Mindtrick
Warrior
234 Posts
    
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| Check out this enterprising craftsman:
http://cgi.ebay.com/HEROSCAPE-Custom-figure-ACHERON-Beautiful-HUGE_W0QQitemZ8760783746QQcategoryZ2537QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
At least he is honest about where he got the mini and put some effort into the reconstruction.
Not sure if this would make money or not with time/materials invested. | |
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WakeXX
Warlord
10152 Posts
Edinboro PA
| | 02/08/2006 4:05 PM |
| | a good idea,it's going for around $10 now,I don't think the time for reconstructing and making the card would be worth it for me though. | | | |
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Mindtrick
Warrior
234 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 4:09 PM |
| | It does have more than a day left so the price could go higher. By the way, I am not the person who posted the auction nor do I know them. I just thought it was an interesting idea on how to get rid of those extra Nightwalkers so many people seemed to have wound up with. Need to do the same for the Bulete, Treant and the T-Rex! | |
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wolfsbane114
Warrior
327 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 4:24 PM |
| | Intresting find I have friend who plays Heroscape...Hmmm...I see a scam forming... | |
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Runelord151
Underboss
1203 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 4:31 PM |
| I've sold a repainted Nightwalker for around $20 before and have had a second langishing ever since Chaotic Good commissioned me to paint it.
It really just depends on wether you have an audience to buy it or not.
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Lady-Bast
Warrior
242 Posts
Central Illinois
| | 02/08/2006 4:51 PM |
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Huh!
That ain't nothin'!
This same fellow who's selling the Nightwalker sold a Fomorian for $50!!! Yes, I said FIFTY! [:0]
If you doubt me, go to have a look at his feedback and click on the item number of the items that were left feedback. The Fomorian is the third one down (of this guys 3 feedback).
So he miht get a nice price for his Nightwalker...
It'll be fun to see what it goes for.
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 4:51 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Mindtrick
It does have more than a day left so the price could go higher. By the way, I am not the person who posted the auction nor do I know them. I just thought it was an interesting idea on how to get rid of those extra Nightwalkers so many people seemed to have wound up with. Need to do the same for the Bulete, Treant and the T-Rex!
Is it just me or does this whole thing seem kinds sleezy, somehow.
BTW, I'll gladly take Treants an Bulettes off your (or anyone's) hands. | |
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yack
Commander
3321 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 02/08/2006 5:21 PM |
| I agree Sulco something doesn't seem right about it.
I too would love too take the treants and bulettes. | |
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Zaukrie
Underboss
2007 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 5:27 PM |
| | Well, there is nothing that big in the HS line. Many people use/make custom units for that game. If someone wants to buy this stuff, I'm not sure what is wrong with it. | |
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dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 6:51 PM |
| Heck, he's got a medium black dragon that's already at $39!
If anything, he's a source for interesting versions of character cards for use in Heroscape. I'm browsing through and saving copies of the images. [}:)] | |
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Zaukrie
Underboss
2007 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 7:59 PM |
| | If you're going to all that work, can you send them my way? | |
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Zenako
Commander
3472 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 8:19 PM |
| | 15.50 and climbing. I noted his earlier conversion sales and was amused by them and the prices he was getting. More power to him, perhaps he is related to P.T. | |
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 02/08/2006 10:38 PM |
| | it does look a bit questionable but it is pure genius nonetheless! if people are going to pay $20+ for a nightwalker with a couple of strokes of paint and a print-out of some cheese card...let them! [)] | |
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dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 02/09/2006 1:01 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Zaukrie
If you're going to all that work, can you send them my way?
Sure. I'll zip'em up and email them. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/09/2006 1:18 AM |
| Change the base, make a card, make a mint.....
$25.50 and counting for 2 skelly warriors and a Direguard. Not even bothering with repaints. Man am I in the wrong business.
This tempts me to snatch up Nightwalkers and mod them into Huge Fire Elementals (not using Sulaco's method). I wonder what they'd fetch.... | |
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Thenameless
Warlord
12507 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 02/09/2006 4:23 AM |
| I love the hype you see in ebay sales.
"You can have this one-of-a-kind.....for the great low price of...." just sounds so cheesy.
Personally, I think there are better ways to make money, but if the guy enjoys doing what he does, then you can't put a price on that. | |
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Schooly_D
Sergeant
402 Posts
| | 02/09/2006 12:43 PM |
| http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQfgtpZ1QQfrppZ25QQsassZminiatureQ5fmall
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 02/09/2006 12:58 PM |
| What are the legal ramification of this anyway? Shoudln't heroscape be doing something about it; he/she is susing their name to sell DDM figures. Not only that but he/she has used the layout of the cards, etc; that, afaik, is ©
Funny... | |
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Sharn Inquisitor
Underboss
1623 Posts
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| 02/09/2006 1:30 PM |
| | Wow, I wish I could resell Nightwalkers for $15+. Mayhaps I need to learn about Heroscape and start some things. | | | |
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devasque
Sergeant
874 Posts
| | 02/10/2006 6:51 PM |
| | This is just about three shades of wrong... Only thing more sad is that people are actually buying them (shakes head) | |
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Darastrix Maekrix
dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 02/11/2006 12:09 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by devasque
This is just about three shades of wrong... Only thing more sad is that people are actually buying them (shakes head)
At prices exceeding the costs of the DDM minis themselves! (sometimes FAR exceeding their value). P.T. Barnum proven right again. | |
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zenthrus
Warlord
5132 Posts
SLC, UT
| | 02/11/2006 1:31 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by dariustad
quote:
Originally posted by devasque
This is just about three shades of wrong... Only thing more sad is that people are actually buying them (shakes head)
At prices exceeding the costs of the DDM minis themselves! (sometimes FAR exceeding their value). P.T. Barnum proven right again.
Capitalism at it's extreme. [:o]
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dariustad
Warlord
6322 Posts
| | 02/11/2006 3:53 AM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sharn Inquisitor
Wow, I wish I could resell Nightwalkers for $15+. Mayhaps I need to learn about Heroscape and start some things.
It's a fairly straight-forward and fun diversion from DDM and standard RPG's. The terrain certainly has great utility. Yes, it's hex-based, but there are movement rules for dealing with them, so it's not a real problem. What's another rule in a game full of them? [)] | |
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Kandor
Skirmisher
16 Posts
| | 03/19/2006 9:37 PM |
| He sold a Grick for $76.58!!!
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=2537&item=8769087941 | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/20/2006 3:02 AM |
| | I dont see anythign wrong with it personally. I mean he made some custom peices for Heroscape and then found a market for them. Obviously ppl have looked at them and liked them, and you never know how good they are for the game. It might become popular enough that a lot of ppl will use them. I think its pretty ingenious. As long as he doesnt try to pass them off as *real* Heroscape figures, more power to him. I dont see how its ripping anyone off? I mean ppl can read that its a custom built one. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 03/20/2006 10:32 AM |
| | This guy is a frggin' genius. | |
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