chromaticknight wrote in Dice for days!:Finally found some of my old dice:

You might want to warn people next time you break that big ol bag out, that's pretty shocking!

In regards to "special" Holmes dice, increment has done several posts & videos on them. The Creative Publications variants stand out. Also rarer colors in the later TSR Dice.

I think a big part of the explosion in values has a lot to do with the work people like increment here and others in the dice groups in understanding what's what in vintage dice.

When you become comfortable in knowing exactly what you're buying, you're willing to spend more.

With collections being sold, the portrayal of the player that owned them comes in to play sometimes (but definitely not always - Greg Stafford's dice collection went for basically nothing).
Collections of really old gem dice in the right colors can go for astounding prices. But they have to be from the correct era for it's type.

ddt58 wrote in Dice for days!:These are the dice I still have from back in the day.

Beautiful lot, and so well-loved.  

H.

I've got these dice, and I have no idea where they came from....



The second is a set that I think came from a UK Mentzer red box set.
The last is a 16 sided dice I've had for about 20 years and I have no idea who made it.
I've never been a dice collector, or even paid too much attention to the research.
Anyone have any ideas where these  originally came from?

grubbiv wrote in Dice for days!:
The first baggy is the dice TSR introduced about the time of the Mentzer basic set. I've never seen a baggie with mixed colors like that though. Or a baggie without the crayon for that matter.

dicecollector.com has some examples of the dice in the second baggy. He calls them either "Crystal Caste" or "Unknown". Since Crystal Caste was founded in 1998, it doesn't seem like they could have made your dice. But maybe Crystal Caste ordered from or acquired the molds from your manufacturer:

DiceCollector.com - D20 Face Orientation
DiceCollector.com - D12 Face Orientation

The d16 might be by Gamescience. At least, here is a site marketing them as Gamescience dice:

D16 Specialist Dice - The Dice Shop Online

Thanks.
The d12 is has the same number configuration as Unknown2 on the website.
The d20 number configuration does not appear in the list. The d20 has 9 up and left, 13 up and right, and 14 below the 20.
The baggie is certainly big enough that it could have come with a crayon but I can't be sure.
It's been opened, and on account of it being the softer plastic dice I associate with crayons, I'm making that assumption.

mbassoc2003 wrote in Dice for days!:The d16 might be by Gamescience

I concur - the long elongated 0 on the 10 is quite distinctive

** expired/removed eBay auction **
These are pretty much identical to those I had, just missing the white D20

ashmire13 wrote in Dice for days!:353610114633

Whoever thought this colour combo was a good idea needs certifying

Specially created for those players with colourblind DM's. So you can cheat your yo rolls /s

Dang! I'd have bought more than one when NK was selling them @ 20/25 bucks!