Last year, I started taking note of all my hobby costs for 2015 to get an idea of just how much I was spending on my hobbying. This year, I have been doing the same thing, but haven't had a chance to post about it till now.
January
- £9.99 (T) 2nd Edition Card Bunker
- -£20.00 Sold Grey Knights
- -£13.30 Sold Baal Predator
- -£18.50 (OT) Sold Librarian and Devastators
- £7.80 (OT) Dark Millennium rulebook
- £5.70 (OT) 40k 2nd edition rulebooks
- £3.38 (OT) Dark Angels 3rd edition codex
- £5.60 (OT) Ebay postage
- £5.80 (OT) Ork 2nd edition codex
- £4.30 (OT) Angels of Death 2nd edition codex
This month I managed to sell a few items that I had picked up at the end of last year in a Space Marine army bundle. I also picked up a number of old codices and rulebooks from ebay. I bought this for research for my Evolution of 40k series of articles that I have been writing since the start of the year. They provide some great background and older artwork for 40k and are a great read.
Total for January = -£9.23
Running Total = -£9.23
February
- £42.80 (WS) Space Marine Army
- £18.29 (WS) Grav Devastators
- £4.00 (OT) Codex Armageddon
I picked up another space marine army bundle from ebay with plans to sell on some of the parts and keep others for my various armies. I also got an absolute bargain- 5 devastators armed with 4 grav cannons for only £18! Considering a box of devastators costs £28 and comes with two grav cannons (which go for about £7 each on ebay), I was very pleased with this buy. They come mounted on 32 mm bases, which I must admit, do look really nice for marines. I also picked up the old Codex Armageddon supplement book off ebay.
Total for February = £65.09
Running Total = £55.86
March
- -£30.00 Sold Space Marine Vehicles
March was a light month for hobby costs. I sold off a few vehicles in one of my space marine army bundles; a drop pod, a Rhino and a Razorback.
Total for February = -£30.00
Running Total = £25.86
So for the first quarter of 2016, I have only spent about £25 on hobby costs, way down from £174 at this point last year. This should increase in the next few months as I have some tournaments I wish to attend and have a bunch of stuff to try and sell on ebay.
I do something similar - when you are really into a hobby spendings can sometimes get out of hand, so I think it's important to keep track.
ReplyDeleteDon't forget to deduct the eBay charges from your sales ;)
I normally remember to do that, but must have forgot in this instance. Thanks!
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