I get that, but there's something to be said for getting an army for $100 compared to half a unit lol. when I got my empire army starter i kept half the models: 25 knights, old metal griffon, 5 winged lancers, 32 handgunners, a warrior priest, 25 halberdiers, 20 swordsmen, helblaster, 2 cannons, a mortar, and a big carrying case for $250 cad. I sold the other half of the models (stupidly) for 125. Should have kept everything haha.
My ogre army was 250. including three forgeworld rhinoxen.
dwarfs were 400, sold off stuff i didn't need for 300. ended up with 17,000 points of mostly metal minis, including almost enough for a 3k soc slayers list.
I buy NOS for a few armies because i found them cheap. but I don't value NOS more than money lol