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Ok here I am:

Canix: Remember Biklinc is just a collector and not there to make a profit. He is buying stuff to keep and not resale for profit. So he is paying what he believe is worth to obtain such pieces. Yes he might being inflating the market but is a consequence. My self as a collector will pay 50x the value of a piece to complete my collection (don't ask more ....) (Example the Kemmler Scenario pack, missed Kemmler him self looked for 5 years and not available, one day I got one offered for $500.00 well guess what bought it, after 2 months two showed up on eBay and went for $200 and $250.00 each. Remember collectors are not bad people)

Pyro: Yes I pay a lot if I need that piece for a collection I need to finish. See above answer to Canix.

Willmark: Yes I understand you also and your point of view. But that is how eBay works and is real even if intangible. But tell me, if you get offered or you find on eBay an auction of 300 Marauder CD in original blisters listed as Sweet Pony (totally wrong name just an example) and is going for $2.00, are you going to try to get it for $10.00 hoping no one will see you. Then get what you need and resale the rest at regular price making a big profit like 500% OR are you going to list the auction on this site? Essex and Wcrazy are looking to buy stuff cheap and make 300% out of it. Yes pisses a lot of people off but nothing wrong with it IMHO)

Also you talk about INFLATION? with collectors items this can not be done and is truly unrealistic. Instead of toy soldiers look at a Lamborghini or Viper (US version ....) from 1973 sold at $8000 then and tell the owner that with inflation now is worth $16000 and lets see what happens. When we all know that with collectors items this is not true. If I want to sell my Unreleased CD cannon as an example that was worth 15GBP at MO UK when produced 20+ years ago you will then offer me 25 or 30GBP? When we all know that the real value is about $300/$600.00 for it. Inflation can be used only for items widely available and very common to find. Rarity/Demand/Availability are the key words and there is no formula for it.

As for illegal well not illegal I expressed my self wrong, I don't care of what you are doing to them. If you guys post auctions here is just fine and very nice for the other. But what it bothers me are words like don't let Essex get it or similar. Is not nice, and what if they read this post?
Also looking at the way I value stuff I might become your next victim O____o if I decide I want to get 4 full units of 3rd Ed CD's and rate them at 10GBP each. Or you are hurting a serious collector like Biklinko that is just trying to complete his collection like you guys are doing.

LAST: "Lastly, Games Workshop is starting to take matters into its own hands. GW can't be to happy with the amount of trading going on, on eBay. Each has the potential of a unrealized sale of new models. thus they are moving to "Manufacture on demand"  models. In theory this means they could produce any model in their catalog within a short period of time. Should that happen the very same people gouging on eBay could find the entire online market vanish due to GW making models as mentioned."

Sorry to tell you but GW really doesn't care about it believe me for them doing so is unproductive. Manufacturing on demand was available from GW up to 7 years ago. You sent the code and they casted it. Looking at how GW is going in the future they will make available only time by time some selected models from the Archive. And believe me by 2008 all CD no matter what series will be OOP and will get harder to get.

Hope I was bale to explain what I meant with my words, and nothing against you guys or pro essexgirl or biklincko. I'm a neutral collector here and love Hashut and his little lead soldiers that is it.

Ok Willmark never mind different opinions here. We will never agree and if we go on it might degenerate. Well I'm here to enjoy CD stuff and look at your collections and conversions. So back to path and lets forget about this discussion ok?

As for Mail Order believe me my sources in GW turn to be 95% right each time. well talk about it next year.

Old MO had stocks of plastic boxes with the same mini in it hundreds of times is true, but in the old days you could also get them casted on the spot for you at the factory. Employees actually and some big store owners where given a chance to pick up a certain size box or certain lead weight each month or visit. The cannon I owe was casted for the older owner on the spot

As for the molds still in existence and not replaced you are 100% correct. Once lost or damaged they are gone. But remember an average life for rubber mold is not to exceed probably 1000 rounds, and these for new compounds. CD where casted in older organic rubber there less resistant. I hope GW will recast them but I don't see it to optimistic.

Well hope you are right and that if I order the Bull body again I will get it. It was the left side 1 I believe.

Yes you got a point here is true. But remember that they belong both to the same club. Maybe he decided to get rid of them sold them to WCrazy that sold them on eBay.

Overall lets get back to discussion, and let me avoid spam that will damage the topic. Everyone has his own opinions, price value, feelings and more and they will never match each other..... so lets end here this argument.

Chris

RAGGGUUUHHHHH I hate her
she was bidding on a sqaut bike if someone wants to out bid her

swsnbm? UH

Just started collecting CD and think She takes the piss

well i have a small mixture of both 5,bc 1 bh infantry and 3 oldschool cd's

Squat Heavy Weapons Trike early Rogue Trader 1987
somone please out bid her !!!!!
Let me know

Maybe of interest to the group:
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was that not an astragoth figure?

I see that alot of you are familiar with the essex.. and I was just wondering.. do alot of you get annoyed that there is someone like her that buys CD models, bumps up the price and sells them again?
In my opinion it kind of annoys me, I think I would rather see someone outbid me that will enjoy the mini and keep it... but then on the other hand she is always there with stuff that we want and can buy from her if we really need it for an inflated price when no one else has it.. but I still find myself gettin a little annoyed.

Wow that is a bargain if ever I saw one!
Deffinately your lucky day mate... but dont buy a lottery ticket I think you just exhausted your luck with a find like that!

I'd like left side top row 4 please if canix has not already claimed them

Very good!

On ebay lately I have been getting alot of 2nd chance offers and I am starting to get pretty suspicous on it all... I mean it would not be hard to have another Ebay ID or a friends and get them to jack the price up for ya and if you end up winning it from pushing it up too high, just let them off and send someone a 2nd chance offer!
What do you think?

Yeah thats what I thought, thanks for your ideas to help catch them out I will keep more of an eye on these in future, its a shame honesty is so rare these days!!

re people sending out second chance offers had 1 from sharkfin2000  which im not so sure the bidding was fair however still got them as i needed it also beaware of wicardobezmarillio as he never sent me my cd mini there iv had my rant now

Thanks for the heads up mate, I will keep an eye on those 2 in future!

Has anyone seen one of those ass cannons floating about yet? surely we must be due for another lot on ebay soon!

Pyro - Yeah cool I might give that a try after work today.

Willmark - Yeah for sure the last 3 that came up went for a bit, but ahh well if ya want the cool old stuff ya gotta pay for it.

ahhhh factory sealed!!! damnit why did I have to look at it! That would look sooo nice in my warhammer room. Dont see too many in the shrink anymore, but I think my misses will kill me if I get it.. I have been overspending lately

or this?

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