Dave Arneson Auction Awesome Success

Howdy All!

The latest auction for the Dave Arneson Collection ended September 23rd and what an ending!

The auction included over 300 lots including some of the rarest and most sought after RPG and wargaming fanzines, newsletters, and magazines. Included were the numerous periodicals produced by the various companies, clubs, and organizations Dave worked with and designed for such as: TSR, International Federation of Wargamers, Castle & Crusade Society, Midwest Military Miniatures Association, Adventure Games, GDW, Different Worlds, and others.

Highlights of the auction included Dave's own Corner of the Table Top, the self-published newsletters of his own campaigns. Vol. III no. 4, April from 1971, which had the historic announcement of the exact date for his first “medevil BRAUNSTIEN”, sold for an incredible $921! In total the six issues from Dave's collection sold for an amazing $2,859!

However, the most exciting bidding was for a set of the The Domesday Books, Gary Gygax’s self-published Medieval enthusiast newsletter which cultivated the development of Chainmail and ultimately the underpinnings of Dungeons & Dragons. Issue 13 sold for an astounding $4,355 and the entire set of six issues (5, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13) sold for a staggering $22,144!

Domesday 13 from Dave Arneson Collection

Some 244 items were packaged up and mailed in 44 packages to customers around the world, on 2 continents, in 6 countries, and in 17 states in the U.S. Here they are, less than 24 hours after the end of the auction, professionally packaged with high quality materials to get the items safely to their new homes.

Packages from the Dave Arneson auction ready to ship!

Thanks again to all who participated and for the many kind comments we received about the exceptional quality of The Collector's Trove auctions.

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Futures Bright,

Paul J. Stormberg

Next Round Dave Arneson Collection

Hello All!

The Collector's Trove would like to announce the next round of auctions from the David L. Arneson collection!

We will begin listing items starting at 5:30 pm Sunday, September 16th, ending Sunday, September 23rd.

If you would like a summary of the items up for auction click on New Dave Arneson Auction.

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Here is the link to get to the items once they go on the auction block: 

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Futures Bright,

Paul J. Stormberg

The Collector's Trove

E. Gary Gygax Auction Fantastic Success!

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The latest auction for the E. Gary Gygax Collection has ended and what an ending!

The auction offered over 300 lots including some of the rarest and most sought after RPG and wargaming fanzines, periodicals, and magazines. Included will be numerous periodicals produced by the various companies Gary worked with and designed for such as: TSR, NIPI, GDW, Troll Lord Games, Hekaforge, and many others.

Highlights of the record breaking auction included Gary’s inscribed library copy of Dragon Magazine Annual which sold for $66, a copy of The Tekumel Journal No 1 inscribed to Gygax and signed and dated by M.A.R. Barker in 1977 that went for $179, a collection of letters between Gary and Chris Bayliss, editor of S.E.W.A.R.S. which auctioned for $330, a copy of Polyhedron #1 which was bid up to $403, a complete set of Gary's Strategic Reviews which finished at over $1,200, and Gary's own copy of The Dragon #1 that ended at a staggering $2,500!

Gary Gygax's Copy of The Dragon #1

Some 323 items were packaged up and mailed to 63 customers around the world, on 3 continents, in 6 countries, and in 26 states in the U.S. Here they are, less than 24 hours after the end of the auction, professionally packaged with high quality materials to get the items safely to their new homes.

Packages from the E. Gary Gygax auction ready to ship!

Thanks again to all who participated and for the many kind comments we received about the exceptional quality of The Collector's Trove auctions. Here is one of our favorite messages from a recent bidder:

"I do want to give you a pat on the back for holding the most amazing auctions I've ever seen for vintage D&D items. I'm not sure where you find these items but what a piece of RPG history you sell. Keep up the good work and maybe we'll all be lucky enough to outbid the guy who bought Dragon issue #1 for $2500.00...lol."

For special previews of upcoming auctions, including photos of featured items, and full preview lists, as well as notification of new auctions and site news, click here for Email Notification.

If you are an RPG designer, artist, or industry insider and have a collection you would like to have auctioned, please click on Auction My Collection to send us a message and we'll discuss the possibilites!

Futures Bright,

Paul J. Stormberg

New Auction Has Begun! E. Gary Gygax Collection

For special preview photos of featured items, a full preview list, and notification of future auctions and site news, click here for Email Notification.

The upcoming auction will include over 300 lots including some of the rarest and most sought after RPG and wargaming fanzines, periodicals, and magazines. Included will be numerous periodicals produced by the various companies Gary worked with and designed for such as: TSR, NIPI, GDW, Troll Lord Games, Hekaforge, and many others. Highlights of the auction will include inscribed and autographed copies, editorial and review copies, author's and comp copies, Gary Gygax library copies, and personal reading copies! Among the very special items are the first issues of The Strategic Review, The Dragon, Polyhedron, super-rare copies of NIPI’s Realms of Adventure (containing one of the last AD&D articles ever written by Gary), The Tekumel Journal No 1 inscribed to Gygax and signed and dated by M.A.R. Barker in 1977, Gary’s inscribed library copy of Dragon Magazine Annual, Journeys, Mythic Masters, Lejends, and some obscure and rare international magazines such as Bohemian Earspoon and S.E.W.A.R.S.! 

Items will finish being listed at 11 pm tonight and will run through Sunday, July 22.

Here is the link to see them as they go on the auction block: 

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Futures Bright,

Paul J. Stormberg

The Collector's Trove



New Auction: E. Gary Gygax Collection

For special preview photos of featured items, a full preview list, and notification of future auctions and site news, click here for Email Notification.

The upcoming auction will include over 300 lots including some of the rarest and most sought after RPG and wargaming fanzines, periodicals, and magazines. Included will be numerous periodicals produced by the various companies Gary worked with and designed for such as: TSR, NIPI, GDW, Troll Lord Games, Hekaforge, and many others. Highlights of the auction will include inscribed and autographed copies, editorial and review copies, author's and comp copies, Gary Gygax library copies, and personal reading copies! Among the very special items are the first issues of The Strategic Review, The Dragon, Polyhedron, super-rare copies of NIPI’s Realms of Adventure (containing one of the last AD&D articles ever written by Gary), The Tekumel Journal No 1 inscribed to Gygax and signed and dated by M.A.R. Barker in 1977, Gary’s inscribed library copy of Dragon Magazine Annual, Journeys, Mythic Masters, Lejends, and some obscure and rare international magazines such as Bohemian Earspoon and S.E.W.A.R.S.! 

We will begin listing items starting Sunday, July 15, ending Sunday, July 22 at 5:30 pm.

Here is the link to get to them once they go on the auction block: 

The Collector's Trove eBay Auctions

Futures Bright,

Paul J. Stormberg

The Collector's Trove