I am what I would call a casual collector of old-RPGs. I don't think I go crazy to find certain items, but there are some I am always on the lookout for.
I am particularly fond of anything printed in England for example. I have mentioned before I am an anglophile and a huge fan of anything English/British/Celtic/Gaelic. So I have made some effort to get some of the older D&D/AD&D books that were printed in England by Games Workshop.
All these books are softcover, which is kind of interesting.
On my list is a Holmes Basic box published by Games Workshop.
I don't have one of these and all the ones I have found are really expensive.
I am also not an autograph hound, but I have a couple items that I am proud of.
First, Deities & Demigods signed by Jim Ward and a couple of the artists.
Need to get some more of these. Erol Otus and Darlene are my goal.
And my only Gary Gygax signed item.
One last thing on my list is a carded set of Dragon Dice.
I used to get these at B. Dalton's Bookseller in Springfield IL. Had I know how much they go for now I would have bought a couple extra sets.
Yes I know. There are superior dice. And what I would pay for these I could several dozen sets of other dice. But what is the point of going to grad school for 14 years and living on popcorn and pineapple for a year if I can't spurge now?
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Erol Otus is pretty active on Facebook last I looked - admittedly several years ago now - and shouldn't be too hard to catch up with. DARLENE might be harder, according to wiki she moved to Prague in 2014 and I haven't heard anything about her coming back to the US. Might be able to get in touch through here: http://darlenetheartist.com/darlenes-stores/
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