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Post by King Bálor (CM)™ on May 2, 2012 22:28:57 GMT -5
Hate this thread. No disrespect TS. But a figure fetches what a prospective buyer deems it worthwhile. I can't justify paying 100 on a Shawn Michaels or a CM Punk knowing it was about 20 at retail. And for the poster who said he made a killing with E9 Ryder and L6 Eddie. Awesome job, bro! Why haven't I got the brilliant idea of hoarding a particular figure hoping to resell it for more profit. Oh, because I actually have a job that pays me money. I just can't stand scalpers in any line of work from action figures, tickets, etc. You guys are pretty low and take the fun out of the hobby. Here we go again. Why doesnt anyone make a thread about how Walmart resells the Mattel figures they buy at a wholesale price at increased amounts? Old and tiresome. If you dont want to resell stuff, thats your business. Its your right to do so or not to do so. But dont crap on others b/c they see the advantage of doing so. A lot of those scalpers have aided me in finding figures that I most likely would never have been able to obtain cuz those "rotten collectors who have to have 1 of every single person especially the 1 per case ones" are buying them all up.
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Post by cocacolabottle on May 2, 2012 23:57:05 GMT -5
Hate this thread. No disrespect TS. But a figure fetches what a prospective buyer deems it worthwhile. I can't justify paying 100 on a Shawn Michaels or a CM Punk knowing it was about 20 at retail. And for the poster who said he made a killing with E9 Ryder and L6 Eddie. Awesome job, bro! Why haven't I got the brilliant idea of hoarding a particular figure hoping to resell it for more profit. Oh, because I actually have a job that pays me money. I just can't stand scalpers in any line of work from action figures, tickets, etc. You guys are pretty low and take the fun out of the hobby. Supply and demand. Where there is demand and a limited supply the price will be determined by the buyers. I am still hoping to find a remnant HBK since he is one of my favorite wrestlers if not my favorite wrestler. However if it comes down to it I am willing to shell the $100 to put him on my shelf. Sure there is some kid somewhere who is ticked about not getting that HBK that I am going to pay $100 for but the fact is the world isn't a an equal place. There will always be haves and have nots. Why should the haves who have worked or found a way such as scalping to make their money be punished and made to feel bad for the have nots? Entitlement B.S.. If you really want something and you find a way to get it then you deserve your reward. If your 'morals' prevent you from purchasing a scalped figure you have no right to ***** about it when the opportunity for you to have that figure has presented itself and you aren't willing to put in the time and effort to do whatever it takes to get it. Also who is to say that any given figure is scalped? I mean sure there are obvious cases but what about a collector who purchased it just decided to sell? Should they be blamed for providing a product for purchase? I think not. I mean just because you missed your chance to snag that figure for $20 is no reason to hate on those who did manage to get it be their intentions for collecting or reselling since you had the same chance they did. They just managed to get to the store with $20 ahead of you is all. I chalk this up to being part of the thrill of the hunt as well as having a collection that you can feel pleased with owning because you had to hunt down and pay for the more hard to find figures. Who wants to collect something readily available? Where is the fun in that?
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Post by Deleted on May 3, 2012 8:11:59 GMT -5
The haves and have nots?
You do know we are talking about action figures, right?! Haha.
And I'll stick to my guns. All this supply and demand, blah blah blah. There's people who don't have a regular 9 to 5 or know someone who works at a certain retailer or worse off, make friends with numerous retailer managers and then swoop in to take numerous figs off the shelves before a collector or child comes in to look. I don't know but to me those are ILLEGAL practices.
I've been blessed with a solid job so the money isn't the issue. It's the way people go about things. When the BAF Bret Hart went on sale at TRU.com what happened? There was an "influx" of Hart figures available on ebay. I scored one just yesterday, at RETAIL, when someone paid up to 150 for it.
Again, to each his own. Some of you guys like getting used as tricks and overpay more power to you but I've been able to amass a wonderful collection with "rare" and "1/1000" figures just by scouring the net, going to the local flea market (swap meet).
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Post by qdogg on May 3, 2012 8:13:17 GMT -5
legends 1 austin and road warriors sell well legends 6 figures get some decent money Demolition from legends 4 can go for 40 plus for the set Elite 7 hbk and hornswoggle elite zach ryder elite 12 kane basic diva figure lots get alot of bidding cm punk series 11
Theres others, cant think off the top of my head.
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Post by joes7164 on May 3, 2012 9:10:53 GMT -5
I only have Kelly loose. I thought all Kelly Kelly's were loose. I'd take her loose.
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Post by Wrestlaholic on May 3, 2012 10:18:20 GMT -5
The haves and have nots? You do know we are talking about action figures, right?! Haha. And I'll stick to my guns. All this supply and demand, blah blah blah. There's people who don't have a regular 9 to 5 or know someone who works at a certain retailer or worse off, make friends with numerous retailer managers and then swoop in to take numerous figs off the shelves before a collector or child comes in to look. I don't know but to me those are ILLEGAL practices.I've been blessed with a solid job so the money isn't the issue. It's the way people go about things. When the BAF Bret Hart went on sale at TRU.com what happened? There was an "influx" of Hart figures available on ebay. I scored one just yesterday, at RETAIL, when someone paid up to 150 for it. Again, to each his own. Some of you guys like getting used as tricks and overpay more power to you but I've been able to amass a wonderful collection with "rare" and "1/1000" figures just by scouring the net, going to the local flea market (swap meet). Well done to you, sir. But you're coming out with a whole lot of crap quite frankly, the fact that you get your figures from retail is great. Some of us aren't bless like that. Without 'scalpers' of which is surely just another name for 'people who get there first, opt to buy and sell on' which might I add isn't illegal seems how once they have purchased the item, it is theirs and they can do what they wish with it. If it wasn't for people that did resell on eBay, myself, being in the UK wouldn't have a lot of the figures I have now, I reckon around half of them at least and im very greatful that I have the chance to purchase these figures, yes I pay over retail the majority of the time and sometimes massively inflated price but if it's what you want and it's worth it to you, that's what counts. Finally, it's also not the seller that determines the price and value of a figure, it is the buyers based on the demand for the figure and also who wants it most.
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Post by derakp on May 3, 2012 10:47:14 GMT -5
There's a fine line between scalping and reselling. It's all in the starting price. For example, I started an auction for BAF Michael Cole legs at $1. They sold for $21. Does that make me a scalper? I don't think so.
I also don't consider it scalping if the figures are more than a few months old (like E7 DX).
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Post by Ben - #6 Munchie on May 3, 2012 10:54:02 GMT -5
Hate this thread. No disrespect TS. But a figure fetches what a prospective buyer deems it worthwhile. I can't justify paying 100 on a Shawn Michaels or a CM Punk knowing it was about 20 at retail. And for the poster who said he made a killing with E9 Ryder and L6 Eddie. Awesome job, bro! Why haven't I got the brilliant idea of hoarding a particular figure hoping to resell it for more profit. Oh, because I actually have a job that pays me money. I just can't stand scalpers in any line of work from action figures, tickets, etc. You guys are pretty low and take the fun out of the hobby. I'm 16 and don't have a job. If I can sell 1 figure for the price of 4 then damn right I will. I'll be using the money to buy more figures anyway.
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Post by Epic Z on May 3, 2012 11:58:31 GMT -5
Elite 9 Zack Ryder can go up to alot, I bought mine for about 60$ back in December.
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Post by cocacolabottle on May 3, 2012 14:56:06 GMT -5
The haves and have nots? You do know we are talking about action figures, right?! Haha. And I'll stick to my guns. All this supply and demand, blah blah blah. There's people who don't have a regular 9 to 5 or know someone who works at a certain retailer or worse off, make friends with numerous retailer managers and then swoop in to take numerous figs off the shelves before a collector or child comes in to look. I don't know but to me those are ILLEGAL practices. I've been blessed with a solid job so the money isn't the issue. It's the way people go about things. When the BAF Bret Hart went on sale at TRU.com what happened? There was an "influx" of Hart figures available on ebay. I scored one just yesterday, at RETAIL, when someone paid up to 150 for it. Again, to each his own. Some of you guys like getting used as tricks and overpay more power to you but I've been able to amass a wonderful collection with "rare" and "1/1000" figures just by scouring the net, going to the local flea market (swap meet). Yes the have and have nots. There are the haves who have worked for what they have and the have nots that complain and whine and sit on their ***. If you don't have a regular 9-5 job then action figures should be your least concern. Does that stop people from wanting things and *****ing because they don't have them? Hell no. Congrats on building your collection. That is the point I am trying to get at here is that if you are willing to work and find creative ways to get what you want then you deserve those things. If not then you are going to get pushed to the side to make way for those who are doing more to get what they want.
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