Ugh...So now I remember why I do not buy new toys off of Ebay

So my impatience got the better of me and I ended up purchasing 25th Anniversary Gi Joes Wave 9: Snow Serpent and Hawk off of Ebay this afternoon. I should be ecstatic that I got two of my favorite childhood Gi Joes in 25th style, right? Well, it turns out that after shipping I paid 32 dollars for only two figures =(. Now I have this sick feeling in my stomach with buyer's remorse that I should've waited it out. What's even sad is that my brother, who's visiting from out-of-state, saw the entire Wave 9 set earlier in the day but passed on them because he's lost interest in collecting due personal reasons.

Don't get me wrong, I am totally glad I don't have to drive around town, wasting gas, looking for the only two figures that I want from this wave, but I essentially paid double of what Target is charging for their 25th Joes. The seller wanted to charge me an additional 5 dollars for insurance on top of spending 32 bucks for these; and I really wanted to insure them since I am a MOC collector, but paying 37 dollars for two Joes was way too hard for me to wrap my mind around, so I passed on the insurance since it was optional.

Anyhow, I hope this serves a reminder to me that I need to be patient when it comes to finding these hard-to-find 25th Joes. I just know, that knowing my luck, I am going to see these two figures in the next week or two sitting on pegs; and I will probably kick myself for it too. D'OH!!! Fortunately, I am moving to a small town where there is a Walmart and my brother who lives there always find the new waves of Joes in no time.

I will never buy new releases of toys off of Ebay again, I swear. Has anyone ever essentially done what I did today with newly, hot releases of any type of toy before? Please share so I can feel better with the damage I've done to my wallet =). Damn you Hasbro for making these 25th Anniversary Gi Joes so hard to find!

I was so tempted last night to get a comlpete set off ebay cuz there was nothing new of ANYTHING in my area, but I said I'd wait a few more days to see if they would show up at retail. Went looking this mornig and got a complete set, plus a extra Hawk & Storm Shadow.

i feel bad for the guy who paid $130 for 6 wave 9 figs. I bet he went to walmart the next day to get some toilet paper and saw them all on the pegs haha

heh heh....guess you had to learn the hard way.

I fell the same way right now, as I paid 60 bucks for the Hiss, TB, and Cycle OPENED, for 68 shipped... I went to TRU and found two cases of Vehicals... I bought them, but I should have waited....

Dude I wish I knew these were so scarce. I just got the serp and the bat and left the rest today. I left all the other figs hanging because I scored a whole set yesterday. I could've got all the figs two more times today.

Patience man patience.

To be honest, I have bought several items off ebay myself. Most of which have been long since been considered new waves. Like recently I got a Crimson Guard and Arctic Snakes Eyes for about $17.00 shipped. I personally consider that a good buy because of the gas I saved to find them at retail.

And trust me, my retail stores closest have nothing new EVER it seems. And if they do scalpers and such find them first.

The only mistake I really made was when the Target Exclusives Vehicles went on E-bay. I overpaid for them. But I have them now, and the closest Target to me is over 100 miles, so I still think I did okay.

But I can feel for you man. Sometimes you just have to do what you have to do. At least you have the figures now. That is what is important.

And yes, I did over spend also on all the waves 1-6 plus 2 comic packs and all the five packs for about $400 shipped.

I know some have spend more I am sure.

That's why I always factor the shipping price into the auction price. If it's too much, it's too much, and not worth it.

Originally Posted by minstrelboy

That's why I always factor the shipping price into the auction price. If it's too much, it's too much, and not worth it.

See I do this too. I'd rather find them at retail