01-24-2011, 10:33 PM | #21 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
Most I've ever spent on a single book was Beyond the Mountains of Madness for about $100. I'll probably never pay that much again because, as other has mentioned, PDFs are available and cheaper, and I just don't have the shelf space for many gaming books.
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01-25-2011, 07:47 AM | #22 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
What I would pay for a rpg book depends entirely on available money.
Without the money, I don't buy at any price. With enough money, I buy what I absolutely need. With more, I think I'd buy a few books useful only tangentially. Overall, this process teaches me to employ my imagination and write my own games... |
01-25-2011, 10:39 AM | #23 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
I don't remember what I paid for Nobilis, but it wasn't cheap (though worth it). The cheapest RPG book I ever bought cost me under 1,- €, and it was a complete waste of money.
So it depends on the book. If I'm really itching for something, I save up and get it in the end (unless the price is preposterous, as in those weird Amazon resales).
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01-25-2011, 03:45 PM | #24 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
I can't recall exactly but I think I paid $50-60
for Vecna Lives! several years ago, near-mint condition. I think it's still going for around that price now or higher. This is before everything went "PDF" & I never imagined at the time that it would end up as a PDF either. Because in the days of the Internet, if you don't produce your own PDF version, somebody else will do it for you. |
02-10-2011, 07:13 AM | #25 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
Now everyone can qualify to post in this thread:
GURPS Martial Arts (hardcover) from Amazon.com marketplace: $976.98 + $3.99 shipping Where's my checkbook when I need it ... Ts |
02-10-2011, 08:21 PM | #26 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
I bought a hard copy of Transhuman Space: Under Pressure for $70ish dollars a year ago. I prefer electronic medium for some things, but for rpg books I just have to have paper :) Normally I wouldn't pay something like that, but it was the last TS core book I didn't own, and I just had to possess them all.
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02-10-2011, 08:23 PM | #27 |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
Man I really wish that I could sell for that price, I like the book, but I could stand to have the pdf and an extra grand.
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02-11-2011, 05:49 AM | #28 | |
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02-11-2011, 06:13 AM | #29 | |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
Most I'll pay is cover price plus sales tax, and maybe reasonable shipping, if that. I can't justify paying more than cover price because enough tenacity will probably find me a cheaper copy somewhere. Truth be told, I'm more likely to wait until I find second hand copies at a discount, rather than pay full cover price.
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02-11-2011, 02:18 PM | #30 | |
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Re: RPG books how much would you pay
Probably not. That's why I said I wish I could sell at that price. If I thought I could, I'd be $900+ richer right now. :) (Or have $900+ in GURPS e23 pdfs :) )
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