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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Hawkshere" data-source="post: 3157611" data-attributes="member: 2417">Metal minis are nice if you paint them, and the quality is high, but so are the prices. Ral Partha is widely regarded as the best buy in general fantasy minis.The D&D plastic minis are cheaper, and are widely available on the secondary market, but again, you get what you pay for. The most common figures have the simplest paint jobs, but can be had cheap and in large numbers. For your typical humaniod and undead hack fodder, its hard to beat the DDM secondary market (eBay, plus numerous online shops); just google "d&d minatures". The commons often sell for around 50 cents as singles, but you can often find collected bands of like themed minis even cheaper. Uncommons (the next step up) are better looking and go for less than a dollar up to 10 dollars depending on the size and demand. There are crazy prices listed for some of the rares; that's where the collectability really distorts prices.Just avoid the retail boosters and the aftermarket rares, stick to the common and uncommons of your choice, don't get ripped off for shipping, and you'll be fine.Edit: Oh yeah--one of the things I like best about DDM is be able to storing them in ziplock plactic bags. I just bag them by type and box them when not in use.</blockquote>