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03-16-2012, 12:32 PM | #21 |
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Perhaps when someone lists an item the text should include the obstacles the seller had to endure to aquire said item. I've heard the horror stories of the cons.
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03-16-2012, 12:34 PM | #22 |
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It can make it tougher for those of us that are more of "just one to play with" collectors to find at retail that 'one' figure: but once they(anyone) buys it(or all of them)- it's their property to do what they want with it. I paid $30 for a SpiderMan Shocker figure- if it wasn't for the 'scalper' I still wouldn't have the figure.... But it ticks me off too when I see scalping on the tank from people that I have supported in helping to find things or had discussions with about the difficulty in finding things -in those cases I will take note of their name and make sure that if they come to me for a custom or something on my B/S/T list I'm going to slam them with an outrageous price or trade. So I love 'em sometimes and hate 'em other times- depends on if it's in MY best interest at the moment i suppose...
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03-16-2012, 12:34 PM | #23 |
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But I'm talking about someone on the individual level a guy goes into a store and buys all the chase figures to mark them up on ebay, keep in mind he isn't a collector. And now you go to the store looking for that figure and can't find him. Did he do the right thing should he have left some for collectors who are just looking for him. I call that guy something I can't even say on the tank let alone in front of my mom and IMO yes he should have left some figures at the store for others! But not everyone thinks like me and I understand that too. |
03-16-2012, 12:36 PM | #24 |
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I'm sure a lot of mom and pop stores hate wal-mart, and I can see where your going with this.
But I'm talking about someone on the individual level a guy goes into a store and buys all the chase figures to mark them up on ebay, keep in mind he isn't a collector. And now you go to the store looking for that figure and can't find him. Did he do the right thing should he have left some for collectors who are just looking for him. I call that guy something I can't even say on the tank let alone in front of my mom and IMO yes he should have left some figures at the store for others! But not everyone thinks like me and I understand that too. |
03-16-2012, 12:36 PM | #25 |
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To me con items are a different animal. I have seen the horror videos of people waiting in line all day and Hasbro just shuts the line off and they get screwed not to mention all the other stuff they have to endure.
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03-16-2012, 12:39 PM | #26 |
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I don't think Walmart could be classified as a "scalper." Walmart has actual employees and benefits offered to those employees. Plus, Walmart doesn't go into another store, buys an item for $5 and turns around and sells it for $75.
And Walmart gives to charity organizations. Do "scalpers" give a portion of their profits to charity? |
03-16-2012, 12:39 PM | #27 |
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Much different then walking to the toy section of Walmart.
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03-16-2012, 12:40 PM | #28 |
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I'm sure a lot of mom and pop stores hate wal-mart, and I can see where your going with this.
But I'm talking about someone on the individual level a guy goes into a store and buys all the chase figures to mark them up on ebay, keep in mind he isn't a collector. And now you go to the store looking for that figure and can't find him. Did he do the right thing should he have left some for collectors who are just looking for him. I call that guy something I can't even say on the tank let alone in front of my mom and IMO yes he should have left some figures at the store for others! But not everyone thinks like me and I understand that too.
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03-16-2012, 12:42 PM | #29 |
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Personally, I have no problem with scalpers. Is it annoying when I can't find a figure I want? Yeah, but it's not the end of the world. I mostly buy online nowadays anyways, so I'm pretty much guaranteed what I want, and the scalpers don't affect me.
As for convention scalping goes, I don't see anything wrong with that either. If you want to sell a $15 Zarana for $40, you're still losing money on that deal when you factor in the cost of the con ticket and travel. It is annoying when you go to a con and the exclusives are sold out on the first day though, but I see that as more of a problem with the seller, not the buyers. If they set good limits then that shouldn't be much of a problem. I can understand why they wouldn't want to risk being stuck with extras though, so I don't even begrudge them that much. I missed out on TTT Slaughter when I went to that Comic Con because I couldn't go on Thursday. It was annoying, but I managed to get one from the Joe Club, so it turned out ok. When I go to SDCC I always buy the limit of the Joe stuff, but I sell most of it for C+S to guys I know, or guys that have helped me out in the past. If I have any extras I'll toss them on eBay to get a few bucks back, but it comes nowhere near paying for the actualy cost of going and getting the figures. |
03-16-2012, 12:43 PM | #30 |
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I agree and disagree with this, if you are a scalper intentionally going out of your way to get said con item, you are putting yourself in that position, what if that person standing in front of you at the con is said scalper, and the line is cut off right as your the next person in line... It's things like that, that pisses me off...
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