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Post by Armbar on Jan 15, 2018 4:18:42 GMT -5
omg mean gene! must have now!
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Post by Old School Collector on Jan 15, 2018 4:46:05 GMT -5
Scalpers piss me off to no end. I’ve always helped people get what they can’t find either at retail or online due to everyone scalping them.
There perception of ‘rare’ only pertains to the ones you can’t get at retail mainly because of scalpers. I understand the limited release or 1 per case going for more, but man it’s total garbage to not try and help others tht share the same hobby ... instead you’re choosing to use your own time in hopes or making a ton of money off those that can’t or don’t find whatever they’d like too add to the collection.
Just help each other out and don’t be a douche, it really isn’t a hard thing to do.
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Post by jabird27 on Jan 15, 2018 5:12:34 GMT -5
Scalpers piss me off to no end. I’ve always helped people get what they can’t find either at retail or online due to everyone scalping them. There perception of ‘rare’ only pertains to the ones you can’t get at retail mainly because of scalpers. I understand the limited release or 1 per case going for more, but man it’s total garbage to not try and help others tht share the same hobby ... instead you’re choosing to use your own time in hopes or making a ton of money off those that can’t or don’t find whatever they’d like too add to the collection. Just help each other out and don’t be a douche, it really isn’t a hard thing to do. I agree with every word you said my friend. The sad thing is these popping up at $50 per isn’t as bad as I was expecting. I’m in a unique situation. I live 90 plus minutes away from my nearest Walmart and almost two hours from the closest target. So most exclusives I’m forced to buy at scalper prices because, to be honest, after gas and making a day out of it to go hunting it’s cheaper just to pay double and get it online. That’s if the Walmart or target I choose even have them to begin with.
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Post by crashholly2002 on Jan 15, 2018 5:21:42 GMT -5
Good luck to whoever it is selling them. It shows a bit of get up and go. For too long people have been bashed for wanting to better themselves. If someone can make a profit good luck to them. If you don’t like it don’t buy em. I think people doing this should be praised. selling toys for an inflated price is not, and will never be, a job also, to those who got Warrior, does he come with the new or older style of arm articulation
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Post by crashholly2002 on Jan 15, 2018 5:36:48 GMT -5
selling toys for an inflated price is not, and will never be, a job also, to those who got Warrior, does he come with the new or older style of arm articulation Tell that to the guys at ringside. They’ve done well out of it. Or is the latest elite series $27 in store now? customizers can do the same, deepfreeze made excellent Warrior customs that, if was mass produced, you'd wouldn't particularly happy about it replicated: ![](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/ia623273d19540cc9/version/1363280014/image.jpg) ![](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/ie8b2cce9ebc129a7/version/1363280014/image.jpg) ![https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/idde2d72b5c3dc233/version/1427957556/image.jpg](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/idde2d72b5c3dc233/version/1427957556/image.jpg) ![](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/i6f4d5d631c7e09b1/version/1427957556/image.jpg) ![](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/i9591e6a937e5157f/version/1427957460/image.jpg) ![https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/ic441b3f09bb858e8/version/1427957460/image.jpg](https://image.jimcdn.com/app/cms/image/transf/dimension=210x210:format=jpg/path/s64c846cc93f4bf18/image/ic441b3f09bb858e8/version/1427957460/image.jpg) but hey, as you put it: "I think people doing this should be praised. "
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:14:05 GMT -5
People making money isn’t bad. It’s good, it makes the world go round. If nobody wanted to make money the world would be in more of a mess than it is now. Ringside add a premium to figures which is ok, but it’s so awful for a random fella to do the same. The argument you attempt to make is moronicbecause Ringside is affiliated with Mattel, and other similar toy brands (like S.H. Figuarts WWE figures), what you're doing is buying toys at $25-30 a pop and selling it for roughly triple that price, difference between you and customizers is that they put forth effort into sculpting, painting, using multiple figures to get their work crafted; so like you said: "If someone can make a profit good luck to them. If you don’t like it don’t buy em. I think people doing this should be praised. " just because someone makes beautifully crafted $2,000 look-a-like limited edition Warrior figure, doesn't mean that makes your toy less special ![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wPpBXapyO2M8SxZii7IOeTvR--U=/0x0:500x281/1600x900/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/44352728/tumblr_m5ufc4GwJ61qdhsxp.0.0.jpg) Why are you rambling on about customs? I never once mentioned customs. I was on topic talking about the moronic whining about ‘scalpers’. And purely pointed out ringside charge more than stores so what’s the difference? Now your flaiming I do the same, which I don’t. But if I wanted to what has it got to do with you? If someone wants to make a few dollars selling figures then great. Good luck to him. Ringside have made a business from it so why can’t anyone else.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:27:54 GMT -5
because Ringside is affiliated with Mattel, and other similar toy brands (like S.H. Figuarts WWE figures), what you're doing is buying toys at $25-30 a pop and selling it for roughly triple that price, difference between you and customizers is that they put forth effort into sculpting, painting, using multiple figures to get their work crafted; so like you said: "If someone can make a profit good luck to them. If you don’t like it don’t buy em. I think people doing this should be praised. " just because someone makes beautifully crafted $2,000 look-a-like limited edition Warrior figure, doesn't mean that makes your toy less special ![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wPpBXapyO2M8SxZii7IOeTvR--U=/0x0:500x281/1600x900/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/44352728/tumblr_m5ufc4GwJ61qdhsxp.0.0.jpg) Why are you rambling on about customs? I never once mentioned customs. I was on topic talking about the moronic whining about ‘scalpers’. And purely pointed out ringside charge more than stores so what’s the difference? Now your flaiming I do the same, which I don’t. But if I wanted to what has it got to do with you? If someone wants to make a few dollars selling figures then great. Good luck to him. Ringside have made a business from it so why can’t anyone else. There’s a difference between selling a £20 toy at £27 and selling a £20 toy at £50+.
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Post by PJ on Jan 15, 2018 6:30:27 GMT -5
The difference is RSC has an account with Mattel and pays a premium to Mattel to next day air their shipment to them a month or two before retail. Plus they don’t cherry pick waves they have to get all the figures including the peg warmers. So yeah they mark up the figures to recoup the money paid out to get them overnighted to them. Plus if you buy the whole set with their WFigs discount code it is pretty much retail. At least it was for me when I used to reorder all the Legends waves from them. I haven’t ordered a complete set since the Legends line ended so I don’t know if that is still the case... but it was when I did order complete sets. Plus they sell plenty of figures (pegwarmers) under retail price with their sales.
Scalpers on the other hand go to retail stores and cherry pick all the hot figures and then try and resell them at a higher price. People know my feeling on scalpers, but the bigger problem is the fools who support the scalpers by buying from them. There’s no way I would feed a scalper.
That said can we turn the subject back to focusing on the figures and not scalping.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:30:41 GMT -5
Why are you rambling on about customs? I never once mentioned customs. I was on topic talking about the moronic whining about ‘scalpers’. And purely pointed out ringside charge more than stores so what’s the difference? Now your flaiming I do the same, which I don’t. But if I wanted to what has it got to do with you? If someone wants to make a few dollars selling figures then great. Good luck to him. Ringside have made a business from it so why can’t anyone else. There’s a difference between selling a £20 toy at £27 and selling a £20 toy at £50+. Why?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:31:50 GMT -5
The difference is RSC has an account with Mattel and pays a premium to Mattel to next day air their shipment to them a month or two before retail. Plus they don’t cherry pick waves they have to get all the figures including the peg warmers. So yeah they mark up the figures to recoup the money paid out to get them overnighted to them. Plus if you buy the whole set with their WFigs discount code it is pretty much retail. At least it was for me when I used to reorder all the Legends waves from them. I haven’t ordered a complete set since the Legends line ended so I don’t know if that is still the case... but it was when I did order complete sets. Plus they sell plenty of figures (pegwarmers) under retail price with their sales. Scalpers on the other hand go to retail stores and cherry pick all the hot figures and then try and resell them at a higher price. People know my feeling on scalpers, but the bigger problem is the fools who support the scalpers by buying from them. There’s no way I would feed a scalper. And the eBay seller is using his time and petrol going from store to store picking up figures that others can’t get so he’s providing a service. And if he sells them in auction how is it his fault how high the bidding goes? And your final point is exactly what I said originally, if you don’t like what they do, don’t buy from them.
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Post by crashholly2002 on Jan 15, 2018 6:32:36 GMT -5
because Ringside is affiliated with Mattel, and other similar toy brands (like S.H. Figuarts WWE figures), what you're doing is buying toys at $25-30 a pop and selling it for roughly triple that price, difference between you and customizers is that they put forth effort into sculpting, painting, using multiple figures to get their work crafted; so like you said: "If someone can make a profit good luck to them. If you don’t like it don’t buy em. I think people doing this should be praised. " just because someone makes beautifully crafted $2,000 look-a-like limited edition Warrior figure, doesn't mean that makes your toy less special ![](https://cdn.vox-cdn.com/thumbor/wPpBXapyO2M8SxZii7IOeTvR--U=/0x0:500x281/1600x900/cdn.vox-cdn.com/uploads/chorus_image/image/44352728/tumblr_m5ufc4GwJ61qdhsxp.0.0.jpg) Why are you rambling on about customs? I never once mentioned customs. I was on topic talking about the moronic whining about ‘scalpers’. And purely pointed out ringside charge more than stores so what’s the difference? Now your flaiming I do the same, which I don’t. But if I wanted to what has it got to do with you? If someone wants to make a few dollars selling figures then great. Good luck to him. Ringside have made a business from it so why can’t anyone else. ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/kRhe4jvGp60M0/giphy.gif) since when? Couldn't been when I told you selling toys for an inflated price wasn't a job, you've responded with: to that, I responded: it also couldn't have been I stated that you're throwing a hissy fit and deflecting valid criticism of your arguments as "ramblings" but if you want to continue telling me i'm "rambling" just take it to PMs cause i would like to get back on topic and talk about the Walmart Exclusive Flashback elites
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:34:26 GMT -5
Why are you rambling on about customs? I never once mentioned customs. I was on topic talking about the moronic whining about ‘scalpers’. And purely pointed out ringside charge more than stores so what’s the difference? Now your flaiming I do the same, which I don’t. But if I wanted to what has it got to do with you? If someone wants to make a few dollars selling figures then great. Good luck to him. Ringside have made a business from it so why can’t anyone else. ![](https://media.giphy.com/media/kRhe4jvGp60M0/giphy.gif) since when? Couldn't been when I told you selling toys for an inflated price wasn't a job, you've responded with: to that, I responded: it also couldn't have been I stated that you're throwing a hissy fit and deflecting valid criticism of your arguments as "ramblings" but if you want to continue telling me i'm "rambling" just take it to PMs cause i would like to get back on topic and talk about the Walmart Exclusive Flashback elites You started talking about customs when I said good luck to eBay sellers making a bit of cash. I have no problem at all with someone customising a figure.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:37:14 GMT -5
There’s a difference between selling a £20 toy at £27 and selling a £20 toy at £50+. Why? Will anything I say change your rigid mind? No so its rather pointless conversing with you isn’t it.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:38:36 GMT -5
Will anything I say change your rigid mind? No so its rather pointless conversing with you isn’t it. Pretty much. Nothing anybody could say to me would change my mind. Good luck to anybody wanting to make money from reselling toys. I hope they make loads and make a business from it. More power to them.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 6:39:37 GMT -5
Welcome to the echo chamber!
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Post by kingnothing ~ Hardwired... on Jan 15, 2018 6:52:07 GMT -5
The difference is RSC has an account with Mattel and pays a premium to Mattel to next day air their shipment to them a month or two before retail. Plus they don’t cherry pick waves they have to get all the figures including the peg warmers. So yeah they mark up the figures to recoup the money paid out to get them overnighted to them. Plus if you buy the whole set with their WFigs discount code it is pretty much retail. At least it was for me when I used to reorder all the Legends waves from them. I haven’t ordered a complete set since the Legends line ended so I don’t know if that is still the case... but it was when I did order complete sets. Plus they sell plenty of figures (pegwarmers) under retail price with their sales. Scalpers on the other hand go to retail stores and cherry pick all the hot figures and then try and resell them at a higher price. People know my feeling on scalpers, but the bigger problem is the fools who support the scalpers by buying from them. There’s no way I would feed a scalper. And the eBay seller is using his time and petrol going from store to store picking up figures that others can’t get so he’s providing a service. And if he sells them in auction how is it his fault how high the bidding goes? And your final point is exactly what I said originally, if you don’t like what they do, don’t buy from them. To piggyback on what PJ is saying, RSC also has to pay for warehouse space to store all those figures left after the top sellers go, which is built into that high, overnight price increase I’d wager. The scalper argument doesn’t come into play when someone puts a figure up at a retail starting price and the bids take it into the stratosphere, but rather when he/she starts the bidding or sets the Buy-it-now price at double retail or more is when the frustration begins. And back to the figures, these are 1 per case right? Like the TNF series? It’s hard to believe it took this long to get Pac and he didn’t say it so something to get cut.
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Post by chowmeinkane on Jan 15, 2018 7:02:10 GMT -5
Ringside gives a crap about their customers, scalpers don't. End of the argument right there.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 15, 2018 7:05:54 GMT -5
Ringside gives a crap about their customers, scalpers don't. End of the argument right there. Ebay sellers have to take returns on nearly every item they sell, eBay sellers have to pack orders and mail them the same way ringside does but without paying staff. Why would you say they don’t give a crap? What horrible people they are making a few dollars on the side. For gods sake get a grip.
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Post by dollarbill04 on Jan 15, 2018 7:12:06 GMT -5
NEED that Mean Gene. Though I will likely never see it here in Mass.
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Post by chowmeinkane on Jan 15, 2018 7:12:11 GMT -5
Ringside gives a crap about their customers, scalpers don't. End of the argument right there. Ebay sellers have to take returns on nearly every item they sell, eBay sellers have to pack orders and mail them the same way ringside does but without paying staff. Why would you say they don’t give a crap? What horrible people they are making a few dollars on the side. For gods sake get a grip. We call them scalpers for a reason, selling a 20 dollar figure for twice the price is scummy.
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