KiLLiNG-TiME
Distinguished Member
This is what i call it ..."Steelbook tout" someone who engages in steelbook resale for more than the face value of the Steelbook.
snooloui said:Oh dear. Just when I thought this sub-forum was moving in the right direction we have posts like this.
MonkeyJug said:To those people who are complaining: Why don't you all buy 20 copies of Battle Royale and flog them on eBay?
Oh god.
CJPowers81 said:Keane, I thought you were against selling on eBay for extortionate prices?
Not really, I think buying a few extra copies to trade and flog on eBay is fine.
If think buying dozens is a bit off, but I wouldn't demonise and insult those who do.
Yeah, a couple of extra copies wouldn't be so bad, but there are certain sellers on eBay who continually take the ****.
A prime example being this seller:
The Terminator Play Exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook - Ultra Rare OOP/OOS - PRE-ORDER | eBay
Yeah, but how does he get away without being a registered business seller, i don't mean from a tax point of view, but a buyer has certain rights with business sellers, to be able to cancel or return an item etc, with private individuals we have none ??
CJPowers81 said:Yeah, a couple of extra copies wouldn't be so bad, but there are certain sellers on eBay who continually take the ****.
A prime example being this seller:
The Terminator Play Exclusive Blu-ray Steelbook - Ultra Rare OOP/OOS - PRE-ORDER | eBay
I really don't get all of the moaning about this at all, It's not like people are being forced to buy from eBay sellers.
If you really want a copy of a steelbook, surely you just get off of your butts and per-order in exactly the same way the sellers have? I cannot imagine being somewhere where I was unable to get online to do so for the whole period that an item was up for preorder (usually 2+ weeks)
MonkeyJug said:To those people who are complaining: Why don't you all buy 20 copies of Battle Royale and flog them on eBay?
malky78 said:What is going on in the world.
I've just read over this thread (after the Terminator thread got closed) here are some of the stand outs:
Morality
robbing people blind
Guilt
and my favourite
Cants.
Do people genuinely think it is morally wrong to buy luxury, non-essential goods cheap, then sell at a higher price?
As others have said, I personally won't, don't pay the crazy asking prices for any of these films. You can stop being angry & you have your own little moral victory in that you've not lined one of these (insert your own expletive) sellers pockets.
If collecting stuff causes some of you this much anguish, why not stop. Life's too short.
I do think a lot of the posts from angry people are pure jealousy that they didn't think of buying more than one copy to start with and flog it on for $$$.
How about starting a new thread about whether collector's open their Steelbooks or not? Do they buy to simply see pictures posted online instead of opening and enjoying it because they think they are immortal.