folks aren't going to pay $400. Just because it's listed doesn't mean it'll sell.
And eBay's fees are ridiculous nowadays... like, 20% of the sale is lost between eBay and PayPal.

 

[Distracted DM]

I was not making a value judgement about the book. Personally, I'd never buy such a copy for more than $50, I was just pointing out that for some people it will have value has a collector's item.

Are these books marked as early GenCon editions in some way? I'm curious how people could even claim that theirs were the early editions after the general release.

 

[Nikosandros]

Are these books marked as early GenCon editions in some way? I'm curious how people could even claim that theirs were the early editions after the general release.

I posted it earlier. There is a bookplate and a golden foil.

 

[Mistwell]

Are these books marked as early GenCon editions in some way? I'm curious how people could even claim that theirs were the early editions after the general release.

 

[Sorcerers Apprentice]

Or... They're treating it as a collectable to resell at some later date.

So probably not that different from many who bought at gencon.

 

[mamba]

Undeniably, but my take away is 'people are stupid'. Thats a whole lot of money for something that is not going to be limited at all.

for the next few weeks it is pretty limited however

 

[LordEntrails]

Ive attended SDCC for 16 years, there are different ways they could've handled this.

That's my point. Lots of ways they could have done this better

 

[Queer Venger]

A book that will be next to worthless as soon as 5.75 or 6E comes out.

Ive never understood the appeal of collecting special ed versions of RPG books.

This. Don't blow your wad on the .5 edition, save it for the actual edition.

 

[Queer Venger]

I was not making a value judgement about the book. Personally, I'd never buy such a copy for more than $50, I was just pointing out that for some people it will have value has a collector's item.

I know what you are saying; Ive been going to comic con for over a decade I know how the fandom works. Just didnt think it would benefit WotC as stewards of the brand.

 

[TiQuinn]

Let me tell you flat out.

If I had a new PHB that I got at Gen Con and I could sell it for $150 or more, I’m selling it and happily waiting to buy a new one in a month.