william-james88 wrote:Coptur wrote:I wish that people wouldn't buy items like that (blatantly stolen from the factory).
sad one upmanship between collectors unfortunately doesn't help.
Just wait and save that extra $100 for your family, a charity or more toys
There is this whole thing about being the first to review on youtube, generating income for them as well. So maybe the 100$ was worth it to them.
That race to first is no joke. My most viewed toy review by far (~4k) is the one I did for PotP Inferno, of all toys. Nobody else had bothered reviewing him at that point. It made my video the only port in a storm. Inversely, if I wait too long to drop a review, it'll get like two digit view counts. I'm low key envious of the reviewers that have the funds to pay outlandish scalper prices to obtain a toy early and put out the first review. Though, I hate scalpers, so I don't know if I would go that route anyway.