Painted miniatures?

Question

Do miniatures, like reaper or warhammer, lose their value if they have already been painted?

Answer 1

It really depends on the quality of the paint job. There are people who make their living off of painting various miniatures, and those that do it well make a pretty decent living.

Pretty much after a miniature has been assembled and primed you can figure a price drop of about half, a bad paint job sits at about half as well, and if anyone wanted to repaint, there is the work of stripping and re-assembly/ priming that model to get ready to paint.

Some models are rare, so they may command a higher price, but all in all half price (MSRP) is a good starting point for models.

Answer 2

If they have been painted badly, I guess!

Nice painted miniatures can be quite valuable.

I have no idea what price range we could be talking about.

Ask your local Games Workshop store. They should have some information.