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Originally Posted by sixshot1981
^ fair points
i think the scalping game on whatever level it may be has like you said become an issue because of people's lack of patience and the quest for instant gratification. but all too often i'm seeing when a product even if it's 1 or 2 per store sell out, it's never other collectors getting there first...it's always "scalpers"...like come on seriously ?! paranoia much ?! or even others being called out (myself included) for buying more than 1
we're all guilty of trying to get these toys as fast as humanly possible, but it's a trait the community can improve upon for sure by using the already existing network here in place, that's not to say there aren't a few rotten apples or selfish/jealous people here, but overall this place is interested in helping others.
and let's be honest, if the hobby is stressing you out...maybe take a break or find another hobby, it's supposed to be enjoyable
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I agree 100%, just because an item is sold out in a store it doesn't mean scalpers bought it up. Could have easily been one of the other like minded collectors in your town....or it could have been a dirty rotten scalper, who's to say?
I can also vouch for this place being very helpful. I've had users in my area (people I don't even know) DM me when they know I'm looking for something and offer to sell it to me at cost, or tell me a fresh case was just put out at a walmart in my area. This community is generally pretty great, we all butt heads at some point or another but that's probably a symptom of being over grown children who are passionate about toys.
This hobby used to stress me out because people would post a sighting at 10am and by the time I was done work the store would be sold out. I will openly admit I have over paid these scoundrels in the past when I thought all hope is lost (only to see that figure 3 weeks later swinging on the pegs at a local store). I now embrace the philosophy of: If I want at least half a wave, I pre order the entire wave. If I only want one or two of the figures I roll the dice and hope I find them at some point. I generally don't collect movie figures which also helps cuz if the BAF is a movie fig I wont buy the whole wave, and generally the movie waves only have 2 or 3 comic based figures.
We as a community need to just accept the fact that scalpers are out there, and that many of them are probably active on this site. We need to try our best to resist the urges to overpay for something that will probably fall into our laps sooner than later.
Hasbro seems to be releasing more Legends than they have ever released in a calendar year for 2019. Its a blessing and a curse at the same time. Hopefully the rapid fire release schedule may be enough to deter some people trying to make a quick buck.
