Thorium Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 I am starting to sell my collection and i thought maybe some people here are interessted. I stopped collecting a few years back and now it's just collecting dust and i could use the money for some investments. I specialized in early CRPG's, so i have a lot of rare games from the early days of computers. And this are the ones i am starting to sell now. I am located in germany and it is possible to pick them up in person or take a look at them before payment as some of this items can go for a high price. I am going to compile a list of what i got to sell in the next days. The items i consider "heavy hitters" will be put on eBay. Even if you are not interessted in buying, it may be interessting to see this items sold on eBay as some of them are very rare to be traded. I will put more up on eBay in the comming days and weeks. Akalabeth Dungeon Campaing 1st release from 1978 for Apple 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AtariLeaf Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Wow Akalabeth is already at $340 and 16 bids. I'm not an Apple II guy so don't know the value of certain items but I'm watching this out of curiosity to see how high it ends. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
82-T/A Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Wow Akalabeth is already at $340 and 16 bids. I'm not an Apple II guy so don't know the value of certain items but I'm watching this out of curiosity to see how high it ends. Yeah, it's crazy... but hey, if you're into collecting Ultima or Origin games in general... that's the "Penny Black" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keatah Posted October 10, 2018 Share Posted October 10, 2018 Wow Akalabeth is already at $340 and 16 bids. I'm not an Apple II guy so don't know the value of certain items but I'm watching this out of curiosity to see how high it ends. This is just the start. Years ago when I was watching the id Software guys bid on the early titles they ran it up to 7 grand for some. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 11, 2018 Share Posted October 11, 2018 Dungeon Campaign, wow. Even though I gave up on the idea of collecting long time ago, I get the "Place Bid" itch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 11, 2018 Author Share Posted October 11, 2018 (edited) Dungeon Campaign, wow. Even though I gave up on the idea of collecting long time ago, I get the "Place Bid" itch. There is more upcomming from Synergistic Software. I don't want to put everything online at once, but piece by piece. My goal was to get at least one version of every RPG released from 1978 to 1982. And i came pretty close. So i have multiple variations and editions, especially of the Synergistic Software RPG's. But the Dungeon Campaign on auction right now, i believe to be the very first release from 1978 and this is the only copy i have ever seen on eBay and thats the one i got. I consider it one of the rarest in my collection and historicaly very interessting. Edit: I was also providing photos of Dungeon and Wilderness Campaign to the CRPG Addict, when he made his articles about the games, because he wasnt sure at the time if they ever had single releases or was only been sold as a bundle. All of this will be up for sale. Edited October 11, 2018 by Thorium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 12, 2018 Author Share Posted October 12, 2018 (edited) I get a lot of requests for more detailed photos of Akalabeth. For some reason i can't add more photos to the auction. I always get an error message, when trying to edit the listing. I did spoke with eBay support and they are looking into the problem. But since i can understand that more photos are needed to understand the condition of the items better, i did made more photos and i uploaded them to an image hoster: https://imgur.com/a/YgXQlTx The photos should give you a very clear understanding of the condition and authenticity of both the disk and manual. One thing i want to point out is, that you can see, there is another label underneath the one on the disk. It was common practice for California Pacific to reuse unsold disks and they just slapped another label on top after rewriting the disk. It's not at all a sign of not being authentic. If you want to know how i came into possession of this item, it's a pretty boring story: I got it from eBay. As i live in germany, it's practically impossible to find games from that time for apple 2 in the wild for me. I don't remember the date i won the auction, but it's between 10 and 12 years ago. It was part of a lot of apple 2 games and wasn't even listed in the auction. I noticed the manual in the picture of the lot, and sure enough, it was part of it. I am sure, i wasn't the only one who noticed, as the auction still got up to a high price. But still cheaper than ones i have seen go before. Edited October 12, 2018 by Thorium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 First auction ended: Dungeon Campaing 1st release from 1978 for Apple 2 I probably hit the monthly eBay limit soon. I do sell outside of eBay, you can still contact me if you search early RPG's and Adventures. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 I don't know if someone from eBay reads this thread, but i just got a message telling me they tripled my seller limit. They probably fear on missing out on sales provision. ^^ 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted October 15, 2018 Share Posted October 15, 2018 Ebay selling limit? They still have those? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 15, 2018 Author Share Posted October 15, 2018 Here are the listings: AkalabethDungeon Campaign 1st ReleaseManiac Mansion 1st Edition C64 US SealedWasteland Apple 2 SealedThe Great Giana Sisters AmigaPipe Dream Lucasgames Oldorf's Revenge I am a little blown away by the prices the auctions are going for. I wasn't expecting most of them to go _that_ high. Ebay selling limit? They still have those? Yes. Apparently they do. Haven't used the account in years. Just reactivated it for the collection sale. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Put some more games on eBay: The Great Giana Sisters Atari ST german releaseUltima II 1st EditionWilderness Campaign solo disk release Slowly coming more. I don't want to put up to many at the same time. ^^ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tanooki Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I am curious but have you got any PC DOS/Windows stuff or more just the atari/european computer stuff? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 I am curious but have you got any PC DOS/Windows stuff or more just the atari/european computer stuff? I do have some, but it wasn't a focus of my collection. From the top of my head Battle Isle series, Settlers Series, Unreal, Unreal Tournament, a sealed Diablo 2 LoD. Master of Orion 1 and 2, X-Com series. Also a lot of the older RPG's i have DOS versions of, for example Ultima 1 and Dragon Wars. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youxia Posted October 17, 2018 Share Posted October 17, 2018 I am a little blown away by the prices the auctions are going for. I wasn't expecting most of them to go _that_ high. Ha, don't underestimate the power of PC/CRPG geeks They may be not as flashy/shouty as the "L@@K! RARE!!1!" Ninty & Co crowd but I'm sure they take their classics very seriously and happen to have deep pockets. Akalabeth is both rare and a seminal CRPG, so I can undertsand the drive. Ditto sealed Maniac Mansion and other similar stuff. I'm not a collector, but always wanted to have at least one original SSI game, preferably from the GoldBox series. But my bid limit is somewhere near ~50 bucks, definitely not my league here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 17, 2018 Author Share Posted October 17, 2018 Ha, don't underestimate the power of PC/CRPG geeks They may be not as flashy/shouty as the "L@@K! RARE!!1!" Ninty & Co crowd but I'm sure they take their classics very seriously and happen to have deep pockets. Akalabeth is both rare and a seminal CRPG, so I can undertsand the drive. Ditto sealed Maniac Mansion and other similar stuff. I'm not a collector, but always wanted to have at least one original SSI game, preferably from the GoldBox series. But my bid limit is somewhere near ~50 bucks, definitely not my league here I will also put up SSI gold boxes. The only one i am missing is Neverwinter Nights. You should be able to get most of them relatively cheap. Definitely under 50$. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 18, 2018 Author Share Posted October 18, 2018 (edited) Two more games listed: Impossible Mission C64 Epyx SealedImpossible Mission II C64 Epyx Sealed And yes, i put everything up with a starting price of 1$ or 1€. It's much more fun to see it go up and where it ends.It's also fun to put the games up slowly instead of all at the same time, you never know what is listed next. I try to have a mix of different genres and platforms up. Edited October 18, 2018 by Thorium Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 19, 2018 Author Share Posted October 19, 2018 Put Boulder Dash 2600 up. I got it originally here on AtariAge, so possibly some people missed out on it and still want to have it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 And the next batch of auctions is up: Forbidden Forest C64 SealedSummer Games II C64 Epyx SealedTurrican C64 Rainbow Arts SealedThe Great Giana Sisters Atari STGoblins Highlands ComputerA2-FS1 Flight SimulatorDavid's Midnight MagicOdyssey The Compleat ApventureBeneath Apple ManorScott Adams Adventure Series Limited Gold Edition Sealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thorium Posted October 25, 2018 Author Share Posted October 25, 2018 There was an error in the description of Scott Adams Adventure Series. It's relisted: Scott Adams Adventure Series Limited Gold Edition Sealed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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