Amiibo cards are tripling in price :(

[courtky]

You realize that buying hacked cards is more dishonest than paying a higher price for the genuine thing on eBay, right? Ethically and morally, you're enabling theft.

I bought 18 packs of Series 4 a week or 2 before the boom. I was only looking for and did end up pulling one of Stitches. You better believe I sold the rest. We aren't scalpers, we're people taking advantage of the secondary market; eBay exists for this very purpose.

Totally agree with this. It isn't scalping. These cards are collectibles. You see it with baseball cards, pokemon cards, etc. back in the day.

 

[cheezu]

Wow... that escalated quickly.
no. 1 - I personally have no problem buying original cards as long as they are reasonably priced. I bought 4 packs of the 4 series a few weeks ago and it made me extremely happy.
no. 2 - I considered re-purchasing the very same product but noticed it was triple the price now. Now sure, I do love collecting things but I'm not going to pay that kind of money especially at a time like this.
no. 3 - I personally think scalpers are not the most moral of beings. You talk about people stealing/robbing/doing illegal stuff but then you sell a piece of paper with a chip for 100+ dollars. That's shameful in my opinion.
no. 4 - I have no issue with buying handmade cards. I still prefer the originals as long as they are reasonably priced. The only issue I have with Etsy-made cards is that their tracking seems poor (or maybe it was just my bad luck). I ordered a bunch over a month ago and didn't receive any. Also, they don't make the best collectible and I have an album for all the cards I collect and cherish.
no. 5 - I was very interested in the Welcome Amiibo cards but I'm not going to pay over 1 thousand dollars for them just because a scalper decided they're in high demand - sorry. Not only are Nintendo making 0 profit out of them at this point but it's money I could use on a new laptop, console, many games.... or even furniture.

 

[thatveryawkwardmayor]

Bruh? I'm certainly not whatever that is.

And no, consumers set prices, not sellers. I can guarantee you that if the average price for a card is $20, and I list mine at $25, mine won't sell. It's irresponsible for a seller to price things higher than the going rate unless they're not motivated to sell.

I'm motivated to sell, but I'm not going to leave a bunch of money on the table. I sold Lobo for $20 shipped today. That's $1 less than the average. You can't generalize all eBay listers as bad guys, but you can generalize all makers/sellers of hacked Amiibos as thieves.

accept the fact that no one in this thread is gonna buy your overpriced cards on ebay and go. call us thieves or ethically corrupt or whatever and say were ruining the economy but im gonna buy my cheapo cards on etsy for 50 cents and i dont care if its technically stolen. it benefits me to do so because im saving money for the exact same content without the extra frills and i dont care about the well-being of a multi billion dollar corporation.

 

[tajikey]

Totally agree with this. It isn't scalping. These cards are collectibles. You see it with baseball cards, pokemon cards, etc. back in the day.

Thank you for understanding. I'm not trying to be as I appear, but the mob feels otherwise.

 

[Kaioin]

Can a mod just lock this absolute disaster of a thread...?

 

[alitwick]

I couldn't care less if mine sell or not. The mob here is just fired up because someone called both the pot and kettle by the same color.

And if someone pays $25 for a card that sells for $16, shame on the consumer for being uninformed. I'm not that type of seller, but whatever.

Well, you’ve given plenty of reasons why no one should buy from you or others like you. Nice work!

Anyways kids, don’t support resellers like this. Don’t support the cycle. Don’t create “average” prices like $20 for a card that normally comes in a pack that only costs $4.99.

 

[tajikey]

accept the fact that no one in this thread is gonna buy your overpriced cards on ebay and go. call us thieves or ethically corrupt or whatever and say were ruining the economy but im gonna buy my cheapo cards on etsy for 50 cents and i dont care if its technically stolen. it benefits me to do so because im saving money for the exact same content without the extra frills and i dont care about the well-being of a multi billion dollar corporation.

Nevermind. You don't get it, and that's fine. Perhaps I too don't get it, and that'll have to be fine.

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Well, you’ve given plenty of reasons why no one should buy from you or others like you. Nice work!

Anyways kids, don’t support resellers like this. Don’t support the cycle. Don’t create “average” prices like $20 for a card that normally comes in a pack that only costs $4.99.

So when you buy that $4.99 pack, are you expected to get the card you want? What if it took you 4 packs to get 1 card? It took me 18 to get Stitches.

 

[cheezu]

Nevermind. You don't get it, and that's fine. Perhaps I too don't get it, and that'll have to be fine.

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So when you buy that $4.99 pack, are you expected to get the card you want? What if it took you 4 packs to get 1 card? It took me 18 to get Stitches.

Even if I'm after just 1 card, I can still get many more to add to my collection. I can scan them in Photopia and have them as posters which is what I'm currently doing with all the cards I have.
With purchasing just one card for a ridiculous amount I'm only getting that one card - plus... there's also a small chance the card might not even work as it would have been presumably used (it was opened at the very least). So no thanks.

 

[John Wick]

I'll buy a fan made card for a couple of bucks to avoid the shameless scalpers.

 

[alitwick]

So when you buy that $4.99 pack, are you expected to get the card you want? What if it took you 4 packs to get 1 card? It took me 18 to get Stitches.

Well you see, there’s this awesome thing called “trading” where you and another participant trade cards with one another to get what you both want.

 

[tajikey]

Well you see, there’s this awesome thing called “trading” where you and another participant trade cards with one another to get what you both want.

I did that with an awesome person on here. But my brain is conditioned to be fair, so I researched recently sold values on eBay to determine what I would need to provide to be fair to the other person. I ended up trading three cards for their two.

Ultimately, not all eBay sellers are bad, and not all eBay sellers are trying to take advantage of people. I apologize for coming off harsh or rude, as it wasn't my intent. Perhaps I was too defensive in my initial response. Personally, I won't support those who create stickers, just as the majority here won't support eBay sellers. We all have our reasons, good, bad, or indifferent.

Again, my apologies.

 

[Oblivia]

We're done here.

Just a tip to prevent this type of blowup in the future: once you've stated your stance on something and it's clear someone else doesn't agree and/or can't grasp your logic, just drop the subject entirely as attempting to change people's minds on an internet forum is an exercise in futility.