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redx24 · 04-15-2017, 03:05 PM

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Originally Posted by Captain Nash

It's a mix here. There are several comic book shops that have made scalping (or at least overpricing) their specialty. I've learned to just not bothering with them, which is probably for the best because they are full of unwashed adults and kids who haven't learned about deodorant yet. And except for one shop they are selling at ridiculous amounts, and not a whole lot of it either, so at that point I assume it's mostly distribution and then a little scalping.

But we had one in particular that is not in business any longer, that was known for it, this was back in the late 90's and early 00s. You'd see the employees out while doing your own toy run (for just your stuff, maybe for a friend), and they'd have like a cart full of the figures. Same figures, one of each, I don't think it mattered. During one of the Star Wars figure releases two of them showed up and barged through with their carts, and pretty much just grabbed everything and threw it in their cart..then within minutes were trying to turn around and sell it to us..they actually got banned from the store because they hadn't even paid for it yet. I'm actually glad that store isn't around anymore.

Anyways...I digress but yeah...scalpers are scum.

We had a comic shop here for a short time that seemed to get all the new stuff and try to double charge what true would charge for a figure. Around the hulkbuster wave I found a vision in tru and made a tiny mark that most people unless moc collectors or myself would notice. A few days later when it was gone I drove to the shop and the had a vision figure for nearly double what he was going for in tru. I asked if I could see it in hand and wham found my mark. From that point I just refused to give them any of my money. In all for making a few bucks extra but 20+ on a brand new fig not hard to find in stores was and is just too damn much in my opinion. They had to shut down a few.months later because their employees turned the store into a 24/7pokemon card league game. Really turned off alto of people that used to shop their regularly.

04-15-2017, 03:05 PM	#26947
redx24 Join Date: Apr 2011 Posts: 2,008	Quote: Originally Posted by Captain Nash It's a mix here. There are several comic book shops that have made scalping (or at least overpricing) their specialty. I've learned to just not bothering with them, which is probably for the best because they are full of unwashed adults and kids who haven't learned about deodorant yet. And except for one shop they are selling at ridiculous amounts, and not a whole lot of it either, so at that point I assume it's mostly distribution and then a little scalping. But we had one in particular that is not in business any longer, that was known for it, this was back in the late 90's and early 00s. You'd see the employees out while doing your own toy run (for just your stuff, maybe for a friend), and they'd have like a cart full of the figures. Same figures, one of each, I don't think it mattered. During one of the Star Wars figure releases two of them showed up and barged through with their carts, and pretty much just grabbed everything and threw it in their cart..then within minutes were trying to turn around and sell it to us..they actually got banned from the store because they hadn't even paid for it yet. I'm actually glad that store isn't around anymore. Anyways...I digress but yeah...scalpers are scum. We had a comic shop here for a short time that seemed to get all the new stuff and try to double charge what true would charge for a figure. Around the hulkbuster wave I found a vision in tru and made a tiny mark that most people unless moc collectors or myself would notice. A few days later when it was gone I drove to the shop and the had a vision figure for nearly double what he was going for in tru. I asked if I could see it in hand and wham found my mark. From that point I just refused to give them any of my money. In all for making a few bucks extra but 20+ on a brand new fig not hard to find in stores was and is just too damn much in my opinion. They had to shut down a few.months later because their employees turned the store into a 24/7pokemon card league game. Really turned off alto of people that used to shop their regularly. __________________ Feedback