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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 9:22:15 GMT -5
I'm sure I am going to get hated to no end for this thread, but I have to get this off my chest. I am so tired of hearing members here complain about scalping. It's nonsense....
Look, if a store puts them on the shelf, the first person to get to them is entitled to buy however many of them he wants. It's there money. Deal with it....If they choose to buy every Elite figure that you just happen to want and turn around and sell them for 3 times as much, so be it. You should have got to the store earlier. Besides, if people were not doing this, every store would probably be clogged to the max with figures and we would never get new sets in.
I personally do no go out looking to flip a figure for a profit, but I have on occasion picked up an extra figure to trade or sell to get money for another figure that I normally couldn't find at retail anymore or was too expensive to purchase anymore. I'm a bad guy for doing that?
Why is it celebrated here when somebody buys 5 AJ Lee figures and breaks them apart to customize them, but when somebody buys 5 AJ's to resell them it is wrong? Seems like a double standard there if you ask me.
Bottom line is, if you want the saught after figures at retail, get up and look for them. The "scalpers" can find them, so can you.
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Post by MCUcollector24 on Jul 10, 2013 9:26:15 GMT -5
I have to agree with you. You make a great point.
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Post by Goldust on Jul 10, 2013 9:27:28 GMT -5
I tend to agree with you.
Have I been the victim of a scalper beating me to a store? Absolutely. Have I gotten things that I wanted before anybody else? Yep.
It's all about timing and knowing when your store stocks. 9/10 times, I find fresh cases of TRU exclusives on Friday afternoons.
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Post by Cammi Oh on Jul 10, 2013 9:27:33 GMT -5
Yeah
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Post by MrPerfect25 on Jul 10, 2013 9:28:32 GMT -5
sought, hear, etc.
But you make fair points. I've never been one to rag on or hate the scalpers on here. I have, on occasion, bought 2 of a figure; either to keep one loose and one MOC, or to try and double the profits of one. Which ulitmately helps pay for your hobby at times. I have never, and will never buy 5 of one fig. For me it's a waste of time. I live in an area where the retail is pretty good, and the sacalping is pretty low.
In the age of ebay and immediate gratification, you actually have to plot and plan how you are going to shop. Same thing with Jordans.
Think about this.......if there was bo scalping and no higher second market prices or values, would we feel our collections are as special or as valuable? If everyone in the world who wanted an Elite 21 Honky Tonk Man, found one and bought it, would it be as fun? No. It defeats the purpose.
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Post by plastictaxicab on Jul 10, 2013 9:29:22 GMT -5
Scalpers sometimes literally camp out in front of Toys R Us on shipping days before they open, run in when they open, grab all the good stuff, and leave. How, may I ask, do you suggest to get there before them?
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Post by savage on Jul 10, 2013 9:29:53 GMT -5
Agreed. First come first serve.
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Post by Next Manufactured’s Sweater on Jul 10, 2013 9:32:22 GMT -5
Why is it celebrated here when somebody buys 5 AJ Lee figures and breaks them apart to customize them, but when somebody buys 5 AJ's to resell them it is wrong? Seems like a double standard there if you ask me. There's no double standard at all. Customising figures is a hobby. Scalping is specifically all about ripping off collectors. If you really don't understand why some people in a community of collectors say bad things about people who try to rip off collectors, then you're probably in the wrong place.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 10, 2013 9:34:10 GMT -5
If u grab an extra fig or 2 for trade I have no issue. If u buy 5 to make customs figs its cool too. But dudes who camp outside stores be4 they open is disgusting. It's like get a real job.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 9:39:31 GMT -5
I tend not to care, but then again I'm not the adult who sells toys at a jacked up price. Ultimately, it doesn't bother me, but it does suck the fun out of going to the toy store for a kid if they can't get the figure they wanted because of scalpers repeatedly cleaning out the shelves.
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Post by JC Motors on Jul 10, 2013 9:41:11 GMT -5
I hate scalpers
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Post by MCUcollector24 on Jul 10, 2013 9:41:41 GMT -5
Think about this.......if there was bo scalping and no higher second market prices or values, would we feel our collections are as special or as valuable? If everyone in the world who wanted an Elite 21 Honky Tonk Man, found one and bought it, would it be as fun? No. It defeats the purpose. Very true. Obviously if someone camps out then yeah that's bad, but their right to go to stupid drastic measures to do that. None of us may agree with it, but it's just one of those things that's too bad for us. Life truly isn't fair and we have to live with it and go over it. Does it suck, yeah of course it does.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 9:42:06 GMT -5
Why is it celebrated here when somebody buys 5 AJ Lee figures and breaks them apart to customize them, but when somebody buys 5 AJ's to resell them it is wrong? Seems like a double standard there if you ask me. There's no double standard at all. Customising figures is a hobby. Scalping is specifically all about ripping off collectors. If you really don't understand why some people in a community of collectors say bad things about people who try to rip off collectors, then you're probably in the wrong place. I have no problem WHATSOEVER with people who BUY multiples with their hard earned money to customize...as long as they turn out good.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jul 10, 2013 9:43:46 GMT -5
Scalpers are the reason why internetshopping has become my source for collecting. Which I absolutly hate. There was a kid here not too long ago that bought out his entire TRU stock of Teddy Long BAFs , which was like almost 4 full sets, then someone posted on his pics that was from the same area that hit the same TRU and was sad he couldn't find Teddy!!! all scalpers. all customisers. If your buying out figures for sales or destruction you can kiss my ass.... If its RSC or online shopping, I could care less. But if your trolling every store in your citu grabbing everything in site to put on ebay or here for profit an not assistance ( a few dollars above retail) then you!!! Like already stated, you need money? Go get a job, get 2 jobs. Unless you're buying 10 cases a week, there is no turn around profit from these figures...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 9:44:45 GMT -5
Scalpers sometimes literally camp out in front of Toys R Us on shipping days before they open, run in when they open, grab all the good stuff, and leave. How, may I ask, do you suggest to get there before them? A) Find a different store. B) Camp out with them. C) Buy it online. These things are mass-produced. Even the "rare" ones. If you keep looking, you will eventually find one. I can think of maybe 6 figures total in the entire WWE Mattel line that I never saw retail. Of those 6, all 6 are available online and at one point extremely close to retail price.
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Post by jayrod2009 on Jul 10, 2013 9:53:41 GMT -5
Scalpers sometimes literally camp out in front of Toys R Us on shipping days before they open, run in when they open, grab all the good stuff, and leave. How, may I ask, do you suggest to get there before them? A) Find a different store. B) Camp out with them. C) Buy it online. These things are mass-produced. Even the "rare" ones. If you keep looking, you will eventually find one. I can think of maybe 6 figures total in the entire WWE Mattel line that I never saw retail. Of those 6, all 6 are available online and at one point extremely close to retail price. A) Find a new toy line to scalp... I here Neca is worth money B) delete your account When Jakks Classics started up, and scalpers came on here to post pics of their loot, they got so much heat they deleted themeselves or got banned because the Admins knew they would be trouble. I miss the days whe. wF was anti scalper. Now we are pro??? Really? " you make great points" No, you don't make great points. You just puss people off.
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Post by blu3blazer on Jul 10, 2013 10:06:49 GMT -5
I hardly ever buy anything at retail anymore to resell. Usually only store exclusives to sell to international buyers. It's much more lucrative to buy lots and collections on eBay or here and resell them.
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Post by Yambag Jones on Jul 10, 2013 10:09:14 GMT -5
Scalpers sometimes literally camp out in front of Toys R Us on shipping days before they open, run in when they open, grab all the good stuff, and leave. How, may I ask, do you suggest to get there before them? A) Find a different store. B) Camp out with them. C) Buy it online. These things are mass-produced. Even the "rare" ones. If you keep looking, you will eventually find one. I can think of maybe 6 figures total in the entire WWE Mattel line that I never saw retail. Of those 6, all 6 are available online and at one point extremely close to retail price. A) Scalpers don't hit just one store, they go to EVERY possible place that sells toys B) Nope. I'm an adult with self-respect and a great job I refuse to skip on to buy some toys C) That's what the majority of people do. It's all about timing. That's the fun of the hunt! Mass-scalpers ruin that fun.
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Post by Deleted on Jul 10, 2013 10:10:40 GMT -5
A) Find a different store. B) Camp out with them. C) Buy it online. These things are mass-produced. Even the "rare" ones. If you keep looking, you will eventually find one. I can think of maybe 6 figures total in the entire WWE Mattel line that I never saw retail. Of those 6, all 6 are available online and at one point extremely close to retail price. A) Find a new toy line to scalp... I here Neca is worth money B) delete your account When Jakks Classics started up, and scalpers came on here to post pics of their loot, they got so much heat they deleted themeselves or got banned because the Admins knew they would be trouble. I miss the days whe. wF was anti scalper. Now we are pro??? Really? " you make great points" No, you don't make great points. You just puss people off. What makes you anymore entitled to the figures at Wal-mart than anyone else? Because you think you collect the "Right" way? We all have different motives in our actions, and when it comes to collecting toys, there is not right or wrong way to do it. I'm personally not a scalper, or a customizer for that matter, but I am not going to knock anyone for doing either of those things. If someone thinks they can make a quick dollar or two on a figure, more power to them. As stated above, I don't personally go out looking for figures that I already have to make a profit, but every once in awhile when I stumble across one, I pick it up to help my personal collection grow. If you don't like "scalpers" getting the toys before you, then maybe you should find another hobby because it certainly will not stop if true collectors are just going to sit back and watch it happen. As stated above, if you don't like the scalpers sitting out in front of TRU every friday, maybe you should start sitting there with them and beat them to the figures. After losing out on the valuable figures a few times, they will go somewhere else and you won't have that problem. Problem is, everyone is here busy complaining and giving there sad stories about how they missed out due to a scalper. Get up and do something about it.
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Post by AlexWestCollects on Jul 10, 2013 10:12:59 GMT -5
Yea no one is going to sit and camp out with scalpers b/c normal ppl have real jobs and lives. Just hurting ur argument bro.
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