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08-19-2008, 08:48 PM | #1 |
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A story for you...
This is "the good, the bad, & the ugly", all in one hunt. Keep in mind I am looking for only Wave 5 Comic Packs as I have everything else. WM1: Wave 9 (-BAT) & wave 7 leftovers...this particular store doesn't carry comic packs. Sears Es: bagel. This is the "BAD." No figs. sold out. zip. SS&S: Same wave 8 & wave 2 comic packs that have been there for like 3 months. WM 2: This is where the story gets the "good", my brother & I come around the corner & see nothing but wave 1 CP's & 2 Wild Bill's (what's good about that you ask?) 3 brothers ages 6-12 come around the corner, the 1st brother runs & sees WBill, & goes "Oh, Look they only have Wild Bill" The youngest brother moves along, the oldest brother grabs Wild Bill right off the peg & says "I'm getting him!" Now this is the 3rd time I have seen kids buy modern Joes, it was great, the oldest brother couldn't wait to rip into him. ^_^ I enjoy seeeing stuff like this. WM 3: All of Wave 9 (this would be "good" for most, but I am all set as I have had wave 9 for weeks), but my bro picks up the hard to find extra BAT for his troop building, & a new TF. WM 4: This is what I find is the "ugly", I come around the corner of the action figure aisle & see a guy in his late 20's early 30's with a handful of Joes & SW singles, as I go to the asile it is stuffed with at least 1 case of wave 7, 8 (surprisingly),& 9... only the troops are gone & a few others. I glance at the nearby collector's arm stash & he has a Mass Device CC on top. I'm like "Mass Device CC... @_@ is this guy for real? Who the heck can't find him?" The others where not troops either, just guys I guess he didn't have, now mind you I didn't need ANY of the figs there, but you can see the ugly in yourself when you feel like someone scooped you (even when you don't need any of them), or the ugly in them when they think you are on their turf... this is what I don't like, even when you have it all, you can feel like you missed out or that someone else has what is yours if you were there 2 seconds sooner. This is the 3rd time I have seen a collector in the vast tri-state areas where I shop, & everytime I feel anger instead of talking about our same interest, just because these figs are so hard to come by, when there should be enough for all, ...me, him, those 3 brothers, everybody... it's almost like an automatic defense of saying "You sonova..." rather than "hey friend what ya got there?" ...sigh. Could be a fellow Tanker...who knows. I need to not feel this way, & hopefully distro will pick up enough that I don't someday. ...anyway some of you may have experienced this feeling too. TRU: new reset for Joes with nothing on the pegs. Target: wave 7 & wave 1 cp's... more new TF's for my bro. ^_^ So no new Wave 5 CP's for me this day but I saw "The Good, the Bad, & the Ugly" of Joe hunting all in one day. Last edited by Steel Brigade; 08-19-2008 at 11:09 PM.. |
08-19-2008, 09:42 PM | #2 |
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Interesting story.
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08-19-2008, 10:11 PM | #3 |
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Good on you for the willingness to admit the "ugly" in your own reactions instead of just going "OMFG SCALPER RUINING HOBBY!!!"
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08-19-2008, 10:58 PM | #4 |
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Sears has Joes? And whats SS&S lol
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08-19-2008, 11:06 PM | #5 |
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Thanks Irid70. I guess sometimes you need to take a look at yourself before you point the finger at others...
Icewolf: Sears Essentials (sister chain of Sears & K-mart) carrys Joes... And SS&S = Super Stop & Shop. |
08-19-2008, 11:08 PM | #6 |
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Ahhh I see thanks
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08-19-2008, 11:13 PM | #7 |
Knuckle Massage!
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No problem!
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08-19-2008, 11:49 PM | #8 |
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uhhh...
I get most of your post until this part... Quote:
WM 4: This is what I find is the "ugly", I come around the corner of the action figure aisle & see a guy in his late 20's early 30's with a handful of Joes & SW singles, as I go to the asile it is stuffed with at least 1 case of wave 7, 8 (surprisingly),& 9... only the troops are gone & a few others. I glance at the nearby collector's arm stash & he has a Mass Device CC on top. I'm like "Mass Device CC... @_@ is this guy for real? Who the heck can't find him?" The others where not troops either, just guys I guess he didn't have, now mind you I didn't need ANY of the figs there, but you can see the ugly in yourself when you feel like someone scooped you (even when you don't need any of them), or the ugly in them when they think you are on their turf... this is what I don't like, even when you have it all, you can feel like you missed out or that someone else has what is yours if you were there 2 seconds sooner. This is the 3rd time I have seen a collector in the vast tri-state areas where I shop, & everytime I feel anger instead of talking about our same interest, just because these figs are so hard to come by, when there should be enough for all, ...me, him, those 3 brothers, everybody... it's almost like an automatic defense of saying "You sonova..." rather than "hey friend what ya got there?" ...sigh. Could be a fellow Tanker...who knows. I need to not feel this way, & hopefully distro will pick up enough that I don't someday.
So you're only mad ("ugly") because someone beat you to the punch at buying something you had no intention of buying because you already own it? |
08-19-2008, 11:51 PM | #9 |
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Agreed, and it was a good story...
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08-20-2008, 12:06 AM | #10 |
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interesting read.
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