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Post by rockholt on Jul 21, 2020 15:10:27 GMT -5
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Post by G.I. JASON on Jul 21, 2020 18:55:01 GMT -5
Geez did they have a limit on these or did one person buy all 100 coins I wonder
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Post by Stinger on Jul 21, 2020 19:28:19 GMT -5
I don't have any interest in these. I wish true collectors of this hobby had the first chance at getting them though. Four minutes, craziness!
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Post by rockholt on Jul 22, 2020 18:44:54 GMT -5
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Post by G.I. JASON on Jul 23, 2020 20:47:38 GMT -5
he said he's trying to put a limit on the number of coins bought..... So that tells me one or two folks bought all 100 coins.
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 26, 2020 9:14:35 GMT -5
It’s a fitting testament to the hobby these days that the coins were allowed to sell out in minutes, so that people like “dee snuts” could resell them on eBay at 10x the original cost.  |
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Post by Jimbo on Jul 26, 2020 15:12:37 GMT -5
It’s a fitting testament to the hobby these days that the coins were allowed to sell out in minutes, so that people like “dee snuts” could resell them on eBay at 10x the original cost. That's me. Let me know if you want one off ebay. I'll go 325. It's actually more than 10x the cost because I got a coupon and they were only like 25 bucks each. But hey, one went on auction for 405 last night so I figured I'd cut people a break. Capitalism sucks right? |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 26, 2020 15:32:26 GMT -5
It’s a fitting testament to the hobby these days that the coins were allowed to sell out in minutes, so that people like “dee snuts” could resell them on eBay at 10x the original cost. That's me. Let me know if you want one off ebay. I'll go 325. It's actually more than 10x the cost because I got a coupon and they were only like 25 bucks each. But hey, one went on auction for 405 last night so I figured I'd cut people a break. Capitalism sucks right? Ha ha, holy s**t! Is that really you? What are the odds. |
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Post by rockholt on Jul 27, 2020 12:33:59 GMT -5
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 27, 2020 12:45:02 GMT -5
"However, for this coin, purchases will be limited to one per person." I'm glad they finally figured it out. |
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Post by G.I. JASON on Jul 27, 2020 13:54:37 GMT -5
I'm building 100 fake accts as we speak
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Post by Cory on Jul 28, 2020 7:45:20 GMT -5
That's me. Let me know if you want one off ebay. I'll go 325. It's actually more than 10x the cost because I got a coupon and they were only like 25 bucks each. But hey, one went on auction for 405 last night so I figured I'd cut people a break. Capitalism sucks right? Ha ha, holy s**t! Is that really you? What are the odds. I guess people are going to throw money at everything GPK related. People have to be accumulating a ton of debt during this virus. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 28, 2020 8:30:08 GMT -5
Ha ha, holy s**t! Is that really you? What are the odds. I guess people are going to throw money at everything GPK related. People have to be accumulating a ton of debt during this virus. The wealthy who can afford it, or the fools that spend that much even though they can't afford it, aren't the ones I'm concerned about. I'm thinking of the collectors who would have really appreciated having a coin at its original price, but got boxed out by the resellers. Resellers are gonna resell, that's the nature of the beast. Same thing happened with the resin figurines, same thing happens with concert tickets, etc. The system sucks, and I wish buying limits were applied more often to prevent it from happening as often. |
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Post by Cory on Jul 28, 2020 9:46:26 GMT -5
I guess people are going to throw money at everything GPK related. People have to be accumulating a ton of debt during this virus. The wealthy who can afford it, or the fools that spend that much even though they can't afford it, aren't the ones I'm concerned about. I'm thinking of the collectors who would have really appreciated having a coin at its original price, but got boxed out by the resellers. Resellers are gonna resell, that's the nature of the beast. Same thing happened with the resin figurines, same thing happens with concert tickets, etc. The system sucks, and I wish buying limits were applied more often to prevent it from happening as often. Limited Edition items are the problem. Buyers are the second problem. If they'd stop paying dumb prices, resellers wouldn't resell. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 28, 2020 10:03:35 GMT -5
The wealthy who can afford it, or the fools that spend that much even though they can't afford it, aren't the ones I'm concerned about. I'm thinking of the collectors who would have really appreciated having a coin at its original price, but got boxed out by the resellers. Resellers are gonna resell, that's the nature of the beast. Same thing happened with the resin figurines, same thing happens with concert tickets, etc. The system sucks, and I wish buying limits were applied more often to prevent it from happening as often. Limited Edition items are the problem. Buyers are the second problem. If they'd stop paying dumb prices, resellers wouldn't resell. I’m not exactly in love with reselling, but that’s not the real point I am trying to make. I’m not on an anti-reselling rant. Resellers are going to resell. I don't like it, but there's no point in lodging complaint number one billion and one against it. I’m on a “put buying limits on your s**t” rant. If buying limits are put in place, limited editions can remain and collectors will have a better chance at getting them. Original sellers need to act to prevent reselling. |
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Post by dserna on Jul 28, 2020 11:51:58 GMT -5
Limited Edition items are the problem. Buyers are the second problem. If they'd stop paying dumb prices, resellers wouldn't resell. I’m not exactly in love with reselling, but that’s not the real point I am trying to make. I’m not on an anti-reselling rant. Resellers are going to resell. I don't like it, but there's no point in lodging complaint number one billion and one against it. I’m on a “put buying limits on your s**t” rant. If buying limits are put in place, limited editions can remain and collectors will have a better chance at getting them. Original sellers need to act to prevent reselling. Unfortunately, it's an arms race. As soon as limits are imposed on some limited edition trinket/collectible, resellers find a way to create dozens of accounts, multiple mailing addresses, bots, etc. to cram out legitimate collectors/non-resellers. We are FORCED to buy from them things we covet. Sure, we could opt not to buy stuff, but then what's the point of collecting if we can't get any new chotchkies for a decent price? Sooner or later we will end up buying it. As much as I personally hate it, resellers have become part of the collecting/hobby ecosystems in our capitalistic society. |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 28, 2020 12:07:55 GMT -5
I’m not exactly in love with reselling, but that’s not the real point I am trying to make. I’m not on an anti-reselling rant. Resellers are going to resell. I don't like it, but there's no point in lodging complaint number one billion and one against it. I’m on a “put buying limits on your s**t” rant. If buying limits are put in place, limited editions can remain and collectors will have a better chance at getting them. Original sellers need to act to prevent reselling. Unfortunately, it's an arms race. As soon as limits are imposed on some limited edition trinket/collectible, resellers find a way to create dozens of accounts, multiple mailing addresses, bots, etc. to cram out legitimate collectors/non-resellers. We are FORCED to buy from them things we covet. Sure, we could opt not to buy stuff, but then what's the point of collecting if we can't get any new chotchkies for a decent price? Sooner or later we will end up buying it. As much as I personally hate it, resellers have become part of the collecting/hobby ecosystems in our capitalistic society. I think what you describe can happen in some instances, where the resellers are running a sophisticated operation. So you are correct - you can't eliminate all reselling. But you can limit it. Not all resellers have sophisticated operations, and the ones that do aren't buying every limited edition item in existence. If the original seller imposes a buying limit, there is at least a chance that sales to resellers can be limited, and collectors can get limited edition items at reasonable prices. I collect custom-made toys that are made in very limited quantities. Buyers are limited to "one per household", and I have yet to see any of these toys resold for a significant profit (and it's rare that they are resold at all). I think buying limits are at least sometimes effective. |
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Post by dserna on Jul 28, 2020 12:18:25 GMT -5
Unfortunately, it's an arms race. As soon as limits are imposed on some limited edition trinket/collectible, resellers find a way to create dozens of accounts, multiple mailing addresses, bots, etc. to cram out legitimate collectors/non-resellers. We are FORCED to buy from them things we covet. Sure, we could opt not to buy stuff, but then what's the point of collecting if we can't get any new chotchkies for a decent price? Sooner or later we will end up buying it. As much as I personally hate it, resellers have become part of the collecting/hobby ecosystems in our capitalistic society. I think what you describe can happen in some instances, where the resellers are running a sophisticated operation. So to some extent you are correct. You can't eliminate all reselling. But you can limit it. Not all resellers have sophisticated operations, and the ones that do aren't buying every limited edition item in existence. If the original seller imposes a buying limit, there is at least a chance that sales to resellers can be limited, and collectors can get limited edition items at reasonable prices. I collect custom-made toys that are made in very limited quantities. Buyers are limited to "one per household", and I have yet to see any of these toys resold for a significant profit (and it's rare that they are resold at all). I think buying limits are at least sometimes effective. Heh, I guess I'm bitter and jaded given my experience with stuff my kids and I collect. I'm glad to hear that there's success with imposing limits. I've also seen that once the initial fad for a newly released collectible dies down, you usually see resellers selling items at a loss. (Better for us!) |
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Post by seymourbarf on Jul 28, 2020 12:35:55 GMT -5
I think what you describe can happen in some instances, where the resellers are running a sophisticated operation. So to some extent you are correct. You can't eliminate all reselling. But you can limit it. Not all resellers have sophisticated operations, and the ones that do aren't buying every limited edition item in existence. If the original seller imposes a buying limit, there is at least a chance that sales to resellers can be limited, and collectors can get limited edition items at reasonable prices. I collect custom-made toys that are made in very limited quantities. Buyers are limited to "one per household", and I have yet to see any of these toys resold for a significant profit (and it's rare that they are resold at all). I think buying limits are at least sometimes effective. Heh, I guess I'm bitter and jaded given my experience with stuff my kids and I collect. I'm glad to hear that there's success with imposing limits. I've also seen that once the initial fad for a newly released collectible dies down, you usually see resellers selling items at a loss. (Better for us!) It's totally understandable to be bitter and jaded. I'm bitter and jaded too, ha ha! That's called living in America. But you are right - the prices do eventually come down, as long as the edition wasn't too limited. Look at the resin figures. They are finally approaching reasonable prices. Not that I want one. Or a coin, for that matter. I'm just bemoaning the state of the hobby in general. It feels good to bitch, ha ha! |
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Post by Cory on Jul 28, 2020 13:00:30 GMT -5
Unfortunately, it's an arms race. As soon as limits are imposed on some limited edition trinket/collectible, resellers find a way to create dozens of accounts, multiple mailing addresses, bots, etc. to cram out legitimate collectors/non-resellers. We are FORCED to buy from them things we covet. Sure, we could opt not to buy stuff, but then what's the point of collecting if we can't get any new chotchkies for a decent price? Sooner or later we will end up buying it. As much as I personally hate it, resellers have become part of the collecting/hobby ecosystems in our capitalistic society. I think what you describe can happen in some instances, where the resellers are running a sophisticated operation. So you are correct - you can't eliminate all reselling. But you can limit it. Not all resellers have sophisticated operations, and the ones that do aren't buying every limited edition item in existence. If the original seller imposes a buying limit, there is at least a chance that sales to resellers can be limited, and collectors can get limited edition items at reasonable prices. I collect custom-made toys that are made in very limited quantities. Buyers are limited to "one per household", and I have yet to see any of these toys resold for a significant profit (and it's rare that they are resold at all). I think buying limits are at least sometimes effective. Limiting the number a person can get just makes it so there are more hoops to jump through. If you are talking about 1000%+ profit, people are going to jump through hoops. People may get an extra few minutes before it sells out though. Buyers just need to stop being suckers. Stick the resellers with stuff they can't resell and they will fade away. People aren't in the business to lose money or waste their time. I find it rather easy to write something off as a lost cause. I don't really NEED any of this stuff. |
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Post by LuCypher on Jul 28, 2020 17:43:05 GMT -5
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Post by gpkonline on Jul 31, 2020 12:13:41 GMT -5
Coin #3 sold out in less than a minute. I have no chance of getting any of these. Sigh
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Post by fowlraoul on Jul 31, 2020 17:10:07 GMT -5
more outrageously priced manufactured rarity...and people want them?  |
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Post by Trippy on Aug 1, 2020 11:49:40 GMT -5
more outrageously priced manufactured rarity...and people want them? I'm a 🍭 for art. 🤣 |
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Post by rockholt on Aug 4, 2020 11:10:58 GMT -5
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Post by fowlraoul on Aug 4, 2020 19:28:36 GMT -5
 topps money printer goes brrrrr |
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Post by LuCypher on Aug 4, 2020 23:43:46 GMT -5
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Post by caseyroberson on Aug 5, 2020 4:47:58 GMT -5
Any GPK coin that isn't this design is a waste of time |
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Post by LuCypher on Aug 5, 2020 8:25:08 GMT -5
If you don’t have a fiber connection with address autofill and PayPal one-touch setup it’s pretty much impossible to get a coin. I was 100% prepared for the coin #3 and still barely got my order in. Fierce competition out there for these limited edition items. Ended up with a heavy hitter # tho  |
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Post by ANSestren on Aug 6, 2020 13:37:27 GMT -5
If you don’t have a fiber connection with address autofill and PayPal one-touch setup it’s pretty much impossible to get a coin. I was 100% prepared for the coin #3 and still barely got my order in. Fierce competition out there for these limited edition items. Ended up with a heavy hitter # tho Looks like a small bit of the 100 in the gold is missing. That would bother me. |
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Really cool box. I wish they had the Nasty Nick box too though 