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Post Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 10:20 pm 
 

Hi FoulFoot, could you give me a good estimate on what I might be able to ask for one of the 38 copies of Eye of the Dragon, Daystar West ?

  

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 16, 2024 10:31 pm 
 

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I'm not FoulFoot, but if you want an approximate price, here one that sold a few years back:

Eye of the Dragon

A couple were sold in 2020 and 2021.  They sold for $2,705 and $2,300 respectively.

You could probably expect the price to be in-line with these sales, or more, since it's several years later.

  


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 12:38 am 
 

Buying or selling?


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:06 pm 
 

Well, I see a copy of Quest for the Fazzlewood 1978 with the cover asking $25000 on Ebay and this is most likely rarer than Up the Garden Path. So I was wondering if I would get laughed out of the building to ask $30000.

  


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 8:27 pm 
 

Well yes, you probably would. Being one of the producers of the module I will mention that they cost $1250 new in 2015. So while I don't know what you paid for yours, a 24x markup does seem a bit much.


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Post Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2024 9:21 pm 
 

peacebomb wrote in Eye of the Dragon:what I might be able to ask for one of the 38 copies of Eye of the Dragon, Daystar West?

You can, of course, ask whatever you like for it -- but I think you want to know what you could reasonably get for it, which I think dbartman answered adequately above.  If you were to post it for sale somewhere around that amount, you could expect it to sell fairly quickly.  A higher amount / reserve price, and it may sit for a while.  Most sellers (of anything, not just RPG collectibles), upon actually selling their item, first think: "I wonder how much more I could have gotten?"

With that in mind, my advice would be to list it for an amount greater than recent sales; maybe 20% - 25% higher.  It probably won't sell at that price (but it might!).  Then you can gradually lower the price until it reaches "market equilibrium".  Just my two cents.  It's what I did when I sold my collection many years ago.

You could also hold on to it.  D&D items have appreciated very well in the last twenty-five years.  Past results are no guarantee of future returns, but the trajectory looks bright.

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Post Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 1:32 am 
 

It is really one of my coolest items, my eyes about popped out when I saw it for auction. Cool thing to have, I'll just keep it.

  


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Post Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2024 2:11 pm 
 

Yes I won the $2705 auction, $2995.21 with shipping and taxes. Make me an offer I can't refuse.

  

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Post Posted: Mon Dec 23, 2024 6:30 am 
 

peacebomb wrote in Eye of the Dragon:Yes I won the $2705 auction, $2995.21 with shipping and taxes. Make me an offer I can't refuse.


I've never seen one "for sale", only at auction. They are rare enough I don't think $3500-$4000 would be outrageous if you were listing for sale on Ebay or a similar venue.

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Post Posted: Thu Dec 26, 2024 7:02 pm 
 

I couldn't let it go for that, I will hold on to it. Thanks for the estimate.

  
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