The typical hot wheels collector is an aging veteran or a pudgy alcoholic. Not usually quick enough to snag something before me.

Also makes me sick to my stomach when people (moms) get stuff for their kids just to destroy. Almost lost my iceman due to that reason. Mommy put the figure down and I picked up the rebound and was gone before she turned around.

You do realize that the original intent of TOYS was for children to play with?

Yea, who are these moms to think they can buy these toys meant for kids for their kids?!? Wtf?


/sarcasm

I would have laughed and told him how pathetic he is.

Why do I suddenly have "The Man Who Sold The World" playing in my head now?

Eh, that guy in particular is a jerk. Unless he works at those stores, he shouldn't be setting foot in the back room. He could be arrested for attempted shoplifting or at least banned from the store (as he apparently has been already).

I still don't think you should have grabbed stuff out of his cart, but he's definitely not worth your time.

Also, I would hope that most "scalpers" do it to suppliment their income or use the profits they get to fund their own collecting.

@Ludo
He probably didn't namecheck Toyark because it would have been free advertising for us. :D He did namecheck Ebay, EE and BBTS in his somewhat "shame on you" commentary. I'm sure when he was younger, he proabably posted one or two "scalper rants" of his own. I also find it interesting that he didn't say one word about the contructive or otherwise positive comments in this thread. Instead, he focused on the immature and/or sarcastic responses.