Oldhammer on easyliveauction

ManicMan

ManicMan

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Looking at my list of what Skaven models were made and what ones I don't have, I still can't bring myself to really pay £7 for a single mini I'm missing.. looking large lots, I mostly count them, divide the price by the number and see what that comes out as... But these descriptions and photos are.. far from great to be able to work it out.. but.. say the total is £700, If there is a min of 140 figures, that would be a price I'm happy to pay.. ideally not in one go cause that's alot to spend in one go and not knowing WHICH figures are there but still.. that works out as a good price..
 
Eric

Eric

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Well lot 241 with all the nice marines and guard went for £1200 (£1500 with fees) so tad more than I wanted to pay! However half the lot was stuff I didn't really know, but may have made it worth it for someone.

FWIW the 25.2% was the total fee. The auction house charged 18% and the rest was the easy live fee on top of that.
 
Citizen Sade

Citizen Sade

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I’ve seen stuff I’ve sold via Wessex Auction Rooms/Easy Live go on eBay shortly afterwards. Marked up by a pro-seller, ofc. Breaking up lots and offering at premium BIN prices in their shops, the sharks.
 
Eric

Eric

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At eBay BIN prices it was still a bargain. I'd roughly counted at least 140 decent marines and there were probably 2-4 dreads and other bits that were not clear. Then all the lead I know less about on the left. For me £500 was as high as I would go.

I did bid on Genestealer (and a couple of other lots), but whilst I'd like a copy I don't want to spend much despite it's apparent rarity and certainly not eBay prices. That went for £80 I think in the end.

Interesting stuff however, with the keeping the auction open until you have no further bids for a bit in an effort to stop sniping.

Still curious to know if that Imperial Guard plastic box set was full. Surprised there was no internal photo. That's certainly one thing they could do better, why have three of the same photographs?
 
Citizen Sade

Citizen Sade

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A mistake when uploading the listings perhaps?

In my experience, auction houses can be dreadful with their listings. Everything I’ve sold via Wessex Auction Rooms (WAR) has included a printed sheet with a contents breakdown. They’ve never used any or even included a photograph of them. It’s most odd.

WAR also have odd ideas about lots and I’ve had discussions with auctioneers about it. Their knowledge, to be fair, is unlikely to be as extensive as ours. The overall impression I get is that they want an easy life, minimal effort, to rattle through lots as fast as possible while trousering a healthy commission from both buyer and seller. It seems to work as they get decent prices and rarely have unsold lots.
 
Eric

Eric

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Well I picked up my winnings today. I think from my brief count it's about 70 minis, about 41 orcs and 7 or so grechin. Then 7 old terminators and 15 classic ones. Granted given train prices in London it probably cost me more to collect that to have posted, but hey ho... Now of course I'm trying to remember if I have a spare exo armour arm at home? I think I might have one other armless one actually, but which arm I have no idea! I fear my Imperial fists are going to be very heavy on their first company ... still I always liked terminators!

The auction house (London Auctions) was a temple to junk, crazy place piled high with all sorts of stuff. Still wondering when we'll see all the stuff from the big lots on ebay! Although you never know maybe it was bought by a fan, I'd have probably kept a good 80% of it myself.

For future reference for anyone else the total percentage extra on the hammer price was "just" the 22.5%. The confusion (at least for me) comes because their normal percentage is 18%+VAT but they have to pay a little to the online platform, so it ends up being 22.5%. I think given they say look at the T&C it would have been worth clarifying that myself.
 
ManicMan

ManicMan

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they estimate only £40 for that? damn.. Don't use easyliveauction myself..
and yep, looks like it.. Jacsen and Kemmler..
 
Eric

Eric

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Remember you have about +25% on top of whatever the hammer price, then shipping on top of that. So even if it sold for £40 it'll probably cost you £60 by the time you get it.
 
dazza36

dazza36

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Eric said:
Remember you have about +25% on top of whatever the hammer price, then shipping on top of that. So even if it sold for £40 it'll probably cost you £60 by the time you get it.
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Yes there are other costs to take into account but when you think how much those 2 model alone fetch it might be worth a punt. Especially considering the poor photos and chance there might be even more lovely models in there. If I could see a Gimbrin Finehelm then I'd definitely by bidding :lol: :lol: :lol:
 
ManicMan

ManicMan

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yeah, but the £60 is still fine ^_^ but yeah. Not as bad as that old con-job auction site where you pay for each bid you make even if you lose,
 
Citizen Sade

Citizen Sade

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In my experience, such auction estimates are generally ridiculously low. Certainly, all my lots have gone for multiples of them.

You’re competing with a global audience & lot breakers are wise to auction opportunities. Real bargains are likely to be few & far between.
 
ManicMan

ManicMan

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yeah ^_^ that is bit high p&p but still.. anyway, I would be more interested when a local auction house does some.. It has done the off bit of interest.. not that the fact it's basically owned and run by a cousins side of the family ^_^

I'm always surprised when you still find the odd bargain on eBay.. been well over 10 years that eBay became mostly overpriced..
 
Eric

Eric

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dazza36 said:
Have checked on P&P and quoted £25 !!
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Ouch! That seems a bit steep, I'd assumed maybe £10-12. Even a 10kg medium parcel is £7 via Royal Mail Tracked48, £18 for a box, bubblewrap and a couple of minutes seems a little much!
 
dazza36

dazza36

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Eric said:
Ouch! That seems a bit steep, I'd assumed maybe £10-12. Even a 10kg medium parcel is £7 via Royal Mail Tracked48, £18 for a box, bubblewrap and a couple of minutes seems a little much!
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Yes I thought so myself.

I've placed a bid but think I will get blown out of the water. Every time I've used this site the winning bid has always been way higher than I would ever go. I imagine it's people with ebay shops looking to buy bulk and then sell on.
 
Eric

Eric

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Yeah, I'm always surprised at what things end up going for. I was quite lucky to get the Eldar and Orks & Terminators at an an okay price, more than I wanted however, but I got massively outbid on everything else I've shown an interest in. I think you're right that it's ebay shops buying them up.
 
ManicMan

ManicMan

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bit like kickstarters... alot of the 'supporters' are doing it for eBay profit.. not that is necessary a bad thing for the KS runner.
 
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