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I took two mint condition Planescape box sets plus all the supplements to my favorite FLGS here in my hometown and got $65 for them. A month later I took some mint condition 2e books (extras that I'd acquired from retired gamers over the years) and got $1 apiece for them. I didn't go outside and hurl them across the parking lot.
Fine, fine, but let's stop shifting the goalposts. This really doesn't have much to do with the product being sold. What matters is that a man expected to get money, and he didn't get it, so he threw a tantrum.
Camelidae have to take their vengeance upon man in some fashion, for the end Pleistocene extinctions.Nope. Alpacas, llamas, vicunas, and camels are all closely related but their temperaments do differ. I used to work for Heifer International and we had a ranch which show cased some of the types of animals that could be donated to poor farmers around the world. The camels spit and slobbered all over you and the llamas would spit for no apparent reason. We learned that all members of the camel family would do this.But they'll spit on you for laughs.;_;
I thought that was just camels...
Which were not caused by humans, but by new species taking over niches and climate change.
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Someone asked for 'unpacking'.
The point that I conflated and then muddled horribly in my haste to get to work on time was that empathy and consideration should be key factors in our evaluation of environmental factors.
When relating to the 'taking space', it is a horrible habit I've been working on, which could viewed as aggressive to others.
It should not be equated to actual physical violence with blood flying.
Back to the original post, and to emphasize KC's comment and the inappropriateness of the thread title, this was more about sales and money and a botched customer service interaction than the actual CCG itself.
Now the question of the day is:
Was this person led to an impression of value for his collection from internal visualization of worth of the set, or an external evaluation?
Someone asked for 'unpacking'.The point that I conflated and then muddled horribly in my haste to get to work on time was that empathy and consideration should be key factors in our evaluation of environmental factors.
When relating to the 'taking space', it is a horrible habit I've been working on, which could viewed as aggressive to others.
It should not be equated to actual physical violence with blood flying.
Back to the original post, and to emphasize KC's comment and the inappropriateness of the thread title, this was more about sales and money and a botched customer service interaction than the actual CCG itself.
Now the question of the day is:
Was this person led to an impression of value for his collection from internal visualization of worth of the set, or an external evaluation?
He may have also been desperate.
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I can throw my car around the lot, but it requires starting the engine first. ;)
Or if your name is David Banner, getting yourself hit in with the jack while trying to change a tire. :)
If you are Bruce Banner, Drah, I'll have even more respect. Just I'll make sure not to make you angry.
<Disclaimer: this is not my personal experience or my opinion just stories i was told>
One of the ex-store owners I am friends was telling me that a lot of the owners in his area would not carry yu-gi-oh cards specifically because the crowds that would purchase them were very I'm not sure what the word is really They had no class, were rude? They would do things like if one of them opened a fresh box and someone pulled the rarest (i'm not sure how that ccg works) they would call their friends and tell them not to buy any more from that box that it was essentially done.
<this part is me>
I do know yu-gi-oh in particular has crazy fluctuating prices when compared to MTG and some others. Their rares can be garbage priced or it can soar. I don't know if that has something to do with that^ or not.
I had played a little bit until I had a person I was playing with steal some cards from me then disappear. he was looking at them then while I wasn't looking apparently grabbed them and left.
Now as far as crazy customer service stories go. I once had a guy try to return ammo his girlfriend got it for the wrong gun I guess. Its federal law I told him I can't take those back. He literally threw them at me full force and ran out of the place. He did miss me. (lucky him) Package exploded ammo everywhere. I was really to stunned to be mad.
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Nothing compares to Hot Wheels collectors, man you want to talk about ugly customers. The crazy thing is, it goes all the way to the top of Mattel.
When I was getting out of the Pokémon TCG, I sorted all my cards by rarity, made signs with the prices listed, and left them with my mom to sell at our garage sale while I went to some school event. Probably at least $50 worth, easy.
I come home, and my mom tells me she sold them all. For $5.
"But he was really nice!"
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I've always felt that cardboard cards that cost about 2.50 each to buy in sealed packs (Aus Dollar values), are still only worth 2.50 no matter what the pic on it. Same as gear in computer games, or miniatures really. It's why I hate the pay to win model of many modern gaming systems.
Sadly, I seem to be in the minority within the hobby sector at least.
I know guys I my local who buy whole boxes of MTG cards at release and leave them unopened, stating they'll be worth more eventually. I hope it works that way for them, but I am doubtful.
I guess like any passion, the price you place on your fun is your own business. Until you try to sell it to others. Then I reckon you're asking for,disappointment when it turns out their passion is valued differently.
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Back when I worked in the stores I was on overnight stocking team. Each morning when the store opened the hot wheels guys would go running for the endcap. I would hear a cry out "Nooooo!!1!!!one!!1!1!"
I'd look over at Rob a guy I worked with and say, "you did it again didn't you?" He would find the Hot wheels Treasure hunts in the cases and then crease ever so slightly the corner and then stock it. lol
When it comes to customer service nightmares, you can't beat:
kitchenette
It is specific to the food service industry, but the tales of woe are just amazing! I was very sad when the site stopped being updated a while back.
EDIT: I just discovered that the editor of all those stories, C.A. Pinkham, moved on to wonkette.com, and is now at thrillist.com.
Enjoy the tales of horror!
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I think that the crux of the problem is that we have a bunch of self-important people having meltdowns when reality doesn't meet their expectations. I.e. "The World belongs to me alone, the rest of you peasants are unworthy to be in my presence." Or something similar.
Maybe, or it could just be one kick in the nuts too many for that person and they loose it. The entire world treats them like garbage from their perspective. Neither is a great place to be, but people get there.
I think that the crux of the problem is that we have a bunch of self-important people having meltdowns when reality doesn't meet their expectations. I.e. "The World belongs to me alone, the rest of you peasants are unworthy to be in my presence." Or something similar.Maybe, or it could just be one kick in the nuts too many for that person and theylooselose it. The entire world treats them like garbage from their perspective. Neither is a great place to be, but people get there.
Sorry; I know that it's a common error. Pet peeve.
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When I was getting out of the Pokémon TCG, I sorted all my cards by rarity, made signs with the prices listed, and left them with my mom to sell at our garage sale while I went to some school event. Probably at least $50 worth, easy.
I come home, and my mom tells me she sold them all. For $5.
"But he was really nice!"
Yeah mom isn't allowed to handle my stuff.
my mother tossed my Garbage Pail kids collection I didn't even get 5 bucks for it :(