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Massachusetts G.I. Joe Sightings
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10-05-2011, 03:43 PM
Air-tight
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Location: Boston, MA
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netkid
Quick question for you guys,
Q: Do you think the army-building buying metality hurts other people's chances of finding any troop/infantry type figures in stores? Even if they just want 1 of every troop figure?
From my experience, pretty much anything trooper-related from POC-onward has been a pain in the ass or next to impossible to find. However, most of everything else that is solely restricted to being 1 character(Duke, Cobra Commander, Destro, Dusty, etc.) is far easier to obtain.
Technically, yes. It does hurt other people's chances of finding any troop/infantry type figures in stores, but at the same time (and as a troop builder), if I see it (and I have use for it), I buy it. 9 times out of 10, I will do 1 of 3 things with it:
1) keep it for my own army
2) sell/trade it to someone that I know is looking for it
3) scrap it for parts for my customs
To leave a desirable figure on the pegs is foolish on basic principle. I don't owe anyone else in the public anything, and if I get to it first, it's mine. Even if someone I knew was specifically looking for a figure that I stumbled across and I didn't have money to purchase it, I would securely hide it for them and let them know where it was (and I'm not talking hidden on the bottom shelf, I'm talking like hidden inside a box of diapers or under a garden display or inside a folded bath towel somewhere on the opposite side of the store). Now, to be fair, if said individual ended up not wanting it, I would return to the store and put it back where I got it to give others the option of taking it. Hiding and leaving something there for years is a bummer for everyone.
To put it bluntly, if you snooze- you lose. The early bird truly does get the worm. I get out there and hunt as much as I can and thus, I typically get everything I need. Taking big chances like passing on a fresh case of new figures because you assume that they will be plentiful later or getting picky about paint apps, package condition etc is naive, but we've all made mistakes along the way.
Happy hunting!
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