hook line and sinker wrote:
WHY doesn't hasbro just release enough of these toys that we want? Then they can make the cash! Just look at this thread, Hasbro. People are paying 80 dollars online to get it from the scalpers...
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And this is the problem. Its not the scalpers fault and its not Hasbro's fault. This is the collectors fault. Because collectors just can't say no. They can't say thats too much to pay. And they can't say I'm not buying from scalpers. They just keep on doing it and then complaining about it as if the problem will just go away on its own.
Collectors just can't suck it up and deal with the fact that they might not get something that they want. Every time a collector buys something from a scalper, the scalpers win and the collectors take a step backwards.
Its the same thing with 3rd parties, its the same thing with KOs, and its the same thing about scalpers. As soon as the collectors can say, I'm just not buying it from them and I'm not buying it for that price, the scalpers will start taking losses. And when they start taking losses, they will stop scalping.
Collectors as a whole mass group aren't very smart. They tell themselves they need these things. And then they blame the wrong people when they overpay. Its time to take a look in the mirror. Collectors are the only ones who can fix the problem of scalpers and over-inflated prices. But its takes collectors who can actually stand up and say I'm not paying that much. I'm not buying from you. I guess I just won't have one and I'll have to deal with it. When this happens, progress will be made.
