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So I figured we have a thread about terrible ebay auctions already, why not one on awesome deals that people have gotten.

A few days ago I won http://www.ebay.com/itm/120872637603?ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1497.l2649 for a whopping $30 shipped. The cauldron alone is listed elsewhere for $50 so once I resell the dark riders I'll have arguably one of the cheapest Cauldrons around!

So what great deals have you gotten of Ebay or even a trade site like the Swap Shop or bartertown?

I got a ton of stuff from a boot sale once (Don't know what you call boot sales in the US). Was a girl there selling her boyfriends stuff after a break up. Got about 200 quids worth for a couple of pounds. Puts ebay to shame.

I think we call them garage or yard sales(a sale at your home on the driveway or lawn).

I only wish I could make such a find like that. It might help if I actually went to yard sales ever lol.

Two limited edition marines for ~$15 each, both not fully labeled, both usually go for ~$65 each, used. One of mine was even still NIB.

I managed to get the Ltd Emperor's Champion (the one with the double-handed grip rather than holding his blade above his head) for about £12 on eBay once.

Valkyrie wrote:I managed to get the Ltd Emperor's Champion (the one with the double-handed grip rather than holding his blade above his head) for about £12 on eBay once.

I just got him on bartertown for $5 last month. I've actually been seeing his price drop rapidly lately.

I got about 4000 points of Necrons and an Army transport for about $150. Was a great steal

I obviously fail at searching eBay for great deals... everything I find is bid up enormously - sometimes over retail.

Paying $3-3.50 per genestealer is insane. Paying $100 for a painted Carnifex is equally insane - I don't care how good the paint job is.

I got about £250-300 worth of LOTR for £100, not the best though..

I got a stick for $1 to keep those pesky kids off my lawn!!

SEALED Trollbloods dice tin for $15.00 USD sells for 60-100 every where i have seen.

rigeld2 wrote:I obviously fail at searching eBay for great deals... everything I find is bid up enormously - sometimes over retail.

Try to find auctions that end in the middle of a working week. Not so many people around to bid.

My best find was two sealed boxes of Necron Warriors and a sealed Ghost Ark box. Paid for £41 + £7 postage. A massive saving of £24 And yes, that was a mid week auction.

I picked up an all lead dwarf army, probably 1000-1500poimts in 3rd edition (only edition I really had any grasp of) for £55 + p&p; so about £65.

It included all of the White dwarfs to that point, Felix and Gotrec, the Dwarf lords of legend box minis, the original slotta Bugmans Rangers, Prince Ulthers Dragon company and a few other units of mostly Imperial and Maruder dwarfs, plus a few cannons and an organ gun...oh and gyrocopter....and about a dozen slayers.

Even if I sold it all for a £1 a dwarf I would still see a massive return (I will never sell this horde though )

I think it was one of those listed as dwarfs/dwarves type situations. Not allot of competition just me and some other berks who couldnt get the spelling right!

I managed to win an auction that i think saved me roughly £90 dont quote me on that tho lol

This contained Wave serpent, Vyper, War walker, Avatar of khaine, Few dire avengers and the eldar codex (which i sold on)

I got this all for £30 includeing P&P

5 Terribly painted Tau Crisis suits for $30. Even with the $8 I had to spend on Super Clean stripper I still came out quite a bit ahead

Pff, LAs is Totally ( ) better than that.

And they sell it at the dollar store.

Craigslist seems to serve me well.

In the middle of February I got 7x Necron Wraiths for $85 US. They go for about $30 + $10 shipping on eBay right now.

I once found the bitz to build 13 burnas (using aobr bodys) and a bucket of other bitz for 3€!

I find tons of super ebay finds.

then I forget about them , and never placed bid.
Then they end with 1 bid at like 70% off

then I RAGEEEEEEEEEEE T-T

I once found the elusive and hard to find Imperial Command Post, one of GW's old card-and-bulkhead terrain pieces that was out during 2nd Ed. Was right there at the end of the auction... and got distracted and missed the end.

Although in later years I did manage to get Gideon Lorr, and the Necron Army box years after it came out, including the Ltd. Ed. Necron Lord.

Got me a massive Legion of Everblight army for Hordes, completely unpainted- for £200. It retailed at around £540!

Yes, I was chuffed!

Oh, and to reveal the secret to getting awesome eBay finds- http://fatfingers.com/

It's the nature of the hobby (and indeed hobbyists) really, where people often impulse buy and then realise they haven't really got the time or inclination to finish a project or even open the box in the first place.

I often find myself selling stuff on in this regard and I find that it holds its value quite well... which is why I'm always amazed that I can pick some stuff up really cheap.

If you always miss auctions then I suggest this service:
http://www.justsnipe.com/

May as well use an auction sniper. Everyone else does. Some sellers complain about sniping software. I do far more selling than I do buying, and I don't mind it one bit.

The one thing people may be hesitant about is, you have to enter your ebay user ID and ebay password. I have never had an issue and have been using the software for the last 8-9 months or so. I had even had a pay subscription at one point but didnt use it enough to justify the 5 dollars a month.

Automated sniping?! That takes the fun out of it. I love waiting until there's only four seconds left before making my bid

Flashman wrote:Automated sniping?! That takes the fun out of it. I love waiting until there's only four seconds left before making my bid

I love knowing that I will win an auction even if I'm not paying attention or I am afk.

inquisitorlewis wrote:If you always miss auctions then I suggest this service:
http://www.justsnipe.com/

May as well use an auction sniper. Everyone else does. Some sellers complain about sniping software. I do far more selling than I do buying, and I don't mind it one bit.

The one thing people may be hesitant about is, you have to enter your ebay user ID and ebay password. I have never had an issue and have been using the software for the last 8-9 months or so. I had even had a pay subscription at one point but didnt use it enough to justify the 5 dollars a month.

I don't use ebay enough to want to pay a subscription to something like that. Even if I did I probably wouldn't want the risk of my account getting hacked.

Flashman wrote:Automated sniping?! That takes the fun out of it. I love waiting until there's only four seconds left before making my bid

The best I've managed is about 2 seconds before the end. I love the adrenaline rush. (I know I need to get out more).

I just won an old Skaven Doomwheel for $9.50 shipped. It's painted/assembled and one of the wheels is broken off, but nothing some simple green and glue won't take care of. I'll have to see what condition it's in when it gets here, but it looked pretty decent.

Another time, I got a zombie dragon missing two limbs for $9 shipped. I'm not sure if I should count that as a win or not. They neglected to mention that it was a zombie dragon, and said it was only missing one limb. That was the only time I've left a non-positive review.

Still a decent deal, just not the deal I thought I was getting. One of these days I'll do something cool with him.

Sniping is fun.

Drunken sniping leads to having too many terminators.

kronk wrote:Sniping is fun.

Drunken sniping leads to having too many terminators.

Ah yes, never go on ebay when drunk.

Actually, never go on the internet when drunk.

! oop predator, razorback and 4 marines (including a libby) for $12 Aweful paint on them but for that price I couldn't complain.

$80 off of craigslist got me a un painted (partially assembled) stormraven, the BA codex, 5 unassembled ASM, 2 DC sprues, a well painted ASM sarg with a PF and a converted Libby that also had a great paint job. And a bunch of bits too.