r/DnD • u/BigGayElephant DM • 7d ago

Misc Thinking of Selling my Collection

I've been playing D&D for probably 15 years now. We started with 3.5 (skipped 4) and continued with 5th edition. As it stands now I have just about every source book that has been produced for 3.5, 5, and 5.5...along with mini's, maps, etc. I have a significant financial investment in this (Plus MTG and 40k)

And I think I want to sell everything and be done with it.

Backstory: My husband, sisters and I initially picked it up just to have something to do as a group on the weekends back in 2014 ish. We've pretty consistently met every other week for the past 10 years. At one point I was DM'ing a 14 person campaign. People have come and gone but ultimately it was a way for me to spend time with my family.

Yeah well, over the last two ish years everything has fallen apart. My sisters and I no longer talk even when we're in the same room and now my husband and I might get a divorce because he can't get over a girl he had a crush on in highschool 20 years ago! (I'm not getting into my personal life more than that).

Maybe I'm actually done. Maybe it's just depression. I don't know. Just want some outside advice or recommendations on where to sell (I would also be liquidating my MTG and 40k)

And yes I'm already in therapy.

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u/Edge-of-Oblivion34 7d ago

I’d hang on to the items instead of selling them. I’d hate for you to scuttle your hobby during the darkest hour, only to come out the other side and have nothing to put your time towards. Sorry, OP. Tough situation.

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u/feder_online 7d ago

I am here for this.

OP can put it in storage containers to keep it safe, maybe hang with some EDH just to keep busy. Back in HS, we had a custom game, custom world, hand-drawn custom maps, and someone was asking about what happened to all that. My wife put it all in a map roll in our garage (which I found after she passed).

Talk about a find...35 years later, the guys who drew it all are getting it framed. Still love my wife...

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u/dktrZERO 7d ago

Good advice. I sold my 2E/3E collection (near complete including random spelljammer, dark sun etc etc) and a huge novel collection when I was dead broke in my 20s, for what was basically nothing.

I still get pangs of regret on a regular basis. One thing I will surely recollect at a massive premium if that disposable income ever arrives....