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.
Please post when (and only when) you finally get your AAE40 home.
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Got mine today from FMG! Houston TX (Central USA). LOVE IT! Can’t wait to get home and play it!
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got mine yesterday for my Birthday. Troy Michigan, Central United States
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Got mine August 30th
Coolstuff
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I got mine on 8/27 from a local game store in the Kansas City area. It was 3 days late because the truck from the distributor had a wreck resulting in who knows how many AAE40 casualties. The shop ended up with three copies and I was luck enough to get one. WOO HOO!
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Got mine on 8/26(Buffalo,NY) from coolstuffinc. However I am missing all of the Italian units. Still waiting to play as the group doesn’t meet again till the end of September.
PS I still can’t see the color difference between the Italians and the Russians. Except that the Russian were actually included.
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Got mine on 8/26(Buffalo,NY) from coolstuffinc. However I am missing all of the Italian units. Still waiting to play as the group doesn’t meet again till the end of September.
PS I still can’t see the color difference between the Italians and the Russians. Except that the Russian were actually included.
Are you sure you didn’t dump your Italian units into the Russian box? :lol:
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Got mine 9/2/2010. Bought in ‘lapcra’ (a Barcelona’s shop). Sent to Sevilla and received here :-D
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Got mine 9/2/2010. Bought in ‘lapcra’ (a Barcelona’s shop). Sent to Sevilla and received here :-D
Heyyy! Congratulations and welcome to the club! Now fix your module! :wink:
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All you folks who ordered from CoolStuffInc.com, did they give you free shipping since your order was over $40.00?
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@Dr.:
All you folks who ordered from CoolStuffInc.com, did they give you free shipping since your order was over $40.00?
No, normally their policy is over $100. Maybe they lower the threshhold sometimes like Amazon?
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Picked it up today, played (and finished) global today. :-D
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My copie arrived Saturday morning 04.09.10 in Zirndorf/Germany
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i got mine on august 25! i was stunned about it, because i didnt believe that in germany they would deliver it this quickly!
besides, this game rules! :-D
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Hi all,
Got mine on Aug 24, 2010, I am from Québec city, Québec, and bought it at my preferred LGS.
Played one Global so far, the Axis won. ( but it was a trial game, to get things iron out )
Cheers
J. 8-)
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Hi all,
Got mine on Aug 24, 2010, I am from Québec city, Québec, and bought it at my preferred LGS.
Played one Global so far, the Axis won. ( but it was a trial game, to get things iron out )
Cheers
J. 8-)
Well, the Canadian capital is in Ontario, but the factory is in Quebec, so you should be proud of that. However, the Maritaime provinces have the naval base. The only Canadians who aren’t represented well are BC, Yukon, and Manitoba/Alberta/Saskatchewan
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Sorry I’m a little late. Didn’t notice this thread earlier.
I preordered 2 copies from FMG, one in May and one last October. Both arrived Aug 27.
Played 2 games of Europe; Game 1 went 16 rounds and Allies won. Game 2 went 8 rounds and Axis won. Getting ready to try out my first Global game.
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I got mine today from an eBay retailer. Product + shipping cost U.S. $78.00 total.
Is that about what everyone else paid from coolstuffinc.com?
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