Topic: ebay makes me laugh (my ongoing eBay mockery thread)

[Gneisenau]

If we're talking about the 6th ed Beastmen book: that was one of the best GW has ever done, from an aesthetical point of view.

[Noble Korhedron]

If we're talking about the 6th ed Beastmen book: that was one of the best GW has ever done, from an aesthetical point of view.

You mean the one they called 'Beasts of Chaos', right?

[Gneisenau]

I forgot that they did, but yes.

[ZeroTwentythree]

as are legacy players of Editions 4 and later, although I admit that these are probably much less common than 6th, 7th and 8th Ed.

Quite a few people playing 3rd ed. as part of the Oldhammer revival. I think that was only edition being played at the Oldhammer weekend I went to, though there were some other elements (gnome army) from earlier.

 I've seen few people talking online about going back as far as 2nd.

[Noble Korhedron]

as are legacy players of Editions 4 and later, although I admit that these are probably much less common than 6th, 7th and 8th Ed.

Quite a few people playing 3rd ed. as part of the Oldhammer revival. I think that was only edition being played at the Oldhammer weekend I went to, though there were some other elements (gnome army) from earlier.

 I've seen few people talking online about going back as far as 2nd.

Oh, my mistake, I  just figured people would wanted to skirmish would re-purpose the old Mordheim rules; I've certainly heard more people express a preference for them to skirmish with, as opposed to Warhammer 3rd Ed.

[ZeroTwentythree]

I agree, Mordheim is king for small skirmish gaming.

But 3rd is as much a battle game as later editions. The Warhammer Armies lists were written with 3000 pt. armies in mind, but even the 1500 point games of 3rd I played in semi-recently were decent sized. This was my 1500 pt. 3rd. ed. Marienburg Empire army the the Oldhammer USA day:

[Artobans Ghost]

Beautiful army. That's a lot for1500 points. I don't see a Mage in there. Poor guys completely relying on there skills 😺

[Zygmund]

Beautiful army. That's a lot for1500 points. I don't see a Mage in there. Poor guys completely relying on there skills 😺

I think they're relying on artillery, Dwarfs and Ogres.

It's a sizable army for 3rd ed 1500pts. I guess it might have quantity over quality, but then also tactical opportunity over heavy hitting. What characters are included?

-Z

[rufus sparkfire]

I made an offer on a 'buy now or best offer' listing, and the seller not only declined but immediately removed the listing!

The offer was maybe 20% under the asking price. That's not rude, surely!

[BAWTRM]

Maybe the prospect of there being a serious bid made him realise he wasn't ready to part with them yet. 

[rufus sparkfire]

Oh, maybe that was it then!

[Zygmund]

I think there are many sellers who are listing goods just to test their potential cost, or even to show off what they've got.

There are some Buy it now or Best offer items that I've been following for like five years. They're outrageously priced, never sell, but are always listed anew. It should be a shock to the seller if such a figure would suddenly sell! 

-Z

[ZeroTwentythree]

I think there are many sellers who are listing goods just to test their potential cost, or even to show off what they've got.

There are some Buy it now or Best offer items that I've been following for like five years. They're outrageously priced, never sell, but are always listed anew. It should be a shock to the seller if such a figure would suddenly sell! 

Yes. I've been watching the same Marauder ogre for over three years. It's overpriced, and I've made a reasonable offer before. (Honestly, more than I would like to spend, and mire than I paid for any of the others.) But I never heard back. It's still listed.

There are a few others, too. Like "veganmaster" who lists in-production figures as "rare" at anywhere from x2 to x10 the price of buying anywhere else. Same thing - hundreds of the same crazy listings running for years now. 

[Warlord]

Inflation will catch up eventually.

[scrubber]

I've just seen a Pegasus for sale on e-bay with only one wing, does that mean it only goes around in circles. Also noticed recently that most horse now come without tails, so is there a black trade market in horse tails 

[Gankom]

I'm always on the lookout for cheap dwarf stuff, but I can't help but notice there seems to be a lot of dwarf sets from the Skull Pass box that go for over $300. I don't get it! the original box was around $150 for dwarfs AND goblins! Why would I pay $300 for just dwarfs.

[ZeroTwentythree]

Do they actually sell for that much, or is it just the starting or Buy It Now prices? eBay is loaded with stuff at insane asking prices that never sells.

That's the worst thing about eBay -- wading through the mass of unreasonably priced crap that will never sell (and gets relisted for YEARS) in order to find the reasonable auctions/sales.

[ZeroTwentythree]

https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F253376019581

Anyone need some "Dungeons and Dragons miniaturines"?

[Warlord]

Who loves the old Free Company Sprue? Why not 2? What about the White Wolf Sprue? Let's make that 2 also! An Adventurer Sprue?
How's about a cool Mordhiem 'Human Mercenaries' box?

Get it here, at eBay Australia for the fresh price of $150 AUD....

https://www.ebay.com.au/itm/Mordheim-Human-Mercenaries/323018006964?hash=item4b355fa1b4:g:stUAAOSw401aI2ob

[Zygmund]

Isn't this illegal?

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Warhammer-Empire-Kislev-Winged-Lancers-Boris-Bear-OOP-metal-resin-ONE-OF-A-KIND/263464692568?var=562492569739&hash=item3d57b82b58:m:mgB1HDFyxMe6fKWEsETe70A

Also the price for a single copied figure...

-Z

[scrubber]

I understood the rule to be: It was illegal to make casting and sell, but if for own private use and not advertised then that was OK. This was many be ten years or so ago. Just think back to the amount of times GW has set their legal team on other manufacturers.

[ZeroTwentythree]

My understanding is that it can vary from country to country.

Generally speaking though, selling bootleg castings is pretty questionable.

[Zygmund]

The first guy made bootleg castings for his own use, which is legal.

This guy is selling them, fully knowing they're recast GW sculpts. That's illegal, unless GW gave him green light.

-Z

[Midaski]

Is the deal between the original maker and the guy who is now selling them not questionable too?

[Zygmund]

Is the deal between the original maker and the guy who is now selling them not questionable too?

Of course it is, if the seller has paid for them. Then again the seller may have made up the whole story. The only thing we know for sure is that he is selling GW recasts.

But do we care so much that someone of us should report it? Probably not. It's still GW's thing to do, if they really really care.

-Z