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Originally Posted by Veronica Mars

So here's my question on the whole BBTS vs Scalper thing. What's the difference? So we want to say "BBTS is running a business and trying to make a profit". That's fair and a legit argument, but can't it also be said of scalpers? "They're just trying to recoup their resources and make a profit" yet we don't like scalpers, yes they buy up sought after things and inflate the price on the secondary market, but SDCC exclusive are limited in numbers so BBTS's people buying them from the con to be sold on a technically secondary market, takes them away from people at the con, just like scalpers take things from us in the toy aisle. I'm not saying I agree with the practice, I'm just saying it's the same thing and BBTS doesn't deserve a pass just because we like them better. It just seems like saying "Better the devil you know"

It's the Avenue of release that's the issue in this regard.
There's only one outlet for certain items. Con exclusives must be bought at the con, no exceptions, not even for businesses. So if you want them for your whatever you must purchase them at the con or through hasbro's site like everyone else etc.

The same happens with other extreme exclusives. Probably the same with their MOTUC stock. These items just aren't available through the normal mass distributors.

That's the difference. Scalpers aren't buying wholesale, they are picking out the best of another retail outlet's stock for a profit due to greed. Whereas people here just help each other out. BBTS on the other hand handles the overstock from what they buy wholesale while they let people order the hot items individually. So yeah the whole cost/profit stuff associated with a store.

It is questionable on the deprived someone else of so and so item, but in all expectancy on the exclusives, take count of the limit per customer and the length of the line. You never know anyway, so hope for the best.