Looking for an old collection

[Terquem]

Many long years ago, around 1986, I fell on hard times (things got much better, thank you).

In order to have some extra cash, I sold my entire collection of Classic Traveller books. At the time I kept them in three boxes, The LBB, Snapshot, and Mayday.

I’ve always wondered if there were ever a way for me to track down my collection and recover it (though I know that this is mostly an absurd thought).

Then recently I joined this group, and I’ve been quietly watching, reading, and enjoying this place quite a bit, thank you.

So, if it doesn’t offend anyone, I’d like to just put this out there.

My collection of Little Books were all stamped with a personalized black ink stamp of a unique dragon on the inside cover of each book.

If anyone out there ever came across one of these books, say at the Balboa Game Company, (A.K.A. The Warhouse) in Long beach, California, or some other second hand gaming store, and you have one of these I would love to find out if I could buy them back.

It’s a very long shot, but I thought I’d try

(the truth is, selling the books at the time was painful, and made me very sad, but also gave me enough money to get going in the right direction, and for that I’ve never had any regrets).

Thanks, everyone
David

 

[atpollard]

Until you get them back (OK, I am a serious optimist), have you acquired the Classic Traveller CD from FFE?

FFE CD Link

$35 for tons of digital goodness, including:

The basic reference materials for Traveller as published by GDW between 1977 and 1996 comprise the
Traveller canon. The materials on this page were part of the series called Classic Traveller. Classic Traveller
appeared in 1977 with a universe set in the golden age of the Third Imperium... the Imperial year 1107 to
(approximately) 1116. The components of the system include:

B00 Understanding Traveller. Freely distributed brochure about Traveller.
B00 The Traveller Book. The complete Classic Traveller basic rules in one volume.
B00 The Traveller Adventure. Epic adventure companion to The Traveller Book.
B00 Starter Traveller. Boxed introductory rules set for Classic Traveller.
B00 Introduction To Traveller
B01 Characters and Combat
B02 Starships.
B03 Worlds and Adventures
B04 Mercenary.
B05 High Guard.
B06 Scouts.
B07 Merchant Prince.
B08 Robots.

SUPPLEMENTS
S01 1001 Characters.
S02 Animal Encounters.
S03 The Spinward Marches. Ultimately, the worlds of the Spinward Marches were mapped on the Spinward Marches Map.
S04 Citizens of the Imperium.
S05 Lightning Class Cruisers. This Supplement was never sold individually; it was available only within Azhanti High Lightning.
S06 76 Patrons.
S07 Traders & Gunboats.
S08 Library Data (A-M). Library Data proved too big to fit in only one Supplement.
S09 Fighting Ships.
S10 The Solomani Rim.
S11 Library Data (N-Z).
S12 Forms & Charts.
S13 Veterans.

SS1 Merchant Prince.
SS2 Exotic Atmospheres.
SS3 Missiles in Traveller.

ADVENTURES
A00 The Imperial Fringe. This introductory adventure was included in Deluxe Traveller.
A00 Imperial Fringe Map.
A01 The Kinunir.
A02 Research Station Gamma.
A03 Twilight's Peak.
A04 Leviathan.
A05 Trillion Credit Squadron.
A06 Expedition to Zhodane.
A07 Broadsword.
A08 Prison Planet.
A09 Nomads of the World Ocean.
A10 Safari Ship.
A11 Murder on Arcturus Station.
A12 Secret of the Ancients.
A13 Signal GK.

DOUBLE ADVENTURES
D01 Shadows.
D01 Annic Nova.
D02 Mission On Mithril.
D02 Across The Bright Face.
D03 Death Station.
D03 Argon Gambit.
D04 Marooned.
D04 Marooned Alone.
D05 Chamax Plague.
D05 Horde.
D06 Night of Conquest.
D06 Divine Intervention.

ALIEN MODULES
AM1 Aslan.
AM2 K'kree.
AM3 Vargr.
AM4 Zhodani.
AM5 Droyne.
AM6 Solomani.
AM7 Hivers.
AM8 Darrians.

MODULES
M01 Tarsus (boxed).
M02 Beltstrike (boxed).
M03 The Spinward Marches Campaign.
M04 Alien Realms.
M05 Atlas of the Imperium.

BOARDGAMES
G00 Imperium.
G01 Mayday. -Rules. -Maps and Counters.
G02 Snapshot. -Rules. -Counters and Maps. -Maps.
G03 Azhanti High Lightning. -Rules. -Deck Plans. -Counters and Charts.
G04 Fifth Frontier War.
G05 Invasion: Earth. -Rules. -Charts and Counters. -Map.
G06 Dark Nebula. -Rules and Charts. -Maps and Counters.
G07 Striker Miniatures Rules. -Book 1. -Book 2. -Book 3. -Book 4.

This material, more than 60 books (totaling some 3,000 pages and more than half a million words) is the authoritative set of
materials for the Classic Traveller game system.

... They may have a 443 sale (buy 4 CDs for the price of 3).
... and they have reprints of some items.

 

[Terquem]

Bundle of Holding

I recently bought into the BundleofHolding offer (selected to contribute 24 dollars,) and picked up a whole host of PDF copies of some of the older books, and that was great.

I am thinking about just going ahead and getting the 35 dollar CD (what an amazing deal!) and to be clear

I have purchased the FFE Books volume, and Adventures volume, plus in my travels around the country I've picked up old copies of the books and have some of my favorites lying around on my desk most of the time.

So, it's not for lack of having the rules that I put this out there, it was more of a silly attempt to find those books that I once owned,

Thanks!

 

[Terquem]

Yes I have considered that

This weekend I took advantage of the BundleofHolding offer, and picked up a lot of great pdf copies of some of my favorites, a great deal for my 24 dollars

But to be clear, I have purchased FFE's hard copies of the Books collection, and the Adventures Collection, as well as many of the small books from stores I have visited all across the country. I keep some of my favorites on my desk at work most of the time, so having the rules isn't really an issue.

I sort of just wondered if those old books of mine were still out there somewhere,

Thanks!

 

[Brian Smaller]

I did something similar. Broke up with my girlfriend and decided to sell everything I owned and flee overseas to 'find myself'. What a dick head I was. I sold my 5th Frontier War, Azhanti High Lightning and all the other Traveller games I had. Also complete set of FASA and Seeker modules. I have since got them all again but, like you, the books are not quite the same as the ones I had as a young chap. Funnily enough it was also about the time you sold yours.

 

[Terquem]

Somehow I managed to post both my first and second draft replies up there, hmm I need to be more careful

Never was able to talk myself into buying AHL, wish I had. But that being said, I have decided that I will go ahead and get one of those 35 dollar CDs. It's about the best deal I've ever seen for classic game books in any system

 

[McPerth]

Somehow I managed to post both my first and second draft replies up there, hmm I need to be more careful.

Fixed now

 

[Terquem]

A little update

I suppose I never will find those original books I once owned, and that's okay.

I really think the FFE CD with all the books is about hands down one of the best investments in gaming resources I've ever made. Having all the books available like that is something else.

On another related note. I will be travelling to Torrance, California for training in February, and will have an opportunity to visit "The War House," In Long beach for the first time in years and I am really looking forward to it, and will be hard pressed to resist dropping too much money there and struggling to get everything I buy on the plane for the trip home.

 

[robject]

You never know what will turn up where. And this is the first time I'd read your original post in this thread, so even though I don't think I remember seeing that sort of icon, I'll go home and double-check my LBBs just in case.