bradu
Sergeant
456 Posts
    
Portland, OR
 | | 10/21/2007 5:46 PM |  Alert | I'm a longtime d&d/heroclix collector just getting into the Star Wars game. In fact, bought my first few boosters today. What's the general breakdown on what is a good price for each booster? They had one set at $25 per booster because it's OOP, but all the others were either $15 or $16. Are boosters from any set worth that much?
Are there any sets that are so easy to find that I should be able to find them for much cheaper than retail?
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10195 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/21/2007 10:22 PM | Alert | | $25?! That must have been either a huge set or clone wars. I wouldn't worry about picking up earlier oop sets. The new sets have resculpts of most of the major characters it seems. | |
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Bail Ohmar
Sneak
56 Posts
Black Country, UK
| | 10/22/2007 2:22 AM | Alert | In the US most boosters should be available for $7.99 or $13.99 for huge sets. If you're paying much more than that you're getting stung big time!
In the UK prices are around £8.99 or £14.99 for huge. | |
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bradu
Sergeant
456 Posts
Portland, OR
| | 10/22/2007 7:35 AM | Alert | "In the US most boosters should be available for $7.99 or $13.99 for huge sets"
really?! Isn't suggested retail $15 for a regular booster? I've never seen D&D that low, are SWM that much cheaper than D&D? I've got several local shops I can check.
I think it was Clone Wars that was $25/booster, but I'll go back and check | |
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puff_maul
Sneak
165 Posts
Winnipeg MB
| | 10/22/2007 5:28 PM | Alert | I know that the online (ie: Ebay prices) can hover around $8-10 for regular sets, but of course there is always shipping...
Here in Canada, the lowest I've seen is $12.99 for regular boosters (last year) and $20.99 for huge sets. I know that my LGS has just lowered their prices to reflect the strong Canadian dollar, but I doubt they'll ever go as low as $7.99!! | | | |
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Fun Guy from Yuggoth
Cthulhufnord
Warlord
10195 Posts
Umass Amherst Baby!
| | 10/22/2007 11:28 PM | Alert | | Clone Wars was re-released not too long ago. I wouldn't pay more than the sugested retail price on it. | |
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Bail Ohmar
Sneak
56 Posts
Black Country, UK
| | 10/26/2007 2:59 AM | Alert | Posted By bradu on 10/22/2007 7:35 AM
"In the US most boosters should be available for $7.99 or $13.99 for huge sets"
really?! Isn't suggested retail $15 for a regular booster? I've never seen D&D that low, are SWM that much cheaper than D&D? I've got several local shops I can check.
I think it was Clone Wars that was $25/booster, but I'll go back and check Actually i think I got it wrong, I must have just looked at an online store that had a Sale on (wish i could remember who is was now) :(
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bradu
Sergeant
456 Posts
Portland, OR
| | 11/29/2007 8:27 AM | Alert | For what it's worth, I'm more knowledgeable about this now, and can clear things up for anyone who stumbles upon this thread.
Clone Strike is indeed the hardest set to find and the most valuable in terms of individual figures. I found one place that had a bunch marked up just $1, to $16 per booster. Other than that, the only local place I've found them at all was the first place I mentioned who's got 2 of them sitting on the shelf at $25.
Besides Clone Strike, Universe is the next hardest set to find. One place has them marked up to $30!, but other than that I haven't seen any other markups, only the fact that they are relatively hard to track down.
Rebel Storm, Revenge of the Sith, Champions of the Force, Alliance and Empire, Bounty Hunters, the Force Unleashed....all those sets are readily available at retail price. I have not found anyone selling any boosters below retail (unless you wheel and deal to get a better deal when buying bulk).
All of this is based on what I've found in the Portland, OR area. | |
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darthfuzzball
Skirmisher
22 Posts
| | 02/02/2008 2:55 PM | Alert | | at the store I go to, non-huge sets are $12.99 and huge sets are $21.99 | | | |
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generalwhiteowl
Skirmisher
15 Posts
Salt Lake City
| | 03/12/2008 5:48 PM | Alert | | i've seen 15.99 here in utah for non-huge and 21.99 for huge. can you get them a lot cheaper on ebay from reliable sources? | |
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