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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 15:59:27 GMT -5
Everyone keeps using the excuse that it hurts the kids....That's so not ture. I remember when I was a kid. Did I want a LJN Hacksaw Jim Duggan? Sure....Did I ever get one. Nope. But, I continued to have hours and hours of fun with my Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper figures that were in every store and loved every second of it. Not to mention that if the parents can't find the figure nowadays, they can just buy it online. An option my parents didn't have. You're right, it's their own fault that children who don't camp out in front of a store with a bunch of creepy old men in order to get the toy they wanted. Kids are the worst, Viva la scalpers!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:06:36 GMT -5
Everyone keeps using the excuse that it hurts the kids....That's so not ture. I remember when I was a kid. Did I want a LJN Hacksaw Jim Duggan? Sure....Did I ever get one. Nope. But, I continued to have hours and hours of fun with my Hulk Hogan and Roddy Piper figures that were in every store and loved every second of it. Not to mention that if the parents can't find the figure nowadays, they can just buy it online. An option my parents didn't have. You're right, it's their own fault that children who don't camp out in front of a store with a bunch of creepy old men in order to get the toy they wanted. Kids are the worst, Viva la scalpers! You are missing the point there buddy. My point is that kids are happy with the figures they have and if they are not, there parents still have the option of the internet to find them.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:11:11 GMT -5
Lemme ask you something....Most scalpers are older people like 17+. Scalpers ruin a little kids trip to Toys R Us.They take everything and the kid is most likely to get upset. When I go to TRU I take 1 or 2 figures. Scalpers buy the whole ing aisle and there's there's nothing left for kids. NOT EVEN CENAS.....This is my point. There's 20 Year olds still playing with WWE Figs. My cousin is 8 and has been watching wwe for 4 years now. I take him to TRU when I see him and he goes to the WWE aisle. When he gets there, there is nothing nothing at all except those $20 power slammers he hates. I feel bad because he has 17 figures that are.worth about $50 all together. There's kids that don't know about Ringside, spam, Ebay, Amazon, and all those other sites that have figures and are huge fans of WWE because of SCALPERS… This is my point. I DON'T LIKE SCALPERS BECAUSE THEY TAKE ALL THE FIGURES AND LEAVE LITTLER KIDS WITH NOTHING.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:13:19 GMT -5
You're right, it's their own fault that children who don't camp out in front of a store with a bunch of creepy old men in order to get the toy they wanted. Kids are the worst, Viva la scalpers! You are missing the point there buddy. My point is that kids are happy with the figures they have and if they are not, there parents still have the option of the internet to find them. I doubt parents would go the route of Ringside or another online store to pre-order. So... if scalpers ruin the in-store experience, buy it from them online?
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:16:56 GMT -5
I have a brother who is 10. When we go on the hunt for figures, he's heartbroken when scalpers take an unreasonable number of figures. He likes Cena, Orton, and Mysterio just fine, but I don't think he'd be ok with only seeing those guys over and over and over every time he went shopping.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:17:50 GMT -5
I'm so happy my store has a no more than 2 of the same figure policy
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Post by jfinnomore on Jul 10, 2013 16:17:54 GMT -5
You are missing the point there buddy. My point is that kids are happy with the figures they have and if they are not, there parents still have the option of the internet to find them. I doubt parents would go the route of Ringside or another online store to pre-order. So... if scalpers ruin the in-store experience, buy it from them online? Haha I think that's what he's trying to sway us into
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:19:28 GMT -5
Lemme ask you something....Most scalpers are older people like 17+. Scalpers ruin a little kids trip to Toys R Us.They take everything and the kid is most likely to get upset. When I go to TRU I take 1 or 2 figures. Scalpers buy the whole ing aisle and there's there's nothing left for kids. NOT EVEN CENAS.....This is my point. There's 20 Year olds still playing with WWE Figs. My cousin is 8 and has been watching wwe for 4 years now. I take him to TRU when I see him and he goes to the WWE aisle. When he gets there, there is nothing nothing at all except those $20 power slammers he hates. I feel bad because he has 17 figures that are.worth about $50 all together. There's kids that don't know about Ringside, spam, Ebay, Amazon, and all those other sites that have figures and are huge fans of WWE because of SCALPERS… This is my point. I DON'T LIKE SCALPERS BECAUSE THEY TAKE ALL THE FIGURES AND LEAVE LITTLER KIDS WITH NOTHING. If he didn't have me getting figures for his collection, he'd have around those same 17 figures. This is something that no matter how much evidence we give, they won't give up out of sheer stubbornness.
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Post by Vamp55 on Jul 10, 2013 16:21:00 GMT -5
I agree with you, and furthermore I think it is sheer arrogance to tell others what they can and can't do in relation to buying and selling or customizing figures... First come, first serve. And while I'm at it, if I wanna buy figures and keep'em in the box, deal with it. It's my bloody figure. I'll burn it if I see fit. (Sorry but I have seen to many posts about MOC collectors that don't sit right with me)
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:22:21 GMT -5
I'm so happy my store has a no more than 2 of the same figure policy I have no idea where the place you're talking about even is, but it sounds like a magical place where collectors can enjoy their hobby and kids have a good shake at getting a figure that could be their favorite (instead of imagining their 18th Cena is someone else). Love it!
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:24:13 GMT -5
Lemme ask you something....Most scalpers are older people like 17+. Scalpers ruin a little kids trip to Toys R Us.They take everything and the kid is most likely to get upset. When I go to TRU I take 1 or 2 figures. Scalpers buy the whole ing aisle and there's there's nothing left for kids. NOT EVEN CENAS.....This is my point. There's 20 Year olds still playing with WWE Figs. My cousin is 8 and has been watching wwe for 4 years now. I take him to TRU when I see him and he goes to the WWE aisle. When he gets there, there is nothing nothing at all except those $20 power slammers he hates. I feel bad because he has 17 figures that are.worth about $50 all together. There's kids that don't know about Ringside, spam, Ebay, Amazon, and all those other sites that have figures and are huge fans of WWE because of SCALPERS… This is my point. I DON'T LIKE SCALPERS BECAUSE THEY TAKE ALL THE FIGURES AND LEAVE LITTLER KIDS WITH NOTHING. If he didn't have me getting figures for his collection, he'd have around those same 17 figures. This is something that no matter how much evidence we give, they won't give up out of sheer stubbornness. I was watching someone in the WWE Aisle taking 5 of the same figure. So I said " Hey buddy are you really gonna take 5 of the same figure in a shop for little kids?". He said yup back to me and I snapped back "Ok have a good life ruining little kids trips to toys r us". After that I walked away.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:27:36 GMT -5
I'm so happy my store has a no more than 2 of the same figure policy I have no idea where the place you're talking about even is, but it sounds like a magical place where collectors can enjoy their hobby and kids have a good shake at getting a figure that could be their favorite (instead of imagining their 18th Cena is someone else). Love it! A1Toys,it's a UK shop.I seen a guy trying to buy 3 B21 Swaggers and the guy at the counter just said no more than 2,not sure if it's his or the shop's policy,they always have the WWE part well stocked too and can I always find what I'm looking for,all of the other stores in my area normally have good stock too,except that damn Toys 'R' Us lol
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:27:53 GMT -5
If he didn't have me getting figures for his collection, he'd have around those same 17 figures. This is something that no matter how much evidence we give, they won't give up out of sheer stubbornness. I was watching someone in the WWE Aisle taking 5 of the same figure. So I said " Hey buddy are you really gonna take 5 of the same figure in a shop for little kids?". He said yup back to me and I snapped back "Ok have a good life ruining little kids trips to toys r us". After that I walked away. Earlier this month a guy scowled at us because my brother grabbed B29 Eddie Guerrero right after the store opened. He had three under his arm. Apparently, he was about to check out and changed his mind about leaving one. Mouth-breathers man, they're the worst.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 16:29:27 GMT -5
I have no idea where the place you're talking about even is, but it sounds like a magical place where collectors can enjoy their hobby and kids have a good shake at getting a figure that could be their favorite (instead of imagining their 18th Cena is someone else). Love it! A1Toys,it's a UK shop.I seen a guy trying to buy 3 B21 Swaggers and the guy at the counter just said no more than 2,not sure if it's his or the shop's policy,they always have the WWE part well stocked too and can I always find what I'm looking for,all of the other stores in my area normally have good stock too,except that damn Toys 'R' Us lol Nice! It's great to hear about shops like this. Don't sweat TRU, almost all of them are terrible. lol
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jul 10, 2013 16:37:52 GMT -5
I'll put it this way. In my own opinion, this is the effects SCALPERS have on toys in general. When a hot item hits, they buy as many as they can as often as they can. Leaving shelves empty. Kids have their parents search local stores, some parents even search out of city stores via phone calls. They get a sence of saddnes when they can't meet the childhood demands of their children. So, instead of finding them that soecific toy, they look for another. BUT, videogames have become a mass seller due to over manufacturing and distribution. Making a video game much easier to obtain than a toy line. With this, the electronics department sky rockets in profits while the toy section plumets. This is going on now. Look at toy isles 10 years ago to now. One small section for action figures... Always looking bare. Now how often is a game selection bare unless a sale happend? Never...
This is pushing most retailers to do toy sales via their internet sites. Where, you have more of a chance to buy a figure or set then a store. But the scalpers know to his the store sites aswell. Along with Amazon and other online outlets.
This has pushed the youth further away from toys and more towards technology. Its no news that this generation is the TechGeneration.
My point here, is the hunt for toys at an actual store, is getting smaller and smaller every year. With the popularity of online shopping, I wouldn't be suprised to see the section demolished other than fisher price style toys for ages 1-5, and all other options via online.
Obviously in-store shopping is in danger by alot of other problems, such as income issues, gas costs, etc... But scalpers hitting stores is essentially forcing people to say screw it and choose an easier obtainable hobby. In the long run, we all get hurt by scalping.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:45:44 GMT -5
Just because we cant stop scalpers doesnt mean we cant bash those no life bastards on here. Scalping is a perversion of capitalism , they take a item that is already jacked up in price at retail and jack it up even more to rip off desperate people. I have no respect for scalpers, they ruin collecting for alot of people. Just because they can to it and its legal doesnt mean its morally right or you will have public opinion on your side. You cant tell people how to feel just because youre cool with it.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 16:47:04 GMT -5
A1Toys,it's a UK shop.I seen a guy trying to buy 3 B21 Swaggers and the guy at the counter just said no more than 2,not sure if it's his or the shop's policy,they always have the WWE part well stocked too and can I always find what I'm looking for,all of the other stores in my area normally have good stock too,except that damn Toys 'R' Us lol Nice! It's great to hear about shops like this. Don't sweat TRU, almost all of them are terrible. lol The other TRU is good, just not the one I was speaking about,good thing about A1 & Being 14 is that I don't have the money to buy every figure released,but in there I can almost always buy something new or something I want,today's my birthday btw lol.
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Post by guster on Jul 10, 2013 16:50:04 GMT -5
The whole anti-scalper argument is so shortsighted. How do you know when you go to a store that a "SCALPER" beat you there when you can't find the figure you're looking for? I'm not saying there aren't people who do this, but I live in a larger metropolitian area with numerous WalMarts, Targets, and TRUs. I've been collecting for the better part of 18 years and have never ever once encountered a "scalper" in person. Do you ever think that maybe, just MAYBE, somebody wanted that sought after figure too? When my favorite brewery releases a limited edition beer, and I can't find it at the first 3 liquor stores, I don't automatically assume SCALPERS bought it all up. No it's just popular and sought after and I was late to the party. Get over it.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 17:04:48 GMT -5
The whole anti-scalper argument is so shortsighted. How do you know when you go to a store that a "SCALPER" beat you there when you can't find the figure you're looking for? I'm not saying there aren't people who do this, but I live in a larger metropolitian area with numerous WalMarts, Targets, and TRUs. I've been collecting for the better part of 18 years and have never ever once encountered a "scalper" in person. Do you ever think that maybe, just MAYBE, somebody wanted that sought after figure too? When my favorite brewery releases a limited edition beer, and I can't find it at the first 3 liquor stores, I don't automatically assume SCALPERS bought it all up. No it's just popular and sought after and I was late to the party. Get over it. I get your point. I can only speak for myself. I started collecting seriously when Mattel bought the WWE rights. I wasn't aware of scalpers until two years ago. Since then I've seen 7 people either carrying an armful of the same figure or pushing a cart with A TON of figures in it. The majority of them happen around the holidays, where people are desperate to get a figure for themselves or as a gift and since they can't get it in their area...lo and behold! There's someone on eBay selling it double the price located not very far away.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 17:15:34 GMT -5
Goodgoddamn some of you have some serious entitlement issues.
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