Hey NavySeal,
I have done the same thing. I am kind of a piece junkie so when new editions come out, I often buy several copies for all the pieces. Of course, then I end up with too many of certain things. Even with the unit sculpts. I will want a lot of infantry, tanks, artillery, planes, etc. but not so much with capital ships, even for US and Japan.
So, I count out what I want to keep for my own games and put the rest on eBay. Sometimes I might lump all the extras in a big lot or make up a bunch of little sets. There are guys out there that are even worse piece junkies than I am and my game pieces pretty much always sell.
As for the extra game boards, instruction books, cardboard accessories and dice, you can put them on eBay as well. Some guys out there have a lot of playing pieces but perhaps missed out on whatever game you are offering, or just don’t want to go out and buy a new one. I found the best way to ship these, especially with the game board, is to use a USPS Large Game Board Flat Rate Box. You can put all the game accessories in one of these along with some packing material to fill in the extra space and the USPS will ship it anywhere as long as it doesn’t weigh over 70 pounds. For shipping within the US, I think it costs $16.95. You should check usps.com to be sure. I don’t know about international shipping because I only ship within the US.
The MOST important part is to price these items to sell. Start low and take the shipping cost into account. If you start out with too high a price, you won’t get any bids and will be stuck with them. Even if your starting price isn’t too high, remember they will have to also pay shipping. So start low. You are probably not going to get what you paid. The object here is to at least make a little money back on your investment and provide some gaming materials to someone that can use them. Even if you just get the lowest bid, at least you get that amount for yourself and you get rid of the excess pieces.
Another option is to offer free shipping which can draw more looks at your items, but then you have to either start your bidding price to include the shipping costs or take a loss with the shipping charges.
Good luck.
Purchasing components separately ¿what do I need?
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Cheers,
I’m planning on ‘building’ both the AA40P and AA40E in order to have the chance of playing the Global version. But since I already have a lot of chips and units from both AA50 and AA Revised, I thought I could probably by the parts and components I’m missing separately and save a few bucks (I’ve noticed AA40 E and P are quite expensive).So, I wonder if some of you could help me out making a shopping list of what I need
What I have:
grey and red chips
USSR, USA, UK, GER, Italy and China units from both AA50 and AAR
DiceWhat I think I need:
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Both Maps (obviously)
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All French and AZNAC armies
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Then I need the new units:
Tactical bombers and Mech Infantry for the normal 6 powers.
Question here: how many tactical bombers and mech.inf. units do I need for each nation? (I already have a bunch of Stukas coming from AAR, so I guess I don’t need any new one for Germany).-
Naval&Air base tokens.
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Do you think I will need more grey&red chips? more units like tanks, fighters or whatever?
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Do I need more monopoly-money?
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Battle & Deployment charts: should I buy them or can I download and print them (where can I down load them?).
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Manuals (are pdf available?)
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Am I forgeting something :?
thanks so much! :-D
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Why not buy both games? They only cost $120 in total if you find the correct online site.
Alternatively, you can go to historicalboardgaming.com which sells individual pieces. I doubt, however, that you’ll be able to get the 2 maps without buying the games.
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I regularly see sellers on ebay selling the boxes along with the maps and air base naval base/ IC sheets. Seem to sell for around $30 when bids are final. Historicalboardgames.com should be able to hook you up with the rest of the stuff you need.
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I regularly see sellers on ebay selling the boxes along with the maps and air base naval base/ IC sheets. Seem to sell for around $30 when bids are final. Historicalboardgames.com should be able to hook you up with the rest of the stuff you need.
Ebay is the way to go. I’ve also seen the same thing. Just search Axis and Allies Pacific 1940 / Europe 1940
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Step 1: Sell your AA50 for $300+ on eBay
Step 2: Buy Europe + Pacific 1940 $120 @ coolstuffinc.com
Step 3: Print the AA50 board by Imperious Leader on nice heavy vinyl (~$80+)
Step 4: Lol maniacally @ your own pure genius (well, mine).
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Step 1: Sell your AA50 for $300+ on eBay
Step 2: Buy Europe + Pacific 1940 $120 @ coolstuffinc.com
Step 3: Print the AA50 board by Imperious Leader on nice heavy vinyl (~$80+)
Step 4: Lol maniacally @ your own pure genius (well, mine).
Also a good suggestion.
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Step 1: Sell your AA50 for $300+ on eBay
Step 2: Buy Europe + Pacific 1940 $120 @ coolstuffinc.com
Step 3: Print the AA50 board by Imperious Leader on nice heavy vinyl (~$80+)
Step 4: Lol maniacally @ your own pure genius (well, mine).
Freaking priceless. You, sir, are my hero!
good karma for you! -
I’m looking to do the same thing as Bishop. I already got the boards, boxes, bases, etc, now I’m just looking to fill out the pieces. I have two sets of Spring 42 pieces and a set of Italian pieces, and an old set to use for China, so I need french and anzac pieces, and tac. bombers and mech. inf.
Nobody really answered the part in Bishop’s question about how many mech. inf. and tac. bombers each country needs. I was sort of wondering the same thing. Does the US and UK need 12 of each? Could they get by with using like 9 each, maybe even less? I’m not opposed to using chips so that’s not an issue.
Maybe the better question is are they really needed? I can see where mechs would help getting to the front line quicker with the added territories, but am I killing the game by not having tacs?
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Glad I could be of service Bishop =)
@Col.:
I’m looking to do the same thing as Bishop. I already got the boards, boxes, bases, etc, now I’m just looking to fill out the pieces. I have two sets of Spring 42 pieces and a set of Italian pieces, and an old set to use for China, so I need french and anzac pieces, and tac. bombers and mech. inf.
Nobody really answered the part in Bishop’s question about how many mech. inf. and tac. bombers each country needs. I was sort of wondering the same thing. Does the US and UK need 12 of each? Could they get by with using like 9 each, maybe even less? I’m not opposed to using chips so that’s not an issue.
Maybe the better question is are they really needed? I can see where mechs would help getting to the front line quicker with the added territories, but am I killing the game by not having tacs?
You need tacs for each country, and in my opinion more units is better than not enough. I’m not at home so I can’t count the pieces but I believe from counting before that there’s between 6-10 each of mech and tacs. It really sucks running out so buy on the higher side to be safe.
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