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So I've been buying quite a bit of stuff from miniaturemarket (big surprise due to their amazing discount). I was just curious to know if there were any other 'go-to' online stores that the dakka community might recommend.

I also use miniature market. I love the discount and cheap shipping.

It really depends on what I'm buying, how much, and when.

Ebay is best for me most the time, where as my local hobby shop (no gaming) gives a nice discount, but it is a bit of a drive so I save large orders for them.

I like ebay and Spikey Bitz.

I've been using the war store. Although for gw items you have to either email or call in your order.

From my experience. no one in AUS can beat US guys on ebay. Even when shipping is included. Buying in bulk really helps too.

Got the bulk latest 2 armies from discount_games_store.
Who needs boxes?

Neil at the WarStore has received a lot of my money over the years. :-)

I've been making purchases through Reecius at Frontline Gaming in the past year.

Lately, however, I've been purchasing from a FLGS, even though I don't play there. They have a good crowd and I want to support the local guys.

Another Aussie vote for Discount Game Store here. Email them for their price list. Haven't seen their prices be beaten, and their shipping, service etc. are great.

I tend to use DiceBucket. When they're out of stock the Warstore is always a great choice.

I generally use the war store as well. It's not the cheapest, but you get exactly what you want right now. There's no out-of-stock BS you have to put up with, and they're never slow to process your order.

I've also bought a small number of things off of ebay. The biggest problem is that ebay isn't for active buyers - buyers behaving like sharks. It's more for buyers who behave like whales - taking in a huge quantity of worthless water, and then seeing what plankton has accidentally stuck to your baleen.

Barter Town is where I got the best prices. It's not for new stuff tho.

$100+ orders, Miniature Market's 25% off and free shipping is my go to.

 Ailaros wrote:
I've also bought a small number of things off of ebay. The biggest problem is that ebay isn't for active buyers - buyers behaving like sharks. It's more for buyers who behave like whales - taking in a huge quantity of worthless water, and then seeing what plankton has accidentally stuck to your baleen.

Yes, this!
I am going to remember this description next time I argue with my friend about the many reasons I don't like getting most of my stuff from ebay. There is one ebay store I have ordered from, discount_games_store. Got three predators from them a while back. Great service, and great processing/shipping speed. Other than that, I only order starter kit halves, things like the bikes or terminators from DV and such.

Aside from that, I buy everything from my FLGS. If he doesn't have what I want, he'll order it for me. The guy there is great, he plays 40K, and his store is one of my favorite places in the world. They also do comics, MTG, a bunch of other TT games, they have a HUGE selection of board games (I got Catan, pandemic, munchkin and zombies there), and have all kinds of collectables, even star wars lego (I love both star wars and lego, never mind how much I geek out about both of them in one). I'll often go in just for paints, and have a half hour conversation about current 40k projects with him. Last week he was telling me about using the auto cannons from an ADL for a rifleman dread (I just ordered the FW ones). In short, I'd rather give my money to someone who is friendly, remembers my name and what I'm into, and I can have friendly chats with, then someone online. Even if it costs me a bit extra.

If you're in Ottawa, check them out, http://thecomicbookshoppe.com/

Also a side, I make it a point to avoid the two local Wizards Towers now. Nothing but bad service and attitudes there, even when I'm spending hundreds in the store. I sooner go to my local GW, at least they at least smile and pretend to be my friend when they bend me over the table and empty my wallet.

 Kr00gZ wrote:
From my experience. no one in AUS can beat US guys on ebay. Even when shipping is included. Buying in bulk really helps too.

Got the bulk latest 2 armies from discount_games_store.
Who needs boxes?

Wow good find! Shame they don't have a lot of the chaos space marine stuff I need. But will keep a close eye.

Mostly Ebay...and once from gw website...neaRest flgs is 3 hours drive so online is my only way to get models...will Have to check out these dealers mentioned in this thread

Ebay 95% of the time, elsewise Dicebucket. Dicebucket has a bit of a shipping cost so watch it, if you order a hefty load it pays for itself and thensome but dont be that moron that buys 1-2 things and ships it...better off saving your money to buy 200-400 dollars worth of stuff at once.
When the Tau dex dropped i bought a Riptide and the new dex from them. I saved ~24 USD or so, but the shipping was 30. Since i wanted to refrain from buying ALL THE MODELZZ and wanted to see the dex first, i asked my friends if they wanted me to tack anything on. Ended up saving ~50 bucks even after the shipping because we bought so much crap lol.

I always buy from Dicebucket, BUT, I recently bought some stuff from them and the shipping price seemed quite high. So, I will probably start looking elsewhere for my mini purchases.