WTOP shows how nutso they all are

[acroyear]

dawntreader90 's "Capitalism" description of the PS-3 madness seems to be on the mark.  WTOP had interviews with people in line, and ran off about 10 in a row that all said they were buying them in order to put them up on ebay for the profit, and that most there didn't even play the games...

why is the voice of Charlton Heston going "It's a MAD HOUSE!" running through my head right now?

a co-worker says he doesn't even bother going to "one-time" used book sales anymore, 'cause there are now professionals who basically bag the whole lot knowing *one* book in there might make enough profit as a rarity on ebay to warrent the purchase of some 100 or more other books not worth anything to them.

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Oh, good grief yes ...

[fiona64.livejournal.com]

The first year I attended Bfest, there were QVC Seabiscuits for $15 ... that were long gone by the time I got into the Company Store (I was one of the first 10 in for the tent models) because people were buying them by the dozen ... and then re-selling them in their booths for triple the price or more.

I saw some of the LE from Bfest being flipped on eBay that night.

That always blows me away, too. Yes, we had an extra one two years running because my husband went with me ... and they were sold to one of his customers at the hobby store for a reasonable price.

I really don't get the greed in our hobby in that regard ... if you don't want the model, sell it to someone who does *at a reasonable price.* Or, even more novel ... if you don't want the model, leave it on the shelf for someone else who might.

People who buy 3000 raffle tickets etc..

Those are the people whom I always suspect are planning to flip the model. The people who buy 20 or so tickets, or the little kids who save up their allowance to buy a few tickets are so often beaten out by people who really don't plan to keep the item. :-(