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I saw something on TMP that shocked me, it was a thread about how much people would be willing to pay for a 28mm figure.
I was amazed that many would only pay $1.00 for a 28mm metal figure.So, if you needed some 28mm figures, how much do you think is reasonable for general rank an file and how much for those one off super swanky nice figures?
[poll question=’How much for a regular 28mm figure’ answers=’up to £1.00, £1.01 to £1.50, £1.51 to £2.00, £2.01 to £2.50, £2.51 to £3.00, £3.00 plus’]
£1-1.50. I’m talking historicals here, because fantasy/sci fi figures have a stupidly inflated price all of their own.
I’m a cheap bastard, but to me these (£1.20 each)
Look better than these (£1.33 each)
While these (£1.10 each), are probably better than either. Dunno, because I haven’t seen them in the…flesh
Obvious contrarian and passive aggressive old prat, who is taken far too seriously by some and not seriously enough by others.
£1-1.50. I’m talking historicals here, because fantasy/sci fi figures have a stupidly inflated price all of their own.
Do you think that is because they expect to sell less so need to charge more to get their money back?
Or just because…?
Or something else?
Also, if you are willing to pay £2.50p for a 28mm figure (as at least five of you are) would you be willing to pay £1.25p for a 15mm figure?
I would.
I wonder if those who have less projects on the go as it were, would be willing to pay more, as overall they need less?
I only do skirmish gaming and a bit of what some people define as “skirmish plus” gaming (along the lines of Beyond the Gates of Antares) in 28mm, so rank-and-filers don’t exactly exist in my world.
However, I do sometimes use historical figures that are more-or-less intended/sold as rank-and-filers for skirmish gaming, and if we define that kind of figure as “a regular 28mm figure” like in the poll question, then I’d be prepared to shell out £2 if it’s of a quality equivalent to, say, Artizan, Front Rank or The Assault Group. To be clear, this is on the premise I don’t need an awful lot of them. 28mm massed battle wargaming “in the grand manner” is not for me – I couldn’t paint that many figures in that scale anyway.
For more “characterful”, skirmish-oriented historical figures (eg. pirates, cowboys, samurai, heroic-looking knights, Darkest Africa types, Back of Beyond types) and rank-and-file-type fantasticals (orcs, elves, space marines, whatever) of a similar quality I might go slightly higher, let’s say £2.50.
For “characterful fantasticals” I can go quite a bit higher. I just recently paid £4.50 a pop for some sci-fi gang members from Heresy and £4 a pop for some Urban Mammoth VASA troops (which I’ll use as Street Judge / Adeptus Arbites style cops to oppose the gangers). I got about 10-11 of each. It’s close to my pain threshold and I’m quite worried that I’ve been overspending lately (really, I lead a very modest and budget-minded life, and not by choice may I add), but I really, really wanted those figures.
For years now I’ve had a hankering to try one of the “boutique” games, possibly Alkemy or Bushido, or even Infinity (which is rather “post-boutique” in terms of popularity by this point, but still priced the same). We’re talking about human-sized 28mm figures priced at £7-10 here. Of course I wish they would be a lot cheaper, but I may still take the plunge as long as I can restrain myself to a fairly small number of figures. I see other people play these games, and you know what? They seem to be enjoying themselves! Besides, I already play Heavy Gear Blitz, for which a normal-sized mech costs around £5-6 (and I have to pay for shipping from the US to Sweden, and can’t save on shipping by ordering a lot at once as that would make the order susceptible to being hit with Swedish VAT and handling fees
), although to be fair a normal-sized HGB mech is a bit more substantial, in both bulk and complexity, than a 28mm human.Russ and Connie Dunaway may not exactly qualify as “one man in his shed,” but I don’t think it would be fair to describe them as “bringing your figures in from China by the container load,” either. In any case, they do manage to give a rather nice discount to folks who elect to buy into their ‘Old Glory Army’ program. Just sayin’.
Cheers,
Scott"Ventosa viri restabit." ~ Harry Field
Russ and Connie Dunaway may not exactly qualify as “one man in his shed,” but I don’t think it would be fair to describe them as “bringing your figures in from China by the container load,” either. In any case, they do manage to give a rather nice discount to folks who elect to buy into their ‘Old Glory Army’ program. Just sayin’.
Cheers, Scott And where do these people live, Scott, because I’ve never heard of them? But, just for argument’s sake lets assume they where to live in the USA and I live in the UK. The UK is the 8th most expensive country to live in on the planet while the USA is the 25th most expensive – source (random Google searches are credible sources right?) lol. Anyway my point is that just because the Dunaway’s are in a position to offer a discount it doesn’t mean everyone else is/was.
I can’t offer a discount, but here is some food for thought.
I can’t offer discount as I don’t do the casting myself.
If I did I could.Is the OG rrp inflated to take this loyalty discount into effect?
But also, don’t you have to buy the discount from OG?I don’t believe anyone is suggesting that all figure manufacturers should offer volume discounts, only that some manage to do so successfully without importing Chinese figures by the container load.
Russ and Connie Dunaway are the proprietors of Old Glory 25s, and they are indeed located in the USA. Membership in their ‘Old Glory Army’ program is entirely optional, however the fee of US$50 for a year-long subscription does entitle members to a 40% discount from the normal retail prices that I mentioned in post #34763 above. One would need to purchase at least 8 infantry packs in order to make the membership fee worthwhile. BTW, the company does not sell figures individually, but rather in packs of 30 infantry, 15 cavalry, etc., so there is some volume discount already built into the retail price for each pack.
A brief web search indicates that there has been a branch company in the UK since 1992 – Old Glory UK, operated by Andy Copestake. The web site currently offers Blue Moon “large 15mm” miniatures at a retail price of £0.40 per infantry figure (i.e., £12.00 for a pack of 30 figures). The site does not appear to have the ‘Old Glory Army’ discount, although there is a ‘6 packs for the price of five’ deal (16.66% discount), for shows and telephone orders.
Just as an aside, I am not affiliated in any way with Old Glory 25s, other than as a very satisfied customer.
Cheers,
Scott"Ventosa viri restabit." ~ Harry Field
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