Funny collector logic

[Saint553]

After spending the last...what, year? 2 Years? I've seen some really hilarious and bizarre logic demonstrated by collectors. It's the weirdest stuff. For instance:

1. When all the figures you are looking for are missing, it must be a scalper. There is no chance of it being another collector. Or even worse, a kid wanting his favorite action figure.
2. When figures aren't shelved, it's because of lazy employees. Not because orders haven't been made or confusion in the storeroom.
3. Store employees are idiots and know nothing about the figures they're selling. No chance that they just don't care about action figures.
4. All other people in the toy aisle are your competition and possible scalpers. Do not talk to them. Pretend you're not looking for what you actually are.
5. When someone says they may have found something, they usually are lying or it's otherwise not true. For instance, someone finds the F4 movie figure that was cancelled, Annihilus. Since collectors cannot find the figure, it must be a bootleg.

 

[richardez-8]

lol.............yeah i agree with all of the above

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Hit the nail on the head my man.

 

[Mister J]

Several of these ring a bit too true for me. I think I need to go reevaluate some things.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

I do the "not looking at what I want" thing all the time when I see other guys around. I'll just head to the lowrider die cast cars and work my stereotype.

 

[Saint553]

Should I add more?

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Most certainly sir.

 

[Saint553]

1. Three figures bought at retail are a reward for finding one popular figure at retail. (3 for 1 trade)

 

[Saint553]

2. Asking for figures that have barely been released yet makes perfect sense.

3. Scarlet Witch was a "must buy figure" because it was cancelled.

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Oh God, the Scarlet Witch fiasco. Boy did that get blown outta proportion.

 

[Roughneck]

My Heart hurts when i think about that Stupid Scarlet butch

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Oh man....that was f***ed what happened. And then the whole thing that guy pulled with the Ionic Wondy.

 

[Roughneck]

yeah

 

[Saint553]

what thing with ionic wondy?

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Someone sent Roughy an Ionic Wondy that smelled kinda....s***ty.

 

[Saint553]

Ooooo...ionic farts.

I'm off to bed, hasta folks.

 

[Roughneck]

There was an auction for Ionic Wondy and Scarlet witch, I payed a piss load and the guy only sent me Ionic Wondy

 

[FEAR THE BAT]

Damn little bastard. I hope he choked on that expensive dinner he took his two-bit ****e to once he them duckets from you.

 

[Roughneck]

Hell for the money I gave him he probably bought a house.........****ing Singapore Bastard.

 

[Cyclops]

I must be a very bad collector, because I love to talk it up with other customers.

 

[Roughneck]

I wouldn't say i love to talk with them, but I do...Before I was into Star Wars I saw a Guy looking through the SW figs and I asked what he was looking for....he was terrified of me for some reason...I guess he must be a good collector, he said he was lookgin for Clone troppers and I directed him to a Zellers down the street where I had seen one earlier that day.

Another time I nabed the Weapon X Varient from the Giant Man Wave but I didn't really need it, I saw a guy come after me rifling through the Giant Man Figs so I went back and asked if he was looking for the Weapon X varient, He wasn'tm but I wouldna gave it to him if he were.

 

[Saint553]

1. When approaching the register with a stack of new figures, when asked, they are never for you. They are for your little brother, your (real or pretend) girlfriend's (real or pretend) little brother, your boss's son, your son, etc etc.

2. You generally have your figures rung up by unattractive older people, and hopefully they don't speak english very well.

3. Buying a figure you didn't want when you don't find the one you wanted isn't a waste of money, it's a consolation find.

4. When possible, the garden entrance to walmart is the main and only entrance. (it's closest to the toy aisles)

 

[Saint553]

1. Scalpers are people who by up all the most popular figures and sell them at comic stores, conventions, or online at insane prices. A good trader is someone who offers variants up for trade, as long as the trade is for a Dark Phoenix, Toad, Stealth Iron Man, Phasing Ghost Rider, or 4 figures for the one variant.

 

[Roughneck]

1. When approaching the register with a stack of new figures, when asked, they are never for you. They are for your little brother, your (real or pretend) girlfriend's (real or pretend) little brother, your boss's son, your son, etc etc.

An you still ask them to be creful when bagging

 

[Saint553]

1. Complaining about Wolverine's claws is perfectly rational. After all, a toy sold in the kid's section should have sharp, pointy, small objects and at least 6 of them! Soft plastic is no substitute.

2. There is no excuse to veer away from comic accuracy at all. These are children's toys after all!!!