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See... on ebay... there are those warhammer bits tempting us at 0.99 starting price ...
and so often just the last 15 seconds before auction ends , everyone gets into a bidding frenzy ,
partly because its fun and partly because you now NEED this specific item to finish completing your model.

Thus very often , its hard to tell whether you end up saving money or not -_-
some items you save , some you dont , and ultimately , buying a whole kit usually give you wanted extra bits as well...

I think i went overboard again ... ( was happy from selling the FW items ) and before i know it...
the bits added to:

Im still in a state of shock , so hopefully i wont order bits for a long time...

Luna... How on earth can 51 different bits and bobbles auctions amount to $323.34!?!?!?!?

I applaud thee for doing what I never could. Spend more than a few dollars on bits.

i bought lots of vehicle stuff T-T
actually it averages to $6 ish per auction

Have you ever considered just buying from WarStore or some other bitz seller?

JohnHwangDD wrote:Have you ever considered just buying from WarStore or some other bitz seller?

Yes, i checked prices , the bits from warstore , bits barn , and other bit sites are atleast 2x - 4x more expensive than my winning bid.

( i use that to compare my max bid vs how much it would cost say vs discount price for whole box )

Luna if you need bits email me I might just have it before you go to feebay I have loads of bits

You're the one that outbid me on those tank bits!!

sonofruss wrote:Luna if you need bits email me I might just have it before you go to feebay I have loads of bits

Woo :'D

don_mondo wrote:You're the one that outbid me on those tank bits!!

And you are the one that kept raising the bid price by bidding against me! ( probably rofl )

That's... a lot of bits. I hope you didn't spend more than you would have had to at BitzBarn.

No, actually, I stopped when it got too high, and it finished several dollars up. And all I wanted was four little pieces out of the lot............... Now I'm gonna go cry in my diet soda.

don_mondo wrote:No, actually, I stopped when it got too high, and it finished several dollars up. And all I wanted was four little pieces out of the lot............... Now I'm gonna go cry in my diet soda.

What are you looking for? i might have some ( the chance of us bidding against each other is slim i think... )


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Hmm bitsbarn have some nice spacemarine bits ,
how is the speed and service there?

Front hull sponson pieces for an old-style Leman Russ. Don't need weapons, just missing those for a beat up Russ MBT I'm revamping.

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Hmm bitsbarn have some nice spacemarine bits ,
how is the speed and service there?

Thanks for the input guys , i browsed through every single bits for sale on bits barn , and found a few to be cheaper than ebay ( the most of the good price are at 0 quantity )
Not enough for me to purchase from :'<

LunaHound wrote:Thanks for the input guys , i browsed through every single bits for sale on bits barn , and found a few to be cheaper than ebay ( the most of the good price are at 0 quantity )
Not enough for me to purchase from :'<

when they have the bits in stock you can get some good FW stuff...

Do they have specific shipment / update schedule?

Impressive... Most Impressive!

Its people like you who make the bitz market on ebay profitable!

Time to hit it up! *chuckles*

xD.

Stuff goes REALLY high on ebay just for bits hah.

What vehicle bits you get SM stuff?

LunaHound wrote:Do they have specific shipment / update schedule?

i wish. i just check back often if i'm looking for something. although, i did get an e-mail last time saying they'd restocked some items.

LOL - Ive done this. when something goes from "I might like that for a $1", to "I must WIN this battle with faceless ebay purchaser!!!", things can get expensive.

When I've gotten the bitz itch (sounds like an STD), warstore and other bits services just never seem to compare to hoard_*_bits prices and selection on E-bay. That dude is my bits hero.

RogueMarket wrote:Its people like you who make the bitz market on ebay profitable!

Time to hit it up! *chuckles*

xD.

Stuff goes REALLY high on ebay just for bits hah.

What vehicle bits you get SM stuff?

Well , as you know im very bad at the hobby aspect , actually i dont even play ,
so im bad at warhammer period. Thus for example , people magnetize things , i dont have the tools to.
So instead i get extra sets for the options.

so LR stuff , valkyrie wings , valkyrie cockpit ( because mine messed up T-T ) stompa guns , predator sponsons because i lost one some how
vehicle casings , well for $6 for a base , or $6 for a whole vehicle casing i can use as base

etc etc , it just adds up fast

Funny thing about Warstore:

I live 30 minutes away from them.

No shipping charges 4 me. XD

WarOne wrote:Funny thing about Warstore:

I live 30 minutes away from them.

No shipping charges 4 me. XD

Is their bitz collection huge? Have you met Neil?
Does he give you a huge garbage bag so that you can fill it up with all bits that you can grab buy the bucketfull?

?! ?! ?!

haha. I've always wondered what the... warstore looked like.

Just another LGS? Or the.. oh ah mecca of online store... warehouse.. hah.

Second funny thing about living 30 minutes from the Warstore:

I haven't gone there yet.

I mostly haunt Men at Arms hobby shop; which is where the Warstore owner used to go before he became a big time distributor. Now Men at Arms is a customer of the Warstore. I'd have to say that Men at Arms launched most of the east end of Long Island gaming during the middle of it's 27 year existence (along with I-Con) and was a direct influence on the warstore's emergence.

The reason I don't order from the Warstore YET is that I'm only into month 4 of my 40k wargaming.

I will go out there someday, and I will get you a nice picture of what it looks like from the inside.

EDIT: I don't think it is a LGS. Everything east of Brothers Grimm/former Monkey Head Gaming is dead in terms of local stores catering to local players, so I would be very suprised if the Warstore hosts local gaming.

So you're the reason I never win any bids. Except the Valkyrie cabin. Why didn't you outbid me on the Valkyrie cabin? Now I have to pay shipping just for that...

Have noticed that some items on ebay get pushed upto and even over the retail price when factoring in postal charges.
Is this due to the thrill of the chase and people getting carried away or is it due to the competitive nature of wargammers?


The initial cheapo starting price is fine but then you pay twice that for postage.
Also if somene puts a bid in for 99phennigs then it looks cheap and enticing, but of course you already are going to pay more and so the price creeps up.
Have learned to stick a bid in once and try to resist the temptation to go higher. Doesn't always work ) If I get outbid good luck to the other fellow.

The long list of bits also seems a tad strange. Don't people exchange spares? (sorry not checked out the wants/sales sections)
I have sent fellow modellers aircraft parts at my own expense, but that has been reciprocated when I have requested help for stuff.

Chibi Bodge-Battle wrote:Have noticed that some items on ebay get pushed upto and even over the retail price when factoring in postal charges.
Is this due to the thrill of the chase and people getting carried away or is it due to the competitive nature of wargammers?

Usually bit sellers cycle their bits to make it easier to re-list items.
For example , if i manage to get half a land raider as bits , i might feel compelled to bit on the other bits to "finish"
the land raider. And sometimes the same bit that a buyer needs , wont be available for another week ( just example )
or perhaps it'll be listed in a time that they cant bid , or perhaps they just dont have the patience or want to take the chance a week later
to be stuck at the same situation they are in now.

So ultimately they might say " ... ok... i'll just bit this today and get it over with "

Get that for sure- done it myself!
a bird in the hand and all that

Am in need of a pair of lascannon for a Razorback. It only has half of one.

There are a couple on ebay at the moment, but the dilemma is i have already spent a fair bit lately, and there are plenty more tempting goodies
£3 + postage seems a lot for not much plastic
But then again I'm a tight fisted
and I fancy a go at sctratching them but then do I have the time

did you get a replacement canopy Luna?
not clear if you bagged one.

WarOne wrote:Second funny thing about living 30 minutes from the Warstore:

I haven't gone there yet.

I mostly haunt Men at Arms hobby shop; which is where the Warstore owner used to go before he became a big time distributor. Now Men at Arms is a customer of the Warstore. I'd have to say that Men at Arms launched most of the east end of Long Island gaming during the middle of it's 27 year existence (along with I-Con) and was a direct influence on the warstore's emergence.

The reason I don't order from the Warstore YET is that I'm only into month 4 of my 40k wargaming.

I will go out there someday, and I will get you a nice picture of what it looks like from the inside.

EDIT: I don't think it is a LGS. Everything east of Brothers Grimm/former Monkey Head Gaming is dead in terms of local stores catering to local players, so I would be very suprised if the Warstore hosts local gaming.

Men At Arms is the store that got me hooked into gaming! I used to love digging around in there back when I lived on the east end.