Counterpunch wrote:metaphorge wrote:I realize this will be an unpopular position, especially amongst those that measure their self-worth through the "value" of their toy collections. Screw it.
*edited on account of edit*
Oh, don't get me wrong, I don't think that's the motivation to get upset here for even a plurality of people who are riled up about this issue, but we both know good and well folks like that are out here, and I don't think they're providing much enhancement to the collecting community.
I'm mostly just tired of the reactionary attacks and moaning that occur anytime a product that is remotely close to an 'exclusive' that has become expensive on the secondary market gets announced (which are even more annoying than the "oh god I can't get that cool exclusive" complaints that inevitably follow when an exclusive is announced in the first place). (And to clarify, I'm not singling out discussion at Seibertron.com; in my view it's a hobby-wide problem.)
Yes, if I paid $300 on eBay because I wanted something, would I be annoyed if something similar enough that I would have been satisfied with it became available that were much less expensive to obtain? Yes, but really, the only person I'd really have to blame for that is myself; potential buyer's remorse should have been part of the purchasing decision in the first place.
Obviously you expect people to have differing opinions on our overly pricey plastic play-pretties, but folks seem to lack a sense of proportionality on how angry they get... and it particularly bothers me to see people jump all over groups like FansProject that have added quite a bit of enjoyment to our hobby without immense gain for themselves.
Then again, a sense of perspective is rare these days.
