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**Bomster**

spears wrote:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/tau-large-titan-gunship-flyer-professionally-painted-/390639545019

Who needs a manta anyway.

That Star Wars shuttle model sure gets a ton of mileage within the community...

**judgedoug**

Senden wrote:
Man, forgeworld's stuff has gone downhill recently

What is that, a Leman Russ with no turret and a plastic tube shoved where the lascannon goes?

**Azreal13**

Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Andilus Greatsword wrote:
azreal13 wrote:
pretre wrote:
That's not bad for those parts. A lictor plus two sought after backpacks.

They're almost definitely recasts, and they're massively overcharging for them.

Not that I have any idea what Chinese recasts typically cost.

Mhmm, they're selling for around 60-75% retail... dammit, I'm going to be getting 30 resin Space Wolves it looks like...

Following up on this, I got the models today and they were all plastic. I'm a happy ebayer.

I hope I'm happy for you, but they can use a very similar looking resin to plastic. File a bit slightly and see how it smells, if you get a solvent type smell, like a permanent marker, its resin and a recast. Hopefully not though.

**Senden**

rigeld2 wrote:
http://www.forgeworld.co.uk/Warhammer-40000/Imperial_Guard/Imperial_Guard_Tanks/DESTROYER-TANK-HUNTER-COMPLETE-KIT.html

Looks about right... shoddily put together, but about right.

Look closer, Its clearly a bad scratchbuild, styrene pipe barrel with green stuff detailing sticking out of the stock hull mount. The forgeworld kit replaces the top and front of the LMBT with resin parts, this is just 2/3 of a regular russ kit

**Breotan**

azreal13 wrote:
I hope I'm happy for you, but they can use a very similar looking resin to plastic. File a bit slightly and see how it smells, if you get a solvent type smell, like a permanent marker, its resin and a recast. Hopefully not though.

Or you can just try to use plastic cement to glue them and see if it works.

**pretre**

azreal13 wrote:
I hope I'm happy for you, but they can use a very similar looking resin to plastic. File a bit slightly and see how it smells, if you get a solvent type smell, like a permanent marker, its resin and a recast. Hopefully not though.

Yeah, I got one of the Necron walkers in a big trade and started freaking out when the legs kept breaking while I was trying to pack it up. Look inside the breaks (primed of course)... That's not plastic. Sunova.

**Da krimson barun**

I saw efgt "well painted "for 400 euro.

**Andilus Greatsword**

azreal13 wrote:
Andilus Greatsword wrote:
Andilus Greatsword wrote:
azreal13 wrote:
pretre wrote:
That's not bad for those parts. A lictor plus two sought after backpacks.

They're almost definitely recasts, and they're massively overcharging for them.

Not that I have any idea what Chinese recasts typically cost.

Mhmm, they're selling for around 60-75% retail... dammit, I'm going to be getting 30 resin Space Wolves it looks like...

Following up on this, I got the models today and they were all plastic. I'm a happy ebayer.

I hope I'm happy for you, but they can use a very similar looking resin to plastic. File a bit slightly and see how it smells, if you get a solvent type smell, like a permanent marker, its resin and a recast. Hopefully not though.

Hmm I've actually taken a closer look at the models and they're a lighter colour than the plastic GW normally uses, and they're definitely on different sprues... so ya, probably a recast although they were plastic and for the most part good quality (a few of the legs were slightly misaligned). However, it looks like someone reported them because all of their "GW products" have been taken down and now they just sell cheap baby toys...

**baritowned**

I know this has already been posted, but mother of god I want to know what this guy is smoking:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/m.html?_odkw=&_osacat=0&_armrs=1&_ssn=simplyvintagecollectibles77&_trksid=p2046732.m570.l1313.TR11.TRC1.A0.X40k&_nkw=40k&_sacat=0&_from=R40

Has anyone messaged him to see why he thinks they're worth that much? Everything is 200-300% markup...

**Marthike**

LOL his smoking something not from this planet.

**Elemental**

GW employee testing the waters for future price hikes?

**TheDraconicLord**

The 356$ AoBR box made my day. I do wonder what the heck is going on here.

**Bolognesus**

...possibly the worst laundering scheme in the history of mankind?

**Andilus Greatsword**

Guys, they're collector's items.

**Eberious**

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Eldar-Striking-Scorpions-Squad-Metal-New-with-Exarch-Warhammer-40k-WH40K-/321171954716?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item4ac7571c1c

Now, I know some people will pay a little more than the current finecast models price to get them in metal. I would, only a little and the unit would have to be worth it in game for me to do so. But this is just stupid, check out his other stuff. I want whats hes smoking.

**Shandara**

Ye.. wow.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mordheim-Carnival-of-Chaos-Complete-Set-Games-Workshop-Warhammer-Nurgle-New-GW-/390633565254?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5af3932c46

That's quite a markup.

**ruff**

Shandara wrote:
Ye.. wow.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mordheim-Carnival-of-Chaos-Complete-Set-Games-Workshop-Warhammer-Nurgle-New-GW-/390633565254?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5af3932c46

That's quite a markup.

That is crazy stupid markup..

**Imposter101**

Shandara wrote:
Ye.. wow.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Mordheim-Carnival-of-Chaos-Complete-Set-Games-Workshop-Warhammer-Nurgle-New-GW-/390633565254?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item5af3932c46

That's quite a markup.

What's he smoking? It have to cost more than that to buy. I wonder if this is how he gets it.

**Breotan**

Not quite in the same league as what others are posting but something is seriously crazy with bits sellers these days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-40K-BIN-BITS-NECRON-WARRIORS-12x-CANOPTEK-SCARABS-/350756789707?pt=Games_US&hash=item51aabbddcb

So, $21 for one box's worth of Scarabs. No bases, just the Scarabs. The unopened box of Warriors goes for $36 straight from GW or $29 from TheWarStore.

I'm beginning to think Horde O' Bits is secretly being run by GW Memphis.

**warriorpriest**

Breotan wrote:
Not quite in the same league as what others are posting but something is seriously crazy with bits sellers these days.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-40K-BIN-BITS-NECRON-WARRIORS-12x-CANOPTEK-SCARABS-/350756789707?pt=Games_US&hash=item51aabbddcb

So, $21 for one box's worth of Scarabs. No bases, just the Scarabs. The unopened box of Warriors goes for $36 straight from GW or $29 from TheWarStore.

I'm beginning to think Horde O' Bits is secretly being run by GW Memphis.

and 2 sets have sold............

**TheDraconicLord**

Some people just don't want those boring Necron Warriors. They probably have too many of them and don't want them as extra bits

**mudboy**

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/118x-Classic-Warhammer-Quest-Night-Goblin-Archers-Bowmen-Army-Regiment-OOP-Mint-/321144131450?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item4ac5ae8f7a

Insane!

**rigeld2**

I don't get it?
Less than a pound per mini doesn't seem outrageous.

**Breotan**

rigeld2 wrote:
I don't get it?
Less than a pound per mini doesn't seem outrageous.

I guess for very very old, single pose GOBLIN models it may be. I sure wouldn't pay that much for them.

**pretre**

http://www.ebay.com/itm/WARHAMMER-40K-SPACE-MARINE-RHINO-BLACK-TEMPLAR-SPRUES-ACCESSORIES-/111156452981

Those are some pretty sparse sprues for $35.

**Shandara**

I have a veritable goldmine in the closet judging by those prices!

**jonolikespie**

Wow, bolters, a couple of chest plates, shoulder pads and helmets. I'm pretty sure anyone who has ever even touched a marine has piles of those exact parts hidden in the corner of their bitz box.

**Ejay**

are these recasts??? why would he sell them without the box??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-Fantasy-the-Empire-Army-I-includes-Demigryph-Knights-x3-NEW-/331011663832?pt=Games_US&hash=item4d11d527d8

**MagickalMemories**

Ejay wrote:
are these recasts??? why would he sell them without the box??
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-Fantasy-the-Empire-Army-I-includes-Demigryph-Knights-x3-NEW-/331011663832?pt=Games_US&hash=item4d11d527d8

Items are sold without boxes for 2 reasons; either they were part of a larger set and the seller is breaking down the set for profit or the seller has realized that the sprues can be packed into a smaller shipping box if you don't include the box for the unit... especially in a large set like this.

My money's on the latter.

Eric

**Tannhauser42**

Yeah, it's often far cheaper to ship something in a bubble wrap envelope than a box.