Is it right

[nyb3017]

Okay i need the tanks help. I have friend that told me that he found a Sideshow Storm Shadow in a local shop for ($150.00 yes can you believe it) and that he was going to buy it but decided not to because he picked up the Retaliation Joe's and that he was going to go and pick it soon but didn't say exactly when.

So here's where i need my fellow tankers. so while i was out with the wife today i went by the shop and saw the figure still there and i bought it.

So would you have bought it or left it for him to buy?

[starbuck]

To answer your question: He passed, so unless he was a close friend, it was fair game.

And friends that are collectors don't call dibs against each other on great deals that they are going to pass on for weeks at a time.

[KINKO]

Fair Game ... Cobraaaaaaaa!!!!!!!!

[Cobra Terrorist]

You are a devious, underhanded, slimy bastard!

Wanna join Cobra?

[Raw Dog]

From a moral stand point, I think that it probably wasn't "right" that you bought the toy you knew your friend wanted, but really your friend is the only one that can answer this question for you. If they are okay with it, then you're good, if not, then what you did was wrong and if you value your friendship, then you should offer to sell it to him.

The barometer I use when attempting to figure out whether or not my actions are right or wrong is that anything I feel the need to justify is probably wrong.

[Jettfire]

The part I latched on to was "that he was going to go and pick it soon".

I would have left it for him, or at the very least called him on the spot to ask if he still intended to get it while letting him know I was standing right in front of it.

I had a similar thing happen to me with a copy of Amazing Fantasy #15, but I was in your buddy's position. My best friend was sheepish about it because he knew he'd burned me but the pull was too strong for him to resist. I wasn't going to let a comic come between me and anybody so I didn't get bent out of shape about it. Also, his snagging of the book bought me the right to give him shit about it for all time.

[Lody]

He told you about it, said he was going to pick it up soon, and you went and grabbed it.

You don't sound like much of a friend considering that you would not have known about it had he not told you. And I am sure that he didn't tell you thinking that you would go out and grab it for yourself.

I couldn't use a "friend" like you quite honestly.

[fireflyguy]

Who's to say that someone else besides him wouldn't have come along and bought it had you not bought it.

I still put no because I wouldn't spend that kind of money even for a Sideshow figure.

[luigi]

fair game dude
if he didn't grab it or ask the owner of the store to hold it for him
it's fair game simply because some other guy could of bought it

[manicmotive]

It's fine. If he wanted it, he should have bought it. What if he waited a couple of weeks and then decided he wanted to go buy it only to find out someone else already did.

At least one of you got it. If he gets pissy about it, just rub it in his face a little.

On the other hand, if he had said he was going back the next day and you went and bought it, that would be wrong. But as he gave no definite time line, I think you're good.

[Ford]

You never brag about "getting" something. You brag about what you "got". He didn't have it in hand, and he had no agreement with the owner, so it was up for grabs.

You just have to hope that he doesn't read this now.

If you feel the slightest bit guilty, tell him you know someone that will sell him their's for $175, then sell yours to him. It will be a lesson to him.

[Lody]

Phew

And this is precisely why I don't talk about stuff that I found

If you guys treat your friends like this, how well do you treat your enemies?

[ChaplainAsst]

Who's to say that someone else besides him wouldn't have come along and bought it had you not bought it.

I still put no because I wouldn't spend that kind of money even for a Sideshow figure.

That's how I feel. He probably "wanted it" but had decided he wanted these movie toys more. In the end, he made a decision. At what point would he have ever said, "you can buy it if you want it?" It seems silly to watch someone else buy the figure because your friend said he was hoping one day to get it.

My first thought would be for you to offer it to him, but the more I think about it, he made a decision that he wanted the movie figures more.

[Lody]

I would have asked him----I would have said "If you aren't going to buy it then I will. I think that's a great price."

The way you went about it was shady.

[abesapien2]

Okay i need the tanks help. I have friend that told me that he found a Sideshow Storm Shadow in a local shop for ($150.00 yes can you believe it) and that he was going to buy it but decided not to because he picked up the Retaliation Joe's and that he was going to go and pick it soon but didn't say exactly when.

So here's where i need my fellow tankers. so while i was out with the wife today i went by the shop and saw the figure still there and i bought it.

So would you have bought it or left it for him to buy?

If he is a close friend, tell him you bought it but offer it to him. It would be a shame if you had left it and someone had come behind you and grabbed it. Leaving both of you without. He may say keep it.

Be straight and upfront and let him know you would love to keep it as well...

[Lody]

There's a huge difference between you buying it and some other random, unknown person.

If this has to be explained as to WHY it's different, then I feel bad for you guys.

[manicmotive]

Phew

And this is precisely why I don't talk about stuff that I found

If you guys treat your friends like this, how well do you treat your enemies?

I think this one incident is far from indicative of how some of us treat our friends.

If the situation had been that the guy was running to the bank to grab the money and the OP went and bought it in the meantime, yes that's pretty shitty.

But in this case, the open ended, I'm gonna buy it one day scenario. I think the OP is justified in his decision.

[Raw Dog]

I think a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

[Cobra Terrorist]

I think a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

Ahhh, you stole my thought!

My sentiments exactly. You should have called him up when you were at the store and told him. Even if he was pissed - at least you let him know!

[Lody]

I think a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

Ahhh, you stole my thought!

My sentiments exactly. You should have called him up when you were at the store and told him. Even if he was pissed - at least you let him know!

Ding Ding Ding

I KNEW we had some common sense folks around here! Just took a few minutes to weed them out

[manicmotive]

Ahhh, you stole my thought!

My sentiments exactly. You should have called him up when you were at the store and told him. Even if he was pissed - at least you let him know!

Dude, I'm buying the Storm Shadow. Shut up and take it like a man.

Yes, a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

[nerdsgetchicks]

hE ONLY SAID SOMEONE WAS GONNA BUY IT SO YOU WOULD BUY IT THE FIRST TRIP.

[Beckley]

Anyone who blows all their $ on Retaliation toys deserves whatever heartbreaks life has in store for them.

[Snow Wolf]

3 questions made me vote "other":
1) How close of a friend is this collector?
2) Would you give him a courtesy call/heads-up (if a close friend)?
3) What would you want this other collector doing if roles were reversed in this situation?

Ask yourself these questions, and the answers should properly dictate your conduct. I know we are all collectors, but some courtesy should be present 99% of the time, IMO. This comraderie makes the tank what it is.

[Jettfire]

I think a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

Ahhh, you stole my thought!

My sentiments exactly. You should have called him up when you were at the store and told him. Even if he was pissed - at least you let him know!

I wish someone would have said this all the way back on page 1.

[starbuck]

I wish someone would have said this all the way back on page 1.


If only...

[Cobra Terrorist]

Dude, I'm buying the Storm Shadow. Shut up and take it like a man.

Yes, a courtesy call would have been appropriate.

Hahaha, I'm guessing the call wouldn't have gone down quite like that.


As friends, it probably would have gone like:

OP: "Hey, I'm gonna buy that SS".

Friend Response 1A: "Ahhh, you bastard! Alright man, that's cool".

Friend Response 1B: "Oh, OK".

[Zarana]

You should have waited until he bought it, then stolen it from his house. It would have saved you the money.

[manicmotive]

1C: I'll kill you. I'll kill you and your goldfish you weasly prick.

[starbuck]

You should have waited until he bought it, then stolen it from his house. It would have saved you the money.


I've missed you.

[Dragasses]

you guys spend a hundred and fifty some odd dollars on toys?, I just don't know.

wait, what board am I on?

You should have waited until he bought it, then stolen it from his house. It would have saved you the money.

I've missed you.

I honestly thought you all were the same human. the same ideal human.

[Cobra Terrorist]

1C: I'll kill you. I'll kill you and your goldfish you weasly prick.

LOL. manic, you're the man.


You're probably right, though. The OP is from Brooklyn.

[ChaplainAsst]

There's a huge difference between you buying it and some other random, unknown person.

If this has to be explained as to WHY it's different, then I feel bad for you guys.

Ok, let's role play this out.

You call your friend and he says, "Dude, you know I want that. It's not going to sell - trust me. I'll have the money next month."

A month goes by and he decides he wants to subscribe for the FSS - supposing it starts. But he says he will have the money the next month.

How long do you let someone drag this out? Is he being a good friend by saying you can't buy something because he might one day get around to buying it - if nothing better comes along? I agree that friendship trumps toys, but $150 for this figure isn't an amazing deal - it was cheaper when it came out - and it sounds like he likes that it is available more than he wants it in his home.

[Dragasses]

The OP is from Brooklyn.
look this isn't mexico. mexico?, really?, the world has gotten scary.

[Money-B]

You are a devious, underhanded, slimy bastard!

Wanna join Cobra?

Agreed. Great score.

btw, game starts soon. lol

[spot138]

Fair game - If he passed, he didnt want it that bad.

[CVdelgado]

good score. your boy messed up leaving a ss sideshow sitting there for some other dude to grab. he should be happy his friend got it and not a scalper. :P

[Gatekeeper]

Fair game. Someone else could have gotten it as well.

[percehonson]

Would you have gone to the store and seen the figure without your friend telling you about it? If so I say you had every right to buy it, especially if your friend knew that you frequented that store and didnt flat out ask you not to buy it. If you got the deal just cause he told you about it that is kind of crappy. At worst you should have bought it and asked him if he wanted to buy it off you or not.

[mightyjl]

Sell it to him for twice the price

[dpstro]

At least one of you got it. It could be worse. You could have bought it and tried to sell it to him at a mark up.

[Trooper618]

Here is what you do wait about a mnoth and tell him you picked it up off of ebay for about 165 or so. Or be honest and tell him he passed on it so you bought it, it is in a retail store for sale, fair game, period anyone who has a problem with this, get real.

[dewrag]

Ninja!!!

[ndb]

I would ask him if he wants it for cost, but that's because I don't really have a desire to collect 1/6....

[MonkeyBoyZ]

I think you are in the right. If he never told you he saw it and you bought it wouldn't it be the same. Like it was stated earlier, he chose to pass on it and that means that anyone after that point could have bought it. If I was your friend, and I told you about the great deal, I would not be sore at you for taking it.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Offer to sell it to him for $250...and include a free Black Retaliation Cobra Commander...too soon?

[Shipshape1983]

Fair game.

[SonOfMindbender]

At the end of the day he told you about it. I would have blown in a call and stated, "if you're not going to buy it, I will for that price." If you were in the same store art the same time and he passed it up it would be different. Collector ethics can still be alive with Joe collectors!

[Ford]

If he asks you how it looks, simply say "soooooo good".


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[youdoitimbusy]

If you are asking our opinion, your looking for justification. If your looking for justification you feel guilty. If you feel guilty you know in your heart you were wrong. Offer up the figure or live with the guilt, makes no difference to me. Toys come and go tru friend are verry rare.

[skinny]

why would he tell you about it and that he intended to get it later? because he trusted you, or he doesn't trust you and didn't think you would be interested in what he wanted to buy.

[firefox91]

If you didn't buy it, someone else could have. Your friend should be happy that it is in the possession of a friend. But seriously, if he really wanted it, he should have bought it. Either now or 9 months from now, there will be plenty of Retaliation stuff. Those Storm Shadows are way harder to come by.

He chose... poorly - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ubw5N8iVDHI)

[nyb3017]

Thanks everyone. I spoke to my friend and he was cool with me buying the SS no hard feeling... by the way the SS is F-ing awesome.

[Viper6]

id tell him you either spend the monsy on that damn thing now instead of this retaliation shit or consider it gone and stop at my house if ya ever wanna see it....you have 24 hrs.