Various lots on ebay

[Goblin-King]

Everything in the world is exactly worth what anyone is willing to pay.
I monitor the NA expansions pretty closely. Each time I'm tempted I ask myself:
Are these minis (which I desperately want), worth that price?
Could I buy something else for that amount that would make me happier than this?

So far the answer has always been a no and a yes respectively.

I'm pretty much a collector and a completionist. (Even now I'm twitchy because I need Blastoise in my original pokemon card album.)
But I don't want to support an economy blown out of proportions either. Unfortunately, like KK said... as long as ONE moron keeps buying at those prices, nothing will change.
But maybe that's not even fair... It's supply and demand. There is not "ONE moron". There are enough for the economy to stabilize around those prices.

[knightkrawler]

In theory, it takes two bloody morons to blow a price out of proportion. One is willing to pay too much, the other even outbids him. Two of these twats are responsible - again, in theory - for a potentially ridiculous price hike. In an auction.

Now, for the seller offering an item for complete overpriced amounts of money, that takes a different kind of dipshit, as seen in my previous post.
Of course, can't blame anyone for trying. The real idiot is the buyer. And for BuyItNow-overpriced items *ta-DAA*, it takes only ONE foghead.
Maybe I'll take the time to list my HQ collection for 2,000 € and see what happens.
If someone buys it, I'll buy another 5 complete European collections in even better condition than mine was. Guess what I'll do with 4 of those...

But I rant...

[IvenBach]

Maybe I'll take the time to list my HQ collection for 2,000 € and see what happens.
If someone buys it, I'll buy another 5 complete European collections in even better condition than mine was. Guess what I'll do with 4 of those...

But I rant...

Sarcasm: You don't got the blue balls for that! /Sarcasm Rather than say Right/Wrong I now either Agree/Disagree. Makes it a lot simpler to justify any purchases.

I agree that I'm not willing to pay those prices, I'd sell them at that price if it were an option and do the same KK. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Hero-Quest-Game-System-Games-Workshop-Milton-Bradley-1989-complete-/390885453129

These are more along how I acquire my stuff. http://www.ebay.com/itm/HeroQuest-1990-Game-Replacement-Furniture-Monsters-and-Character-Cards-/231303114411

[Goblin-King]

Just spotted this little curiosity:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Citadel-Warhammer-Advanced-Heroquest-The-Warrior-Unreleased-in-Metal-OOP-/141375377864?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item20eaa111c8





Also the two White Dwarf magazines at a very reasonable starting price:
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/White-Dwarf-Space-Crusade-Hero-Quest-Article-Collection-/321488321549?pt=UK_Toys_Wargames_RL&hash=item4ada327c0d

[mitchiemasha]

My sets just arrived today... Overjoyed when opening the box...

Listing on ebay was for HeroQuest Advanced Quest and the Original HeroQuest, painted minis and very tatty boxes. In the pics i noticed a few extra tiles mixed in and some nice fat Ogres. The temptation to take a risk was sparked. Last minute bid of £60 and I win!!!

Boxes arrive and not only did it have Orge Horde, Kellars Keep and Return of the Witch Lord but the extra mini's, figures and furniture from the other HeroQuest set are still on the sprues. The 2nd main board is unused and all the card bits are unpunched, even 2 of the expansions are unpunched with brand new Quest books, BONUS!!!!

Now I can't decide whether to unpunch these tiles to use them or put them aside. I bought this to play but not sure, what does every one else think?

I also bought another set to replace the painted minis with unpainted ones and sell them on. That's yet to arrive. Hopefully the box is better too.

Ohhh and first post Hello, wicked site.

[IvenBach]

If you'll regret it later about selling it I'd say don't. If you already have a full base set of everything and there are sealed extras then you could get a premium for them on ebay. Up to you, either way welcome to the inn.

[knightkrawler]

My sets just arrived today... Overjoyed when opening the box...

Listing on ebay was for HeroQuest Advanced Quest and the Original HeroQuest, painted minis and very tatty boxes. In the pics i noticed a few extra tiles mixed in and some nice fat Ogres. The temptation to take a risk was sparked. Last minute bid of £60 and I win!!!

Boxes arrive and not only did it have Orge Horde, Kellars Keep and Return of the Witch Lord but the extra mini's, figures and furniture from the other HeroQuest set are still on the sprues. The 2nd main board is unused and all the card bits are unpunched, even 2 of the expansions are unpunched with brand new Quest books, BONUS!!!!

Now I can't decide whether to unpunch these tiles to use them or put them aside. I bought this to play but not sure, what does every one else think?

I also bought another set to replace the painted minis with unpainted ones and sell them on. That's yet to arrive. Hopefully the box is better too.

Ohhh and first post Hello, wicked site.

Play. I mean, unpunch everything not sooner than you wanny play it. Unpunch it on the evening in front of your friends, saying "This is gonna come into play today."
As long as you have only one copy of something it serves its original purpose, as soon as a second arrives, the better condition copy is for collecting.
I collected comic books once and always read them, including the old and valuable stuff. Without rubber gloves.

[StratosVX]

My view is that the stuff brings me no joy sitting in a box unused. Money is fine but I want to enjoy the things I have. That's why I bought them.

[Goblin-King]

There are few joys bigger in heroquest than popping card parts out and clipping miniatures free from their sprues.
I had the chance once and it was wonderful!

That being said, unpunched/on sprue really drives the price up!
Sounds like you made a great deal and it could easily be even better!

[Sjeng]

My sets just arrived today... Overjoyed when opening the box...

Listing on ebay was for HeroQuest Advanced Quest and the Original HeroQuest, painted minis and very tatty boxes. In the pics i noticed a few extra tiles mixed in and some nice fat Ogres. The temptation to take a risk was sparked. Last minute bid of £60 and I win!!!

Boxes arrive and not only did it have Orge Horde, Kellars Keep and Return of the Witch Lord but the extra mini's, figures and furniture from the other HeroQuest set are still on the sprues. The 2nd main board is unused and all the card bits are unpunched, even 2 of the expansions are unpunched with brand new Quest books, BONUS!!!!

Now I can't decide whether to unpunch these tiles to use them or put them aside. I bought this to play but not sure, what does every one else think?

I also bought another set to replace the painted minis with unpainted ones and sell them on. That's yet to arrive. Hopefully the box is better too.

Ohhh and first post Hello, wicked site.

Congratz on that fine prize!!

I'd say, use everything you need to complete 1 set of everything. Keep the extras you don't need on sprues/cardboard. If you find that you never use more than the base set + expansions, sell the extras for premium prices on eBay and earn some cash back.
If the painted minis look horrible, just dunk them in Dettol / Simple Green for a night, get an old toothbrush, and you can easily wipe the paint off of them if it's acrylic paint. If they were painted with enamels (THE HORROR!), then see if you can clean them up and spraycoat them in their base colours (or bone white if you plan on painting them yourself).

Welcome to the forum!!