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GW probably justifies their high prices because people don't buy straight from them. If you were a company selling only bulk orders to other distributors who jack up the price higher than what they paid, but lower than what you offer from your own stores, you'd probably be losing a lot of money.

I saw somewhere a chart with GW's income over the years from the different games and they've been steadily going down, except for a spike in LOTR sales due to the films.

I've only made one purchase of miniatures, it totaled about three hundred American and has kept me entertained just as much as three hundred dollars worth of video games would. SIXTY DOLLAR CDS! If I hadn't gotten into 40k, I'd probably be dropping tons of money on video games, accessories for my video games, downloadable content, etc.

I played WoW for four years, I bought the original game and the first expansion. That came out to be a significantly large amount of money that I'm never going to see again, I can't just sit down and admire my achievements in the game like I could a pile of Orks and Eldar. Though, I did trade my friend my WoW account for his Dawn of War 1 and its expansions not long ago. It would have been worth nothing else otherwise.

I judge the value of a video game based on how long I will be playing it, both single and multiplayer. WoW cost a lot, but also got a lot of my time, which is both good and bad. Games like Halo 2 only cost fifty dollars but got at least five hundred worth of play value out of me.

With Warhammer, I have the potential to play for a near infinite amount of time, not to mention the fact that my army(s) will always be expanding so long as I play and I'll be finding new people to play with. Another plus side is that 40k is a very social game, unlike, say, Fable.

Furthermore, Orks are fairly cheap and customizable, and they happen to be my first army.

Summing it up, that's why I tolerate GW's pricing.

GW's prices aren't high, thats how. Take up golf at 150 bucks a round, or shooting, 5.56 is over 500 dollars a case of ammo, which you can easily go through in one day if you are like me. Go ahead and flame me if you like but I get so sick of people complaining about spending one or two hundred bucks a month on their hobby, I spend that every weekend at the bars for gods sake!

brockb1 wrote:I get so sick of people complaining about spending one or two hundred bucks a month on their hobby, I spend that every weekend at the bars for gods sake!

I'm going out on a limb and saying you're single. When it comes to wife & kids having that two hundred bucks to spare is very rare indeed, you have to choose between ba

My justification is:

Girl spends $80 every two weeks on manicure / pedicure about $200-$300 every three months on hair..

I spend that on 40k and other goodies I want.

brockb1 wrote:GW's prices aren't high, thats how. Take up golf at 150 bucks a round, or shooting, 5.56 is over 500 dollars a case of ammo, which you can easily go through in one day if you are like me. Go ahead and flame me if you like but I get so sick of people complaining about spending one or two hundred bucks a month on their hobby, I spend that every weekend at the bars for gods sake!

It sounds to me like your only reason for posting here is to brag about how much money you have.

GW prices aren't high for you, that doesn't mean they aren't high, and that sure as hell doesn't give you the right to come in here and talk down to me because you're one of the lucky few who can afford to waste $200 at the bar every weekend.

brockb1 wrote:GW's prices aren't high, thats how. Take up golf at 150 bucks a round, or shooting, 5.56 is over 500 dollars a case of ammo, which you can easily go through in one day if you are like me. Go ahead and flame me if you like but I get so sick of people complaining about spending one or two hundred bucks a month on their hobby, I spend that every weekend at the bars for gods sake!

Im sure billionairs can affort to wipe their **** with 100 dollar bills .

That doesnt make it any less expensive or stupid to do?

My point is , its hard to compare direct prices vs how much they cost to produce. ( hence why im asking what other reasons
are there to justify it ) certainly not the gold plated minis.

Being unemployed forces me to sell of items that I have to fund my new purchases.

Well, they're high for me (money conversion, shippings and all), but still, when I want something, be it WH or not, I just save money, and if it takes a year, it takes a year then; perseverance is the safest road on the long term.

And when it goes to justify, I don't justify my expenses to anyone and I can differenciate what a priority and what's not.

How I justify it?

To my siblings:
I pay for it. You keep complaining and I'm not going to buy you any ice-cream.

To my self:
I enjoy. I really do. That's what I keep telling myself.

It is hard to justify the cost of any interest/hobby to someone else that doesn't share the same interest/hobby. They see the minis as essentially just a piece of plastic/metal that just sits there, where as those of us who are into the hobby see the cost refelcting the fun in building/converting/painting and gaming. Also certain models are priced higher because of their value within the game.
Don't get me wrong I would still like GW prices to come down (I fondly remember my early days of gaming in the begining of the 90's when prices were substantially cheaper then today), but it is a hobby and not an essential bill that has to be paid, so I am ok with paying the required prices when I can afford it. It just means the times I can buy something are few and far between, I think the last model I bought was an Empire Captain to use in Warhammer Quest last October.

I don't bother trying to justify it to myself, I just know I enjoy it and that's enough for me.
In terms of my wife I just don't tell her how much I've spent when I do get to buy models, though I don't hide the fact I've bought them. She knows they are pricey, but also that I only buy them when I can afford to, rather then forgoing paying the bills so I can own a shiny new mini. Still, that being said, every now and again she still likes to give me a lecture about the price of the Hierodules I bought a few years ago. Why oh Why does Forge World have to put the price paid showing on the outside of the box!!!