Speed painting and Ebay. Excellent mix!

8/11/2011

So, the painting is coming along nicely. Its very obvious in speed-painting mode, but what can ya do? Details must be sacrificed for the good of many. Besides, I can always come back and touch things up (or strip them if need be). But even speed painting, I wouldn't let myself get super sloppy. To be honest, I'm actually doing a pretty good job with the paint jobs even with the fast pace. In less than 24 hrs, I'll likely have painted a Razorback and full 5-man terminator squad from scratch. Not bad in my opinion. ;)

In addition, I'm also throwing lots of things on Ebay tonight. There are quite a few things that I don't really need and you're more than welcome to bid if you so desire. However, the things I'm selling aren't really...Black Templars oriented (except for a Predator). Hence why I'm selling them. :D

8 Comments

Devjon link

8/11/2011 05:26:06 pm

Glad to hear that you do have enough to get there. I'm sure that you will do everything in your power to bring honor to the Chapter, hope to see you undefeated after the first day (at least).

Marshal Laeroth (Admin) link

8/11/2011 06:57:15 pm

To be honest, I'm more worried about Day One than I am about Day Two. By the second day, there won't be any of these random uncompetitive armies that just happen to be awesome against my list. The difficulty level is potentially much higher. Its a calculated risk on my part.

If I make it to Day Two undefeated, then I'm confident of my chances to win Nova Open. That isn't a knock against my potential opponents. However, by then, everyone's list should be something I have a good chance of beating (i.e. mechanization). Their tactical knowledge will be much higher than Day One, but at least I'll not have to worry about facing a weird list. ;)

Aengus

8/17/2011 12:41:03 pm

How did it turn out?

8/17/2011 09:07:44 pm

@ Aengus

How did what turn out? The Ebay auctions? Or the painting?

If the latter, then I'm not finished. Its going to be REAL close. Definitely starting to sweat a little bit. If I have a bunch of crap looking models just to finish them up, I will. Not wasting all that money for a tournament I can't play in because I'm not 3-color minimum. I'll just come back later to "finish" them. :P

If the former, actually, I'm pleasantly surprised. A few things may not sell, but the majority will. Up to about $150 total right now. And the Space Marine Veteran is sitting at a solid $35.00 just by himself. I'm super surprised about that one. Apparently its more rare than I thought. :O

8/18/2011 03:39:37 pm

Didn't do too bad at all on those Ebay auctions. Ended up with $214.59 on those 15 things. Everything sold, so that is awesome. Got way more than I thought I would, so that is awesome.

Especially this auction:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=300587868975&ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT

Special thanks to Algesan for the initial bids, really helped move things along. Was worried you'd get stuck with everything the first couple of days, but glad it didn't turn out that way. :)

Algesan link

8/18/2011 07:13:02 pm

I just lowballed you across the board with what I could justify with a hand wave to SWMBO. I was thinking about a much healthier bid on the Ultra looking squad, but I know who would have died to have them and they looked a bit too pretty for my six year old to wheedle me out of them to join the plastic army men in their box.

I actually have one I'm in a minor sweat over, but that is only because I've got a $250+ order to do next week and possibly a few $100 more the week after. It is at the minor stage because I can still cite the shoe and purse budgets...

8/18/2011 07:28:06 pm

Nevertheless, you helped the flow of my auctions. :)

You've got a few more auctions you're stuck in (the $250+ one)?

8/19/2011 01:03:35 am

Yep, got one more I'm being a bit more serious about plus the usual shotgun of low bids to see if I get lucky. The $250+ is an offer to my LGS; if they meet the Amazon price on some Dust Tactics stuff, I'll pay the sales tax to get them the profit. I'd have normally split it up into 2-3 purchases over a couple of months, but this gives them what is hopefully a large enough $$ profit in hand even if it is smaller by percentage.

Why waste my time with a shotgun of low ball bids? Well, I'll eventually have all the goodies I want way cheaper than the LGS can supply them. This year's loot includes: 2xImmolator/Rhino at less than $15 each (1xMM, 1xHB), 2xRhino/Razorback (1xHB, 1xLC, 1xWhirlwind) for less that $12 each, two sets of the AoBR Space Marines (not the Orks) including DNs & Terminators for $12.5 each. 1xLand Speeder for about $12 IIRC, plus several more I've forgotten what the price was on them, but not what I'd have paid if I was serious.

The downside? Post-FAQ, the price of everything BT has shot up, so it is not as easy as it was to get deals anymore.

Speed painting and Ebay. Excellent mix!

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