I've gotten a couple of really good deals over the years. Almost all of them have been at the flea markets at HMGS cons. Since it's primarily a historical thing, RPG and alt stuff goes cheap. Examples:
* Dark Sun boxed sets and thin supplements still in the shrinkwrap for $2 each. Got 70% of the original run setting stuff in one shot.
* Earthdawn books at an amazing $50 for a set of 10-15. Not anywhere near the whole line, but enough to get a bunch of interesting stuff for it.
* 15 old 1E/BECM modules for $10 total. Some where beat up, but there was enough there to justify the cost several times over.
* An almost complete collection of 3/3.5 Dungeon magazines at 2/$1! This is huge as far as I'm concerned, if only to help me fill in my collection of the Shackled City and Age of Worms adventure paths.
* This is not quite D&D related, but here you go: for $50, I got over 150 GW Orcs and Goblins, 90% of which were metal figs. For stuff that can retail at $3 a fig and up, 3/$1 isn't bad at all!
The last three are from Historicon last weekend, so the good deals are still available to anyone who wants them.
Raymond
* Dark Sun boxed sets and thin supplements still in the shrinkwrap for $2 each. Got 70% of the original run setting stuff in one shot.
* Earthdawn books at an amazing $50 for a set of 10-15. Not anywhere near the whole line, but enough to get a bunch of interesting stuff for it.
* 15 old 1E/BECM modules for $10 total. Some where beat up, but there was enough there to justify the cost several times over.
* An almost complete collection of 3/3.5 Dungeon magazines at 2/$1! This is huge as far as I'm concerned, if only to help me fill in my collection of the Shackled City and Age of Worms adventure paths.
* This is not quite D&D related, but here you go: for $50, I got over 150 GW Orcs and Goblins, 90% of which were metal figs. For stuff that can retail at $3 a fig and up, 3/$1 isn't bad at all!
The last three are from Historicon last weekend, so the good deals are still available to anyone who wants them.
Raymond