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Warlord
5692 Posts
    
 | | 03/21/2006 12:12 PM |
| I see that many of y'all have opted out of buying the new stuff and are trading the old. How's it working?
I am thinking about cutting back on my buying and focusing on trading my old for WOTDQ.
Finishing a set in a few weeks really isn't that fun; I like trading & haggling too much I guess. | |
Originally posted by Schooly_D
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glumag
Warlord
5968 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 12:25 PM |
| Heh, different views I guess...the sooner I finish a set the less stressed I am [:p]
I was thinking about starting to trade my old stuff as well so would love the feedback on this...but if everyone does it then can't be that productive at the end. | |
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maijstral
Underboss
2105 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 1:18 PM |
| With me I rarely have enough old trade bait to hope to complete a set.
After my two cases and trading to complete the set I usually only have a couple of extra rares left over. This adds up over sets but as most people prefer to trade current set for current set I don't have as much luck with old pieces as current ones.
right now I have 2 or 3 rares from the last 3 sets in my trade pile and I will offer them up in my WotDQ trades but I expect that my extra WotDQ stuff will go first and fast and the others will still be around longer.
with newer piecies people come to you, with the older pieces you generally have to hunt down your trades.
Of course this is my vast personal experience with all of 15 or so trades under my belt. [)] | | | |
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Mindtrick
Warrior
234 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 1:21 PM |
| That is what I have been doing since I started playing DDM. I got into it just after Angelfire but I was able to buy a large amount of Harbinger-Angelfire minis from someone and "jump-started" my collection. There were quite a few gaps in the collection, most of which I have now filled by trades on these boards.
Everyone's situation will be different. I look at it this way, I buy enough new stuff to come close to completing the set but with enough left over to trade for the older stuff I still need. The only problem is I am getting very close to completing all of the sets and will have to wait for each new release to scratch the trading itch. Thankfully the new game, Dreamblade, will be out by then and I can start a new plastic-crack habbit...... | |
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doubtofbuddha
Commander
3371 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 1:30 PM |
| Ah, and I consider trading a neccessary evil that I go through with in order to get the pieces I want. [:P]
I wonder how unusual my stance is here? | |
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Sharn Inquisitor
Underboss
1623 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 1:41 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by glumag
Heh, different views I guess...the sooner I finish a set the less stressed I am [:p]
Same here brotha! | | | |
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jedijon
Sergeant
474 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 1:43 PM |
| I've got pretty good luck with out with the old, and in with the new. I have more old rares than new ones I'm looking for. Some stuff never moves (Ulmo) but I'm always hopeful.
I've always got a few too many of the current tier 1 hopefulls, when I know they're never going to make it, I liquidate to do the same with the new set. Out of the trades I've got here, only 1!!! was ever suggested to me, that's okay, cuz I move quickly and make quite a few offers. A lot might be timing, I only make much effort during the first 3 weeks a set is fresh. After that, I get too many offers declined from people that don't "really" want the piece they've got on their want list to make it worthwhile.
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
Québec
| | 03/21/2006 2:16 PM |
| With War Drums for once my priority was not to complete the set, I had minis from older sets that were much more attractive plus I knew some other Canadians would get their case/s late. I will actually get more UC/C's from WD than rares. If anyone wants Goblin
Blackblades, I will be happy to get rid of mine... | |
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striderlotr
Commander
3370 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 2:22 PM |
| I second that... anyone want some orc maulers and elf rangers??? I think I have about 10 of each as of right now.
I'll be doing some trading, but not just yet, I have a few more boosters coming and then I'll be set to trade for missing pieces. I just hope with 10 rares to go I get some different pieces in my boosters. | |
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lynchpt
Sergeant
930 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 2:25 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by doubtofbuddha
Ah, and I consider trading a neccessary evil that I go through with in order to get the pieces I want. [:P]
I wonder how unusual my stance is here?
I'm with you. What I can't trade for with local players (like that fourth Helmed Horror a couple of months back [:)] ), I just buy.
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Thenameless
Warlord
12541 Posts
The Fortress of Solitude
| | 03/21/2006 3:39 PM |
| | After the dust has settled with a new set, I tend to go after old stuff with my new doubles. I think I'm somewhere around 10 Trolls and 10 Hill Giants now. | |
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Sulaco
Underboss
1605 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 4:43 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by striderlotr
I second that... anyone want some orc maulers and elf rangers??? I think I have about 10 of each as of right now.
Yup. The elves not as much (though I'll take 'em) but I definitely want the orcs. What are you looking for in return? Do you need a Dragonne perchance?
On topic, I have been considering liquidating some of my older stuff (Drizzt, extra LSD, etc.) to buy cases of the new or masses of C/UC figures for RPG use. | |
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thom
Sergeant
472 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 4:44 PM |
| Well I guess I fall somewhere between doubtofbuddha and Username; I buy DDM for my campaign and War Drums is the first set that I decided not to buy any boosters. There were just too many figures I didn't want and didn't want to try and unload.
And so far by offering my older rares, UC and Commons I've gotten 80% of what I want in War Drums! I'm actually kind of amazed at my success so far. This will allow me to save more for WOTDQ, but if that set starts looking like WD I'll have to reconsider. ::crosses fingers::
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glauron
Underboss
1379 Posts
Sydney, Australia
| | 03/21/2006 5:53 PM |
| At my FLGS we have several people who got into minis after aberrations, who are trying to fill earlier sets. They've been prying some of my old minis from me over the past 3 or 4 sets, usually enough to buy at least one case from the latest release. Seeing as how I usually get 4 cases it helps.
Unfortunately, I don't have enough old stuff to go round. I have to keep at least one of everything, and for choice pieces, one must have multiples [:)]
It's tough parting with the early stuff when you're a hoarder.
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yack
Commander
3321 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 03/21/2006 7:31 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by Sir Bozak The Damned
With War Drums for once my priority was not to complete the set, I had minis from older sets that were much more attractive plus I knew some other Canadians would get their case/s late. I will actually get more UC/C's from WD than rares. If anyone wants Goblin
Blackblades, I will be happy to get rid of mine...
Send them my way for free!!! I love them!!!
As for getting rid of the old I find its tough not alot of grabbers. My 2 Drizzts,balor and huge gold are collecting dust thought they would be high in demand, man I was wrong. | |
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Kithmaker
Commander
3926 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 8:24 PM |
| I started trying to trade older stuff for newer with Deathknell. It seemed to work OK then, but it seems harder and harder to do so, because people don't want to trade for the really old (and therefore higher prices/values) stuff.
I'm pretty much down to just what I want to keep at the moment, though -- except some lingering large uncommons that are clogging up storage space. | |
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True_Blue
Underboss
2386 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 10:45 PM |
| | I had planned on trading for a lot of my War Drums that I wanted, but found out its not so easy. The first few weeks, everyone is trying to finish off the new set. In this case, everyone wanted to trade War Drums for other War Drums. So I didnt get to trade for as much as I wanted to. I'm sure if I waited a month or so, a lot of that would die down and then ppl would want the old stuff again. | |
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Daunte
Sergeant
518 Posts
| | 03/21/2006 11:34 PM |
| | All i want is old stuff. I buy enough cases, and with my friends getting 3-5 at the same time i usually complete the set the day i open cases. Then i have a ton of new rares to trade and since i didnt really get into things til angelfire the old sets are what i need. So far i have had great luck trading new stuff for old. With underdark and war drums i was able to trade almost everything away in 3-6 trades to get old stuff i needed. Still have a few things to get rid of but waiting for one last trade to come in before reposting my list. But if any of you want to trade for older stuff let me know and ill email you the list before i post it. | |
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gausse
Sergeant
961 Posts
Wisconsin
| | 03/22/2006 12:43 AM |
| | Trading old for new can be tough. Well easy but figuring out the trade values is difficult. For example using a older rare that Z values at 50 to try to get say 5 or 6 new rares can be difficult. | |
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Wakalimasu
Sergeant
738 Posts
Calgary
| | 03/22/2006 2:00 AM |
| anyone need harb mummies.. haha hate those :o
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kestrel.ca
Underboss
1687 Posts
| | 03/22/2006 9:07 AM |
| I buy two cases -- enough theoretically to get one of each rare. I then trade older stuff to get the multiples I'd really like. So far, it's worked for the last 3 or 4 sets.
It takes a little bit longer, as not everybody is interested in the older stuff, and I won't do single figure trades because of Canadian shipping costs.
Then again, I have 30 or 40 older rares (pre-DK) to trade, and very little of the newer stuff.
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Sir Bozak The Damned
Commander
2854 Posts
Québec
| | 03/22/2006 2:52 PM |
| | Hey Yack, do you need Arcanix Guards as well ? I really do not see the point to those as well as the Mephling Pyromancers and Shieldwall Soldiers...[)] | |
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yack
Commander
3321 Posts
Gatineau Canada
| | 03/22/2006 8:22 PM |
| Nope sorry Bozak I have no use for them either..[:D]
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minatoman38
Underboss
1363 Posts
Minaniuonuma-shi, Japan
| | 03/22/2006 8:52 PM |
| I traded so much older stuff to complete Aberrations and Deathknell that the last few sets I've mostly bought enough to complete the sets and then mostly trade new for new. With AB and DK I thought there were so many lousy rares and so few good ones that I didn't want a draw full of untradeable junk so I mostly traded to finish the sets and bought very few boosters.
The last few sets have been great though and it was hard to resist the temptation to buy too much....actually it was too hard.
Hopefully the current trend continues otherwise I'll pretty much be out of the game. I've only got a few choice older pieces left that I will probably trade off during the next two sets if I fail to pull the really cool rares and I have no other option.
If we end up with another set where half the rares are untradeable humanoids (champion of Yondalla and company) and half the remaining monster rares are wierd junk (ie fiendish Giant Preying Mantis) then I don't see myself sticking around. | |
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Bert the Troll
Commander
3964 Posts
Adelaide
| | 03/22/2006 8:55 PM |
| quote:
Originally posted by gausse
Trading old for new can be tough. Well easy but figuring out the trade values is difficult. For example using a older rare that Z values at 50 to try to get say 5 or 6 new rares can be difficult.
That's my feeling on it too.
Plus I find it really hard to pry Minis from my hands. | |
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Man of Renown
Wraithborne
Warlord
5330 Posts
The Red Light District
| | 03/29/2006 7:36 AM |
| | I'm all about trading my newer stuff for the old and had some success with my first trade thread that I just closed, but I still haven't gotten all of the key pieces I want, like Soth, Bone Devil, Behir, etc. | |
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Sacred Lye
Warrior
184 Posts
| | 03/29/2006 10:34 AM |
| I have yet to trade with a member of MAXMINI's. Mostly cause I got burned trading before I found you all. Now I have issues when I search the database with it crashing. Can't a brother just find someone who is willing to trade 10 dire Rats and a Barghest?
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johnny.quest
Underboss
1386 Posts
| | 03/29/2006 10:45 AM |
| | I trade only face-to-face or with people that I've met face-to-face. I prefer to bargain hunt for old minis. For example, I recently got a Champion of Elistraieeeeeeeeeee (sp?) for around $16. Most folks who want to trade will use average sales from Ebay or Zenako's as a price guide, and I feel that I can do better by selling my extras and bargain hunting. | | | |
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kgradert13
Sergeant
909 Posts
| | 03/29/2006 10:57 AM |
| I'm not normally a huge fan of trading. I do on occasion, but I prefer to buy what I need mostly.
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