I agree with you Lava Boss, it could certainly get out hand and damage the packaging to the point of being vandalism. It was an observation I made that the scalpers were avoiding the items with less than perfect condition. I'm just tired of finding the same old peg warmers at the Big Boxes while the local comic and collectible shop has every CC, Firefly and Shock Trooper from this side of town at a marked up price.

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Urban Saboteur, thank you for sharing your well detailed post! It would be easy to say ditto to your points, because they are very true to the subject. For better or worse, the toy companies have found a large customer base that supports their products that fall outside their targeted demographics. "Us" the fans and collectors of GI Joe. I think it makes Hasbro try harder at making their products better. Since we demand bigger and better. And worse in that they took a child's toy and turned into a collectible for adults. (Do kids still play with GI Joe's?) In doing so, they have figured out that making some figures more collectible, people like us are more apt to track them down. Thus creating a artificial demand. And the scalpers have figured out how to profit on that artificial demand. So who's the bad guy, Hasbro, Scalpers or the adult fans who "collect" the products? My thought on the subject is, let Hasbro go back to making toys, that kids can afford and find without a bunch of old dudes fighting over something designed for a six year old. Create a Collectible division to cater to the old farts like us who can't abandon our childhood. And cut the scalper out of the picture. Just a rambling thought on the subject.

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LOL, SIC DETH, we think a lot alike. If I keep going back to Ross, I'm going to be riding the poor train to bankruptcy. Collector's drive the demand, Scalpers provide a service to the collectors. And hoarders like us just wallow in the excesses of our compulsive purchasing. I won't pay what the scalpers want for their goods, so I just wait until the right opportunity presents itself. And since scalpers are looking for MIB figures and packaging, they won't mind me scooping up the ("Ugly Betty's") laying around. They have their games, we have ours. I just hope I'm not some greedy old dude stomping on some six year old's desire to play with GI Joe.

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To late for me bro. I have gone off the deep end. Just the other day I told this lil kid that the Arctic Destro was the hottest thing going plus he can play with him in the snow, so he would put down a Shock Trooper!!! I grabed the ST and ran down the aisle yelling you sucker!!!

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I agree with you death! I have another solution though! I either go to the front desk and tell them there is a scalper in the store and they wont sell him more then one joe at a time or if I get mad enough ive been known to knock em out right in the toy aisle! Im a pretty peaceful dread nowadays but for instance when the new zartan on his shitty skier bike was coming out I ran into target as soon as they opened. Ran into the toy aisle to find the guy in front me of running literally had picked up all four on the shelf turns to his friend and says ill sell each of these for 20 bucks on ebay! hah! i asked nicely if I could get one he said some stupid american fraise like you snooze you lose so I in turn said Im not american im cuban and in cuba we have im stronger and crazy so put it down before i knock your head off your shoulders. in turn he replied what do you think were in america you think your from the everglades you think your a dreadnok I will have you arrested! I just smiled and and said have it your way! before he could get another joke in I punched him in the face and elbowed him in the neck he crashed into the whole transformers aisle and hit the floor his friend went running i picked up a zartan gave it to the kid in the aisle and got one for me. i kneel ed down and told him how you gonna call the cops i just knocked you the f%^& out! tell all your friends not to scalp or they'll run into me! a true dreadnok! same thing with the other scalper in town. they literally leave the stores when they see me coming in! I dont care for bullsh^&t! I want me my toys and to be left alone dont piss me off! Scalpers don't like me and dont get me started about garage sales! lol im just glad i dont collect anything new anymore! lol


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Cubanos es loco. I'm not saying that what you did was right. But I understand completely, and can't say I would have acted differently.
Remind me to tell you about the first (and only) cuban girl I've been brace enough to date sometime.

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did that really happed Dread ?? go on be honest :P haha great story I hate scalpers to but we don't get any about here I'm sure we get hoarders tho. cus I remember a few times looks for SW figures that woulda been just put on the shelf most the battle droid two pack outa pretty fresh cases and not a single one of them were left. sure I hope some went to a few kids but I guessing most went to a few hoarders .

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Hoarding at least has the potential to lead to playing with the damn things. What I have noticed is that whether it's a collector or scalper in the toy aisle...they pretend NOT to be looking at Joe or Star Wars toys. I love that because I'm married, chubby and have nothing to prove, so I just stand there making my slow ass choice while the shy-ass nerd burger sweats it out in the Barbie aisle, waiting for me to leave

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Im alot calmer now tycondrius but it did happen. I was scheduled to take anger management classes and asked for my own sake to not listen to metal or hardcore anymore! because of another situation! Lol only reggae and jazz for me now an the occasional hardcore thrash show! lol ive grown up alot dude. But imagine a scary dreaded gold teeth thug that was me years back! lol the kinda dude people crossed the street not to deal with. but then we grow up and learn to not act out! lesson learned anger management class sucks its like a new age Buddhist class that's crappy! and I dont mean the Buddhist part i minored in religious studies in college its the way they explained it and tried to actualize it! now a days i just alert the manager unless my wife had pissed me off moments before then watch out! lol

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