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.
Aircraft retreat clarification….PLEASE HELP!!
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If an aircraft carrier has been destroyed by a submarine and has a fighter left, can the fighter move into a territory that its country controls even if said territory has been invaded?
For Example:
A British force invades German controlled Libya. During the same combat movement, a British submarine attacks a German carrier off West Africa. The sea battle is fought first. The German carrier is sunk but the plane survives. Can the surviving German fighter land in Libya and take part in the battle there?Thanks in advance for your help!
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According to Classic rules the fighter MUST land in the sea zone it’s currently in (a friendly AC with room) or a friendly island group in same sz or crash into the sea.
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So, in other words, the aircraft can only fight in one battle per turn? It can’t land on an adjacent territory owned by its own country that is in the process of being invaded by the enemy?
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The fighter whose carrier is destroyed is “stranded”. At the beginning of the noncombat move phase, before the player whose turn it is makes any movements, fighters whose carriers have been destroyed from under them or who scrambled from an airbase whose territory was captured during the combat move phase can move one space to find a landing spot (either an adjacent territory, an island in the sea zone, or a carrier in an adjoining sea zone). If they cannot find a landing spot, they are destroyed.
In your situation, the landing won’t happen until after the battle in the territory where you want to land has been decided. The plane’s eventual survival depends on the outcome of the battle, but it does not take part because it is still in its original sea zone.
Hope this helps.
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On page 19 of the Pacific 1940 or page 21 of the Europe 1940 explains where units (air) can move to
I think they would be destroyed. If I’m not correct I hope one of the moderators corrects me
You were saying in classic, I’m looking at the latest version, I hope this helps -
That does help a lot; thanks to all who responded to my questions!
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