ares71
Sergeant
448 Posts
    
Central Illinois
 | | 07/30/2008 10:27 PM |
| Check out completed ebay auction 260265315938. Some dude sold his minis for $8,000 !
Am I just undervaluing mine or is some bidder nuts? | |
Completed Trades: drowdude, brooklynknight, Xikilm, King CroMag, VultureDoodle, Captain Harlock, Cha0tic g0od x2, Stabmastaarson, Kritter, Son of Cyric, Shadow Lord, ckissee, cavedweller, Trilistria, LabMonkey, qillan_dvra, Lady-Bast, agcooper1, Dwarven Emperor + dozens more (newest in system) | |
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LCS
Underboss
1928 Posts
| | 07/30/2008 11:23 PM |
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http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=260265315938
complete sets 1-10, large numbers of mass-battle type minis including early orcs/drow, first three icons: ending price $8000...
Well, it's 2,345 minis (not including the red, black, and blue icons)... which makes it about $3.40 per mini.
That's roughly the equivalent of paying $200 for a complete set, so basically the buyer just didn't get any benefit from buying the minis (massively) in bulk. Some of the large quantity minis are relatively valuable (orcs, drow, etc) which sort of makes up for the fact that there aren't 84x any of the rares.
In terms of money to be made, the seller is going to have to pay almost $400 in eBay and Paypal fees, but got lucky and made about as much as they would have made by breaking down the collection (before the current recession) except without doing any of the work. | | | |
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paladin72
Sneak
155 Posts
| | 07/30/2008 11:51 PM |
| | That's a bunch of Harbinger. | |
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Pedro
Commander
3926 Posts
Czech Republic
| | 07/31/2008 12:57 AM |
| | So much money... | |
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subliminalmf
Skirmisher
44 Posts
Maine
| | 07/31/2008 4:59 AM |
| Right now, being en ebay seller and looking at this auction makes me go wow. My worries is the buyer though. 0 feedback...will he be a dead beat? 8k plus another chunk for shipping on top of it all is a lot of money after all...on plasticrack..but then again if I had the cash...I need to slow the addiction...haha.
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Wolfgang
Warlord
6637 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 07/31/2008 6:07 AM |
| | man thats a boat load of harbinger | |
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Shottglazz
Underboss
1184 Posts
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada
| | 07/31/2008 6:17 AM |
| | Cra-zeee | |
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Ghendar
Warlord
13116 Posts
Mud Lick, Kentucky
| | 07/31/2008 7:10 AM |
| | 0 feedback bidder is sometimes trouble. Why do I get the feeling the buyer is going to renege. | |
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OhGodtheRats
Warrior
201 Posts
| | 07/31/2008 7:52 AM |
| Screw Zero Feedback as evidence, that winner only signed up just in time for the auction. And with 1 Bid, that means.....the first bit was 8,000? Oh my.
Shady. | | | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 07/31/2008 12:25 PM |
| 85 Orc Archers. No wonder they're such a pain to find. Someone's been hoarding them  | |
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Warlord
5692 Posts
| | 07/31/2008 12:28 PM |
| Posted By zenthrus on 07/31/2008 12:25 PM 85 Orc Archers. No wonder they're such a pain to find. Someone's been hoarding them
Now that is a reprint that is looooooooooong overdue!
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Originally posted by Schooly_D
Username - he deals in minis
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Wolfgang
Warlord
6637 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 07/31/2008 12:30 PM |
| do it zenthrus do it!
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 07/31/2008 12:40 PM |
| Posted By Wolfgang on 07/31/2008 12:30 PM
do it zenthrus do it!
Do what? Reprint Orc Archers???
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 07/31/2008 4:32 PM |
| | Wow, didn't know that there were still others like Zenako and me for the early stuff. | |
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Warlord
7908 Posts
Sector 2814
| | 08/07/2008 3:55 PM |
| Wow... that's crazy.
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bshugg
Underboss
1833 Posts
| | 08/08/2008 5:21 AM |
| | There's definatly something shady about it. Is there a specific reason he has 84 or 85 of most of the commons? | |
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Wolfgang
Warlord
6637 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 08/08/2008 6:38 AM |
| Wow, didn't know that there were still others like Zenako and me for the early stuff.
if you ever want to get rid of it i need a ton from the frist 4 sets | |
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ares71
Sergeant
448 Posts
Central Illinois
| | 09/03/2008 2:52 PM |
| | This has apparently been relisted for $6000. The first bidder must not have paid. | |
Completed Trades: drowdude, brooklynknight, Xikilm, King CroMag, VultureDoodle, Captain Harlock, Cha0tic g0od x2, Stabmastaarson, Kritter, Son of Cyric, Shadow Lord, ckissee, cavedweller, Trilistria, LabMonkey, qillan_dvra, Lady-Bast, agcooper1, Dwarven Emperor + dozens more (newest in system) | |
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Zenako
Commander
3472 Posts
| | 09/04/2008 10:15 AM |
| Not surprising, generally when a bulk offer is made, there is a significant discount to be had, often on the order of 50% (or even more).
I suspect the seller used data from various sources, totalled up what he felt the pile was worth and posted that price, and hoped someone would be willing to actually meet it. It appears that the first time the buyer bellied up, not at all surprising with a new account and 0 feedback. Ouch. Of course when trying to sell something potentially that pricy you want to set the starting point reasonably high so you do not get lowballed or overlooked, so even the listing fee will be a hit.
Hey even I don't have close to 85 Orc Archers (anymore), even counting the Gencon ones. (Now Orc Warriors or Spearmen are another story....grin) | |
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relientKitten
Warrior
201 Posts
Portland, Oregon
| | 09/04/2008 12:12 PM |
| He started with 8k, I remember seeing it listed but never saw the sale.
He then went to 7k, no sale so far as I know.
Now he's at 6k.
The entire time, he's quoted that the list price of these minis is $9500.
If he gets down to 2k I might be able to afford to buy, hehe.
My biggest irk with them is that he only has one of each card, period. Meh.
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Wolfgang
Warlord
6637 Posts
Milton, Ontario Canada
| | 09/04/2008 2:23 PM |
| My biggest irk with them is that he only has one of each card, period. Meh.
ok that does suck i wouldn't buy them | |
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Zenako
Commander
3472 Posts
| | 09/05/2008 10:33 AM |
| | I don't think the poster understands how much that devalues the older minis for collectors. There are so many newer "orc" minis that fill the RPG role just fine that no one would be expected to pay permium prices for minis sans cards. | |
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Zagnar
Skirmisher
28 Posts
| | 09/06/2008 6:57 AM |
| You can't blame the guy for trying, but he either doesn't understand his potential customers or he is hoping someone doesn't notice the "only one card per mini" restriction.
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mazra
Sergeant
442 Posts
Canton, GA
| | 09/06/2008 6:08 PM |
| Hi Everyone,
The largest lot I have previously tracked was 1300 minis that sold for $2080 with 120 rares. That is a $1.60 a fig. IMHO the seller would do good to sell the lot for an average of $1.25, maybe $1.50 a fig max, or about $3500.00.
Lots are a great way to buy minis, not such a great way to sell them.
Later,
Mazra | | | |
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Frederyck
Sneak
139 Posts
Uppsala, Sweden
| | 09/07/2008 1:23 AM |
| | One thing of interest is that he lists having the Dragoneye minis poster. Isn't that the one that's *really* rare? | |
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ares71
Sergeant
448 Posts
Central Illinois
| | 09/07/2008 9:27 PM |
| Posted By Frederyck on 09/07/2008 1:23 AM
One thing of interest is that he lists having the Dragoneye minis poster. Isn't that the one that's *really* rare?
The set poster isn't that rare. It is the "minis to the max" promo poster that is really rare. (I have yet to ever see a picture of one). | |
Completed Trades: drowdude, brooklynknight, Xikilm, King CroMag, VultureDoodle, Captain Harlock, Cha0tic g0od x2, Stabmastaarson, Kritter, Son of Cyric, Shadow Lord, ckissee, cavedweller, Trilistria, LabMonkey, qillan_dvra, Lady-Bast, agcooper1, Dwarven Emperor + dozens more (newest in system) | |
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