NO dual lands or MTG here!... for 40k?

[JohnHwangBT]

John Hwang... I'm calling you out.

I'll state it officially... You're cynical and, possibly, a pessimist.
I still have respect for you... but I'm officially labeling you a cynic. : )

Oh, no doubt.

[Norseman]

How many peoples basements resemble this situation. the numbers may change but the hobby areas are usually the same.

Approximately $2k spent - Magic sitting in few boxes rapidly devaluing. (Actually mine, WERE, sitting in boxes until my basement flooded where I promptly cashed out via insurance probably losing %75 of there value.)

Approximately $1k spent - Mageknights D&D and Star Wars Minis - Worthless

Approximately $15k spent - Warhammer & 40K. Hardly ever lose much there value, and you can always get like value in trade, or at least %75 in cash. %100 if you bought them used.

Now tell me why would we have any other hobbies other than GW.

In my opinion if you are not using the Magic cards they are worthless to you. Either sell them or trade them. They are not doing you any good siting in a binder. They are not going to go up in value anymore.

[MagickalMemories]

Why are your MK, D&D & Star Wars minis worthless?
The cards might've died, but I'm pretty sure that plastic will dry out fairly thoroughtly. : )

BTW, you can send all those worthless D&D minis my way. I'll even pay shipping! : )

Eric

[Ein Vried]

Why are your MK, D&D & Star Wars minis worthless?
The cards might've died, but I'm pretty sure that plastic will dry out fairly thoroughtly. : )

BTW, you can send all those worthless D&D minis my way. I'll even pay shipping! : )

Eric

I have a ton of random D&D and MK without cards. You want them, because there taking up space I can use for GW stuff, or I'm just going to throw them out this weekend's spring cleaning.

[JohnHwangBT]

How many peoples basements resemble this situation.
- Magic sitting in few boxes rapidly devaluing.
- Mageknights D&D and Star Wars Minis -
- Warhammer & 40K.

I don't have a basement, so my "collectibles" are in the house.

Magic-wise, my cards are in binders, arranged and sorted for deckbuilding. I consider Magic to be a decent gaming investment, as the playability is still excellent.

other collectible games were generally avoided, saving me a *bunch* of money on now-dead games.

40k is my primary game, and I pretty much have what I want, and want what I have. I'm in maintenance mode, so this is pretty satisfying. GW is getting their refresh and Apocalypse money, though.

And not having a lot of other stuff active at the moment is good for the wallet, though I am enjoying Lego and classic gaming again.

[robh]

- Mageknights D&D and Star Wars Minis - Worthless

- I'm just going to throw them out this weekend's spring cleaning.

NOOOOO!

Not worthless, not worthless at all, I have had posts on here for weeks looking for D&D miniatures, with no offers forthcoming. I want Dungeon monsters of pretty much any sort, to me and probably others they are not worthlessl. I would have traded good stuff to get hold of them. I am getting them to repaint and use for Chainmail, which IMHO is a great fantasy skirmish game based on the D&D creatures/worlds.

Nothing is worthless, someone will want it, you just need to find that person (and it isn't always Eric . Hell they would even make good PIF fodder or random draw prizes or.........

RobH

[Norseman]

Well i guess not worthless, but who is going to pay anywhere close to retail value for mageknights, starwars, and D&D minis like we do for GW.

I will see what I can dig up. I believe I had posted my list way back and didnt see any interest.

[MagickalMemories]

Well, now, you've got a point there.
I don't know about the Star Wars minis... you'd probably have a hard time unloading any MK minis. They don't tend to do well.

The D&D minis, though... they have a wide appeal.

They can be used by 4.0 players, players who are holding stubbornly to 3.X and most of them can be used by old codgers like me, who play 2nd edition. LOL

Anyone who wants to play the mini game can download the cards from the WotC site, too, I think,

So, yeah... Collectible value is shot, but they still have a little residual value... even if it's, comparably, only pennies on the dollar.


Eric

[robh]

So, yeah... Collectible value is shot, but they still have a little residual value... even if it's, comparably, only pennies on the dollar.

That is very true. Apart from the few dedicated collectors/completists, people who want these things now want them for what they actually are (a beholder, an orc or whatever), not some falsely generated collectable rarity.
If you want to try and garner the collectable value of the figures you have, then you are better off listing them on specialist D&DM sites like MaxMinis and such, the audience there is more appreciative of the supposed "value" of these figures. (Talking for D&D figures here)

Apart from MtG (and even then I am not convinced) no "collectable" game format has provided collectors with an enduring investment. But for that matter neither has GW Warhammer. Each time GW updates a figure range, the existing previous version figures become hugely devalued. You only have to look at the posts here specifying "only latest versions".
My old monopose High Elf archers and spearmen fight just as well as their new multi part brothers, but in trades I have not even been able to move them out at 4 or 5 to 1 new figure. I have a blister of 2 RT era 40K Inquisitors that was selling on ebay for $50 or $60 before the release of the Demonhunters figures, now you cannot even get $5 for them. I think it is endemic in the hobby, possibly in 50 years time there will be a true physical rarity effect, like Britains 54mm hollow lead figures, or early Marx and Timpo plastics, but I for one am not holding my breath.
I do not think these things are the fine antiques of the future.

Off topic, but this is becoming a very interesting thread!

RobH

[connivingsumo]

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For those that read this post and then PM offers regarding the magic cards... I NO LONGER HAVE ANY MAGIC THE GATHERING CARDS
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[Norseman]

For those that read this post and then PM offers regarding the magic cards... I NO LONGER HAVE ANY MAGIC THE GATHERING CARDS

LOL Dang MTG players are there insatiable lusting hunger for Dual lands.

[connivingsumo]

Ya - once they were traded/sold, I made a point to go through all of my old posts and delete anything regarding magic, but then they would read this post and PM me anyway. I was spammed with the typical "joy to read" PMs...

how much fr teh dual lands all of em do u takep aypal

I must say, if I can be frank and make "general" statements, of all the forums I've dealt with here at Bartertown my experience has been regret & loathing in the Collectable Card Gaming For Sale / Wanted forum. I'll never post there again. My all of two posting experiences (since 12/08) were just horrible. Next time I'll skip that forum and go directly to feeBay.

I've dealt with posts, PMs, and people in the 40k forum, WHFantasy, Misc. Sci-Fi, RPGs, Terrain, Warmachine/Hordes (now Privateer Press), video games, help forums, and I bet I've forgotten some. Never has my experience with Bartertown members been so crappy as the Collectable Card Gaming For Sale/Wanted forum. I've had people try to stiff me out value -and I don't mean "slightly" in their favor by $10-20 bucks- I mean flat out hope I'm stupid rip me off- and when I, politley, say "no thanks - here's what they're worth & how I came up w/that value" the guy would wait a few days and PM me again with the exact same offer. "P. Sherman, 42 Wallaby"... Hi my name is Dori!

That is also the forum where I had a guy offer me a $2 necron model for cards worth $30+ (which I got their value in trade for Warmachine/Hordes) and then he had the gall to flame me in a PM for wasting his time when my post clearly said "low-balling me will be a waste of your time." Seriously!? ...what a schlong.

Really, just bottom of the barrel in that forum -in my experience.

Ok, /rant off

[J35T3R.us]

Duals will NEVER go down in value, whereas 40k models may become obsolete with newer editions, newer(more desired???) models, perhaps even "better(less point cost for more "bang"???")" models?

If you're got $200 in cards, you can get $200 in models.
Problem is, this IS NOT A magic card trading site...

http://forums.magictraders.com/Ultimate.cgi
That is a trading site. With refs, ITL, and like 40,000+ users.

Get your money from your cards there(duals are cash), then come back here and buy your Orkz! ;p


I guess we kinda' got off topic with the thread. I think you were mainly asking how much the army you posted would be worth. All that magic talk wasn't really needed - in fact I think it kinda' derailed your thread a little.



Bottomline. Sell your duals, then buy your Orks ;p