Katarn07 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Yes. The ones you bought are commons and uncommons. Cool pieces for the most part worth only what you paid for them. The rares and very rares are those really expensive ones. In one booster, you're guaranteed that ratio you listed. There's a 1 in 3 chance that the rare inside your booster will be a very rare (this is why you're better off going with cases; four very rares and eight rares in a case of 12; 2 very rares and 4 rares in a case of 6). Info on the rarity of these new 'Huge' pieces is limited. I'm hoping that it's possible to get a very rare Huge and still get a rare or very rare normal piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daring dueler Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 I have not really bought cases or anything, i was just lucky with the boosters i got. Clone strike actually is not sellign well around here, most stores that carry them always seem to have a pretty good stock, but rebel Strike is totally gone, i bought the last 5 packs i saw... Havent seen any since. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Well, ill keep looking around to find the best prices and things. Should get my order on Tuesday or perhaps even Monday. I also know a few sort of hobby shops/collecting/toy shops near me so ill check them for SW Mini's. I'm also contemplating the mini Lightsabers or Obi-Wan stuff in general Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 There are tons of Obi minis if you just wanna go after those. There's one in the Rebel Storm set. I bought mine on eBay for $30 with shipping. Pretty steep, but I really wanted him There is also General Kenobi in the Clone Strike set and Obi-Wan Kenobi, Jedi Master from RotS. There's Obi on the Boga in the Universe Huge set. I don't want it and it'll be trade fodder for me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Well i want all the minis but all the Obi-Wan minis would rock aswell as other Obi-wan stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 There are tons of cheap Obi figures for sale. Maybe it's a good thing that not worth that much? My favorites are the following: Power of the Jedi Obi-Wan Kenobi or Original Trilogy Collection Obi-Wan Kenobi (they're the same thing, different cards; the latter is the better pick if you're leaving him in the package) Original Trilogy Collection Spirit Obi-Wan (so much better than the Lays mailaway which I have a fondness for since I played with it) Power of the Force 2 Flashback Photo Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (he's got the hood and was the first to be able to hold his saber with two hands) '96 12" Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenboi (they redid Old Ben in '04, but the original has a better sculpt despite his lack of articulation) '99 12" Obi-Wan Kenobi (TPM) '02 12" Obi-Wan Kenobi (AotC) FAO Exclusive Epic Force Obi-Wan "Ben" Kenobi (I have all the Epic Force guys save for the three FAO exclusives) Epic Force Obi-Wan Kenobi (TPM) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted July 31, 2005 Author Share Posted July 31, 2005 Im bidding for Lando Calrissian on Ebay now, only £2 and he's in mint condition with card and 2 minutes to go. EDIT : Won it, £2 which is a bit less than $4. Im told he's rare? = A good buy? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted July 31, 2005 Share Posted July 31, 2005 Yes it is. That's what I try to sell my rares at. No more than $5, even though stores get more for them. I sold three of my five rare duplicates at $3.99 on eBay. Traded a Bossk for Anakin Jedi Knight and am gonna trade my Tarkin for an R2-D2. Then my Rebel Storm set will be complete Me and daring traded. My dupe very rare Boba for his very rare Probe Droid. We both won from it I think. I could have screwed him over and taken his Wampa too If you trade off those boards I showed ya, there are people to take advantage of. I try not to being a nice guy. A lot of the people I could jip are your age so do be careful if you do go on there Always trade a rare for a rare and a very rare for a very rare. Maybe two rares for one very rare or vice versa. One time I was able to trade two uncommons for a rare and eight uncommons for two rares. You just gotta look for the best deal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Good to know, thanx. I got my eye on a few ebay items. Theres Bail Organa for 99p with not very long to go and hes VR so im hoping he stays that price. Also a few RS VR's for cheap prices too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Oh one last thing about value. Most people buying these things aren't like us. They're miniatures gamers. The better pieces for the game sell for more. Sure, Boba Fett looks cool, but he also is one of the best pieces in the game. Therefore, he sells for $30+. If you like Boba and are willing to pay some dough for him, $30 ain't bad. He'll go back up to $50+ once the Rebel Storm reissue is outta print. It's really limited quantity so it won't be too long before that happens. Enjoy these "low" prices while you can. They'll shoot back up. I'm able to finish my set by making some VR purchases on eBay. Wampa only $15 (usually $20+), Dewback from the same guy $25 (usually $30+). I found the Dewback for less, but it's easier to buy from the same seller. Besides, I made $15 from all my auctions and have a lot of commons/ uncommons I'll list on there next week. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Well i should have 18/60 for the RS in a few days (aslong as freebie with order is a different character) Isn't bad for 2 days - I'm trying to find the really cheap ones on ebay, some auction are clearly missed by others so ill take advantage. Have you got pictures of your collection? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 It's scattered all over my room. I'd have taken a pic by now, but I take them off the shelf to play and stuff. Plus I got some diorama thing going for it. Half of them are on my minis shelf, the other half are now on my dresser. Everything is spread out and not looking decent. I will post pics later, but believe me, they won't do my collection justice. I didn't bother putting the stuff back due to this next set. I'm going to wait for this next set before displaying my stuff again. If you're interested in what I have, I will soon have all of the RS set along with all of the unique Jedi from the other two sets. I skipped the dupe of Agen in RotS, and instead of getting both Obis and Anakins, I got them from RotS because I loved that movie as much as the originals. I got all of the non-unique fringers from CS and RotS as well. I love the aliens and Fringers the most Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yer, Jedi's from the other two sets sounds good. Aswell as mini's i think ill make a special Obi-wan section in my collection when i find space to display it. Obi-wan rules Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 daring has a thing for Boba like you do Obi. I told him to post updated pics of it now that he's got the mini of him. I advise you do the same for you Obi collection if at all possible We post pics of our collection here. Don't bother looking at my links; they're all broken. I will update them eventually I suppose if you're curious. daring and Z have seen it. Not sure about Zappa. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 1, 2005 Author Share Posted August 1, 2005 Wow...those are huge collections, i don't know if i'd dedicate a ROOM to my figures, i might take over the cellar and display my stuff down there or make a little room in this attic bit i have to display them. My room is huge but filled with my drum kit, computer, tv, ps2,xbox and all the normal other stuff. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 I got my bedroom and half of my basement. When I started this I was 8. I was cool for having all of these things in my room. But 10 years later, I kinda regret it. Don't get me wrong, I still love what I have. But would rather not have it being in my room. It can all go in my basement and I could move the TV and XBOX into my room. All of these pics are over two years old. Mine don't show. I'll retake mine for ya to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daring dueler Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Yah i wanna take more pics, and especially of my boba stuff. My room is pretty big so i fit my colelction, and a tv with xbox and ps2 lol..and my pc. Right now my boba collection has alot more small stuff, but i dotn have my potf2 red or green card in it (carded) i had them on my wall, and then boxed them to make room for votc and such...gotta find them. I remember your pics katarn...they were awsome, but now they are all gone. Btw as for other great obi wan collectibles, check ebay for applause items. They are plastic statues, that are nice, and usually cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 1, 2005 Share Posted August 1, 2005 Forgot Applause because I don't own any. They're pretty cool things for the price though Yeah, the old cable company was AT&T but they got bought up by Comcast. Once our internet sevice changed, all my pics of the AT&T site vanished. They're all on my old PC's harddrive which is a piece of **** and won't start. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daring dueler Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Yah i recomend the 95' applause obiwan over the 97..its just better, and cheap. I got all my applause for 3-5 bucks, minus boba..which cost me a cool 10 after some haggling. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 Got the 16 figures today, they are all here and looking awesome. Instead of one free piece i got 2!! and i got the Bothan Spy and the Duros Mercenary so have 18 unique pieces now, woop!! Also with Lando coming there will be 19. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Okura Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I have quite alot of Star Wars toys I quite like them! ^_^ I have a General Grevious, Nute Gunray, Runne Hakko, Padm'e, Obi Wan, Qui Gon, Darth Vader. I have them on a self in my room, there used for display use. I have also got a Darth Maul but I have no removed it from the packet. I hope one day it will be worth a lot of money! ^_^ -Okura Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daring dueler Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Good for you Bon, glad to hear you like them. Dont count on that maul being worth anything for many, many years.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katarn07 Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 Just to clear up something you mentioned about your minis. All the ones you have are nonuniques. A unique mini is like Lando or any character that only one exists of. In the game, if the mini is a unique, you can only have one on the map at any given time. All the rest, you can have multiple ones of. Stormies are nonuniques for obvious reasons but the aliens can serve useful in numbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bon Solar Posted August 2, 2005 Author Share Posted August 2, 2005 I ment unique as i only have one of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daring dueler Posted August 2, 2005 Share Posted August 2, 2005 I was gonna say something about the unique comment, but i wasnt sure how you meant it, so i said nothing. Katarn do you know the release dat for the new minis? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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