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i got given a 40k 2nd edition box set, opened but all parts immaculate still on sprues (the one with the blood angels captain on the front cover) and i bought the ltd edition space marine gamesday captain to go with it to make it part of the set.

I also had a stint of buying the dark vengeance box sets and breaking them down and selling it on ebay when they first came out. i managed to keep two ltd edition chaplains with stat sheets and a whole sealed ltd edition darjk vengeance box too.

looking at other box sets that were produced a long time ago i.e the necromunda box set, i noticed on ebay an opened box went for £114.

what do you think the 2nd edition box set with the ltd ed gamesday captain will go for if i was to keep them both immaculate in 10 years time?

i also would like to ask the same question about the ltd ed dark vengeance box set?

I've been seeing the Dark Vengeance chaplain go for around $20-$30 on eBay. I don't think the box will shoot up in value regardless of him though. I bought the 2nd ed starter set with the contemporary Blood Angels captain at a flea market for $50 a couple years ago.

Unpunched, still on sprue, I've seen these sets with a BiN price of $200+, but I can't guarantee where that will be in ten years. The Necromunda set will usually go for more though, since the 2nd ed "I love my Bolter" Marines are really common, and the Necromunda terrain is great.

I don't think we can really predict the value of something as niche marketed as what you have there within ten years other than it'll likely be higher than it is now.

The starter sets will be more of a curiosity than something with a great deal of value. If the Necromunda box was complete, that means it came with the ganger models, buildings, and bulkheads too, which are neat to begin with, and in demand for people still into Necromunda.

Given the number of boxes in circulation, do you really think that cultists or hellbrutes will be in short supply in ten years? The chaplain is cool, but I don't see the him or the other models having the kind of draw that would make holding onto them a good return on investment.

Short answer - they won't be worth much. Sell now and make what you can, particularly for that Chaplain. The second ed box might get you some decent cash in TWENTY years plus, but don't bank on it.

Longer answer...
Part of the problem is that the models in ten years' time are going to show another ten years of improvement. At the time those "I love my bolter" Marines were pretty neat, even if they weren't fantastic - the idea of having snap-together models was a good one and everyone appreciated it. Now, though? They're a laughing stock compared to today's snap-together models. Hell, the snap-together models available now beat the pants off a lot of the *metal* models from 2nd ed.

Add two more factors in. One, the popularity of the game has increased such that it may not be that difficult to get the 6th boxed set later on. Two, the price will always be dictated by supply versus demand - just because the supply may be low, doesn't mean demand is high.

For an example of what I mean by that - if you look at 3rd ed Space Hulk, the demand there is high because it was a limited box, and a LOT - and I mean a *LOT* - of people want those Terminators. As such, it's not uncommon to see complete sets go for £100 - double the original cost, even if they've been opened and put back in.
On the other hand, there are a number of ebay entries for Space Crusade at the moment. A similar type of game, by most accounts. Complete boxes with some of what I feel are some very cool old models, including 15 Marines you could just about get away with using now, some Android Necron predecessors and some funky looking Dreadnoughts, none of which are available elsewhere.

Here are the entries I'm seeing, and bearing in mind there's a similar number of entries to 3rd ed Space Hulk:
1 day left, 1 bid - £1
2 days left, 0 bids - reserve of £40
2 days left, 6 bids - £10.50
2 days left, 0 bids - reserve of £15
...and so on. It's either not selling, or it's going for less than the original asking price *before* adjusting for inflation.