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So what's the protocol here?
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<blockquote data-quote="itfciain" data-source="post: 403113" data-attributes="member: 2191"><p>I do wonder sometimes what sort of utopian society people believe that this hobby operates in. </p><p></p><p>Yes, it is annoying that the guy picked up something you wanted at an amazing price, and even more annoying that he put it up for sale and nearly 10 times the price he paid.... but what would you have done if you'd seen something (non-star wars related) in an open market place that 1) you didn't need but 2) you knew was massively under-priced. I would think like most you would buy it and then put it up for sale for it's true price - possibly even to fund your next Star Wars purchase</p><p></p><p>As far as I am concerned, as long as you do not deceive the seller into believing that you need something for your collection or your best friends, dad's dog in order to get a discount only to go straight out and flip it then what you do is fine with me. I have to agree with Simon that it does grate a bit when someone purchases items simply to grade them and sell for profit -this inflates the market and gives unnecessary credit to grading companies - but then you should also blame the buyers paying the obscene amounts - I saw a 90 graded loose Leia up for $900 today on FB with the tag line that one had sold on eBay for $1400 but the seller would prefer it to go to someone on FB - I bet he would - $900 for a loose figure of which there are thousands if not millions out there !</p><p></p><p>For every bargain that you pick up there will always be 100s that you miss - but really to expect people to act any differently in this hobby than they would in every day life is a bit of a stretch. Of course people will help you out - this hobby is all about building up a network of friends that have your back and will look out for you.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="itfciain, post: 403113, member: 2191"] I do wonder sometimes what sort of utopian society people believe that this hobby operates in. Yes, it is annoying that the guy picked up something you wanted at an amazing price, and even more annoying that he put it up for sale and nearly 10 times the price he paid.... but what would you have done if you'd seen something (non-star wars related) in an open market place that 1) you didn't need but 2) you knew was massively under-priced. I would think like most you would buy it and then put it up for sale for it's true price - possibly even to fund your next Star Wars purchase As far as I am concerned, as long as you do not deceive the seller into believing that you need something for your collection or your best friends, dad's dog in order to get a discount only to go straight out and flip it then what you do is fine with me. I have to agree with Simon that it does grate a bit when someone purchases items simply to grade them and sell for profit -this inflates the market and gives unnecessary credit to grading companies - but then you should also blame the buyers paying the obscene amounts - I saw a 90 graded loose Leia up for $900 today on FB with the tag line that one had sold on eBay for $1400 but the seller would prefer it to go to someone on FB - I bet he would - $900 for a loose figure of which there are thousands if not millions out there ! For every bargain that you pick up there will always be 100s that you miss - but really to expect people to act any differently in this hobby than they would in every day life is a bit of a stretch. Of course people will help you out - this hobby is all about building up a network of friends that have your back and will look out for you. [/QUOTE]
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