Smh!

It amazes me how many hoarders there are out there. I was at Target yesterday and noticed that prices have gone up and quantity has gone down at all of the big-chained retail stores. I see this guy grabbing a bunch of toys off the shelves and pegs like he is gathering food and water for a bad storm. I over heard him say that he is going to make a killing on eBay with this haul. It made me think about the listings on ebay for things that are "RARE" yet there is hundreds of listings regarding the same item, so it’s not rare in quantity. It’s rare because you'll never find them since hoarders are getting there early to buy them all. Case in point the Dollar General G I Joe exclusives are all over eBay, yet I live near 3 and have never seen them. Store clerks say guys arrive early and lurk around the front entrance waiting for us to open. I would love to own some of the new DG Joes or even the new Cat woman and have them displayed in my case proudly. Unfortunately those who are hoarders and do not collect as a hobby or for the love of it, are busy buying everything and selling them to suckers who are willing to pay 3 times what they are worth. I have said my piece and bid everyone a great day!

The early Raptor gets the W.O.R.M.S.

Collecting effectively these days does necessitate a measure of networking and strategy.

I myself have pre-ordered the majority of what I wanted for the last year and a half or so and have spared myself the irritation of fruitless searches. Not an option, alack and alas, for the Dollar General Joes and exclusives, but no system is perfect. This was a change for me and a reflection of the times. I used to be able to eventually find everything I wanted in stores but that has not been the case these last 2 years. Locally there's just not that much merchandise.

Also, my shift to pre-ordering has permitted me to purchase things I have found at retail by luck for others in my circle looking for them, and some of them, in turn, have helped me immensely. If one wants to have a friend, one must be a friend.

Originally Posted by Barefoot Jedi

The early Raptor gets the W.O.R.M.S.

Collecting effectively these days does necessitate a measure of networking and strategy.

I myself have pre-ordered the majority of what I wanted for the last year and a half or so and have spared myself the irritation of fruitless searches. Not an option, alack and alas, for the Dollar General Joes and exclusives, but no system is perfect. This was a change for me and a reflection of the times. I used to be able to eventually find everything I wanted in stores but that has not been the case these last 2 years. Locally there's just not that much merchandise.

Also, my shift to pre-ordering has permitted me to purchase things I have found at retail by luck for others in my circle looking for them, and some of them, in turn, have helped me immensely. If one wants to have a friend, one must be a friend.

This ^^^

And Im sure living in a highly populated area doesnt help him any. There might be more outlets with available figs but theres way more people to buy them up as well.

Oh no. Here we go again..........................

Youre not surprised are you?

Originally Posted by Smokebomb

And Im sure living in a highly populated area doesnt help him any. There might be more outlets with available figs but theres way more people to buy them up as well.

I live in a small city and there don't seem to be many collectors nor Ebay sellers but from what I've gleaned from friends of mine who live in large urban areas there is lots more product in stores but also a lot more competition.

I do think one ought to be realistic about his situation and adapt to that environment. As an acquaintance of mine was fond of quoting, you can wish in one hand and shit in the other and see which one fills up first.

I don't care what anybody thinks. Re-selling should be a felony. I'm not talking about selling your 25th roc or poc figures, that's fine because they are not being sold in stores anymore. If you are selling something at a mark up that is still being destributed in stores, your a criminal and shoud be treated as such. If hasbro wanted the price point to be 20 bucks they would sell them for that price. I'm all for free enterprize, if you want to by 50 cases and wait tell they arnt being sold to try and move them that's fine, but re-sellers should be prosecuted. To me this is the same as steeling. I bet you if I sent up legislation agenst this it would get passed by congress and they can't agree on anything.

possibly IDK.

Originally Posted by youdoitimbusy

I don't care what anybody thinks. Re-selling should be a felony. I'm not talking about selling your 25th roc or poc figures, that's fine because they are not being sold in stores anymore. If you are selling something at a mark up that is still being destributed in stores, your a criminal and shoud be treated as such. If hasbro wanted the price point to be 20 bucks they would sell them for that price. I'm all for free enterprize, if you want to by 50 cases and wait tell they arnt being sold to try and move them that's fine, but re-sellers should be prosecuted. To me this is the same as steeling. I bet you if I sent up legislation agenst this it would get passed by congress and they can't agree on anything.

My question is isn't buying up all of a product available and selling it for inflated prices consider scalping and scalping concert or sports events tickets is most definitely illegal so why not other products? I have always wondered how Ebay was allowed to be since its inception. My question about this came up way before I got back into collecting GI Joe and saw how ridiculous the scalpers and horders are in this hobby, it's pretty disgusting and as I have said on many other threads is quite lame and anyone who drives around buying up all of a desired toy to resell online is a nerd, dork, herb and straight up piece of sh!t! Get a life you losers!