Levi, Does Dragon's Keep have any copies in stock?
On Sep 8, 7:23 pm, DKeep <[email protected]> wrote: > Ken, > > I spoke with GW today. Dragon's Keep is a partner ship store for > Utah. He clearly stated that they are sold out of Space Hulk and > there are no current plans for another print or edition. As for what > that means for its price or value I have no comment. There are many > businesses that way over bought on this game only to inflate the price > and sell over time on Ebay etc. So I doubt that the game will inflate > significantly. It is my experience that while the game may possible > increase in value it will not become something of significant value. > There is little inherent value and it is just not rare enough. But > who knows I could be wrong. My two cents. > > Levi Jensen > > On Sep 8, 5:56 pm, Kenneth Li <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Yep, agree with you on the lame part, as 10 years ago, GW is still pretty > > awesome, but since then, they have grown into somewhat of a miniature game > > giant, or they have the mentality of such an entity (being high up and do > > things their own way etc), but without the behavior of such (supporting the > > gamers that made them into what they are today...) > > > Anyway, that is why I am confused about (rumors of the Space Hulk copies > > being printed), Players on BGG is hyping about how great it is, and how it > > is worth it (consider the price they pay etc), also, on that it is already > > out-of-print, and will be their college fund for kids etc... But all this is > > without facts. > > > Currently, I can see BGR online copies being sold out (being priced at $80, > > who can resist). And England GW online store being sold out (as GW > > advertise), but you can still order a copy in GW US. So there is no facts on > > the number of copies being sold etc, and how many is in the stores etc. > > > So, my question remains open: How long will it take for Space Hulk to sell > > out, and then is there more copies coming? > > > I guess, GW want you to think that copies are extremely limited, so it will > > sell out faster, and the fan boys will always say it is already Out of > > Print, so all the copies they grab will have some value in the near future. > > But is that real? Is it such an easy gold mine? Just get a couple of copies > > and sitting on it will make you rich beyond all imagination? > > > I don't know... Let see how long it will take GW US to sell out? > > > BTW, just some interesting tidbits, plastic molding (which is used by all > > the plastic miniatures in current edition of SH) is totally different than > > white metal molding (used to produce all the metal miniatures), while in > > metal molding, the mold that make the miniatures have quite a limited use, > > thus after certain castings (I think in 10 of thousands), the mold will be > > useless. But in plastic molding, the mold used to produce the plastic > > miniatures is virtually indestructible, I mean it can last a long time > > (explains all those plastic model kits for model building, are still in > > production after like 20 to 30 years). But then set up cost of such a > > plastic mold is in the 10 of thousands dollars. While the production cost > > (producing each spruces) is virtually very little. > > > Thus the question is why produce 10 thousand copies, when the production > > cost of 100 thousand copies is just like 2 to 3 times more? > > > Anyway, just to stir up the rumor pot :) > > > Maybe we can set up a bet on when SH will be sold out? > > > --- Ken --- > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 5:18 PM, Mark Crane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well, I agree that Games Workshop is pretty lame. They remind me of > > > Microsoft in many ways, and obviously consider games primarily as > > > marketing channels through which miniatures can be sold. I wish some > > > of their better games were still around, like Man O' War, as it looks > > > great. There have also been rumors that they have printed 20,000 > > > copies of this and that subsequent waves will arrive once the first > > > batch runs out. > > > > On Sep 8, 11:26 am, Kenneth Li <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Well, Ignoring my advice is a good move, as I say before, I may be wrong > > > and > > > > judging from the frenzy on Space Hulk, $80 for a copy at BGR is quite a > > > good > > > > investment. > > > > > Warhammer Fantasy and 40K have quite a following, and although it is not > > > my > > > > life style, or it is my view of Games Workshop as a money grabbing > > > machine, > > > > just like Magic TG, Space Hulk will still sell and the game is still > > > going > > > > to worth something if you want to trade or sell it away. > > > > > As I say before, don't let my issue with GW steer you away. If you have > > > the > > > > cash and money to spend, feel free to buy the game and try it out. You > > > can > > > > still sell it if you don't like it (the current frenzy), even if you > > > > like > > > it > > > > and don't think Space Hulk is worth the price, you can still buy it and > > > sell > > > > it later trying to make a profit. It is all your call and it is your > > > money > > > > too :) > > > > > I am just trying to vent on GW, after investing some money (quite an > > > amount) > > > > in it on 40K and Fantasy stuff and the recent online policy, their > > > general > > > > policy and their un support of good games like Warmaster, Battle of the > > > Five > > > > Armies, Man O War, Warhammer Quest, Blood Bowl etc. And continue of > > > support > > > > of 40K and Fantasy, because they are not good games, but the miniatures > > > that > > > > they need gain them money etc. GW's policy suck, and GW's recent issue > > > and > > > > policy suck big time also... > > > > > --- Ken --- > > > > > On Tue, Sep 8, 2009 at 11:08 AM, Mark Crane <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > Even though ignoring Ken's advice was incredibly painful, I ended up > > > > > buying a copy of the special edition on Monday. I suppose if my kids > > > > > don't like it I can always sell the figures separately on Ebay to > > > > > brainwashed Warhammer players and make a tidy profit. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "utah county boardgamers association" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/ucboardgamers?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
