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04-23-2021, 12:36 AM
SmokeBellew
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I'm probably going to get blasted for saying this but I guess you could say I scalp. I think it is fun. If I see a rare figure I get it even if I don't collect the line. I can use it as trade bait or make an extra buck. Its a toy its not the cure for cancer being sold on the black market. I used the money to buy other toys I want or just put it in the family account. If I got my hands on the Bludd figure I might have tossed it on eBay as well because I don't do the classified line.
I think intentional reselling is silly, but that's just because I easily have dozens of things I'd rather be doing than toy shopping--matter of fact, I fucking hate toy shopping--and toy selling. I also hate dealing with ebay. Now, make no mistake, most toy-collectors scalp. That said, there's a huge difference between the average toy nerd who may buy an extra something purely to scalp if opportunity presents itself, and the real rotten fucker scalpers who spend their lives, literally, finding toys at retail for the express purposes of reselling. These turds buy up all they can find, create artificial shortages and then demand stupid fucking amounts due to the, again, ARTIFICIAL SHORTAGE they themselves created. Seriously. They're the same twats who scalped T.P., Clorox and hand sanitizer. They're not toy collectors. They're just despicable shit-heads, plain and simple. Honestly, as much as I've grown to despise the bulk of toy collectors out there, I really oughta be a scalper. I oughta be taking advantage of these creepers and their compulsions/ addictions. I oughta be fleecing the rubes something fierce! But, as I said, I have better things to do.
You can always tell a real scalper--the ones causing the real problem for toy collectors and kids (remember them?)--by their auction listings. They usually type out stupid shit like, "HTF!!! RARE!!!" They also tend to use BIN with insanely jacked up prices, have multiples of an item and the language skills of a 5 year old. My advice: quit buying from these fucks.
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