Standard used goods percent?

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Gloryofdawn ( 8 )
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Standard used goods percent?

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I'm looking to post my Warriors of Chaos and Legion of Everblight up here. I prefer to get Lizardmen in a trade, but am open to selling as well. My question is, what is the standard percent at which selling is deemed appropriate? In my trading circle at my game store, we usually do 75% of store value when selling to each other, but I am unsure if that's considered hefty or not here. Please respond ASAP; I'd like to get these guys posted soon. Please and thank you.
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Re: Standard used goods percent?

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Generally people look to get their used models around 35-40% off retail price. Since most people know of websites where they can get new for 25-30% off retail for brand new stuff.
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Re: Standard used goods percent?

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tordeck wrote:Generally people look to get their used models around 35-40% off retail price. Since most people know of websites where they can get new for 25-30% off retail for brand new stuff.
To add onto what Tordeck says (which he explained quite well), condition, whether they are new models or oop models and of course if they are bare, primed, painted or really badly coated by a 5 year old with a 9" brush can really hinder or help the value of the models. For example, a unit that is poorly put together, glue coming out of the wazoo, and painted with thick thick enamel layers and then coated with varnish will have a much lower value than a unit of models that are well assembled with no over glue and bare plastic.

Most of the time it's your judgement (and your trading partner's) that evaluates what a model is worth. However, Tordeck is right about people usually looking for 35-40%, obviously the better priced, the faster it will sell.
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Re: Standard used goods percent?

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All right, thanks a bunch, guys. I appreciate the help.
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