Too expensive???

[BarFunklE]

hey!

i was just thinking wot every1 else thought about the prices of 40K?

i mean... it is A LOT of fun and such... but is AUD $50 too much cash to pay for 12-20 little plastic men??

don't get angry and start bagging me out and saying "DIE NOOB!!!"... its just i have no income and wanted to know wot the other 40K fans think about their money...

[The Emperors Champion]

Yeah I agree it's to expensive for the models. Then I have to buy a chapter upgrade. Will the world ever stop plotting against me

[Zemaphore]

yeah, it costs wayyyy too much, but it's the hobby i've chosen, and i'm not gonna do myself less by not buying it once in a while!

[Cannibal_Corpse_Fan]

This hobby is cheaper then being a guitarist with GAS(Guitar Acquisition Syndrome) like me.

[Andusciassus]

I think it all comes down to what you compare it to.
If I decide to go out on the pub one night (albeit Sweden is quite expensive) all I get is a hangover, a few foggy memories and some angst. Instead I could have bought me a couple of GW-boxes and been busy forr a couple of weeks.
My friend's hobby is not GW-related. He drives around on his jetski, imagine the ammount of minis he could have bougth for that kind of money. Then there are quite a few golfers among my friends, and don't even get me started on the kind of money those guys spend on their hobby.
Not even videogames do (IMHO) stand a chance when comparing. A game that lasts six hours cost 600SEK, once again the same price as two boxed sets.

So, sure if you decide to have a hobby involving buying things it'll cost you some money, but I don't think the GW-goods are even close to the really expensive stuff.

I think it's the fact many people who do not play/collect GW-stuff can't understand it that makes it seem expensive.
"Soooo much money, for some small pieces of plastic??" that's just plain ignorance.
When ever someone says the same about...say ice-hockey-equipment, they are considered just ignorant as "everybody" knows there's more to those pieces of plastic than meets the eye. Just like minis

[Zemaphore]

Originally Posted by Andusciassus

I think it all comes down to what you compare it to.
If I decide to go out on the pub one night (albeit Sweden is quite expensive) all I get is a hangover, a few foggy memories and some angst. Instead I could have bought me a couple of GW-boxes and been busy forr a couple of weeks.

this surprised me when i visited norway, the high prices on food and the, frankly, humongous on alcohol!

is WH more expensive there too?

[The Paint Monkey]

You pay for stuff with SEKs? Cool.

Yeah, GW is expensive but compared to almost any other hobby it's on par. I spend $100s (not SEKs, sadly) on my motorbike. I'd also SCUBA more if it were cheaper and how much does an X-box set you back these days. Even new paperbacks are expensive. It's good that things are expensive- I'd get no study done otherwise.



just a note- we're nice enough not to bag you for being a noob but we will bag you for net-speak and poor grammar and spelling.

[Andusciassus]

Originally Posted by The Paint Monkey

You pay for stuff with SEKs? Cool.

Seriously, you've never heard of "the Swedish sin?" I thought it was quite famous.
And no...I'm not looking forward paying my carmechanic with SEKs... it really makes me long for Euros.