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Author:  lord-bruno [ Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:34 am ]
Post subject:  How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

This is my Carthaginian Army, based for DBM/FoG. I wonder how much is the army worth. It was painted and went directly to the cabinet due to lack of players nearby, so I want to sell it.

Minis from Corvus Belli:
16 Spearmen stands
8 stands of light infantry
16 stands of Numidian skirmishers (8 stands of them are javelinmen, 4 stands slings and other 4 stands of bowmens)
6 stands of Numidian light cavalry
4 elephants (2 of them with castle)
6 stands of cavalry, one of the stands includes the general
3 stands of bolt throwers

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Author:  kyussinchains [ Wed Feb 27, 2013 11:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

depends on the market, it's nicely painted, maybe 75% of retail to begin with?

(I know nothing of the 15mm historicals scene, I hope you're not offended!)

Author:  lord-bruno [ Wed Feb 27, 2013 12:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

kyussinchains wrote:

(I know nothing of the 15mm historicals scene, I hope you're not offended!)


Neither do I :)

Author:  carlos [ Thu Feb 28, 2013 3:20 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

check completed listings on ebay.

Author:  lord-bruno [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 2:31 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

Armies of this size are on ebay at (IMO) too high prices, around 250 pounds and beyond. My first rough guess was around 210pounds/185€ though.

Author:  kyussinchains [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 5:25 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

You can check.completed listings to see what comparable things actually sell for, rather than what people ask

Author:  Ginger [ Sat Mar 02, 2013 6:59 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

I would also suggest using figure painting services as a rough guide. A quick flick through some sites suggests approximately £1.25 per infantry, £2 per cavalry and £6 per elephant, with ~50p per base. Checking the photos I think you have

~16x4 spear = £80 to £88
~8x3 Light inf = £30 to £34
~16x2 skirms = £40 to £48
~6x2 light cav = £24 to £27
~4x ele = £24
~3x4 bolts = £15 to £16.50

Giving a total for a painting service of ~£213 to ~£237.50

Allow a discount on that for wear ant tear, 2nd hand etc and you aould probably be looking around £150 for a quick sale, to £180+ depending on condition, painting quality, desirability etc. For example, are all the weapons complete, are they varnished, is the painting shaded etc.
And then you have to consider transportation - are you selling their 'box', are they magnabased, how will you ship them etc. all of which should be considered in the price

If you are considering a 'Bring and Buy', I would advise against asking more than £200 (or 200€) purely for psychological reasons etc, though you may find that they can assist in judging the quality and desirability.

Final thought is what rules are they intended for. I don't play FOG or DBMM, but if they can be fielded without rebasing, that will be a bonus - if not, then that might also affect their price.

Author:  lord-bruno [ Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:11 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

Ginger wrote:
I would also suggest using figure painting services as a rough guide. A quick flick through some sites suggests approximately £1.25 per infantry, £2 per cavalry and £6 per elephant, with ~50p per base. Checking the photos I think you have

~16x4 spear = £80 to £88
~8x3 Light inf = £30 to £34
~16x2 skirms = £40 to £48
~6x2 light cav = £24 to £27
~4x ele = £24
~3x4 bolts = £15 to £16.50

Giving a total for a painting service of ~£213 to ~£237.50

Allow a discount on that for wear ant tear, 2nd hand etc and you aould probably be looking around £150 for a quick sale, to £180+ depending on condition, painting quality, desirability etc. For example, are all the weapons complete, are they varnished, is the painting shaded etc.
And then you have to consider transportation - are you selling their 'box', are they magnabased, how will you ship them etc. all of which should be considered in the price

If you are considering a 'Bring and Buy', I would advise against asking more than £200 (or 200€) purely for psychological reasons etc, though you may find that they can assist in judging the quality and desirability.

Final thought is what rules are they intended for. I don't play FOG or DBMM, but if they can be fielded without rebasing, that will be a bonus - if not, then that might also affect their price.


Thanks a lot for the pricing tool. There are also 6x3 heavy cavalry stands.

I was finally able to take better photos:

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Author:  Titivillus [ Tue Oct 08, 2013 4:27 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much is my army worth? (15mm ancients)

The best place to sell this might be TMP (The Miniatures Page). You need to be a supporting member (a few dollars a month), but that really is one of the largest markets for ancients. Just go into it with a set idea of the price you would like and what it might cost to ship the army (at the very least know the dimensions and weight).

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