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05-07-2008, 05:02 PM | #1 |
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I have notice severeal new G.I.Joes w/ bent cards and have heard of a Anti-Scalper campainge called "Bending". "Bending" is damaging a mint card so someone can't buy it and try to resell it. Some one who is doing this is a "Bender"... and is commiting a crime. You can be arrested for this. The charge is damaging or destruction of property. I used to work in a toy store and we pressed charges against people for this activity or ones like it (scribbling on a package with a marker or putting big pink stickers one an item). The more of this goes on the more the reailer will keep an eye out for you. Reselling is not illegal. The stores do not care who buys their merchandiise first just as long as it sells. You have been warned but if I see a bender being hauled out of a store in handcuffs I will laugh at you and post it here.
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05-07-2008, 05:05 PM | #2 |
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IF it werent for the BENDERS I wouldnt have some of my opened Joes.....
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05-07-2008, 05:08 PM | #3 |
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My wave 7 cards were all jacked up. Someone had creased the peg hook area bad on everyone and also flexed the top of the card. I do open mine but I was dissapointed my Snake Eyes has a small bend in the top but it's wall art so no biggy you can't really tell. But benders are bad.
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05-07-2008, 05:10 PM | #4 |
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yup, I support the bending campaign. Plenty of cards come bent from the case anyways but I don't see MOC collectors or scalpers trying to stop the mishandling of sealed cases.
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05-07-2008, 05:11 PM | #5 |
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Not saying its right and all but its kinda like a Modern Day Robin Hood Bending the cards so the LESS fortunate have a chance to get them instead of the Scalpers who get richer from them.....sucks for MOC collectors......Maybe this way some will be on the shelves when I can go in the afternoon(instead of 3AM).......I mean you always have Online stores like SmallJoes who have never sent me a bent card for all your Carded needs and what not...........Benders Ill hide you in my house if your a fugitive.......
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05-07-2008, 05:21 PM | #6 |
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I would never do this, but God bless benders for allowing me the chance to get some stuff the scalpers leave behind. Thank You.
Honestly though it's not right. But as far as I'm concerned I'd rather see these figures with bent cards than not at all, which seems to be the alternative. Considering what others do with them, scalping them or hiding them, at least this way I have the option to purchase them at retail. |
05-07-2008, 05:23 PM | #7 |
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they should just buy them and resell themselves to collecters and kids instead of bending the cards. baka!
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05-07-2008, 05:24 PM | #8 |
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05-07-2008, 05:28 PM | #9 |
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hahahaha! NICE! |
05-07-2008, 05:34 PM | #10 |
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Nice!
Seriously, I see the problem with "Benders" and I see the problem with the other side. I am not in an anyway advocating "BENDING", but I am in mo way going to stop someone I see performing bending.
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