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Title: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: DarthMalak on April 12, 2005, 08:28 PM
This Thread Was A Funny One Over At Rebel Scum It Had Reached  300 Some Posts . Let's See If It's As Good Over Here . So If You Have Funny , Creepy  Collecter Or Scalper Sighting Stories Please Post Them Here You Will Enjoy Yourself I Promise :)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: CHEWIE on April 12, 2005, 10:31 PM
Well... I don't know how well this will go over... the level of maturity here is so much higher than it is everywhere else!   ;)

But I'm game... so far the thing I've seen the worst of in ROTS stuff is a jacka$$ scalper being allowed to buy 20 of the holo Yodas at TRU on Sunday.

 :P
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Jim on April 13, 2005, 07:40 AM
I agree with Chewie that we dont need this type of stuff here.  Plus I am sick to death of any person who buys multiples of figs or if a fig is not on the shelf at a given time, that a scalper has obviously taken the fig.  Stop assuming and stop stereotyping everyone.  Because I go into a Walmart at opening with my sweats on and a baseball cap means i'm some type of looser who lives in my basement. Give it a rest.  Most of the people here have families, good jobs and are respected in their communities.  The younger people here are respected students whether college or high school who have ambitions in life.  We try to work with facts here and work together as a community, not at cutting each other up.  Sorry for the rant, but that whole topic over at RS pissed me off.  Half of those stories were all BS and not even close to being believable. 
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Darth Broem on April 13, 2005, 08:10 AM
I have to admit  you do run into some "interesting" folks at times in the toy aisle.  Then I look at myself in the aisle and I can't get too snotty :)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: CHEWIE on April 13, 2005, 11:00 AM
The more I think about it - most of the people I see in the aisles looking at the stuff are just like me - huge fans of Star Wars - but are otherwise normal people going about their every day life.

I did see one person that first night that people were staring at like the collector was a freak.  It was a lady in maybe her late 20s or early 30s - she was a downright nerd in the eyes of many of the people there.  She was very excited about the new stuff coming out, and everyone was crowding in front of the aisle trying to get what they wanted, and were totally disrespecting her.

I felt very sorry for her, and helped her find the figures she was looking for.  The only "creeps" that night were the ones that treated her the way they did.

Not that I think this thread should be closed... but I don't think it should be used to go make fun of people or make stories up.  I did see that thread at RS.com and stayed out of it.  Too much immaturity and ignorance went on with it for my tastes.  I doubt that this one would turn into that - if it does, count me out.

 :P
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Rob on April 13, 2005, 12:54 PM
I ran into a guy at MM who was reading an article about how to make money on ebay - underlining certain passages... and who apparently was there before anyone else waiting...

He said "I'll be damned if anyone is going to get to those toys before me" to which I replied "I'll be damned if I'm going to argue with grown men over Star Wars toys."

He later went on to tell us that he usually buys each figure - then returns the ones that end up being very common.  He was previously asking us which figures were short-packed.

When he left, he bought only a few figures - but 3 of them were Red Royal Guards.  While we watched the guy stock the aisle (they weren't ready until 12:30) we counted a grand total of FOUR Red Guards go onto the shelves.  He bought 3.  There were about 15 people there.

Made me want to puke.

That same night I bought literally an entire shopping cart full of figures - 2 of each (that I could find...) one to open, one to keep carded - plus a few extra Blue Guards (which were abundant).  I had one guy who had a full-grown padawan braid make some kind of off-handed remark that all of it was probably going on Ebay.

Yeah - I'm gonna make a killing selling Pregnant Padme's on ebay the day after 500,000 of them end up clogging pegs across America...  ::)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JoshEEE on April 13, 2005, 03:05 PM
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I agree with Chewie that we dont need this type of stuff here.  Plus I am sick to death of any person who buys multiples of figs or if a fig is not on the shelf at a given time, that a scalper has obviously taken the fig.  Stop assuming and stop stereotyping everyone.

I gotta agree.  This thread turned into total Bullcrap at RS.

"Yeah, and then the guy was a scalper, so I used my karate on him, and then I ran him over with my Ferrari".

9 times out of 10, the "Creepy Collectors" you meet are just other guys like you. 

Me talking about those guys would be like complaining about all the geeks I'm going to meet at C3.   
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Morgbug on April 13, 2005, 04:29 PM
He later went on to tell us that he usually buys each figure - then returns the ones that end up being very common.  He was previously asking us which figures were short-packed.


Not that I really want to contribute, but there is a guy locally that will go in and request entire cases of McFarlane sportspicks from staff at certain stores.  They often haven't put them out due to space restrictions, so he gets them.  He subsequently returns anything he can't sell on ebay.  It's so sad it's pathetic and when it comes right down to it, I'd think he's losing money by listing them.  Canadian prices are higher, so it's hard to sell regulars above US retail and he's losing listing fees.  Strange guy, but he clearly fits the description. 

I'm sure that 99% of collectors that see me look at me and think "scalper" as soon as they see me.  Hell, I'm 41, what the hell am I doing buying toys :P  Still have all my hair though, seldom wear sweats and haven't packed on the pounds like some of our SoCal cookie freaks.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Nicklab on April 13, 2005, 05:00 PM
I've had guys ask me "which figures are shortpacked?" many times before.  Some are known Hot Wheels eBay dealers and I almost NEVER see them buy Star Wars.  I just play dumb and say I don't know.

There was one guy in my area who used to run in the aisles at store openings.  One time I was walking ahead of him at a normal pace, and he was almost stepping on my heels.  This same guy was also known for elbowing people while they were trying to get figures off the pegs, and even snatched a figure out of a kids hand once.

It's good to know that karma can be a bitch though.  Turns out that the guy wasn't just a jerk to fellow collectors, but to his wife, too.  She sued him for divorce and had his office raided to find cash and also had his stoarge bin with his collection raided as well.  He was last sighted at Celebration 2 selling his vintage collection under the supervision of an Indiana Marshall who took account of everything he sold at the show so that the proceeds of the sale could be split between him and his ex-wife.  It really makes you want to think about a pre-nup when it comes to your collection.  But at least a dirtbag got a taste of his own medicine in the end.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Matt_Fury on April 13, 2005, 05:05 PM
There are a couple of guys I've seen at the Target opening on 2 April and the TRU openings on 2 and 10 April that kind of have me wondering.  I think they are just Hot Wheel/Star Wars collectors, and I've never seen them be rude, take stuff from kids, or even run to the aisle, but both of them have told me "collecting tips" like I'm not collecting the right way or something.  Just kinda rub me the wrong way I guess....still I don't look down on them or anything, I just don't know them really well.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Jeff on April 13, 2005, 05:10 PM
There is this one creepy collector in my area named "Scott". (http://www.jedidefender.com/images/newsicons/icon47.gif)

He is always buying the rare and HTF figures from the stores before I can find them.  >:(

Anyway, this dude is seriously tall - almost freakishly tall - and he gives the store clerks the strangest looks.  Here, I happened to snap a picture of him once:

(http://www.jedidefender.com/jsmentek/buyingstuff.JPG)

I'm getting creeped out right now just remembering it... :-\

Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JediMAC on April 13, 2005, 05:28 PM
Ugh.  He is creepy looking...  :-\


Ever talk to him?

I'd love to know what the story is with that weird hat he's got.

Looks kinda like a flasher, or something...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Nicklab on April 13, 2005, 05:33 PM
Is that a touque or something?  ;D
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Jeff on April 13, 2005, 05:36 PM
Ugh.  He is creepy looking...  :-\


Ever talk to him?

I'd love to know what the story is with that weird hat he's got.

Looks kinda like a flasher, or something...

I have actually talked to him a few times.  He is hyper-obsessed with the Ice Cream Maker Guy from The Empire Striikes Back.  It's all he ever wants to talk about.

"Do you think they'll ever make ICMG (pronounced i-cee-em-gee)?"
"I heard on-line that they're gonna finally make ICMG!"
"Man I wish ICMG was gonna be the C3 exclusive."

 ::)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Diddly on April 13, 2005, 06:32 PM
Have you ever told this scalper that he looks a lot like Ralphie from A Christmas Story?
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JediMAC on April 13, 2005, 06:38 PM
Have you ever told this scalper that he looks a lot like Ralphie from A Christmas Story?

Now wait a second there Travis...  I don't think anyone here was suggesting that dude was a scalper.  He seemed to apply more to the "Creepy Collector" portion of this thread's title...  ;)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Diddly on April 13, 2005, 07:03 PM
Whoops, my bad. I assumed we were talking about creepy scalpers, not just creepy people. :P
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Famine on April 13, 2005, 07:08 PM
There was one gentleman who asked me, and a guy from GH which figures were gonna be hard to find. I call him HPS. High pitched scalper. I named him this, because his voice was high, and he wanted the shortpacked figures.

Kevin
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Diddly on April 13, 2005, 07:53 PM
I would have said that they shortpacked Anakin, Yoda, Mace, and Obi-Wan. Then at least we could be guaranteed good figures. ;D
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Rob L on April 13, 2005, 08:06 PM
I saw a right creepy bunch in TRU last weekend.  Most were only just over half my height and had squeaky and/or whiney voices.  They didn’t seem to have enough money to buy all the figures, and several of them were accompanied by a regular-sized person that appeared to be in charge of the cash. 

What got me was their weird choice of the collectables on offer… “wow, there’s an Anakin”, “Hey dad, don’t you think Obi Wan is so cool looking?”

Clueless ;)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Ian_C on April 14, 2005, 02:20 AM
Is that a touque or something?  ;D

Yup, that's a toque.

Maybe he came from Canada originally?  ;)

It's a pretty common thing to wear up here.

Sadly, I can't participate in the creepy collector discussion, as SW collecting here has been dying for some time.  :(

I could tell some stories about the POTF2 era though. ;)

Ian
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: CorranHorn on April 15, 2005, 04:17 AM
I've talked about the nutjob who was tearing down pegs looking for SAGA Yodas back in the day several times. Basically, the guy was literally freaking when he couldn't find any and was making a mess of the local Walmart and Target. He kept going on about how they were so rare and he could get good money for them. I wound up finding two Yodas at Target and picking them up and handing one over to a kid and his mom while keeping the other for myself. The guy seemed on the verge of crying when he saw that. Don't know whatever happened to him though, I've not seen him again, he may have not been from my part of Chicagoland.

Of more recent weirdness, I hit the local Walmart once a week when it opens after I get off of work (I'm "working" now as I write this :P) and often see the Hot Wheels collectors there. Always the same 2 or 3 guys, I know they've seen me there before and specifically go looking at Star Wars toys. Yet whenever I come in, they get closer to the door (if the store hasn't actually opened yet) and them boom they make a beeline for the toys section. At first I thought they were trying to race each other, but they would keep the same pace, just faster than my casual walking. They head straight for the cars and I'm left thinking what the hell are they up to? I think that they believe one day, I'm going to crash the Hot Wheels party or something, and I have absolutely no interest in doing so. I think the funniest part about this is, that they are all at least 20 years older than me (I'm 27) and I could easily out run/walk them if I wanted to. Weird stuff for sure...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Darth Broem on April 15, 2005, 08:43 AM
Yes, you do get the occasional peg wrecker.  We did have a lady that was just all over the pegs the morning of 4/2 at Target.  She was not creepy at all, just very aggressive in her search for figures.  All us guys just kind of stood back, got out of her way, looked at each other, slightly snickered, and then dove back into our own searches. 
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Angry Ewok on April 15, 2005, 01:39 PM
Last weekend at Toys R Us, as I was thumbing through the ROTS pegs looking for something new (I really want some Clone Commando's!), I completely whiped out a column of pegs of figures by mistake. The top peg collapsed onto the second, and then the third... I had about 20 figures fall ontop of me - all right in front of this nice chick who works there.

You guys keep talking about weird short guys - I'm 5'5 and I was wearing a "Let the wookie win" t-shirt and I had a ******* boonie cap on (it was raining).

So I apoligized for making such a mess, and me and the chick helped clean up my accident.

Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: CHEWIE on April 15, 2005, 03:53 PM
Good story Brad... I've done that a time or two, and felt like a total jacka$$ when it happened.   8)

 :P
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Darth Broem on April 15, 2005, 04:05 PM
Sometimes I will be the only person in the aisle and try to quietly search through the pegs from the front all the way to the back.  Then I SOMEHOW end up knocking about 4 or 5 of them to the ground.  Sure enough it seems like someone always manages to walk into the aisle the moment I do this. 

Then they get to see the grown man bend over and pick up the figures rather red-faced.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Ben on April 16, 2005, 03:17 AM
I did this today too. Crazy shaped bubbles are overstuffed pegs are an accident waiting to happen.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: CorranHorn on April 16, 2005, 03:32 AM
Last weekend at Toys R Us, as I was thumbing through the ROTS pegs looking for something new (I really want some Clone Commando's!), I completely whiped out a column of pegs of figures by mistake. The top peg collapsed onto the second, and then the third... I had about 20 figures fall ontop of me - all right in front of this nice chick who works there.

You guys keep talking about weird short guys - I'm 5'5 and I was wearing a "Let the wookie win" t-shirt and I had a ******* boonie cap on (it was raining).

So I apoligized for making such a mess, and me and the chick helped clean up my accident.



So this thread is like a memorial to you eh? :P

Heheh, I've done the same thing too, lately its at Walmart which is so stuffed with figures that the cards on adjacent pegs are overlapping each other.

Funny story actually, one time in what had to be 1999, I was at the local TRU when they were having their infamous 99 cent clearance and they had this HUGE box of figures on the top shelf. Well I wanted to see exactly what was in the box for customizing purposes and I was able to get the box down and I went thru it and nabbed what I wanted. When I was done, I was trying to put it back up while my taller friend stands there telling me to forget about it and just leave it. Here I am sorta trying to be helpful, but I get **** for it, anyways the damn thing falls over on top of me, spilling POTF2 green cards all over the aisle. My buddy freaks out and starts cursing me out, when suddenly we hear over the PA for personnel to go to our aisle. We did a double take, and bolted out of the store like our butts were on fire. I was so embarrased, but in hindsight, it was pretty ****** funny.  ;D
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Shannon (Princess) on April 16, 2005, 10:28 AM
I probably 'creeped' out one of the newer SW collectors yesterday.  Went to Target and he was doing the standard flipping thru the figures, and I asked if there was anything new.  He said he was actually from N Dallas, so he didn't know if it was new here. (First indication that he was a noobie- that store only had the first wave).  So, I told him about the Peter Mayhew event since he lives by the theatre.  He looks kind of blank, so I ask if he knows who Peter Mayhew is.  No.  I told him who he was, said it was for the line up pre-party and that no one was actually going to start the line up yet, since so many are going to Celebration 3.  Celebration 3?  Okay, how much of a SW fan are you!?? geez... Then to make matters worse on me being a total SW geek, my cell phone starts playing a SW tune and it's my friend Helen who tells me she just bought 20 tickets for the DLP Midnight show and to see if I had bought any or needed one, because the whole gang here bought around 50 all together.  I don't know, I figure if you are an adult and you are "collecting" the action figures, etc, you would know a bit more about things... which just solidifies that maybe I am a SW geek... I was nice to him though, I told him where he might be able to find a red guard...
These new collectors just really get to me... How much is it worth?  ::)  blah blah blah blah blah... that wasn't him, though, that was a different guy at another store...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JesseVader08 on April 16, 2005, 12:10 PM
I hate to burst your bubble, but this guy knew exactly what your were talking about.  Some of these Star Wars geeks get a little tongue tied when a girl actually talks to them.   :o 

  ;)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JediMAC on April 16, 2005, 12:45 PM
I don't know, I figure if you are an adult and you are "collecting" the action figures, etc, you would know a bit more about things... which just solidifies that maybe I am a SW geek... I was nice to him though...

Same thing happens to me from time to time too, Shannon.  Whenever I see a "grown up" looking at the Star Wars figures, or better yet buying Star Wars figures, I naturally assume that he/she is "one of us".  So I'll strike up a conversation, and start my usual rambling, and then notice that I'm mostly just getting a lot of blank stares from the fella. 

"Oh, so you're buying some figures, but you're not really one of us, are you...?"

Then I saunter off feeling like a total ass...  ::)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Jesse James on April 16, 2005, 01:04 PM
Some of these Star Wars geeks get a little tongue tied when a girl actually talks to them.

Hah!  I want pictures of these "girls" talking to SW geeks.  Pfft... 

Actually, I too have run into the current wave of guys in the SW aisle who, should you talk to them, they only reply with comments/questions regarding value.  That really sorta sucks when you get into a conversation with "that guy". 

On 4/2 at Target I was waiting in line to buy the Lava Vader, gotten my ticket early that a.m., and as I stood there just about every guy around me was talking about the value of it...  One guy was pondering standing outside waiting on people leaving to offer it to them for $30...  One guy was telling me how he'd "just got in from the central PA toy show...", bragging about selling some ROTS figs he'd gotten early at the show for a mark-up.   ::)  To make matters worse that dickhole lived out near me too...  great.

I dunno if these guys are creepy, I suppose that's likely my job description, but they are annoying as hell.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Angry Ewok on April 16, 2005, 03:33 PM
I've never had a chick talk to me in a toy store. My girlfriend won't even talk to me once I'm in the Star Wars section.

Pink sweater + fuzzy face + boonie hat = no chicks.

 :'(
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: DoctorPadawan on April 16, 2005, 03:48 PM
What was really sad was when I attempted to speak to a few people at the WM I hit on MM a few weeks back, only to have them look at me as if I was a massive weirdo freak for attempting to be friendly.  This particular WM hadn't put any new stuff out and a lot of people were just standing about and I tried to make casual conversation, but no dice.

I think it was partly the fact that they didn't put anything out at midnight that made me leave, but it was also partially the fact that even a simple question like, "Do you guys go to FILL IN LOCAL SCHOOL HERE?" was met with a stare like I had urinated on their grandmother's tombstone.

I am always friendly when I am in the aisle, to the point of me not getting what I came for so some kid can (I still recall the Episode I Qui-Gon incident, a good time; and the Slave Leia I let a kid have the last one of in 1997 only so he could turn to his mother while walking away and ask how much he could sell it for on the internet), and I consider myself a polite and well-mannered individual (most of the time, in public at least), but some people out there are just downright rude in this day and age.

I also never saw the point of people that would run to a toy section for any reason.  To me, I already feel like everyone is laughing at me for being a grown man buying toys and I don't need to incur further humor by running to the back for a toy I'm going to be sick of seeing on pegs in two months anyway.  And any time the words "Who is rare?" or "What is the most valuable one?" come out of someone's mouth, I politely say "I don't know" and turn and leave.

And am I the only person on the planet pissed off that they got a Palpatine with a blue lightsaber?  I'd trade mine for a correct red saber in a NY minute if I hadn't already opened the blue one to begin with.  But yet, in three months it'll be "VHTF EMPORER PALPATEEN W/ BLUE LIHGTSABER MOC RARE" on Ebay.  One man's trash is another man's treasure, I suppose.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Shannon (Princess) on April 16, 2005, 07:43 PM
I hate to burst your bubble, but this guy knew exactly what your were talking about.  Some of these Star Wars geeks get a little tongue tied when a girl actually talks to them.   :o 

  ;)
Okay, now WHY would it burst my bubble if a guy got tongue tied talking to me? wouldn't that be a compliment?  I think he really didn't know what I was talking about, but ya know, he did hang around while I finished my phone call to talk to me- so I'll take that as a maybe.
And does this mean that Matt's encounters with the same type of guys.....??????!!!!! 

I talk to the SW geeks, and I'm female.  The group of guys I met on April 2nd I spent the next several hours w/ having breakfast and then doing more shopping- and I didn't know them before the Target line up.  I'm a friendly person, but it's a major turn off if the guy doesn't know his SW stuff... sigh...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: JesseVader08 on April 16, 2005, 07:52 PM
Okay, now WHY would it burst my bubble if a guy got tongue tied talking to me? wouldn't that be a compliment? 

I did word that wrong, didn't I?  I just wanted to be sure that you knew us nerds are a little slow sometimes.   ;)  (I've been a nerd for 29 years, and I'm damn proud of it.   :D)

I'm a friendly person, but it's a major turn off if the guy doesn't know his SW stuff... sigh...

And for that, we all have the utmost respect for you.   ;)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Morgbug on April 17, 2005, 12:14 AM
OK, this thread reminded me of a major scary incident. 

I used to be pretty big into McFarlane SportsPicks and had a pretty darn sizable collection.  It's a Sunday and NHL4 is due to be released.  I get to WAlly about a minute after it opens and fast walk (I've never run for toys, never will, would rather leave empty handed than embarass myself like that) and get there only to see three guys standing around in a group and one other guy.  The other guy recognizes me and we chat.  We saw each other at WAlly before for NFL5 and though he ran ::) he was civil.  Find out nothing is out and he wanders off with his wife and kid in a shopping cart, maybe 3 years old.  I head over to talk to these other guys, one of whom I've traded with, another one I have met looking at figs before and another guy I don't know.  We're chatting away when one guy looks down the aisel towards the doors to the storage area, nearly two hundred feet away and sees the first guy I was talking to ripping into a box :o 

We all head over and figure ok, we're late, but whatever, they're bound to have lots as Walmart up here usually carries about 20-30 cases of NHL figures per store.  We get there and the guys wife is manouveuring the cart in front of us so we can't get to the boxes.  Uh, right, whatever so we try to move around it and she's still "jamming" us with a cart and a three year old kid :o  The guy, whom I previously got along with is saying back off, these are mine :o  Huh?  So one guy that I knew is saying no way, these aren't your property and all of a sudden they start yelling.  Then they start shoving, calling each other scalpers, swearing etc.  All the while, the wife with kid is still trying to keep us away and in the cart are about a dozen figures. 

The Wally staff are completely aghast at this and pretty much speechless.  Me and the other guy are looking at this and though we're not actively participating, we are seriously embarassed to be associated with this.  We kind of look at each other and without saying anything to each other turn and say sorry to the employees and walked away.  It was just nuts.  I've heard other stories about fights over these too. 

I can't imagine anyone actively scalping regular Star Wars figures these days, but darned if I can find clones or red guards or Vader anywhere.  Canadian prices are just too darn high.  I guess the scalpers, if they're out there up here, have really crappy math skills. 
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Ben on April 17, 2005, 03:39 AM
Yeesh. People do get pathetic over toys, don't they?

I've read a lot of tales like this in the past few weeks. People acting like jerks over exclusives, leaked figures, Clones, Guards, what have you. I'm glad this is the last Star Wars movie. I don't want to deal with another massive merchandise rollout.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Phrubruh on April 17, 2005, 03:58 PM
Hey, its cool to see my thread get transfered over here. These have been some great stories. Keep it up. :D

Please post more pictures of the creepy people you meet.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Shannon (Princess) on April 17, 2005, 05:09 PM
Okay, now WHY would it burst my bubble if a guy got tongue tied talking to me? wouldn't that be a compliment? 

I did word that wrong, didn't I?  I just wanted to be sure that you knew us nerds are a little slow sometimes.   ;)  (I've been a nerd for 29 years, and I'm damn proud of it.   :D)

I'm a friendly person, but it's a major turn off if the guy doesn't know his SW stuff... sigh...

And for that, we all have the utmost respect for you.   ;)
It's okay, and thank you... I wondering now though- I'm going to C3- I'll let you know how it goes there- if the SW geeks will actually "make a move"... should be interesting...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Famine on April 17, 2005, 05:16 PM
Princess, I have an idea. You go sit at a bar, and we'll sit in the background, and place bets on who will hit on you first. Then, the winner splits the profits with you, 50/50. :P

Kevin
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Shannon (Princess) on April 17, 2005, 06:51 PM
but if I like the guy, then I'd hate to have to tell him he was part of a bar bet...
We will see...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Dressel Rebel on April 17, 2005, 09:45 PM
We get there and the guys wife is manouveuring the cart in front of us so we can't get to the boxes.  Uh, right, whatever so we try to move around it and she's still "jamming" us with a cart and a three year old kid :o  The guy, whom I previously got along with is saying back off, these are mine :o  Huh?  So one guy that I knew is saying no way, these aren't your property and all of a sudden they start yelling.  Then they start shoving, calling each other scalpers, swearing etc.  All the while, the wife with kid is still trying to keep us away and in the cart are about a dozen figures.   

Sweet!
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Famine on April 17, 2005, 09:50 PM
If anyone ever tried to cart me, regarless of whatever product I was looking for, their cart would be tipped, and me coming over it.

That is all.

Kevin
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Deanpaul on April 17, 2005, 10:33 PM
If anyone ever tried to cart me, regarless of whatever product I was looking for, their cart would be tipped, and me coming over it.

That is all.

Kevin

Clean up on aisle 7.

(http://www.follyarts.com/Images/news/shopping%20cart%20tipped.gif)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Famine on April 17, 2005, 10:51 PM
Exactly.


Fear the Famine! >:(

Kevin
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Dressel Rebel on April 17, 2005, 10:55 PM
Exactly.


Fear the Famine! >:(

Kevin

I'm actually feeling slightly bloated after a Shrimp Feast tonight.  I wouldn't mind a little famine for a day or two.  I welcome the famine.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Scott on April 17, 2005, 11:08 PM
There is this one creepy collector in my area named "Scott". (http://www.jedidefender.com/images/newsicons/icon47.gif)

He is always buying the rare and HTF figures from the stores before I can find them.  >:(

Anyway, this dude is seriously tall - almost freakishly tall - and he gives the store clerks the strangest looks.  Here, I happened to snap a picture of him once:

(http://www.jedidefender.com/jsmentek/buyingstuff.JPG)

I'm getting creeped out right now just remembering it... :-\


HEY!  >:(  That looks like me :o
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Famine on April 17, 2005, 11:10 PM
Exactly.


Fear the Famine! >:(

Kevin

I'm actually feeling slightly bloated after a Shrimp Feast tonight.  I wouldn't mind a little famine for a day or two.  I welcome the famine.

Didn't you just do Shrimp Feast 2 days ago?

Kevin
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Shannon (Princess) on April 17, 2005, 11:16 PM
Can't get enough of the Shrimp Fest! 
hmm... Chesapeake Bay Biscuits... that's something I haven't tasted in a long time...
Maybe after my toy runs tomorrow I'll do lunch at Red Lobster...
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Jeff on April 18, 2005, 09:19 AM
HEY!  >:(  That looks like me :o

Welcome back! 

Can you find the rest of the threads J-MAC and I had fun with during your trip last week? (http://www.jedidefender.com/images/newsicons/icon47.gif) 

Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: stormie on April 18, 2005, 11:05 AM
This probably doesn't even fit in this thread, but reading the posts made me think of it. Plus, it's a good little story.

A week or so ago, I was at Target for some non-Star Wars related shopping, and stopped by the SW aisle for kicks just to see what the new movie figures look like. I get to the aisle and a couple kids (about 5-7 years old) and their mom were looking through the figures. This was a happy sight, alone. I didn't want to disturb their childhood SW glee by barging in to look at the figures, so I started to leave the aisle. As I turned around, one of the kids says to his mom, "Where are the Stormtroopers? I wanted a Stormtrooper." Yes, Stormtrooper.

A seven-year-old original trilogy purist!

As I wiped the salty moisture from my eyes, I thought, "Kid, I'm right there with you."

   
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: DarthMalak on April 18, 2005, 12:43 PM
the other day at Wal Mart a kid was pointing to the vader voice changer and asked if he could get it . The mom said no and then she went on to say " besides you can hear that noise at any old hospital" .  I have yet to hear that noise at a hospital
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Darth Broem on April 18, 2005, 03:44 PM
It is always nice to see a kid's enthusiasm burst by a grown up.  By the way I did see some more young kids checking out the Star Wars stuff. 

Seems to be more of that this time around for some reason.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: DoctorPadawan on April 18, 2005, 05:01 PM
Quote
the other day at Wal Mart a kid was pointing to the vader voice changer and asked if he could get it . The mom said no and then she went on to say " besides you can hear that noise at any old hospital" .  I have yet to hear that noise at a hospital

 :o Someone give this woman the "Mother of the Year" award.  ::)

Seriously, this wins for the most disturbing comment I've ever heard of being uttered in a toy aisle from a parent to a child.  Contest over.  I hate humanity.  :'(
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Phrubruh on April 18, 2005, 05:37 PM
Today I saw the real life simpsons comic book guy waddle into the post office with lots of priority mail boxes. He had the clothes, pony tail and everything. I wonder what was in the boxes? ::)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Scott on April 19, 2005, 12:30 AM
I've decided to finally complete the package and make my face be my avatar, and that way I'm just like Deanpaul as well!
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Scott on April 19, 2005, 12:40 AM
Have you ever told this scalper that he looks a lot like Ralphie from A Christmas Story?
PS Diddly, he doesn't, but this guy does

(http://www.jedidefender.com/spearson/ralphie.JPG)
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Deanpaul on April 19, 2005, 12:53 AM
Nice.
Title: Re: Creepy Collecter/Scalper Sightings
Post by: Phrubruh on April 19, 2005, 09:42 AM
Be afraid. Be very afraid. :o