Quote Originally Posted by jazzcomp View Post
Yeah, professionalism is required for buying toys
No. But professionalism is required when working a full time professional job.

Our individual situations do not provide an excuse to buying any item.
First call doesn't equal first come. That's how simple it is.
This is what people do - sample pics below
http://ggurls.com/images/stories/line-for-jordans.jpg
http://static0.demotix.com/sites/def...os/1606114.jpg
http://foundryintheforest.files.word...2/imag0458.jpg

I know it's not a concept you are familiar with.
These cases above are all instances of items that are made available at a particular date and time, like a book launch or game launch. If an item is advertised as a limited run item, available on a particular date at a particular date and time, with a public no reservations policy, then that's the rules we play by.

The Masterpiece are a more general release item (although limited in it's production run). We don't have a specified release date, so I personally am not going to take a week or so off work in the chance that a toy might turn up.

If I ring a store and offer to definitely come in later if they are willing to hold it for me, then it's up to them if they're willing to do it. If they say yes, great. If they say no, then them's the breaks.


If you really wanted something, you go to great lengths to acquire it or pay the premium. This is what scalpers hope for. They make the effort so that you will pay for the premium because you can't afford a sickie or can't be bothered to exert that extra effort because of personal circumstances.
Scalpers are not a service to collectors as you want to claim. They're opportunistic scum who bu up large number of limited quantity items to drive down supply, drive up demand, and make personal profit from deny items to others.