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<blockquote data-quote="Ian_C" data-source="post: 401129" data-attributes="member: 6115"><p>I don't get this. Anyone with deep pockets can buy up expensive items. It doesn't make me respect them as collectors. Having knowledge about the hobby beyond the item you're currently buying, and helping others learn about it, are the ways I gain respect for people. Hell, I have more respect for the quiet people who have modest beater collections and obviously love what they're doing over the speculators buying and flipping ad nauseum.</p><p></p><p>Over the last year and a half, I have found myself in some financial difficulties. A collection I never dreamed I would ever part with has become my saviour in some tough times. And without fail, my top pieces I have been forced to sell have been graded and flipped within months, and sometimes weeks. I appreciate the sale I made, as it helped me when I needed it, but it's hard to watch something I cherished so much (POTF Yak, GDE DS Commander, DT Vader, etc.) get sold and then moved on so quickly. I managed to get my DS Commander back, but Yak was graded and flipped 3 months after I sold it. My DT Vader lasted about 6 weeks - just enough time for a case job from AFA. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> In every case, the buyer of my pieces said "they intended to keep them, but have to fund another piece that better fits their focus". I want to take people at their word, but when it's every single seller, you start to question it. And really, no offence to the person who bought it, but you really spent almost 4K on a figure and it took 6 WEEKS to determine it couldn't be kept? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> </p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>In most cases, I agree with you Matt, but in my recent sales, I have actually pretty much used this EXACT line. But it's true, I really DIDN'T want to sell. It broke my heart each time. <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite3" alt=":(" title="Frown :(" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":(" /> No sales tactic, I just post openly how I feel. I have a hard time just making it a straight business transaction, because to me, they're not pieces of inventory I exchange for cash, but personal loved items I am reluctantly letting go. I have high prices on stuff, but it's not greed. It's part sentimental attachment (ie. if I HAVE to sell, I only want to do so if I can get the most for it), and the thought that the more I can get per piece, the less I have to sell overall. As soon as my needs are met at home, all the rest of the figures I have for sale will be pulled off the market.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ian_C, post: 401129, member: 6115"] I don't get this. Anyone with deep pockets can buy up expensive items. It doesn't make me respect them as collectors. Having knowledge about the hobby beyond the item you're currently buying, and helping others learn about it, are the ways I gain respect for people. Hell, I have more respect for the quiet people who have modest beater collections and obviously love what they're doing over the speculators buying and flipping ad nauseum. Over the last year and a half, I have found myself in some financial difficulties. A collection I never dreamed I would ever part with has become my saviour in some tough times. And without fail, my top pieces I have been forced to sell have been graded and flipped within months, and sometimes weeks. I appreciate the sale I made, as it helped me when I needed it, but it's hard to watch something I cherished so much (POTF Yak, GDE DS Commander, DT Vader, etc.) get sold and then moved on so quickly. I managed to get my DS Commander back, but Yak was graded and flipped 3 months after I sold it. My DT Vader lasted about 6 weeks - just enough time for a case job from AFA. :( In every case, the buyer of my pieces said "they intended to keep them, but have to fund another piece that better fits their focus". I want to take people at their word, but when it's every single seller, you start to question it. And really, no offence to the person who bought it, but you really spent almost 4K on a figure and it took 6 WEEKS to determine it couldn't be kept? :( In most cases, I agree with you Matt, but in my recent sales, I have actually pretty much used this EXACT line. But it's true, I really DIDN'T want to sell. It broke my heart each time. :( No sales tactic, I just post openly how I feel. I have a hard time just making it a straight business transaction, because to me, they're not pieces of inventory I exchange for cash, but personal loved items I am reluctantly letting go. I have high prices on stuff, but it's not greed. It's part sentimental attachment (ie. if I HAVE to sell, I only want to do so if I can get the most for it), and the thought that the more I can get per piece, the less I have to sell overall. As soon as my needs are met at home, all the rest of the figures I have for sale will be pulled off the market. Ian [/QUOTE]
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