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06-17-2008, 11:21 PM
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| | Death From Above 1976 Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: McDonald, PA Posts: 928 | I'm not calling myself a true collector. I open them all up. | 
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06-17-2008, 11:26 PM
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| | Ground Support Pilot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Strafing runs over S.E. Michigan Posts: 987 | Quote:
Originally Posted by CG76  I find it amusing how some collectors call themselves "true" collectors. So most of those who hunt aren't true or real collectors??? I disagree. | That is not what he was saying. He was saying that those truly finicky collectors that want MOC, MISB, etc., generally don't buy from retail. Simply because it is such a pain in the ass to find that. Yes you can, but it's also a lot easier to order from a online retailer that offers "collectors" versions (crips, nice MOC or MISB) for sale. He wasn't saying you weren't a "true" collector. So don't get your underoos in a bunch. | |
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06-17-2008, 11:29 PM
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| | Scarred Cobra Officer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,257 | Alright, but I disagree with your terminology of what a "true" collector does or doesn't do. We're all collectors. Some of us like to open, some of like it MOC. Some of us collect vintage some of us just the 25th. Some collectors enjoy the hunt in retail, others buy online because they just can't spare the time. Quote:
Originally Posted by minstrelboy I'm not calling myself a true collector. I open them all up. | | |
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06-17-2008, 11:31 PM
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| | Iron Grenadier Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 539 | I always try to scan my own items at Walmart. When they shut down those machines...it sucks! Last time, I had to have an elderly lady check my joes out....she kept sliding the cards over and over again against the desensitizing machine ( even though there is no security strips in them) I winced in agony as I watched her do it over and over, I couldnt get the words out of my mouth fast enough to tell her to stop. By the time it was all over, My Torpedo and Armor Cobra Commander had tears all over the back of the card. I ended up getting replacements a few months later. | |
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06-17-2008, 11:33 PM
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| | Scarred Cobra Officer Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: New Jersey Posts: 1,257 | I've gotten some figures from TRU.com or BBTS or HTS in not so good condition. To be honest, I buy most of mine online, but only because it's so hard to find these toys around. Quote:
Originally Posted by WildWeasel That is not what he was saying. He was saying that those truly finicky collectors that want MOC, MISB, etc., generally don't buy from retail. Simply because it is such a pain in the ass to find that. Yes you can, but it's also a lot easier to order from a online retailer that offers "collectors" versions (crips, nice MOC or MISB) for sale. He wasn't saying you weren't a "true" collector. So don't get your underoos in a bunch. | | |
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06-17-2008, 11:40 PM
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| | Ground Support Pilot Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Strafing runs over S.E. Michigan Posts: 987 | Quote:
Originally Posted by CG76 I've gotten some figures from TRU.com or BBTS or HTS in not so good condition. To be honest, I buy most of mine online, but only because it's so hard to find these toys around. | Well yeah, good luck getting something in good shape from TRU.com or HTS. They simply blow. As for BBTS, you have to select "collector" when ordering, otherwise it is like ordering from TRU.com or HTS, but odds are with better results, not always the best, but far better than those two. | |
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06-17-2008, 11:50 PM
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| | Now in Comic Colors!! Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: CT Posts: 1,018 | I've asked to bag my own stuff before, & I'm not afraid to say something if a cashier seems a bit rough.
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06-17-2008, 11:59 PM
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| | ARASHIKAGE CLAN Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Pennsylvania Posts: 918 | I just ask them to be careful, and they are. 
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06-18-2008, 12:03 AM
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| | Cobra Commando Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: California Posts: 825 | I bet she did it because she knew it would get your goat, and then you'd ask her to please stop and she'd make a funny look to the people behind you, the cashier behind you, and the bagger. Then everybody surrounding you would laugh, like an orbit of shame.
I bet she's on here right now.
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06-18-2008, 12:11 AM
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| | Moderator Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Charlotte, NC Posts: 4,442 | Quote:
Originally Posted by CG76 Alright, but I disagree with your terminology of what a "true" collector does or doesn't do. We're all collectors. Some of us like to open, some of like it MOC. Some of us collect vintage some of us just the 25th. Some collectors enjoy the hunt in retail, others buy online because they just can't spare the time. | I agree, if you buy a toy and either keep them on card or open them then you are a collector. It matters little in how you acquire your pieces. I buy most in the store and occasionally online. I open some and keep some MOC. There are only two collector categories:The collector and the hard-core collector (mega collector). The last one is someone who has to have EVERYTHING produced in quantity. I know a guy who buys every single star wars piece that comes out, no matter if he already has it on a different card or box. I know another guy who has to have at least a case of EVERY figure that comes out, yes 12 of every figure! My point is we are all true collectors no matter if we open them, display them or hord them. | |
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