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08-24-2012, 02:50 AM | #791 |
IG85 - Mortarman
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Because there should be lots of Cobra Troopers in my army. I only need one each of named characters, and sometimes not even one of them.
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Could it not be that there are just plenty of Joe fans? The whole 'scalper epidemic' is really overblown. More often than not, the reason I can't find figures is that the distribution is lousy or there are just other people that wanted them. There may truly be some scalpers that live near you, but by and large, the Joe community is pretty quick to start screaming about scalpers. |
08-24-2012, 09:57 AM | #792 |
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The reason that I typically want multiples is exactly what Humpty said - troop building mainly. Cobra, IG's, BATs - how much of an enemy would they be if there were only one. Also - and I imagine that what you may be getting at - is why multiples of each character or of individual characters. There are lots of reasons! Perhaps my favorite character is shipwreck and I want one on my display shelf, my desk at work, and a carded one hanging on the wall. Additionally, many people in the community are customizers and may want multiples of a particular figure because they make a good base for another character or characters.
Personally - I'm mostly an opener. In the majority of cases where I haven't yet opened something is simply because I haven't had time or the display space for it. Often I'll pick something up, thinking that I'd really like to display that or customize it, only to re-discover it a year later and sell it. It's easier to make your money back if it's unopened. Scalpers - in all my years of toy collecting as an adult (I'll say about 12 to 13 years now) I've only ever personally encountered a certain scalper at a store about twice. This is someone that made a bee-line for the toy department and bought each and every thing on the shelf of a particular kind without regard to variety - just grabbing them all and putting them in a basket or cart. The last time I ran into this was at least 6 years ago. Given the amount of time that I spend shopping for toys and hitting stores - if scalpers were the problem locally I would run into them more often and start recognizing the same people. That's just not the case. |
08-24-2012, 10:45 AM | #793 |
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Don't bother with Lodi... Not even a peg for them... Hopefully the repaint wave will show up though.
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08-24-2012, 04:18 PM | #794 |
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We can certainly hope!
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08-25-2012, 01:38 AM | #795 |
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Thank you people for clearing up a few things. Distribution is for sure more of an issue than scalpers. Having space for me to display stuff is kind of an issue, and sometimes money is a little tight to even just buy one of each of the things I want. I actually like to hang my carded figs on the wall-they're pretty easy to dust that way. Don't get me wrong-there have been a few figs that I really like and I have bought an extra to open. I can understand the fact that it must be cool to have an army of Cobra Troopers or BATS etc., maybe part of me is just a little jealous that I don't have 1. The funds 2. The space or 3. An understanding wife.
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08-25-2012, 10:40 AM | #796 |
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Thank you people for clearing up a few things. Distribution is for sure more of an issue than scalpers. Having space for me to display stuff is kind of an issue, and sometimes money is a little tight to even just buy one of each of the things I want. I actually like to hang my carded figs on the wall-they're pretty easy to dust that way. Don't get me wrong-there have been a few figs that I really like and I have bought an extra to open. I can understand the fact that it must be cool to have an army of Cobra Troopers or BATS etc., maybe part of me is just a little jealous that I don't have 1. The funds 2. The space or 3. An understanding wife.
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08-26-2012, 01:26 AM | #797 |
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Thank you people for clearing up a few things. Distribution is for sure more of an issue than scalpers. Having space for me to display stuff is kind of an issue, and sometimes money is a little tight to even just buy one of each of the things I want. I actually like to hang my carded figs on the wall-they're pretty easy to dust that way. Don't get me wrong-there have been a few figs that I really like and I have bought an extra to open. I can understand the fact that it must be cool to have an army of Cobra Troopers or BATS etc., maybe part of me is just a little jealous that I don't have 1. The funds 2. The space or 3. An understanding wife.
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08-26-2012, 03:24 PM | #798 |
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I've been collectings toys as an adult for about 15 years, first Star Wars, then GI JOE when the 25th line popped up. I've seen some Hot Wheels scalpers aroud and not any action figure ones that I noticed. I noticed it more when I worked retail in college.
I think distribution is the issue, for GI JOE and now Star Wars. Retailers are being very tight on ordering stuff. I've resorted to ordering stuff on BBTS to avoid wasting gas locally looking for stuff. I do have a store report, I was at the DG in Clintoville and they still had Cobra Commander, Storm Shadow and Snakes Eyes at the store.
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08-27-2012, 04:54 PM | #799 |
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Baldwin DG has all the figs except SE (which I grabbed
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08-29-2012, 01:47 PM | #800 |
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