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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 2, 2011 17:54:11 GMT -5
what is so good about the ryder? ive passed on it many times watch his youtube vids...they are hilarious. Plus he's a NY guy and he's pretty popular here and hard to find. Dude got a standing ovation when they filmed WWE Superstars here a few weeks back.  Plus Chumlees know he's rare and popular which makes him even harder to find |
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Post by danmorganbrand on Jul 2, 2011 19:30:28 GMT -5
Thank God there's hardly any scalpers in Australia, it would make my life a lot more difficult! There's only little kids that give you death stares when you pickup the figure that they wanted lol.
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Post by KrimV on Jul 3, 2011 1:55:19 GMT -5
I called up my local TRU about 4 PM yesterday and asked the manager if they had put out their new stock yet for the Vince promotion. She said they had, so I went and checked it out and it looked like she was just finishing setting it up. I was able to pick up an Eve, Legends 5 Macho, and 2 Elite 9 Miz. They had Daniel Bryan, but my budget was limited so I was unable to get him. I got the ones I wanted though.
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Post by Emerald Enthusiast on Jul 3, 2011 4:52:53 GMT -5
I can sympathize with you, H4L. I really hate huting for a piece that has been stripped from every local store. But I can't say I hate scalpers. The whole collectibles industry thrives on items that increase in their demand/value. If someone is in the right place at the right time and flips that product for money, that's called capitalism. Harsh,but true.
That being said, my only regret about short-packed/limited/1st piece toys are the kids that likely won't get them because of adults or scalpers. I can't imagine being a 10-year-old kid knowing that there might be an adult driving around my city and hoarding 10 or 20 figures, when I only want 1. Ugh.
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Post by Chewdeezy on Jul 6, 2011 20:52:44 GMT -5
Scalpers are the middle men that buys the figure at retail price and then flip it for double.
RSC aren't scalpers. RSC are one of Mattel's main customers, like Walmart, Target & K-Mart. Mattel overnights their shipments straight to them. They don't list their prices according to suggest retail price. They price their figures at demand. Series 10 2-Packs sold out at $34.99. Blame the people that are buying it for that price.
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Post by Nyx on Jul 6, 2011 20:58:18 GMT -5
I run into the same guy everytime I am at TRU when they open luckily he's there for the sports figures and not wrestling. I think it's sad that a grown man has to run through a toy store and then has to buy almost every figure they put out. The only time I have every wiped out a peg was when I bought the whole set of series 4 UFC figures.
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Post by wwecustoms on Jul 6, 2011 22:31:21 GMT -5
Im heading to TRU either tomorrow or Friday , I will keep an eye out. I would trade for an Eve plus 5 bucks if you want.
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Post by Joe/Smurf on Jul 7, 2011 0:26:28 GMT -5
Scalpers suck. GET A REAL JOB, I say. Glad you were able to one-up them a bit by grabbing the two Eves and a Slater pack. I sure hope I find them when my TRU gets in the display later this week.
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Post by LA Times on Jul 7, 2011 14:04:35 GMT -5
Scalpers suck. GET A REAL JOB, I say. Glad you were able to one-up them a bit by grabbing the two Eves and a Slater pack. I sure hope I find them when my TRU gets in the display later this week. A Christian/Slater 2-pack costs $20.99 + tax at my TRU. It costs about $9.00 to ship that by Priority Mail and if you add in Paypal and ebay Final Value Fees, if a guy sells it for $45.00(twice what he paid for), he would only make about $6 profit. Is it really worth it? |
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Post by Grumpyoldman on Jul 7, 2011 14:14:14 GMT -5
I'm laughing about calling the scalpers "Chumlees"!
The name fits them so perfectly!
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Post by wrestlingfan2011 on Jul 7, 2011 14:32:01 GMT -5
well good tht u got the 2 pack and 2 eves, my TRU had 2 ryders and miz i grabed one miz. but scalpers are morns cause they dnt let people who want them get them and then sell them on ebay for alot more of wht they bought them
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