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Post by onleeone643 on Mar 20, 2013 22:24:40 GMT -5
I can't understand one thing this guy is talking about. Take your time and don't be afraid to use commas and periods.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2013 22:29:27 GMT -5
im talking about figures mate
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Post by Deleted on Mar 20, 2013 22:34:33 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I'm dropping out of this convo. I will never be able to convince any haters. You don't understand, but you love to think you know everything. We are all the same. We are toy fans. Period!
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Post by gps on Mar 20, 2013 22:46:44 GMT -5
I'm sorry, I'm dropping out of this convo. I will never be able to convince any haters. You don't understand, but you love to think you know everything. We are all the same. We are toy fans. Period! Without condoning, I do understand what you're doing. I just think you should be more discreet about it. Especially here.
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Post by Self-Savior on Mar 20, 2013 22:47:54 GMT -5
One thing, if you're going to continue to post pics of your purchases of multiples of figures that aren't widely available yet and plan on scalping them, learn to live with the criticism.
And I still feel bad for anyone that goes into a store looking for a Tensai, Sandow or another rare/new figure, leaves empty-handed and winds up paying your "fair" price for them.
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Post by dai1yut on Mar 20, 2013 22:55:51 GMT -5
I don't understand why WF doesn't ban scalpers. All they do is screw over collectors. i think there a lil bit of scalper in all of us..like it or not. hey dude good pick up i PERSONALLY dont have any problems with you picking up that many figure if you gots the cash then you get the stash!! coming from so cal there are tons of scalpers so its hard to pick up rare items!
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Post by Flair Forever on Mar 21, 2013 1:44:30 GMT -5
Personally, I think anyone who goes and pays people like this guy 20-30-40 dollars or more for a BASIC deserves whatever they get...
No BASIC is worth that when they'll be shelf-warming K-Mart, Wal Mart, and Target in a few weeks/months for less than ten bucks, usually. If you want it that badly, just check those stores frequently and you'll find them. Check Kohl's or Rite Aid in like three years and you'll find these figures there.
Why pay so much, just because you can't wait a few weeks? No matter what, you won't be the first one to get them - this guy already beat you to it. So who cares?
Personally, I like the rush of finding the stuff at the store for a good price.... the less I spend per figure, the more figures I can buy for my collection!
I actually passed on the Build-A-Teddy set - there was no sale, and at $13.99 it would have cost me $56.00 to build Teddy Long - and I have no interest in the 4 BASIC figures you have to buy to build him. So I saw them on the shelf, and walked away. Now, they're on sale - if I can catch them for $8.99, I'll do it...
Heck, for all you know these figures will eventually be on one of K-Mart's clearance sales for seven bucks.... I'm not so sure Tensai will be a huge seller.... maybe not Sandow, either.... do kids like him?
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Post by Arik Cannon on Mar 21, 2013 5:28:35 GMT -5
maybe he couldn't find anything else to buy and wanted to take advantage of the buy 1 get 1 half off. you should stop complaining about it. I am sure they will not be hard to get once they become more available
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Post by PJ on Mar 21, 2013 6:00:01 GMT -5
I don't understand why WF doesn't ban scalpers. All they do is screw over collectors. i think there a lil bit of scalper in all of us..like it or not Got to disagree. In my 46 years I have never scalper or thought about scalping anything.
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Post by B Dubya on Mar 21, 2013 6:24:52 GMT -5
He won't last long. He's going to do what he's going to do, regardless of what anyone here says. The only thing that gets me is him talking about people driving long distances, paying for parking, and walking away empty handed at figure shops. So he's trying to help them out. Yet.. had he not bought all of those figures, they would've taken the drive, paid to park, and snagged them at a much cheaper price. And also, you buying figures from overseas isn't anyone's issue but your own. Just like people have to choose to buy these from you, you had to choose to buy them from whomever you bought them. So, that's not a very valid argument. I'll never understand why international collectors throw that argument around. All in all, you're lucky that you hit the stash first. Just wait though, as it'll come back to bite you in the ass and you'll be the one having to choose to pay an inflated price for a few figures you'd like. Also, I'd suggest creating a new account and deleting this one if you're looking to get any deals from some of the board members here. After this fiasco, they're going to tell you to yourself. On another note; these are nice figures. I'll grab them on MattelShop or at retail to keep MOC, then wait for their elites.
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Post by jomomojo420 on Mar 21, 2013 6:30:46 GMT -5
You people that are saying he's a scalper & that you don't have those figures sound like a bunch of Crying babies.....2 months from now everybody will get there fill of Sandows, just like everybody is getting Cesaro & Ryback right now, just like everybody for Wade Barrett & Sheamus 2 years ago. I have like 5 of every elite made, does that make me a scalper? I've had 5 elite 1 CM Punks since they came out, and it's 3 years later & I still have them. Some people just buy more. I have my reasons & as far as I'm concerned if I pay my money for them, I can do what I want. Even if this guy does sell them, realisticly if you don't have them already you'll probably waiting for RSC back orders or for them to hit retail, so he might actually be helping somebody out, even if he does make a couple $$ on them.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 6:40:02 GMT -5
It's completely selfish I don't care what anyone says. Buying an extra to sell on doesn't bother me, but buying all of them is completely selfish and deprives other people of being able to find them.
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Post by Self-Savior on Mar 21, 2013 6:59:55 GMT -5
It's completely selfish I don't care what anyone says. Buying an extra to sell on doesn't bother me, but buying all of them is completely selfish and deprives other people of being able to find them. Exactly.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Mar 21, 2013 7:06:04 GMT -5
The kid's a scumbag. A scalper, an idiot and a troll all at the same time. With this kind of behaviour, he won't last long here anyway. He'll get banned, realise that he shouldn't brag about scalping if he wants to stick around, and he'll make a new account when he's 14 and hide it better.
No point in me looking for a Tensai figure today then.
Sincerely,
Albertless in Liverpool
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Post by AmbroseBeforeHoes on Mar 21, 2013 7:41:22 GMT -5
well maybe in virginia you say about people y all but over here we say use NO! No we do not.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 7:47:36 GMT -5
The kid's a scumbag. A scalper, an idiot and a troll all at the same time. With this kind of behaviour, he won't last long here anyway. He'll get banned, realise that he shouldn't brag about scalping if he wants to stick around, and he'll make a new account when he's 14 and hide it better. No point in me looking for a Tensai figure today then. Sincerely, Albertless in Liverpool Well said. Here I am (probably the biggest Tensai fan on the board) waiting patiently for the Smyths site to get their stock and some scumbag kid goes and gets 4 of them to try and extort money from people, many of whom will be unsuspecting parents buying figs for their kids.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 10:33:58 GMT -5
Well if he's 14, lol, I'm sure his perents bought them then! As for buying them all... He didn't buy all the Sandow and Tensai figures. I'd think criticism over people's view points is childish in its self. Regardless of how selfish it is, it's always about the hunt. I don't get angry or jealous when anyone does score a nice find. Should I have to live with your dislike of my collecting habits? Should I learn to take your criticism?? Or should you just grow up and if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all?? I don't know the right answer to these questions, but there are many arguements on both ends. Yeah, it can be selfish. But, it is a service provided for collectors. Yes, there are collectors that don't leave there home, don't have access to TRU, WM, etc... Heck, there are areas in America that doesn't deliver mail except 1 or 2 times a week. Without you guys ( or me ), there would be a collector market. I think it's redic that anyone would believe that "scalpers" are bad people preying on collectors. You guy determine what the value as time goes by. We all help each other in one way or another. Truth is, since I've been here, if you asked me to work with you on a price, I would. This is a community that I enjoy and I consider us a family. Guess that's why we bicker over the small things. One Love!!
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2013 10:39:25 GMT -5
Bragging about it makes you look like a tool, though. FOR. REAL.
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Post by Last Trent Barreta Fan on Mar 21, 2013 11:07:09 GMT -5
You people that are saying he's a scalper & that you don't have those figures sound like a bunch of Crying babies.....2 months from now everybody will get there fill of Sandows, just like everybody is getting Cesaro & Ryback right now, just like everybody for Wade Barrett & Sheamus 2 years ago. I have like 5 of every elite made, does that make me a scalper? I've had 5 elite 1 CM Punks since they came out, and it's 3 years later & I still have them. Some people just buy more. I have my reasons & as far as I'm concerned if I pay my money for them, I can do what I want. Even if this guy does sell them, realisticly if you don't have them already you'll probably waiting for RSC back orders or for them to hit retail, so he might actually be helping somebody out, even if he does make a couple $$ on them. So I'm a crying baby for stating that I don't have those figures? Hmm... Ok.
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Post by "The Visionary" Eldniw on Mar 21, 2013 11:11:16 GMT -5
This whole thread is hilarious. Bottom line is this. Someone "scalps" a figure, you can either buy it, or don't buy it. If I go on eBay and look for something I'd like to have and I don't like the price I see, I say "f*ck it" and move on. No sense in acting like a spoiled little kid on an internet message board about it, name-calling and the like. And I bet that, if this guy wasn't a new member [been here a month or so] that this wouldn't even be a problem. It boils down to you all blasting the new guy for doing what alot of people here have already done before. I personally don't do it, but that's because 9 times out of 10, I only have enough money to get one figure for me when I see new things. If I had money to grab a couple extra figures and turn them around for a few extra dollars, I would. And so would everyone here, so stop trying to play the moral police and act like you would only ever buy one figure of a guy, 100% of the time. And the sob stories don't help either. "I'm the biggest fan of [insert name here] and I don't have the figure yet, but some kid goes and buys 4 of them." That makes you sound like a crybaby. Sorry.
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