Did TSR stop shrink wrapping their 2nd edition adventures?

[Lithequill]

At any point was this the case? I have a guy on eBay telling me this.


Is this a factory sealed product?

It is not. As I recall things, the company stopped shrink wrapping product in this time frame. At this time, I purchased two copies of each item and bagged and boarded it. Hence the near mint condition.

[Dimitri Mazieres]

If memory serves me well, the later years' perfect bound softcovers (The Shadow Rift, Carnival, etc) weren't shrinkwrapped.

[Jester of the FoS]

IIRC even the smaller products and books weren't shrinkwrapped, like Champions of the Mists.
Anything with a loose cover or map was likely shrinkwrapped though, to prevent that falling out. So I imagine most modules were shrinkwrapped.

[Lithequill]

Anymore come to mind folks?

[Dimitri Mazieres]

Maybe if you told us which book in particular are you talking about we may give more precise answers.

[Lithequill]

Maybe if you told us which book in particular are you talking about we may give more precise answers.

Sure thing. I'm still tracking down these.

AD&D Ravenloft 2nd Edition Products – New + Sealed Need


Hardcover Books

Domains of Dread (August 1997)


Monster Collections

Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (October 1994)
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II: A Chilling Collection of Ghastly Creatures (April 1996)


Accessories

RR1: Darklords (July 1991)
RR4: Islands of Terror (April 1992)
The Shadow Rift (April 1998)
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One (February 1999)
Children of the Night: The Created (May 1999)
Carnival (October 1999)
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Two (December 1999)
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Three (April 2000)


Adventures

RA2: Ship of Horror (February 1991)
RA3: Touch of Death (October 1991)
RQ3: From the Shadows (October 1992)
RM1: Roots of Evil (April 1993)
RM2: The Created (May 1993)
RM4: House of Strahd (August 1993)
The Awakening (August 1994)
Howls in the Night (December 1994)

Related Material

Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (Dream Stalker, Maggot Golem, Bog Mummy, Siren, Giant Starfish, Cerebral Vampire, Mud Zombie) (November 1998)
TSR Jam 1999 (The Heart's Final Beat) (March 1999)
TSR Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition (August 1999)
Die Vecna Die! (Citadel Cavitius) (June 2000)

[Dark Angel]

I know Domains of Dread did not come wrapped, but the Silver Anniversary did (mine still is).

[Don Fernando]

Yep. Domains of Dread didn't come shrink wrapped. The monster hunter's Compendium also were not. I got my copy of Champions shrink wrapped though. i don't remember if that was done by the FLGS or by TSR. The last boxed sets were also shrink wrapped (Bleak house, Requiem).

[Lithequill]

That's four non-sealed ones confirmed.

[Dark Angel]

That's four non-sealed ones confirmed.

I know that this is the point of this thread, but wouldn't anything with a separate map automatically come wrapped? Like Shadow Rift wasn't, but the Awakening was? Otherwise the materials would just slide out? No?

[Lithequill]

That's four non-sealed ones confirmed.

I know that this is the point of this thread, but wouldn't anything with a separate map automatically come wrapped? Like Shadow Rift wasn't, but the Awakening was? Otherwise the materials would just slide out? No?

Exactly what I was thinking. There's people on eBay trying to pass those kinds off as new

[alhoon]

Requiem had that plastic wrap.
the Illithiad did not IIRC.

[Dimitri Mazieres]

Hardcover Books

Domains of Dread (August 1997) - not shrinkwrapped


Monster Collections

Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (October 1994) - not shrinkwrapped
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II: A Chilling Collection of Ghastly Creatures (April 1996) - not shrinkwrapped


Accessories

RR1: Darklords (July 1991) - shrinkwrapped
RR4: Islands of Terror (April 1992) - shrinkwrapped
The Shadow Rift (April 1998) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One (February 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Children of the Night: The Created (May 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Carnival (October 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Two (December 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Three (April 2000) - not shrinkwrapped


Adventures - All of these were shrinkwrapped

RA2: Ship of Horror (February 1991)
RA3: Touch of Death (October 1991)
RQ3: From the Shadows (October 1992)
RM1: Roots of Evil (April 1993)
RM2: The Created (May 1993)
RM4: House of Strahd (August 1993)
The Awakening (August 1994)
Howls in the Night (December 1994)

Related Material

Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (Dream Stalker, Maggot Golem, Bog Mummy, Siren, Giant Starfish, Cerebral Vampire, Mud Zombie) (November 1998) - not shrinkwrapped
TSR Jam 1999 (The Heart's Final Beat) (March 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
TSR Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition (August 1999) - shrinkwrapped
Die Vecna Die! (Citadel Cavitius) (June 2000) - not shrinkwrapped

[Lithequill]

Hardcover Books

Domains of Dread (August 1997) - not shrinkwrapped


Monster Collections

Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendix III: Creatures of Darkness (October 1994) - not shrinkwrapped
Ravenloft Monstrous Compendium Appendices I & II: A Chilling Collection of Ghastly Creatures (April 1996) - not shrinkwrapped


Accessories

RR1: Darklords (July 1991) - shrinkwrapped
RR4: Islands of Terror (April 1992) - shrinkwrapped
The Shadow Rift (April 1998) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume One (February 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Children of the Night: The Created (May 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Carnival (October 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Two (December 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
Van Richten's Monster Hunter's Compendium, Volume Three (April 2000) - not shrinkwrapped


Adventures - All of these were shrinkwrapped

RA2: Ship of Horror (February 1991)
RA3: Touch of Death (October 1991)
RQ3: From the Shadows (October 1992)
RM1: Roots of Evil (April 1993)
RM2: The Created (May 1993)
RM4: House of Strahd (August 1993)
The Awakening (August 1994)
Howls in the Night (December 1994)

Related Material

Monstrous Compendium Annual Volume Four (Dream Stalker, Maggot Golem, Bog Mummy, Siren, Giant Starfish, Cerebral Vampire, Mud Zombie) (November 1998) - not shrinkwrapped
TSR Jam 1999 (The Heart's Final Beat) (March 1999) - not shrinkwrapped
TSR Silver Anniversary Collector's Edition (August 1999) - shrinkwrapped
Die Vecna Die! (Citadel Cavitius) (June 2000) - not shrinkwrapped

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