Mini and Money Issues
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Roger Bunting
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You\'re one of us now, Gussy. The little people call to us, we have to buy them.
Shawn R. L.
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One word for cheap mini people - Ebay.
War Griffon
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Its an adiction I don\'t mind having, I don\'t smoke and I don\'t drink a great deal so why shouldn\'t I spend my hard earned dosh on something I enjoy as a hobby 
wiccanpony
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:wow: at least $25 a month.... now if people would stop cranking out lovely new ones that I just have to have..perhaps that amount would go down. mean while the pile of unpainted minis grows.
mean while the pile of unpainted minis grows.I\'m with Wiccan...bout $25ish....I\'m about to have to get a whole closet in my house dedicated to my unpainted lead because my wife is none-so-happy with the fact that my pile is beginning to dominate our bedroom closet. It\'s a sickness. We need a group.
...wait....we are a group I suppose. lol
...wait....we are a group I suppose. lol
Hands of blue
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I\'d say about 200€ but I usually sell even more so the correct answer would be 0€ or a negative number. And still the little people are taking over my room. :evil:
Gilvan Blight
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Back when I first got into the hobby it was pretty much about $30 a week.
I quit for an extended period and then jumped back in at about $50 a week as the new plastic regiment sets were new and much cooler then the cookie cutter guys I had from the past.
At one point I looked at the 5000 to 10000 unpainted minis I have and decided I don\'t need anymore. It\'s been probably a year since I bought new ones. Now I get new minis through the ever cool Mini Exchange program Zapotek is running.
I quit for an extended period and then jumped back in at about $50 a week as the new plastic regiment sets were new and much cooler then the cookie cutter guys I had from the past.
At one point I looked at the 5000 to 10000 unpainted minis I have and decided I don\'t need anymore. It\'s been probably a year since I bought new ones. Now I get new minis through the ever cool Mini Exchange program Zapotek is running.
Amazon warrior
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H\'mmm. Around $50+ a month, on average. However, this is a fairly recent phenomenon (last 6 months or so), brought about by a number of factors, to whit: a new, decently paid job, a settled(ish) lifestyle for the first time in three years, awesome sales of Rackham minis I had to have before they vanished, two very good, very close LGSs stocking an excellent variety of old and new minis... I could go on! I use pretty much the same reasoning as War Griffon, too. I save money by not turning my lungs into tar or spending my whole weekend puking into gutters, I have to spend that excess cash somehow! lol
Previously, even if I really wanted something, I\'d have to budget for it a bit because I was poor, or I wouldn\'t buy it because I knew I\'d be moving house/country soon, which really limits your carrying capacity for extraneous stuff. When you\'ve been living out of two suitcases for a while, minis are pretty extraneous. I am enjoying my new-found purchasing freedom, but I think I\'m going to cut back a fair bit now, I\'ve got plenty to keep me busy, and sod-all time to do anything much at the moment.
However, this is a fairly recent phenomenon (last 6 months or so), brought about by a number of factors, to whit: a new, decently paid job, a settled(ish) lifestyle for the first time in three years, awesome sales of Rackham minis I had to have before they vanished, two very good, very close LGSs stocking an excellent variety of old and new minis... I could go on! I use pretty much the same reasoning as War Griffon, too. I save money by not turning my lungs into tar or spending my whole weekend puking into gutters, I have to spend that excess cash somehow! lolPreviously, even if I really wanted something, I\'d have to budget for it a bit because I was poor, or I wouldn\'t buy it because I knew I\'d be moving house/country soon, which really limits your carrying capacity for extraneous stuff. When you\'ve been living out of two suitcases for a while, minis are pretty extraneous. I am enjoying my new-found purchasing freedom, but I think I\'m going to cut back a fair bit now, I\'ve got plenty to keep me busy, and sod-all time to do anything much at the moment.
veggiemanuk
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On a bit of a break at the moment but when GW start releasing Armies I like I tend to buy everything in the range. Otherwise its a box here or a blister there or two or three.......
Usualy its about £30-£60 sometimes more than £150 depending on what GW is luring me with.
Usualy its about £30-£60 sometimes more than £150 depending on what GW is luring me with.
lizcam
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See I have a problem here. Am I suposed to answer what I spend on mini stuff or what we spend as a house hold. Because I tend to spend $20-$30 max a month and only in odd months. It averages out to about $10 a month.
My husband has got us close to bankrupcy buying minis on Ebay. I\'d imagine he\'s averaging about $300 a month right now and he can\'t even see to use them or paint them. It\'s been a REALLY big problem. It also means if I don\'t mind painting all old Ral Partha stuff the way HE wants it painted (for gaming use only) I will never have to buy another mini in my life EVER.
Every marraige has it\'s issues.
My husband has got us close to bankrupcy buying minis on Ebay. I\'d imagine he\'s averaging about $300 a month right now and he can\'t even see to use them or paint them. It\'s been a REALLY big problem.
It also means if I don\'t mind painting all old Ral Partha stuff the way HE wants it painted (for gaming use only) I will never have to buy another mini in my life EVER.Every marraige has it\'s issues.
fieldarchy
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Honestly I can say $5 a month unless you want me to include the money I pay for postage to my clients
War Griffon
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I don\'t do commission work so every thing I buy is for me
If I go a month or two without buying any thing then stand by for some really bad weather lollol but then again I did go 4 months recently without buying anything but that was because I was away at sea
If I go a month or two without buying any thing then stand by for some really bad weather lollol but then again I did go 4 months recently without buying anything but that was because I was away at sea
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Shadzar
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oh less than $10. i have plenty left over from my defunct retail bit a while back so jsut mostly trade what i have for newer stuff i want. meaning i make others spend money. of course they spend less than GW retail for the things they want.
and i wont try calculating leftover stock over time to see how much it is monthly, sorry.
and i wont try calculating leftover stock over time to see how much it is monthly, sorry.
generulpoleaxe
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good answer matty
Originally posted by lizcam
See I have a problem here. Am I suposed to answer what I spend on mini stuff or what we spend as a house hold. Because I tend to spend $20-$30 max a month and only in odd months. It averages out to about $10 a month.
My husband has got us close to bankrupcy buying minis on Ebay. I\'d imagine he\'s averaging about $300 a month right now and he can\'t even see to use them or paint them. It\'s been a REALLY big problem.
Every marraige has it\'s issues.
I was into model/fashion photography that cost nothing with my wife told me to switch to another hobby.
fieldarchy
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But I don\'t spend money on things for myself usually . . . I will be dropping about $200 for my GW models I plan to paint for GD Baltimore though. That\'s just for me. But I can claim it as a business expense
