Timberley Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Hi all, First off, apologies to the Mods if this is in the wrong part of the Boards, I might've missed a buying/selling tab or similar when I went through the list. Anyway, to the crux of the matter! I occasionally sell unwanted minis on eBay, usually parts of the Pile of Shame that I'm definitely not getting around to, or foolish army ideas that went nowhere. However, eBay seems to have changed a bunch of things since my last selling spree, such that I had to use their complicated 'Simple Delivery' system for selling boxed minis, which has a weird idea of postage costs, e.g. selling an old Shadowspear Eliminator it charged £4, when P&P was £3, but Lexicanum Varus (in his box) it charged £3.73. but it cost me of £6. This is frustrating, as I can't control it (and therefore offer value for money), or I have to offer free P&P and mark up the cost of the mini/box to offset this, which doesn't look good when potential buyers are looking for the cheapest option. With that in mind, does anyone know of a good alternative, which allows buying & selling of miniatures and such from our hobby, which doesn't come with uncontrollable nonsense? Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evil Eye Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Troll Trader buys collections, if I remember rightly, and they often have good prices on rarities; I was able to get a sealed 3E Tyranid Battleforce for a not insane price! Timberley, roryokane, Uprising and 1 other 1 2 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157322 Share on other sites More sharing options...
lhg033 Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 Facebook marketplace is another though I think you can be stung a bit depending on the option the buyer selects for paying you. Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157334 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lathe Biosas Posted February 17 Share Posted February 17 I buy a lot of legit bits off of Etsy. Timberley, Pacific81 and Emperor Ming 1 1 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157396 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arikel Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I would also check if there is a warhammer buy/sell/trade group on fb for your region. I use the Quebec one fairly frequently. Much easier than just searching the marketplace, and if well moderated keeps out scammers and gougers (the quebec guys take down and even ban sellers trying to sell over GW manufacturer pricing on new kits and fomo boxes as an example, until the fomo is over a certain age , 12 months i think, or a kit is no longer on the market as opposed to simply out of stock) Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157398 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robbienw Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 Look out for Warboots in your area. Excellent way to sell off large parts of a collection. Only cost is paying for a table, will usually be £15 to £20 per table. Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157400 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogian Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 are you using simple delivery to generate the label or going to the post office and paying there? For my listings I select buyer pays postage, select the size and weight of the parcel, and it just charges the amount to the buyer. It's never cost any different amount Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157457 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lost2Requiem Posted February 18 Share Posted February 18 I’ve found https://miniswap.gg/gb to be a good eBay alternative, although it doesn’t have much of an audience at the moment. Might be worth a shot, though. Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157537 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberley Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 Sorry all, it's been a bit busy at work. Thanks for the many helpful replies! I think Miniswap may be a good idea, and I'll look at Troll Trader, as it'd be nice to clear some space and get rid of the vast amount of grey plastic I'm not going to do anything with. On 2/18/2026 at 12:30 PM, Frogian said: are you using simple delivery to generate the label or going to the post office and paying there? For my listings I select buyer pays postage, select the size and weight of the parcel, and it just charges the amount to the buyer. It's never cost any different amount I pay at the Post Office. I've likewise selected 'buyer pays', selected my size for the package (large letter or small parcel), but had different results for the same package size and weight (under 2kg). I sold Canoness Veridyan and it wanted over £5, but Lexicanum Varus was £3.73. I also created a business rule to say "this is a small parcel, charge £X", this was overridden by eBay, who charged their Simple Delivery fee instead. I can't explain it. However, I've also had eBay's seller dashboard tell me an item was ineligible to be marked as dispatched, and when I wanted to add tracking it freaked out and told me the server was down. I switched back to the old seller dashboard and that problem went away. For my individual sales (parts of kits I cut off the sprue and package up), I can still set a custom P&P. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157842 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frogian Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Ah okay - you can use the simple delivery to get a QR code and then have the post office print off the label - this means the price ebay charges is the amount you'll pay, as generating the QR code is the point it charges you and you don't pay anything at the post office. Might need to check your post office can print off the label but I think they all can these days. Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157857 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberley Posted February 21 Author Share Posted February 21 9 hours ago, Frogian said: Ah okay - you can use the simple delivery to get a QR code and then have the post office print off the label - this means the price ebay charges is the amount you'll pay, as generating the QR code is the point it charges you and you don't pay anything at the post office. Might need to check your post office can print off the label but I think they all can these days. Ahhh I see. I'll ask them next time I'm in, but given it's a wee village post office, I'm not counting my chickens! Thanks for that info. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157879 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pacific81 Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 I couldn't tell you how good the experience is but Vinted is apparently exploding in popularity (assuming you are UK-based?) No selling fees amongst other things. I did a quick search and there seems to be a fair amount of Warhammer stuff on there. Timberley 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6157893 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timberley Posted February 24 Author Share Posted February 24 Yeah, I'm UK-based. Vinted is a left field thought, but I like it. Thanks! Pacific81 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6158202 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orange Knight Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I have tried alternatives but I always go back to ebay. Their global shipping programme is brilliant and makes it very easy to sell models across the world. I have happy buyers in South Korea, the USA, and all across Europe and I just drop a parcel with a label I printed at my local post office each time. Emperor Ming 1 Back to top Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6158244 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emperor Ming Posted February 24 Share Posted February 24 I dont think any platform can match the global shipping programme, like Orange knight says I buy off various platforms, but only sell on eBay. Link to comment https://bolterandchainsword.com/topic/387592-any-good-alternatives-to-ebay/#findComment-6158250 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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