I want to know is WHERE ARE YOU GETTING NIGHT VIPERS FOR $8? What do you do for a living? Do you understand how retail works? You buy for one price & sell for a higher price to make a profit. I chose to sell something I know about & love - Star Wars & GI Joe toys! I am a Hasbro dealer, but do not sell the new stuff because I can not compete - I would pay less for a figure at WalMart than I can directly from Hasbro! So I sell vintage figures. I buy thousands of figures a year, clean then, put in new O-rings & match them up with their correct weapons & file cards. I research MARKET PRICES & do not inflate them. Without people like me doing all of the legwork, most "fans" would not be able to find mint, complete 25 year old GI Joes! So, yes I deserve a profit. Am I a collector, yes I collect vintage GI Joes & Star Wars figures. Am I a fan, you better belive it - there is not enough money in the world to pry my vintage Joe & star Wars figures from me! I also love posing my Joes & taking pictures of them, I check out all the Star Wars & Joe websites everyday, I go to conventions (not as a dealer) I go to have fun. I have given people here stuff for free, I have also made trades at a loss to help others out. But, I do make a living off of selling figures, I have 4 daughters to feed, it is not a glamorous living, I work at least 10 a day, 7 days a week! The payoff - I get to "play" with figures all day, I get to stay at home with my family & during my breaks I can photograph my figures, customize them & build dioramas. I'm sure there are some that are in it for the money, let me tell you there are other things I can sell to make more money. I do it because I love this hobby, I provide a service to collectors, and I am not ashamed of it!

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