Anyone ever see this 1992 silver bordered set of 11 promos for Dungeons and Dragons, from the Gen Con ?

A set sold on ebay recently for $ 225 !

Yes, I have them, Nice Set. Here are the Images you asked for.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: John Oder, July 12, 2013 05:13 PM

These are some of the best promos I have ever seen ! Wish that I could find a set

Hi, I recently heard about the 11 card Ge

ncon card set. Would you be able to repost the pics of what they look like? Thanks

Aren't these the ones ?

https://www.worthpoint.com/wor...romotional-511261533

Yes that's it.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
Aren't these the ones ?

https://www.worthpoint.com/wor...romotional-511261533

There is currently an auction for these, where the seller is asking about $ 1,000 for the set !

Previously, the same seller (I believe) had them up for $ 1,500 !!!

I think I won the set I have in a Roxanne Toser auction in the late 90's - not sure. It was not seen often for sale even then so I must've gone for it when I had the chance. I don't remember what I paid but it was likely less than $50. I don't ever remember seeing singles for sale so it appears sets were given out in some very limited way at that convention (maybe as one of the tournament prizes?).

I'm surprised a set went for $225 so it's rarer than I would have guessed. There are people still playing D&D so I assume it was a collectible for them then and now. Add promo collectors and a mix of RPG/gaming card collectors and you have more demand than supply.

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
There is currently an auction for these, where the seller is asking about $ 1,000 for the set !

Previously, the same seller (I believe) had them up for $ 1,500 !!!

The B.Dalton book stores exclusive pack of 2 cards is also hard to find, in my experience.

If someone can help me post a scan of it, I can provide the image of my pack

Good Afternoon

David R asked me to post the following scan:-

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regards

John

Looks good ! Yes, that B.Dalton pack is tough

I see that you guys also included the hard to find Craftsman promo pack in your scan, as well. Very nice. Thanks again

One of these sealed 2-card packs sold last month for just over $20 and another sold for somewhere less than $100. Another pack sold last year but I don't have the final selling price for that. Two are on sale now. I hadn't seen one for sale in years and now a bunch of them have appeared in the past year.

Jess

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Originally posted by Tommy C:
Looks good ! Yes, that B.Dalton pack is tough

I see that you guys also included the hard to find Craftsman promo pack in your scan, as well. Very nice. Thanks again

A near-complete set of 10 sold for $159.99 on Feb 12 and another 10 card near-set went for $153.60 in an auction that ended Jan 10 with 6 bids.

A complete set sold for $220 sometime in the spring last year.

Jess

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Originally posted by David R:
Anyone ever see this 1992 silver bordered set of 11 promos for Dungeons and Dragons, from the Gen Con ?

A set sold on ebay recently for $ 225 !

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Has anyone seen this TSR pack before? This is a promo pack for AD&D apparently given out at the Toy Fair in New York in 1992. It measures 2 5/8 x 3 5/8 inches. I've seen some offered online but no one ever says what's inside.

This message has been edited. Last edited by: catskilleagle, August 06, 2023 02:28 PM

Pretty sure just common base cards are in it, not promos.

Hey Todd,

Since posting my question, I opened a pack. It had four cards inside and they have the silver borders within the black background on the front which is what the cards in the factory set look like. I don't have factory set cards to compare them with but this appears to be a case where the pack is promotional but the cards are not. I'll send you a pack and you can decide if you want to open it. The sticker that seals the pack (a fold-open envelope) does not have much adhesive left after all these years so it came off rather easily.

I have seen single packs offered for more than $100 so everyone should be aware of what I've seen so far.

Jess

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Originally posted by pcetodd:
Pretty sure just common base cards are in it, not promos.

I'd love to get one. I open everything. No matter if the cards inside are common, as the wrapper is certainly promotional and a nice item to have.

Regarding that TSR Toy Fair promo pack, I've been talking to another collector who thought it might have originally contained the same promos (744, 745) as those in the B. Dalton pack. I've opened a couple of packs and have seen only the cards that look like those from the factory set and I haven't heard that the cards differ in any way from them. Two of the packs contain the same four cards but another had a different four.

When I first picked up some packs early last year or the year before, I had suspected that there might have been a switch of cards somewhere along the line because some of them were unsealed (the sticker looking like just one of those price dots you can get sheets of cheap for garage sales) but then Todd said he was pretty sure that there were non-promos in them and I'll take a "pretty sure" from Todd every day of the week.

Companies like Pro Set and Impel were sending out promo packs and free packs of base cards at the same time (early 90's) so it's not unprecedented. Also, there don't seem to be any unaccounted for promos - cards with an unknown source.

Two singles from this set (#3/11 and 6/11) sold for $45 each on 2-27-22.

A partial set of 7 cards sold for $315 on 3-1-22.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/30437...rksid=p2047675.l2557

Wow-that is alot of money.

And not even for the FULL set of 11 !