So far, I must say I am impressed with my base10studios moniker and the resulting sales. I recently sold this Lord of the Rings terrain piece which cost me zero other than some hydrostone plaster as it was created with scrap materials from other projects. You can read my original post from back in 2011 when I just finished it here. Overall it didn’t take me that long and I netted $75.00 for it with a “buy it now”. for something that’s been collecting dust on the shelf since 2012, I’m great with that.
If you noticed my Conan post where I opine about the lure of shiny things on Kickstarter that you wont see for along time, you’ll be glad to know I quickly move the Ares Strategy game for $75.00.
My Warhammer Empire Army is now completely gone with exception of two loose not very good extra units and some raw metal models. I am estatic to report I netted over $2000.00!! for the Army over the course of the last 3 months. This is 300% more than I was expecting if I was forced to sell it as a whole or at a convention swap meet. Moral of the story do not sell your stuff in large lots or as whole armies unless you really just want to dump it quick. There is money to be had if you are willing to wait it out. I am close to shedding the last of my Warhammer collection, I am down to loose sprues, raw metal models and some Lizardmen that were never finished that I now have the motivation to eventually get to. Warhammer might be dead, but it will never truly die.
Warmachine. In the antithesis of Warhammer, I wasn’t getting any traction on some of my finished Warmachine models. The people who play that game just really dont care about painted models enough to pay the extra for, at least on ebay .As a result my Cryx army is going up as one group lot and I dont expect more than $200 for the whole thing even with it be close to 50 models and some really nice paint, because in Warmachine, unless a unit plays well rules wise and/or works as part of some tactic the models just aren’t worth what you pay for them, I really hate that. Warmachine isnt a game to invest in, unless you just love the game , the secondary market just about worst I have seen of any popular contemporary gaming system.
Heritage Dungeon Dwellers. My original DD models have been up for awhile some of the tougher to find ones went quick, but ones I thought I’d sell right away surprisingly have not. I am $150.00 on completed sales but about $75.00 worth of models still posted for sale. In end I’ll probably have to discount that to about $50 to move it unless the right fan comes along, so $200 for the first miniatures I ever owned as a boy is ok. because In the end I really just wanted to find them a good home.
Con Swag. Dont forget you con swag folks, older Convention Swag is becoming increasing collectible. And even some current freebies are holding their value. Privateer Press have been giving Warmachine starters away for years and I always have sold them for around $25.00 . This year however I flipped the swag bag Hordes Starter and the Malifaux mystery box for $46 and $28 respectively which totally surprised me. I have also seem some older promo models and OOP Black Library books going for decent money as well, so check your stash.
while I think my current totals are impressive alot of has to off course with selling the Warhammer Army, I am curious to see where my monthly sales this summer I move into newly painted items for sale and the continuation of older models I am phasing out.
That its for now.
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