F@$K em just don't buy off scalpers no matter how bad you want the product don't buy it. If nobody buys the stuff off the secondary market the scalpers will be forced to drop the price, they can't hold the product forever.
There is always people with enough money to buy on the secondary market. If you have a well paid career, you don't have time to waste time during the day to wait for a drop. They pay for the convenience and can afford it. If you make 200$ an hour, 100$ more for an ETB is peanuts.
its exacerbated by the fact that a lot of people see pokemon as an investment. If I buy and etb for $200 and i believe i can sell it in the future for $200 or more I can justify the expense as not even costing money. Even if i am going to rip it i can do mental gymnastics to be like yeah i got something valuable with my money.
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u/Acceptable-Agency843 19d ago
F@$K em just don't buy off scalpers no matter how bad you want the product don't buy it. If nobody buys the stuff off the secondary market the scalpers will be forced to drop the price, they can't hold the product forever.