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Count Belisarius wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:37 pm Macrame? What scale?
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Donald, the problem is that you're tight and you only ever buy what you need. If you were more like the rest of us, except Simon, you'd buy lots of stuff you don't need so that, in the fullness of time, you'll need what you didn't need and will, by default, have paid less. Simples.

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Count Belisarius wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:37 pm Macrame? What scale?

i thought Macrame were a type of Scottish noodles
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This hobby is not costly compared to golf, yachting, football, and eating out.
This hobby has a vibrant secondhand market and we gamers love bargains.
I have never knowingly sold any of my hobby stuff for less than I paid for it :)


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Well said Willz. I'm voting for you at the next election.
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Willz the Wargamer wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:59 pm This hobby is not costly compared to golf, yachting, football, and eating out.
This hobby has a vibrant secondhand market and we gamers love bargains.
I have never knowingly sold any of my hobby stuff for less than I paid for it :)


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Essex Boy wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:17 pm
Willz the Wargamer wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 1:59 pm This hobby is not costly compared to golf, yachting, football, and eating out.
This hobby has a vibrant secondhand market and we gamers love bargains.
I have never knowingly sold any of my hobby stuff for less than I paid for it :)


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I have never knowingly sold my stuff for anything like what I paid for it.
Ah Iain I'm a tight wad :-D

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A "vibrant second hand market" here in OZ means Ebay. Enough said?

I certainly have a number of "complete" (whatever that means) armies from a variety of periods. Plenty of gaming possibilities. Possibly too many.
There are a number of renovation projects needed - everything from re-basing to figure stripping, so I'm not starved of activity.
I also will be continuing buying a handful of figures, the odd unit here & there.

But I don't see myself starting & completing any more 200-300 figure new armies.

This BTW is not a cry for financial help. Though if anyone wants to send me a care-package full of mushy peas, scotch eggs, lorne sausage, wine gums & curlywurleys & Stornoway haggis, feel free. No marmite though.

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ochoin wrote: Thu Mar 21, 2024 10:27 am No marmite though.
Or there would be late-night visits from the VMA (Vegemite Manufacturers Association).
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As for the rest of that list, the Baroness (like all good Weegies) keeps such items under lock and key and only distributes them to us on special occasions.....
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Count Belisarius wrote: Wed Mar 20, 2024 12:37 pm Macrame?
Are they related to the MacRaffias at all?
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You're an honnorary Yorkshireman Donald! These wargames figures are too much brass by half!

I've been buying more plastics recently. I've vastly less money since the family appeared, house, 2 cars etc. Not to mention even less time that I have money. I've been known to try and buy my turn out of bath and bed night so I can paint figures 😔

I try to look at the positives of less butterflying and focussing on a period or game.
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