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Starfury Lieutenant Commander
Joined: 03 Nov 2006 Posts: 302
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 4:20 pm Post subject: Pricing question on used Minis |
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A guy on Bartertwon has a bunch of Romulan Hawk type ships he's willing to sell for 25% off and free shipping. I'm wondering if this is a good deal or just a fair one? |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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Depends on condition. If they're new in-pack I'd say "yeah".
If they have crap paint and/or assembly, not so much. |
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:02 pm Post subject: |
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Will is correct. If those minis are unpainted or better yet - still in the pack, then its a good deal.
If they're painted; however, then it's probably not such a great deal. Stripping and cleaning and repriming/painting takes a lot of time and that time factor should be a part ofthe equation when determining value. _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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Starfury Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Tue Oct 02, 2007 10:49 pm Post subject: |
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I'm pretty sure they're out of the pack/new. I'm not sure if I need that many ships...and I know that I don't have the $100+ that he wants for the minis. |
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:48 pm Post subject: |
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Last month a guy had 126 ships plus Captains Rule books on Ebay -- no one took them at the price he wanted, he put up some of them (Gorns) but the price there was a bit steep also --
He may have gone to Bartertown, since I recall he had some painted Romulans and a few in the packages --
Personally, with the amount of mini's that continue to be put on ebay with fairly low prices, anything over 50% of cost (painted or in package) is above the going rate -- |
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Starfury Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Wed Oct 03, 2007 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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The mini's the guy has on bartertown are basically 25% off list with free shipping. Not new/in the pack and there are a few extra engines he'd toss in. I'd go no more than 50% of retail for used; the last batch of ISC that I picked up were $2.75/ship including shipping.
I'll keep looking...sometimes there are deals on eBay. Lately there are not a lot of used miniatures on eBay just new ones. |
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 12:22 am Post subject: |
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Yeah, that darn FedCom game kindof increased demand and soaked a lot of the used minis out of the market |
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Bolo_MK_XL Captain
Joined: 16 Jan 2007 Posts: 836 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 1:19 am Post subject: |
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If he has Hawk CA (Firehawk/Royal Hawk) the packages have extra engines, so you can create one or the other -- Two single engines or two engines mounted in a box with the R Torp --
So your not really getting anything extra that doesnt come in the Fleet Box -- |
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:16 am Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: | Yeah, that darn FedCom game kindof increased demand and soaked a lot of the used minis out of the market |
According to my wife, "That's a good thing - cause now I'm not buying as many ebay specials."
Of course, now I have to buy all of the Fed Comm stuff adn purchase the minis new from ADB, so... _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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djdood Commodore
Joined: 01 Feb 2007 Posts: 3413 Location: Seattle, WA
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 3:52 am Post subject: |
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Heh. Fate permitting, that FedEx mini might survive and be available at some point. One more to buy |
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Scoutdad Commodore
Joined: 09 Oct 2006 Posts: 4754 Location: Middle Tennessee
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 6:55 pm Post subject: |
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djdood wrote: | Heh. Fate permitting, that FedEx mini might survive and be available at some point. One more to buy |
One more... No way. It's got to be at least 3 or it's not worth having. That's one to paint... one to damage and paint (for substitution purposes during combat)... and a third to blow-up and paint (for the end of the battle)
And then about 16 more so I can paint them up in captured colors for each race, followed by 16 more (to paint captured and damaged) and 16 more to blow-up and paint in captured colors.
heck, that's 48 FedEx minis for me alone. I hope SVC's not listening in right now! hehehehe!
Oh yeah, and one more FedEx mini to paint in UPS brown... just because it'll be cool! _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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Starfury Lieutenant Commander
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 7:36 pm Post subject: |
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Scoutdad wrote: |
Oh yeah, and one more FedEx mini to paint in UPS brown... just because it'll be cool! |
Think of the battles you could have...fleets of FedEx and UPS couriers fighting it out. |
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OGOPTIMUS Captain
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Posted: Thu Oct 04, 2007 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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Starfury wrote: | Scoutdad wrote: |
Oh yeah, and one more FedEx mini to paint in UPS brown... just because it'll be cool! |
Think of the battles you could have...fleets of FedEx and UPS couriers fighting it out. |
Hey hey! Don't forget DHL! _________________ O.G. OPTIMUS
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Scoutdad Commodore
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 4:06 am Post subject: |
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OGOPTIMUS wrote: | Starfury wrote: | Scoutdad wrote: |
Oh yeah, and one more FedEx mini to paint in UPS brown... just because it'll be cool! |
Think of the battles you could have...fleets of FedEx and UPS couriers fighting it out. |
Hey hey! Don't forget DHL! |
Coming Fall of 2008 - Federaiton Commander: Courier Wars! _________________ Commander, Battlegroup Murfreesboro
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Sneaky Scot Commander
Joined: 11 Jan 2007 Posts: 475 Location: Tintern, Monmouthshire
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Posted: Fri Oct 05, 2007 8:55 am Post subject: |
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You could try the UK's version.
"Federation Commander: Post Office Wars"
Watch in amazement as fleets of red freighters collect your mail, deliver it to the wrong place, collect it back again later and bash it around a bit before taking it to a depot that only opens on Feb 29 every 3rd year, and then goes on strike so you can't get anything you want anyway. _________________ Nothing is quite as persuasive as a disruptor pistol on slow burn and a rotisserie...... |
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