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Author:  dafrca [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 5:56 pm ]
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Had an odd thing happen about two months ago. I found out that one of the guys at the FLGS gets tired of his stuff every once in a while and tosses it out. :o

Yes, you read it right, throws the minis, rules etc in the can and stats over.  :{

I asked him why, and he said it was because he did not want to deal with it.  :L

So I offered to beat him next time if he did not allow me to at least sell it off on ebay etc.

Fast forward to Sunday, this guy walks up to me and hands me a box. It has his Epic IG army in it. Most of it is painted. Most of it is Forge World. More then 150 pounds (about $285 USD). I could hear the little guys give a sigh of relief knowing they were not going to a dump.

Seems like he is done with Guard and wants to do Space Marines.  So I have taken on the task of selling off his guard army.

What really blew my mind was as others heard why he was giving me his guard army, two more people admited to tossing minis in the past. :o

I am just sick thinking about it.

What I wanted to know here is:

Do you know anyone who has done this in the past?

Do you?

Why would you rather toss then sell?



Anyway, let me know, because I just do not get it.

dafrca
Author:  Justiniel [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:16 pm ]
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Oh my God, the horror, the agony.
I don't know of anybody else that throws out Epic, though I'm sure people do.
I do know a guy that works down the council dump who is forever coming across brand new stuff (monopoly games, still in cellophane etc) all the time.
Complete madness.
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:34 pm ]
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I'm afraid my older cousin threw away his Epic Chaos army when he "grew up". I've tried to ask him about it several times but he can't find it in the attic so he assumes it has been thrown out. Horrible! IIRC the army contained some 6 Beetlebacks, countless spures of CSM, a bunch of Chaos Androids and Dreadnoughts, All the Daemon Primarchs, Greater and Lesser Daemons, 2 Lords of Battle, Daemon Engines and also quite a lot of Space Marine stuff. easily 20.000 points worth which I could have gotten for free but unfortunately he threw it out during my "Epic Blackout". :angry:  Apart from that he had a bunch of RPG stuff which is really OOP today among these an incredible Red Dragon of Krynn.
A shame... no, a DISGRACE! :O

Cheers! :)
Author:  Cuban Commissar [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 7:53 pm ]
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Some of us really hate ebay.

The act of selling can be more hassel than it's worth.  I sometimes feel that way.  I often don't through stuff away, but I have given lots away.  

I gave away two epic marines armies when I decided to make my marines more managable.  

Take Care
Author:  Legion 4 [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 8:02 pm ]
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"The Horror ... The Horror" ...  Col. Kurtz    Sell ... never throw out !  :o
Author:  Freshmetal [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 9:58 pm ]
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Hi,

I think I'll set up Freshmetal's Home for Retired Miniatures. A voluntary organisation that will put all unwanted minis to good use. :D

I'm so glad that I convinced my brother to keep all of his old SM1/2 era stuff rather than throw it out. I've got so many bitz from it.

Cheers,
Freshmetal
Author:  primarch [ Tue Sep 21, 2004 10:08 pm ]
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Hi!

He must have a sever mental problem...

..throw out epic stuff...

..you got to be INSANE! :)

Primarch
Author:  dafrca [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 12:54 am ]
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Quote (primarch @ 21 2004 Sep.,14:08)
Hi!

He must have a sever mental problem...

..throw out epic stuff...

..you got to be INSANE! :)

Primarch

It was so sad to hear, it was not just epic. One of the three  people told me a story about how he dropped his 15mm Soviet WWII tank box. Because he had not packed it with any kind of padding, the tanks shifted a lot, he hurt it. So rather then opening the box to see how bad it was, he tossed it into the trash and walked away mad.  :o   :oo   :{

To find three such people just blew my mind.

dafrca
Author:  penal battalion [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:26 am ]
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:o
'nuff said.
Author:  primarch [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:42 am ]
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Hi!

I STILL find it hard to beleive, you guys arent making this up are you? :;):

Why cant I know someone like that?

I'd constantly provoke anger fits so he'd throw stuff away...

..and I'd happen to pick them up..... :;): :D

Primarch
Author:  penal battalion [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 1:47 am ]
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They do exist P. Thats how I got half my eldar stuff thats getting turned in to Tau aux.He didn't want them and gave them to me rather than bin them. :D
Author:  Mojarn Piett [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 6:53 am ]
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I-DON'T-BELIEVE-MY-EYES!!!! God knows what these chowderheads have thrown away over the years. I don't know whether to yell in anger or cry.  :angry:  :{  ???

If I ever saw something like that I'd first rescue the army. Then I'd hang them by their balls. Absolute vandalism.
Author:  the_fifth_horseman [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 8:37 am ]
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Only case if I'd throw away a miniature would be that the model got so heavily damaged so its beyond any repair - might happen when I am cutting bitz for conversions, that some part or two are rendered useless chunks of plastic, or with some really bad spray paint/ paint remover accident.
But even then, I usually keep the bitz, for they might be a bit useful.
Author:  Warmaster Nice [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 10:05 am ]
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I've only ever thrown minis out when they are reduced below the size of a pin head! Seriously: I keep several Epic Heads in my bitz box!:O

Cheers! :)
Author:  Justiniel [ Wed Sep 22, 2004 11:25 am ]
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I'm so glad I'm not the only one :D
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