I'm not as involved in theatre arts though. Does this seem to be better when a tangible physical artifact isn't being produced through art making? Is the undervaluing even more pronounced?

100%. Ceramics are a great example. We often joke that the only folks who aren't upset by the prices are other ceramicists!

In my experience, this relationship of undervalued work between designers/artists and audience/patrons seems pretty common outside of just the ttrpg space. Have you noticed a unique way it manifests among the indie community?

Thanks for posting when you were doing so. You introduced me to the amazing artistry of the indie scene after having stopped playing a couple decades ago. Now I'm teaching my kids to play! Thank you

Nuts! Thanks for the heads up.

It has been many years since I was a bookseller at a small indie shop, but we were posting a bunch of are stock to abebooks. They were good to us at the time.

As someone still in the biz, are they still a decent source?

Ashmead's kernel is in season?! Heading to Sheridan