Bol14 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Hi all. Sorry if this is common knowledge but as someone relatively new to AoS, I am not entirely familiar with GW business practices. I was just on their site poking around (8/15) and the prices for every model seems to have gone up by between 80 and 100 percent from a few dayd ago. Is this normal? The prices were already high and are now borderline absured and so I just wanted to find out what the deal was! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skyeline Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Are you on the right "Delivering to" selection? Can check the little flag in the upper right corner of the webstore. You may very well be seeing prices for a different country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rick_AoS Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Prices on the US web-site are unchanged over the last few months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redking Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 That’s what I was going to ask. I looked through some of the prices and didn’t see any changes, at least in the U.S. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharkbelly Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 I sometimes visit the NZ website to see new model releases. The prices are around double those in the US... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuff Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yes. This is what you're seeing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bol14 Posted August 16, 2018 Author Share Posted August 16, 2018 Okay yup, must have been a silly mistake! I just assumed it was in USD when I looked last night because it had the dollar sign but it must have veen for a dofferent country. Whoops! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blackraven Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Prices on ebay have definitely increased. Last year I was able to pick things up really cheap but some of the models are way more expensive than what they originally sold for in the shops. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nick in York Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 hours ago, blackraven said: Prices on ebay have definitely increased. Last year I was able to pick things up really cheap but some of the models are way more expensive than what they originally sold for in the shops. Yeah, I've notices this too. Several times I've been looking to pick up 4 extra models to round out a unit. On ebay often full boxes are going for more than the new prices on GW store! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ClockworkGeo91 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 7 minutes ago, Nick in York said: Yeah, I've notices this too. Several times I've been looking to pick up 4 extra models to round out a unit. On ebay often full boxes are going for more than the new prices on GW store! Yup, it's really hard to get a decent deal now. Chainrasps were pretty cheap as pre orders on ebay, but after the price announcement for the box - I see them sitting at 30£ + on auction when I bought my half of nighthaunt for 40 total when soul wars just came out! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Sometimes people put stuff up for sale on ebay and only look at the current listings. So anything that hasn't got many listings might have only the high-priced/overpriced one or two remaining; which others then base their price off. It's how sometimes prices on auction sites like ebay can rise without any actual rise in demand of the product nor increase in its rarity/desirability. In the daftest of cases these prices can rise beyond current market value online; and in the most daft beyond current highstreet/recommended retail price (ergo what should be its highest). Most of the time it sorts itself out as no one buys and the prices from sane sellers go down. Sometimes they also go up because the base price is higher but there is free postage; so you essentially pay for postage in the price of the models. It's always good to check on that as sometimes super cheap prices then whack on a high postage cost which brings back up to normal market levels. Always consider prices with postage not separate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccentricCircle Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 Yeah, I frequently see second hand models listed for more than it would cost to buy them new. If they're old, out of production metals that's fair enough, but when its the same box I could buy at GW its a bit ludicrous! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 12 minutes ago, EccentricCircle said: Yeah, I frequently see second hand models listed for more than it would cost to buy them new. If they're old, out of production metals that's fair enough, but when its the same box I could buy at GW its a bit ludicrous! Agreed, metals keep their value quite well - mostly because its very durable to long life gaming and transport and because its very easy to paint strip it back to the bare metal with good results. Plastics and resins are softer, can show more wear and tear and can sometimes be more tricky to paint strip. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 28 minutes ago, Overread said: Agreed, metals keep their value quite well - mostly because its very durable to long life gaming and transport and because its very easy to paint strip it back to the bare metal with good results. Plastics and resins are softer, can show more wear and tear and can sometimes be more tricky to paint strip. All true but the most value is that they are usually out of production. I bought a malakai axe thrower for 100 bucks last week. It wasn’t because of the sturdiness of the metal that I was willing to pay that huge sum! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 4 minutes ago, Kramer said: All true but the most value is that they are usually out of production. I bought a malakai axe thrower for 100 bucks last week. It wasn’t because of the sturdiness of the metal that I was willing to pay that huge sum! Very true! Though myself I've spent good money on metal chaos hounds, demons of slaanesh and some of the old seekers of slaanesh. I'd pay good money for the old metal demonetts, but they sell for far too much. I was sad to not have had the money to buy into them when GW did a rerun of them a year or so back and I hope that they will do another run. I've got half a mind to get one of the old metal dark elf sorceress models too, though at £24 or thereabouts right now that's a bit much Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 21 minutes ago, Overread said: I'd pay good money for the old metal demonetts, I was eying them on ebay just before the Made to Order. Couldn't be more lucky. Saw them going for 16 a model. Just insane. So my daemonettes are mixed and hopefully another run someday will add to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 minute ago, Kramer said: I was eying them on ebay just before the Made to Order. Couldn't be more lucky. Saw them going for 16 a model. Just insane. So my daemonettes are mixed and hopefully another run someday will add to them. I'm hopeful that when GW do the Slaanesh update they get another made to order on them. If Slaanesh gets a really nice update I'd like to run at least one block of 30 or so originals (provided the price is within my means and tolerance). I've no problem having an "elite" group or unique group for basic troops on the battlefield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kenshin620 Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 This is why I always have the GW store set to GB. I may not use pounds but at least I know no other currency uses the symbol! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccentricCircle Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 2 hours ago, Overread said: I'm hopeful that when GW do the Slaanesh update they get another made to order on them. If Slaanesh gets a really nice update I'd like to run at least one block of 30 or so originals (provided the price is within my means and tolerance). I've no problem having an "elite" group or unique group for basic troops on the battlefield. I'm hopeful that the Old Daemonettes will get another run, they seem to always be mentioned whenever anyone discussed what they'd like to get. Only vaguely related, but I noticed the other day that it was currently more cost effective to buy ten of the old metal witch elves, than it is the current plastic kit. Not by much, admittedly, but nonetheless, go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 minute ago, EccentricCircle said: I'm hopeful that the Old Daemonettes will get another run, they seem to always be mentioned whenever anyone discussed what they'd like to get. Only vaguely related, but I noticed the other day that it was currently more cost effective to buy ten of the old metal witch elves, than it is the current plastic kit. Not by much, admittedly, but nonetheless, go figure. It's one thing holding my DoK in that I don't really want to buy witches at this point as I've got a strong feeling GW will give some kind of new box for the range at some piont and that it will have witches in there. I mean they can't really keep the army going with its core troop being the most expensive! It's actually CHEAPER to build an army of elite snakes than it is to build one of their main battleline troop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EccentricCircle Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 4 hours ago, Overread said: It's one thing holding my DoK in that I don't really want to buy witches at this point as I've got a strong feeling GW will give some kind of new box for the range at some piont and that it will have witches in there. I mean they can't really keep the army going with its core troop being the most expensive! It's actually CHEAPER to build an army of elite snakes than it is to build one of their main battleline troop We can but hope! A start collecting set at some point could well contain witches, the only question is when it'll be and what they could combine them with. The range doesn't lend itself to the usual mix of units really. In the meantime I'm using mantic succubi, they fit most of the same aesthetics, and their tails kind of tie in with the look of the khinerai if you squint a bit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Overread Posted August 16, 2018 Share Posted August 16, 2018 1 hour ago, EccentricCircle said: We can but hope! A start collecting set at some point could well contain witches, the only question is when it'll be and what they could combine them with. The range doesn't lend itself to the usual mix of units really. In the meantime I'm using mantic succubi, they fit most of the same aesthetics, and their tails kind of tie in with the look of the khinerai if you squint a bit! I would say it could easily have 20 Witches and then either Melusai or Khinerai. If it included the former then I'd say it would be a perfect core box (as Melusai are a bit more versatile than khinerai who are a touch more specific). Another option would be 20 Witches and then 5 Warlocks - essentially all the old core plastics in one starting box. Whilst warlocks are not heroes nor leaders units they are mage units and so fill a nice support role. I sort of wouldn't want a Blood Cauldron as the way that model prices up now I'd say on its own in a box its worth it in value without being discounted further; plus its the kind of big model that you don't need as many of - once you've got two or perhaps three you really don't need more. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord marcus Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 9 hours ago, Kramer said: I was eying them on ebay just before the Made to Order. Couldn't be more lucky. Saw them going for 16 a model. Just insane. So my daemonettes are mixed and hopefully another run someday will add to them. I just made resin copies for personal use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacDuff Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 A lot of eBay pricing is a scam. Know the GW retail price going in. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kramer Posted August 17, 2018 Share Posted August 17, 2018 5 hours ago, Lord marcus said: I just made resin copies for personal use Oh thats smart! Wouldn’t know how to, but it’s worth the research! ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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