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**Eberious**

This was made me smile, read his response to another user telling him the the upgrade box is in fact still in production.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-40K-Black-Templars-Space-Marine-Chapter-Upgrade-OOP-/150948094521?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item2325352239

**Boss GreenNutz**

Not an e-bay folly but....damn.....

https://www.pricegrabber.com/user_sales_getprod.php?masterid=973068190&lot_id=16431411&domain

**Deathshead420**

Not an e-bay folly but

I would say that is an Ebay folly......

Power supply - hot-plug / redundant ( rack-mountable ) - AC 110/220 V - 600 Watt - 4 output connector

That or its a real mini plasma gun that you plug in

**catachan1brainleaf**

Aerethan wrote:
Been a while since we've seen any gems from the interwebz.

Here we have a self described "excellent' paint job, which appears to have been achieved with nail polish
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40K-Space-Marine-Land-Raider-Crusader-Redeemer-Excellent-Paint-Job-/271094089266?pt=Games_US&hash=item3f1e778632

Last seen languishing in a vet of simple green in some blokes basement

**Wyrmalla**

Eberious wrote:
This was made me smile, read his response to another user telling him the the upgrade box is in fact still in production.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-40K-Black-Templars-Space-Marine-Chapter-Upgrade-OOP-/150948094521?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item2325352239

0.o That seller's been taught English by a monkey...

...And his reasoning for the price is terrible. "Yes, you can buy it for half the price brand new from GW, but I sell it at double the price so independent stockists can supply them". ...Because selling an item for double the price as the shop next door (actually probably for triple the price so they can make some profit), is really going to be bringing in the customers.

**timetowaste85**

Some people really shouldn't be allowed to handle money or sell anything. That BT box is an offense to any BT player.

**Ruglud**

Warhammer 40k Space Marines Kneeling Legs on Sprue

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-40k-Space-Marines-Kneeling-Legs-on-Sprue-wA19-/400339271216?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5d36147e30

And the price for said bitz? - £19.95 + £1.75 P&P

£21.70 for a set of Space Marine legs !!

Normally this seller is quite reasonable, so can only presume this is either a mistake or the piece is amazingly rare...

**jonolikespie**

That is the kneeling set of legs you get with the devastator box. For half a pound less (after shipping) you get it, 5 other sets of legs and a pile of heavy weapons.

**Rayvon**

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-Space-Marines-Converted-Strange-Looking-Landspeeder-/310472076154?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item484993eb7a

I dont think this one is that bad, just has a rather peculiar look too it.

**Bolognesus**

...The execution is quite okay - bit of a shame about the concept

**Zweischneid**

Epic 40K Tyranids.. including a scratchbuild something - 2.3K!

**Shandara**

That's a lot of dollars for an army that size (literally!)

**Zweischneid**

Shandara wrote:
That's a lot of dollars for an army that size (literally!)

Yup.

Also, the Kingdom Death Kickstarter is really driving prices for the old limited edition Kingdom Death minis.

Not as crazy as that Epic army, but there's this single 28mm Kingdom Death Mini asking for US$ 174,-

**kb305**

Trench-Raider wrote:
Aerethan wrote:
Been a while since we've seen any gems from the interwebz.

Here we have a self described "excellent' paint job, which appears to have been achieved with nail polish
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-40K-Space-Marine-Land-Raider-Crusader-Redeemer-Excellent-Paint-Job-/271094089266?pt=Games_US&hash=item3f1e778632

I was watching that one and almost bid on it. (to be honest, I had every intention of doing so, but literally forgot to bid....ah well!) That is actually the kind of auction I try to win: an awful little kid paint job that can be stripped or painted over. look how low the final sellng price was.

That's how you find the really good deals on Ebay.

TR

i wouldnt touch that thing with a 10 foot pole. it probably has assembly problems, there could be plastic glue dumped all over the back of it for all you know. who knows whats under that nail polish - there could be layer upon layer of spray primer.

models like that are almost never worth the gamble IMO.

**Darkness**

I thought this one was Epic Fail based on the description

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chaos-Warriors-Skullcrushers-of-Khorne-AQUILAS-Warhammer-Fantasy-/370715794003?pt=Games_US&hash=item5650621a53

**Begel Dverl**

Darkness wrote:
I thought this one was Epic Fail based on the description

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Chaos-Warriors-Skullcrushers-of-Khorne-AQUILAS-Warhammer-Fantasy-/370715794003?pt=Games_US&hash=item5650621a53

This is why people need to research what they sell......

**Shandara**

Obviously aquilas for your traitor Khorne legion now serving the Emprah.

**Zweischneid**

More Kingdom Death Madness by people trying to milk the current Kickstarter-related hype. 6 Minis for 750 bucks. Not bad.

**stratassj**

What i always wonder with these listings, are not, who are the people selling them at these prices.. But who are on the other end, actually paying these people what they want?

**grantosjones**

Rayvon wrote:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Warhammer-Space-Marines-Converted-Strange-Looking-Landspeeder-/310472076154?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item484993eb7a

I dont think this one is that bad, just has a rather peculiar look too it.

Proof that thetrolltrader will sell absolutely ANYTHING. And expensively, too.

**-Loki-**

Since you guys know about a lot of ebay shenanigans - I've been eying something for a while, a single old model in blister. It's been up for a while, from an actual gaming store.

~$15us for the model, ~$35us shipping to Australia. Um... how is it costing $35us to ship a single miniature in blister?

**Aerethan**

-Loki- wrote:
Since you guys know about a lot of ebay shenanigans - I've been eying something for a while, a single old model in blister. It's been up for a while, from an actual gaming store.

~$15us for the model, ~$35us shipping to Australia. Um... how is it costing $35us to ship a single miniature in blister?

A ton of people post stupid low prices with jacked up shipping. It's against the ToS for ebay, but people do it anyway. It cracks me up when people try to sell bits with $6 shipping.

Another example was when I needed seals for my airbrush. $3.99 for a pack of seals in San Diego, $7 minimum shipping to send it 2 hours up the freeway to me. Mind you it would have fit in a regular envelope with a single stamp and made it here in 1 day. I called and asked about it, and they said that $7 was for shipping and HANDLING. I explained that it doesn't take $6 worth of what I assume is a minimum wage workers time to pull a single pack of seals off a shelf, put them in an envelope and put it in the box.

I then drove down the street and rummaged for an hour to find seals at an RC car shop that were the same size, and the pack was only $3.

So yes, people on ebay are morons with shipping.

**Breotan**

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Space-Marine-Stormtalon-Left-Right-Weapons-Pods-Bits-Pack-/200787473744?pt=Games_US&hash=item2ebfddb550

Okay, so this guy wants you to pay $26.39 for the weapon pods on a Stormtalon. That's over half the cost of the entire model and almost three times what the going rate is. To add insult to injury, the current price is advertised as a 20% discount of the original $32.99. FOR BITS. The kicker is that at least four people have bought them at this price. Then again, maybe it's it is a bargain because of his bottom basement shipping costs - 49 cents.

**Shandara**

One man's trash is another's treasure.

It's like Demon Prince bits, most of the parts go for less than a dollar, then the wings are nearly 50% the price of a new one.

**Zweischneid**

What's up with people selling Dark Angels releases before the official release?

http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=390521652216

**Gitsplitta**

Take a look at the estimated delivery dates... mid February. Is that after the release?

**Begel Dverl**

Gitsplitta wrote:
Take a look at the estimated delivery dates... mid February. Is that after the release?

They'll announce it tomorrow about the DA (Jan. 5) and they'll probably release them later this month in January.

So no.

**Alfndrate**

Begel Dverl wrote:
Gitsplitta wrote:
Take a look at the estimated delivery dates... mid February. Is that after the release?
They'll announce it tomorrow about the DA (Jan. 5) and they'll probably release them later this month in January.

So no.

You mean, "so yes." Because it is after the release.

**Begel Dverl**

Alfndrate wrote:
Begel Dverl wrote:
Gitsplitta wrote:
Take a look at the estimated delivery dates... mid February. Is that after the release?
They'll announce it tomorrow about the DA (Jan. 5) and they'll probably release them later this month in January.

So no.

You mean, "so yes." Because it is after the release.

.....

Derp. Sorry

**Zweischneid**

/Storm-of-Vengeance-Dark-Angels-Limited-Edition-Dave-Gallagher-Print-Poster-Frame-

Who would've thought 40K artwork prints can fetch prices like this? Justified or mad rip-off?