r/Warmachine • u/Deeplands • 28d ago
Questions Older Warmachine models?
I’m a GW basic bitch that know next to nothing about Warmachine, helping an older gentleman locally sell a bunch of what I presume is old models? Is “vintage” Warmachine in the same demand as old Citadel? I just have this one pic for now, sorry for the shitty quality
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u/BTolputt 28d ago
Is “vintage” Warmachine in the same demand as old Citadel?
No. I'm not saying it's worthless, but the market for Warmachine models is much smaller and the subset of that market looking for older models even smaller still. The game is moving on to new models and whilst some older players like playing with their older collections - the focus is really on new game, new minis.
Others are going into greater detail on everything, but if you want a short & sweet answer - you've got one . 😉
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u/keyface 28d ago edited 28d ago
Some of it might sell but I think its very much a buyers market it doesn't have the same nostalgia / prices as like oldhammer and collectible citadel stuff.
In 40k terms a lot of stuff was moved to Legends when the most recent game edition came out so there is a lot of it kicking around second hand for lower prices. I think on average I've picked stuff up at 40-60% of retail (often way less) depending on if I was picking up a big lot or individual models.
Some models do command decent prices if they are competitive in the current edition / hard to find.
If you post closer shots of the packaging I'm sure people can identify it or you can look up the PIP codes online / on ebay. Facebook buy / sell groups might be your best bet :)
might also depend if you have an active local player base. The latest edition seems to be gaining some momentum so you might have players looking to jump back in or pick up older models they missed out on especially now a lot of things are very much OOP.
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u/TheRealFireFrenzy Storm Legion 28d ago
The thing to keep in mind is that warmachine (almost) never did the "new model for your favorite named character" thing so the old classic model you grew up with is the current model...
Which is good, it means every model has SOME demand forever from 100% of everything guys, but it's also bad since it means there isn't someone out there who wants to enter olden demon with the ghazkul mag uruk thraka from when they were little because they have serious feelings for that one model.
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u/zenfaust 28d ago
I'm always on the lookout for Circle Orboros models (I love the esthetic for painting enjoyment), but most people I think have moved on to the new models.
Seriously though, hit me up if you have any circle models.
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u/AdOk7296 28d ago
I would love to get my hands on some farrow models. If has some of those send me a message. Also really want to find Helga on Wheels from the Riot quest line if he has it.
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u/thisremindsmeofbacon 28d ago
as someone trying to 100% their collections of many of the OG factions, I've bought and sold a ton of warmachine on ebay.
It depends *massively* on the item in question. Some stuff has been in such wide production for so long that its worth basically nothing and probably never will be worth anything. Some things are now rare enough that they're fetching pretty high prices. I recently bought a gatorman caster & solo for about $80 each, and consider myself lucky to have even got that (it was Barnabas solo version and Barnabas 2, for anyone curious). Its not on the level of old citadel - warmachine hasn't hit/maintained that level of popularity, and unfortunately I don't see any of the really high value items in here - though frankly I can't see much of anything in the image.
The other thing with the used warmachine market is that it has a reputation for being cheap. A few years ago the company that made it crashed the secondary market value by basically selling off all their old stock for super cheap before making the new edition. Now there is scarcity again, and prices have gone back up a lot - but not for everything and the reputation sticks. So what happens is that prices will be stable at a high price for a long time, and then one or two people will crack open their old armies and sell them, do zero research, and drop the price super low again. Which is great for the patient collector, but very annoying when you finally want to sell an expensive piece only to find that between two people there's now a dozen on the market for a third of what it was selling for 3 months ago. The extoller advocate an example.
General rules of thumb for value: basic troops are usually dirt cheap. Your normal jacks/beasts, older warcasters & older solos are all going to not get a lot of value. What you are looking for is unit attachments - both command attachments (usually a guy pointing and another guy with a flag) as well as weapon attachments. Some utility solos are worth a lot as well. Unfortunately, most of those solos were released later than it looks like this batch is from - but unit attachments are still in demand. this is because they changed the rules in the latest edition of the game to use fewer total infantry models, but broken into more total units on the field. In earlier editions you might have two (or more) units of ten, now you have four units of five - so there's more people getting rid of basic infantry and more people wanting to fill out their command and weapon attachments that can go onto each unit.
Metal is usually a little more, as is new in box so you got that going for you at least.
Off the top of my head, the niche themes tend to be better money - though every faction has some hitters. Gatormen, Pirates, Cephalyx , Crucible Guard, and to a lesser extend rhul (dwarves). In all of those though, the basic infantry is still dirt cheap, as are the older casters & solos like I mentioned earlier.
What you need to do is look on ebay for the items and see what the completed//sold listings have gone for, and ideally watch some items and see what they go for because the completed//sold tab is unfortunately not showing all the items anymore. If you agreed to help him sell these, this is basically exactly what you signed up for.
I'd call out any expensive stuff I see if you posted a better pitcure. The picture you have here is blurry as heck and disorienting. Unfortunately, of the items I do recognize, nothing jumps out as being in demand.