You don't buy all the milk to sell the milk at a higher price to ruin the fun of the other milk drinkers right (not possible but a whatever comparison tbh)? You can't compare gas and milk to diecast. It's not a hobby nor can you semi monopolize the market in one area by buying like 2 tons of milk so no one else can buy milk. Also milk and other objects are based of supply and demand, its not like you can force the whole price of milk to go down, all of the products are similar prices so you can't do anything unless you own a cow and milk it yourself.

I don't give a ..... about scalpers because while they are out scalping, with a decent job you can out earn them profit-wise anyways, if money is all there is to it. I guess it's ruining the fun of others for a profit then bragging about finding all the stuff while people whine about finding nothing.

 

My thoughts?

Scalpers and the people willing to buy from them? Without them the price of certain items would go down. Currently both parties make my plastic little TH worth triple or even more and I dont even have to do a single thing. Just find them.. Lets skip the gas+time talk for now. Is what im saying untrue and I dont know what im talking about? Visit ebay. Im sure someone else will chime in to tell you they hate scalpers and the people that buy from them.

Not me today. Maybe when I first started but I got up and got me some chase stuff. Yes sir the supers or chase stuff wont come A-knocking at your door so Set your alarm and eat a good breakfast. Also Im not trying to hear about the Wally`s that are 24hr either. Camp out. Eat a good din din and make it happen.

I dont sell my stuff so I limit how much I buy. Want to be sitting on boxes of toys that have no purpose? Just collecting dust? LoL. Makes no sense. Ok an investment sure but how long do you have to wait? 20+ years? Hope you get rich.

How about collectors without a cause? Buy stuff and then put it in a box in the closet? Resellers vs Hoarders. Both make my hobby interesting and I get a smile when thinking of either one.

What do you think about collectors that dont sell or hoard? The normal sane person would think why is this grownup playing with toys. So there you have it folks we are all in the same boat. Grownups playing with toys and someone might want to start a topic on that issue. :freak:

No Doc I will not take a prescription med to cure my toy addiction.:tongue:

:wave:

 

I do not care for the practice of exploiting or manipulating any market, whether it's diecast, gasoline, milk, or anything in between. There is plenty, and life should be abundant. But human ambition for control, and the culture of scarcity makes life a rat race for everybody. My 2 cents.


I hope this isn't going to be one of "those" threads.

 

Who cares about scalpers or whatever you want to call them ....

This THREAD is pointless and will be closed and deleted .... :beatdeadhorse:

Move on - nothing to see here ... NEXT !!!!!!

 

Just wondering why toy and car sellers are treated like #%^>.

That's not true. Last summer I was at a flea market and I saw a young lady in a bikini selling die cast cars ($2-$3 for new mainline Hot Wheels cars, and $$ for Supers) and she had a line of guys buying cars from her. Heck, I even bought 3 cars from her. I wish I brought my camera to take a picture, and I hope I see her this summer selling cars at the flea market in a bikini. :devil:

 

Retailers are one thing, and scalpers are another. Scalping is considered profiteering and is not legal. So there. (insert razzberry here) :tongue:

 

If a person sells anything at a profit it's legal as long as they claim it as an income on their taxes (most people don't).

Selling tickets to a sports game or concert (for example) for more than retail is considered scalping. Is it legal for travel agencies to sell Super Bowl tickets with a hotel reservation and air travel included for $$$$$? (I guess it is, because it done every year).

 

Of course it's legal, but some people would consider it bad mannered or immoral to some degree or low handed. If you don't mind being considered indecent by a portion of the population, then who cares.

 

In economic terms, scalpers act as a coercive monopoly engaged in price gouging. In legal terms, look up the laws on price gouging in your state. You may be surprised just how legal or not it is.

 

Found this online......:thumbsup::tongue:

Definition of Scalper
A person trading in the equities or options and futures market who holds a position for a very short period of time in an attempt to profit from the bid-ask spread.

A person who buys large quantities of in-demand items, such as new electronics,event tickets or die-cast vehicles, at regular price, hoping that the items will sell out. The scalper will then resell the items at a higher price. Such transactions often occur on the black market. This type of scalping is illegal under certain conditions.

 

I would think everyone by now would know where everyone else stands on this issue and I doubt opinions would be changed.

 

Noooo! Not this again! :beatdeadthread:

 

I love scalpers. :woohoo: I can get all the Walmart, Kmart, and TRU exclusives in one spot and don't have to waste my gas or time. At $2 ea it's still a cheap hobby.

 

$2 each? you must have nice scalpers in your area lol

 

Stupid

Who cares if someone buys and resells. Big deal
Just dont buy from them.

What I cant stand is people who think that just because they didnt get something they wanted at the store automatically believs it was a scalper who did

Its never possible to them another collector bought something

Lets stereotype a scalper now

Heres how you know

Old beat up car full of sodas, mcdonalds wrappers and walmart bags. Big blanket spread across the backseat so nobody sees his loot

The guy wears pants that are too short and are grubby and have grease stains from the french fries
Wears a flannel shirt or cut off jean shirt and sometimes a dale earnhart shirt with a hole in it
Stinks of cigarettes beer and weed
Has long hair half tied up with a zip tie and is blond and dirty.
Hasnt shaved in a month. Big zit on his eyelid
No front teeth but sticks his tongue out a lot
Booger crusted over his left nostril

And is a close talker and has wicked farts

 

Lets stereotype a scalper now

Heres how you know

Old beat up car full of sodas, mcdonalds wrappers and walmart bags. Big blanket spread across the backseat so nobody sees his loot

The guy wears pants that are too short and are grubby and have grease stains from the french fries
Wears a flannel shirt or cut off jean shirt and sometimes a dale earnhart shirt with a hole in it
Stinks of cigarettes beer and weed
Has long hair half tied up with a zip tie and is blond and dirty.
Hasnt shaved in a month. Big zit on his eyelid
No front teeth but sticks his tongue out a lot
Booger crusted over his left nostril

And is a close talker and has wicked farts

After reading your description... I just realized that I'm a scalper. Wanna buy sum hunts?

Ha ha. You guys are a riot.



As long as we're stereotyping, could this be the original toy scalper...???

historytoy.com/Hubley-Indian-with-tomahawk-still-bank-cast-iron-painted-brown​

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After reading your description... I just realized that I'm a scalper. Wanna buy sum hunts?

 

Can we talk about the weather now or something.

 

Right? Now that's funny :thumbsup:
I'd rather watch my laundry spin around.

May the Gods of Thread Deleting rain apon thee ~ Lummoxian, 11:57.

 

What seems to be your issue Dave?

 

why do you come on hear and never contribute anything worth while.you like to try and stir up crap but no one really cares.you were gone for so long and really should stay gone this time.i know you have no stones to reveal who you really are with your real HT screen name so just go away.
EVERYONE NEEDS TO LET THIS LOOSER JUST DIE OFF .ANY POSTS TO HIS THREADS JUST MAKES HIM STAY AND NOT GO AWAY LIKE A HERPE.

 

Nope. I stay out of the slums

 

weird I could swear I saw you refrigerator box behind wal mart.

 

"What the world needs now is love, sweet love. It's the only thing that there's just too little of"

 

:drunk:

Please, let's end this now.


"Well I don't know why I came here tonight
I've got a feelin' that somethin' ain't right
I'm so scared in case I fall off my chair
And I'm wonderin' how I'll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am, stuck in the middle with you
Yes, I'm stuck in the middle with you
And I'm wonderin' what it is I should do
It's so hard to keep this smile from my face
Losin' control, yeah, I'm all over the place
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Well you started off with nothin' and
You're proud that you're a self-made man, yeah
And your friends they all come crawlin'
Slap you on the back and say
Please...
Please...
Tryin' to make some sense of it all
But I can see there makes no sense at all
Is it cool to go to sleep on the floor
I don't think that I can take any more
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Stuck in the middle
Stuck in the middle
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Stuck in the middle
Stuck in the middle
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Clowns to the left of me, jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you...."

:wave:

 

:drunk:

Please, let's end this now.


"Well I don't know why I came here tonight....:

Haha. Took me until the clown line to figure out what you were writing. When I was young I remember getting that song on a K-Tel record

 

A quote from an 8 year old we can all live by (( YOU GET WHAT YOU GET AND YOU DON'T GET UPSET ))..

 

any 8 year old that says that sounds like he is spoiled and gets what he wants in the first place lol

 

http://www.dailyfinance.com/2013/06...ff-on-ebay-savings-experiment/?icid=maing-grid7|main5|dl2|sec3_lnk1&pLid=339810 :thumbsup:.....lol

 

eBay and generous in the same sentence. Best funny of the day!