Why is D&D for sale?

[delericho]

True.

Nonetheless, if someone were to make them an offer for the IP, they might be persuaded to part with it. You'd probably have to offer well over the odds, however...

 

[The Shaman]

I keep hearing that Elvis is alive and working in a convenience store somewhere.

I saw him at the AM/PM in Baker, California in 1996 at three in the morning.

According to the world's largest thermometer (RIP Bun Boy!), it was ninety-seven degrees Fahrenheit at the time.

Most surreal night of my life.

 

[Relique du Madde]

For disclosure sake, I now own the rights to a dungeon and a dragon. I'm not sure where I'll put the dungeon, however I will say that none of the recent fires that have been running rampant in the American Southwest were a result of my dragon going on a rampage.

 

[MichaelSomething]

Seriously thought, there's good reason to hold on D&D. It's like in comic books. The comics themselves don't make a ton of dough but the IP can be used in movies, video games, and tons of other profitable ventures.

Too bad the game rights are stuck with Atari (which wants to hold on to the rights without really making use of it) and the movie rights belong to some odd ball company...

 

[Matrix Sorcica]

Seeing a thread started by Razz sure bring back memories...

And a thread not closed at that!

 

[invokethehojo]

I'm not saying that's true, but if it is it might not mean anything. A lot of large corporations will put subsidiaries up for sale for long periods of time, hoping someone makes them a good offer. For these large corporations money is really the only important factor in decision making, so keeping a franchise like D&D for sale is just a way to constantly see in what way that franchise can make them the most money: sales or selling it.

 

[GravyFingerz]

Spoiler

Uhm..."he" is a liar? Probably?

Hey, give me your bank account information, I've got a magical cure-all that'll put pep in your step and make you popular with the ladies.

Come on, you know you want it.

I'll take eight!

KAMIKAZE MIDGET! I ordered eight and I got bupkiss. Where is my eight? It's been 4 years! That's approaching "A Dance with Dragons" waiting time.

 

[Umbran]

Is there some reason it shouldn't be for sale? Hasbro is publicly held and to NOT be willing to sell a property for the right amount of profit would be a dereliction of duty for the powers that be.

Well, we should be careful with our terminology here.

I own a home. It is not currently for sale - I am taking no actions whatsoever to sell it, and have no plans to move. But if someone came unbidden and offered us enough money (it'd have to be a lot, 'cause we like the place), we might consider selling.

My bodily organs, however, are really not for sale. No amount of money will make me part from them - not even for an iPad 2!

So, there's not for sale, and there's not for sale.

 

[Keefe the Thief]

Seeing a thread started by Razz sure bring back memories...

And a thread not closed at that!

Yeah... memories... *twitch*

 

[Holy Bovine]

Is there some reason it shouldn't be for sale? Hasbro is publicly held and to NOT be willing to sell a property for the right amount of profit would be a dereliction of duty for the powers that be.

Actually Hasbro does have a history of sitting on IP for a long time, decades even, without attempting to sell it. Tranformers and GI Joe are the two that come to mind immediately. Both were pretty dead by the early 1990s. Both have seen revivals in the last few years (Transformers much more so than GI Joe, of course).

If Hasbro decides to shut down D&D I seriously doubt they would sell the IP rights.