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Hey, this morning I was at a carboot sale- albiet a one in a slightly more upper class area than my usual- and I managed to buy a ton of miniatures for a humble £25 (down from £40...because being Glaswegian I'm a git). Now could anyone enlighten me as to how much this stuff's actually worth on the secondf hand market- I already have an idea of how much it caused the kid I bought it off of originally? ...I guess its going to be that time of the month again when I noise up my fellow gamers at my local hobby club about the wonder of street markets. ^^

Warhammer 40,000

Assault on Black Reach box set (bar half a Deff Kopta and the Dreadnought)
Space Marines
Space Marine Tactical Squad Box Set
1 x Space Marine Razorback Box Set
1 x Space Marine LandRaider (bought a few monthes before, but it was 50p from the same carboot sale)
Tau Empire
3 x Tau Fire Warriors Box Sets
1 x Tau Piranha Box Set
1 x Tau Broadside Battlesuit
1 xKroot Warriors Box Set
Imperial Guard
1 x Plastic Storm Trooper =D

Warhammer
The Empire
1 x Warrior Priest Blister
1 x Empire Templar Grand Master of the Blazing Sun
1 x Empire Spearmen/HandGunners Box Set (Out of Production)
1 x Empire Great Cannon (classic)


Lord of the Rings

Good Forces
1x Warriors of Minis Tirith Box Set
1 x Gondor Battlecry Trebuchet
Evil Forces
The Fighting Uruk-hai Box Set
2 x Uruk-hai Scouts Box Sets
2 x Uruk-hai with Crossbows Blisters
1 x Uruk-hai Berserkers Blister
1 x Uruk-hai Command Blister
2 x Warg Riders Box Sets
3 x Mounted Ringwraiths

Other
Citadel super duper mega paint set (...the big one with everthing in it) plus about twenty assorted citadel paints
Dice! ...Hundreds of dice! 0.o
...Half an ancient chess set and a load of other guff ^^'


There's probably more there amongsts the ready built stuff, just a quick appraisial youknow. To buy new 450 odd pounds right? Good times no? =D

You will make 4x what you paid easily

That's... completely and totally unfair.

I agree with Jenkins. Getting all of that for 25 quid was an insane deal.

I was just reflecting that out of the 200 odd miniatures there, if I were to sell only 10 of them for stock price I'd make my money back-one marine tactical squad is still £18 right? I just need the secondhand prices. =/

...Oh yeah...and @ infinite_array...I'm a complete git. ^^

Pft, and a guy's flog off they're plastic cadians for 75p plus each at my local wargaming club. ¬¬

You my friend are the king of yard sales and street markets....bravo!!

@bombboy1252

I did pick up about five leman russes, a load of chimeras, and about two armoured fist squads of steel legion (plus a griffon too I think) last year for £10 (I'm thinking the guy picked them up in a house clearance, like I am to do at times, and didn't have a clue what they were). Pity I sold them on, I'm starting an armoured company now. =/

I have a friend whose entire hobby life had entailed buying armies, building them, painting a unit or two and then selling them for this sort of price. All interspersed with periods of complaining about not having anything to game with.

Nice score.

Very nicely done. I as well had a great score last week.

I would have bought the rest of his stuff if I'd had the spare cash. (CSM, Nids, Orks)

I did though pick up:

Eldar
3 Farseers
10 Warlocks
26 Guardians
10 Storm Guardians
3 New War Walkers
1 New Wraithlord
10 Wraithguard
6 Jetbikes
2 Vypers
3 Falcons
1 Wave Serpent
10 Striking Scorpions
2 Autarchs
1 Avatar
5 Swooping Hawks
5 Fire Dragons
5 Warp Spiders
10 Dire Avengers
And a ton of bits, ranging from old metal dire avenger heads, to new weapons, arms, swords, etc etc etc. I am sure I am forgetting something. That is about $1000 retail worth of stuff.

Price $100

Check your local Craigslist sometimes, it can suprise you.

Oh yea, and 8 Rangers.

Jammy git.

Pity I have no idea what I'm going to do with all the LOTR's stuff; I'm not into Ebay, and I don't think I know anyone that still plays it. And why can't kids just build they're model's properally. Seriously, who sticks a fusion blaster to a marine's head and calls it a day?

...On the positive side I have found the perfect head for my Mordheim warband. They're based off of the Dead Rabbits gang from the film Gangs of New York, and having a Leonardo wannabe already, I've found an old empire cannon crewman that's the spitting image of the Butcher.

50p landraider? were is this carboot sale? haha

He would have probably have taken less aswell...I just was just a bit too euphoric to haggle (seriously I go up to the dealers thinking that they know what they're selling, and thus would have prices at least somewhat realistic...then I realise that I'm in Glasgow...and that people can be really stupid). Pity the thing's now in a half dismantled state-...I was going to convert it into a Mk3...but things came up. Alas I spent more on lunch than I did models that day-I also bagged Sharkey from LOTR for £1, plus a few bits and bobs from another ignorant guy (who continually comes up trumps; four Imperial Guard Sentinals for £20, reselling three of them for £30). If only the guys I sold this stuff to were as reliable (still owed money on those walkers ¬¬).

bombboy1252 wrote:You my friend are the king of yard sales and street markets....bravo!!

Pix or it didn't happen.

-J.

Holy Crap. You got all that for like 40 bucks? Damn.

Alazahr wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:You my friend are the king of yard sales and street markets....bravo!!

Pix or it didn't happen.

-J.

Oh the youth today... ^^

Wyrmalla wrote:

Alazahr wrote:

bombboy1252 wrote:You my friend are the king of yard sales and street markets....bravo!!

Pix or it didn't happen.

-J.

Oh the youth today... ^^

lol If I was the "youth" this would be a funny statement. I just read a lot of 4chn and Reddit.

-J.

I got a box of havocs and a unit of zombie pirates of saratoga (zombie sprue X2 and militia sprue X3) for €2. Kind of sucks compared to that though.

I'm up to sell a load of it next week to some guys at my local club, just a pity so many of them are planning holidays. =/