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 Post subject: Defender's Of Rohan
PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:50 am 
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So i just bought the Defender's Of Rohan box set for around £125 off ebay , partly due to the fact i want all the legolas models for my elf armies. Now i checked the price when it came out in 2006 at £31.00 with inflation and the rarity of it( individual models of the set go for around £25-£30 , did i pay a good price?

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:55 am 
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If you were prepared to pay that for it then that is a good price I say. GW are having a huge cull of the lotr range to focus on the Hobbit, so oop stuff is making a pretty penny on ebay lately

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:01 pm 
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Its a good set if you can get it, one of their best in my opinion, but I'm.afraid to say you definitely paid top end for it.

I myself have Aragorn, Legolas and Gimli. Still keeping my eyes open for a Theoden. When I finally have the confidence to paint them they'll be going on display on top of the walls of Helms Deep.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:04 pm 
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Ah ok thanks.
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I paid £25 for a set last year which was the RRP. I have the flier which GW released with all the new releases. The average price bidding is between £70-90 regardless of condition.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:21 pm 
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Was that before or after the The Hobbit SBG was announced , because since the Hobbit releases came out i dont think there has been any new LOTR releases , i guess you got a VERY good bargain and i paid above average.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:28 pm 
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It was before the hobbit. I managed to find a seller on facebook who had loads of old stock and wanted RRP for it. That was after I narrowly missed out on a set (bidding) at £90. So yeah, good bargain.
The rule of thumb with anything on ebay etc is to wait. Something dirt cheap will always surface if you have patience.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 12:48 pm 
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They are nice models, and I would Particularly like the Gamling with standard but, £125 is I have to say a bit steep and could not possibly be seen as a bargain! However, if you have the cash and can paint well the miniatures have found a great home.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 2:10 pm 
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I think I found one for $50-$60 about a year ago.

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PostPosted: Tue Oct 22, 2013 11:37 pm 
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I'm sorry, but that is far too high.
For reference, £125 is about $203 for 7 figures weighing about 1 ounce each.
That is $29 per figure/ounce
Silver is $23 per ounce.
That means even if the figures were cast out of silver, you paid too much. O.o

Just my opinion though.
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Its not a case of what they're made of. Its the rarity of the figures themselves that drives the price up. I know of people who will pay several hundred pounds just for one figure if it is rare and hard to come by. Its the collectible factor.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:03 pm 
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ukfreddybear wrote:
I know of people who will pay several hundred pounds just for one figure if it is rare and hard to come by. Its the collectible factor.


*looks at the ceiling and whistles*

Definitely the collectible factor. The models are valued at what they are worth to the buyer. I don't even want to go into the prices I have paid for some of the more difficult to find parts of the collection and the hunt goes ever on for more.

If you had the cash available and you really wanted this set then you got a good deal.

@Bilbo - I have removed your last comment. It was verging on insulting. family forum, go easy.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 7:17 pm 
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I will say...posts like this make me wish I had some duplicates to part with.

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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:17 pm 
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@Bilbo - I have removed your last comment. It was verging on insulting. family forum, go easy.[/quote]

My apologies! It was more harsh than I intended.
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:22 pm 
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No problem Bilbo - It is difficult to gauge ones intention when only reading text on a screen. I didn't think it was meant maliciously but it could have been misconstrued easily.

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Cheers DMS, I made the post whilst having a particularly colourful post curry banter with my somewhat rambunctious and ever thick skinned housemates,and definitely over stepped the line!
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PostPosted: Wed Oct 23, 2013 8:32 pm 
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I saw one go for around £100 a few months back, so I would say a little pricey. You can still pick up the Gamling miniature in that set from GW. I'm personally not a fan of the Hama figure but the others are some of the best (Theoden and Aragorn especially).

Looking at it another way though, if you had to bid £125 to win the auction (assuming it wasn't buy now) then at least one other person was prepared to pay a comparable price. Plus they don't become available too often, so if you really wanted it and now then its justified.
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SouthernDunedain wrote:
The rule of thumb with anything on ebay etc is to wait. Something dirt cheap will always surface if you have patience.


This is very true....and something I learned the hard way. Thats $108 dollars I'll never get back...

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PostPosted: Thu Oct 24, 2013 9:11 pm 
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It's worth what you want to pay for it, don't blame you for buying it.

I always think about the hours of enjoyment you get from a figure, painting, playing. Look at what some people pay for drinks in pub and club, or a packet of cigarettes. It's my justification anyway!

Also buying figures is so constructive, you have something to show for you time and money.

I was lucky with my set, I got it £15 in a model shop sale! A few years ago.

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