...so I was perusing Craigslist a few weeks ago looking for deals when I came across this ad:
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I emailed the seller and asked for a list of what was included, and got the following reply:
1 orc warboss
1 orc army standard
1 orc boar chariot
3 night goblin fanatics
20 night goblins
20 black orcs
35 black orc warriors
10 forest goblin spider riders
Okay, so after searching around a bit, it appears it's this army box from a few years ago. $75 isn't a bad price if everything is in good shape, and I haven't resolved my "haggling phase" yet. I email the guy and tell him that I'm interested, and ask if everything is complete. He replied:
"yes all of the pieces are there and I'm also throwing in my warhammer starter set thats goblins vs dwarves for free"
I told him I'd like to take a look at it, and tried to set up a time to check it out. This started a two-week-long wild goose chase - it soon became obvious that I was dealing with a teenage kid, and apparently I got the only one on the planet who goes days at a time without checking his email. He was trying to co-ordinate any potential meeting times with his Mom, who would have to give him a ride. I eventually cut out the middle man and offered to meet Mom at her workplace, which wasn't too far away. After killing three hours after my shift one day (when I would usually be home sleeping) so I could meet at a time that was convenient for her, I showed up and she had forgotten to bring anything with her. I almost gave up then, but she mentioned that it was "... a whole bunch of stuff, a few big boxes". Something told me to give it one more shot. I finally managed to meet with her a couple of days later.
I didn't haggle. I gave her the money, threw the stuff in my truck and drove away.
It was a trash bag full of Fantasy & 40K.
The bag was full of scattered sprues and flattened boxes, so it took me a while to sort through everything and figure out what was all there - here's the final tally:
The Orcs & Goblins Army that was originally mentioned in the ad - one model has been assembled & partially painted, everything else is still on the sprues. (I prefer items to be unpainted when I'm buying used).
A complete Battle for Skull Pass starter set. Models have been built & primed black, but not painted. Has all the templates, books, dice, etc.
A Battle for Macragge starter set - it's missing the bottom half of the cardboard box, and the marines & a large terrain piece have been poorly painted, but it's all there.
A Space Marine Commander box. He's been painted, but nothing a bath in some Simple Green won't fix. All the parts sprues appear intact.
A Space Marine Assault Squad box. Mostly unbuilt (I think a few of the legs have been glued to the torsos, but that's about it).
A copy of the "How to Make Wargames Terrain" book.
A set of Warhammer counters (I have the one that's missing in the above pic, I just misplaced it on my desk somewhere)...
A giant container of flocking, and, dumping out the dregs in the bottom of the box...
...a random assortment of 12mm cowboys, indians & horsies, and ...an eyeliner pencil? (Maybe he was a cowboy / goth kid, or something?)
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