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	<title>Comments on: Licensed Board Games: Junk or Jewels?</title>
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		<title>By: Michael Barnes</title>
		<link>http://www.worthpoint.com/editorial/licensed-board-games-junk-jewels/comment-page-1#comment-1649</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Feb 2009 03:53:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Hi Gary-

The real heartbreaker here is that the game itself, to people that play and collect board games as a hobby,  isn&#039;t likely worth very much. It&#039;s not a game that I would pursue for either use or for my collection and I believe most other hobby gamers would feel the same way- it&#039;s just not the kind of game that hobbyists are after. 

The value of the game is more as a piece of television memorabilia than as a board game. The value to someone who collects Wagon Train items, autographs, or is just a big fan of Robert Horton would likely be higher. The autograph is probably worth more than the game.  

Incidentally, there are two Wagon Train board games...there is another one published by Bell (1959)that I&#039;d be willing to bet is the rarer specimen. It features B&amp;W stills from the show. 

There is a copy of the Milton Bradley edition that you seem to have posted on Ebay right now at $50. I think that price is awfully optimistic, but the right buyer (a Wagon Train fan, likely!) might be willing to pay that price for it.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Gary-</p>
<p>The real heartbreaker here is that the game itself, to people that play and collect board games as a hobby,  isn&#8217;t likely worth very much. It&#8217;s not a game that I would pursue for either use or for my collection and I believe most other hobby gamers would feel the same way- it&#8217;s just not the kind of game that hobbyists are after. </p>
<p>The value of the game is more as a piece of television memorabilia than as a board game. The value to someone who collects Wagon Train items, autographs, or is just a big fan of Robert Horton would likely be higher. The autograph is probably worth more than the game.  </p>
<p>Incidentally, there are two Wagon Train board games&#8230;there is another one published by Bell (1959)that I&#8217;d be willing to bet is the rarer specimen. It features B&amp;W stills from the show. </p>
<p>There is a copy of the Milton Bradley edition that you seem to have posted on Ebay right now at $50. I think that price is awfully optimistic, but the right buyer (a Wagon Train fan, likely!) might be willing to pay that price for it.</p>
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		<title>By: gary</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Feb 2009 00:41:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have a milton bradley 1960 Wagon Train board game. Complete, nice box, no tears or tape marks.  The box has been autographed by Robert Horton who is pictured on the cover. Have photo of Mr. Horton signing the box. Autographed obtained at the festival of the west which is held in Phx. every year in March.  Any idea of value? Thanks, Gary</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have a milton bradley 1960 Wagon Train board game. Complete, nice box, no tears or tape marks.  The box has been autographed by Robert Horton who is pictured on the cover. Have photo of Mr. Horton signing the box. Autographed obtained at the festival of the west which is held in Phx. every year in March.  Any idea of value? Thanks, Gary</p>
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		<title>By: Michael Barnes</title>
		<link>http://www.worthpoint.com/editorial/licensed-board-games-junk-jewels/comment-page-1#comment-1567</link>
		<dc:creator>Michael Barnes</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Feb 2009 16:35:14 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>There are a couple of resources for selling games. One is the Marketplace at Boardgamegeek.com. I don&#039;t recommend it because the community there is very particular about everything and there is a degree of esotericism there that is very daunting. There is a function in each game&#039;s entry where you can see what a particular title has sold for recently.

Ebay is an option, of course.

There are a few second-hand places such as Troll and Toad that buy used games but they tend to be very discerning about what they buy.

I&#039;ve heard of some success on Craigslist with selling board games as well, but I can not personally vouch for it.

If you have any local game/hobby shops, they may be willing to buy used games. At my store, I bought a couple of small collections to stock a used game section.

Finally, feel free to email me with your titles and I can at least give you an idea of what they may be worth or if there is anything you have in particular demand.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>There are a couple of resources for selling games. One is the Marketplace at Boardgamegeek.com. I don&#8217;t recommend it because the community there is very particular about everything and there is a degree of esotericism there that is very daunting. There is a function in each game&#8217;s entry where you can see what a particular title has sold for recently.</p>
<p>Ebay is an option, of course.</p>
<p>There are a few second-hand places such as Troll and Toad that buy used games but they tend to be very discerning about what they buy.</p>
<p>I&#8217;ve heard of some success on Craigslist with selling board games as well, but I can not personally vouch for it.</p>
<p>If you have any local game/hobby shops, they may be willing to buy used games. At my store, I bought a couple of small collections to stock a used game section.</p>
<p>Finally, feel free to email me with your titles and I can at least give you an idea of what they may be worth or if there is anything you have in particular demand.</p>
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		<title>By: Cheryl</title>
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		<dc:creator>Cheryl</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Feb 2009 15:25:53 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>I have some old games I&#039;d like to sell them. Who buys old games?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I have some old games I&#8217;d like to sell them. Who buys old games?</p>
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