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trebleshot · 05-02-2014, 06:50 AM

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Originally Posted by Serious Lee

What is a scalper? If I sell the next guy a figure for what I paid for it, and that's more than retail - Am I a scalper? Is the guy who sells his McFarlane Spider-Man for huge money a scalper? Is my LCS a scalper because he charges me often $10 more than retail per figure? I bought the X-Force box set for $110, only a month after SDCC, from a guy on another site, was he a scalper? I mean, what if he only had two of them and had to have them shipped to Canada? Do his costs come into play? What's a fair price for any figure off the top of your head? Is the MU Vision worth retail? Double? Triple? More?

I tend to go with this definition of scalper, since the first time I heard the term was in reference to concert tickets.

Basically "scalper" and "reseller" are two sides of the same coin - just with different connotations. You can be a scalper and be a nice person who helps the consumers within your chosen market/industry. The only ones I have a beef with are the ones who actively practice price gouging. To me, that's the only type of person we should call a scalper (with all its negative connotations).

05-02-2014, 06:50 AM	#21
trebleshot Dark Lord of the 'Ark Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,224	Quote: Originally Posted by Serious Lee What is a scalper? If I sell the next guy a figure for what I paid for it, and that's more than retail - Am I a scalper? Is the guy who sells his McFarlane Spider-Man for huge money a scalper? Is my LCS a scalper because he charges me often $10 more than retail per figure? I bought the X-Force box set for $110, only a month after SDCC, from a guy on another site, was he a scalper? I mean, what if he only had two of them and had to have them shipped to Canada? Do his costs come into play? What's a fair price for any figure off the top of your head? Is the MU Vision worth retail? Double? Triple? More? I tend to go with this definition of scalper, since the first time I heard the term was in reference to concert tickets. Basically "scalper" and "reseller" are two sides of the same coin - just with different connotations. You can be a scalper and be a nice person who helps the consumers within your chosen market/industry. The only ones I have a beef with are the ones who actively practice price gouging. To me, that's the only type of person we should call a scalper (with all its negative connotations). __________________