Today, I take a look at Phoenix Resale's newest video where he once again becomes a vendor (technically) so that he can get in early and get first pick at all of the good games for sale.
It’s funny that you praise Gaming Off the Grid in this video the way you do, because of their recent video about how game resellers on RU-vid are NOT destroying the market & collecting etc which goes against what most of your videos are. Kind of hypocritical?
Gaming off the grid does have a different opinion than me on reselling. At least they actually play games. And make videos on gaming. They’re not reselling as a full time job either so it’s not as damaging to the hobby as someone like Phoenix, Kreesky or Colector’s Luck. I’ve always said it’s okay to sell stuff casually. My beef is with the resellers that are clearing out their entire area and ruining game collecting and hunting for the people that actually want to play games. My videos are for entertainment and yes I don’t like resellers but all I can do is complain about it at the end of the day. At least Gaming of the Grid has content other than flipping games.
@@steviefreakinc CollectorsLuck and kodywithak are both collectors though. They don’t just resell. Kreesky and Phoenix I agree I’m not really a fan of at all, but some of these dudes absolutely do a lot of collecting. They resell to fund their collections. It’s absolutely the way to build a collection now with the prices out there. It’s almost impossible for people unless you’re rich to have fun doing this hobby unless you’re buying games in bulk and selling off what you don’t want. There’s nothing wrong with that. Anyone who’s ever traded in games they didn’t want to a game store to get a new game is doing the exact same thing as reselling. Every game store in existence is a reseller. Every company you buy from is reselling an item to you. Are some people douchey, cringy, etc about reselling? Absolutely. But TONS of people that collect and play video games resell games to fund the hobby. If you’re not collecting this way in 2023, you’re doing it wrong. I’m not trying to be a jerk, and I think your videos are funny sometimes and I’m a fellow gamer and wrestling fan. But I love video games, have my whole life, and I play them. But I also collect. And reselling is part of the hobby to me. I try to pay people fair - I recently bought a collection and paid 70% of the value which is more than fair. When you sell online, over $600 we have to pay taxes on this stuff too. A lot of us aren’t making as much as they say they are. Alot of people that do it try to do it in a really fair way. Not all scumbags.
@@jfh.8064 I read your entire comment and even if those guys are collectors using flipping to build their collection. Collectors Luck for example, does it as a full-time job. Not only that, but he makes videos on RU-vid, inspiring others to do the same. The reselling growth is getting worse and ruining the whole hobby for a lot of people. Yes, you’re right every business re-sells items for profit. But we don’t need another person between us and the origin of sale. How do you think people would feel if I bought all the socks in the county and the only way for you to get socks is to come to my shop or house and pay me 300% more than what Walmart used to sell them for? You would be pissed. And some dude was in the news a couple years ago because he bought all of the hand sanitizer. He ended up losing about 12 grand because he was trying to sell them for $12 a bottle and nobody would buy it and I believe he ended up getting in trouble legally because it’s illegal to up charge necessities. I understand that video games are not essential, but in some cases, they could be argued that they are. When we were all on lockdown, a lot of people turn the video games for entertainment and to pass time.
@@steviefreakinc there is a difference between scalping and reselling. What you’re referring to with the socks and hand sanitizer comparison is scalping. People aren’t increasing the item price 100x, it’s being priced at market value. The prices the games go for is the market price people pay for it at that point in time. It’s not a scalping price. What you’re saying is if someone went and bought the new Zelda Switch if it was out of stock for $350 and then put it up for $600. That’s not the same thing. That’s actually making a product above retail market value. The prices of games on Facebook and garage sales is not the market value, the prices you see online are the going rate, which is why game stores and conventions base their prices around those values. If I have a garage sale and price a $100 brand shirt at $10, does that mean the going value of that shirt is $10? No, it’s the price it’s selling for in stores and online. You seem to to be confusing scalping with reselling and/or are just kind of uninformed with the topic. A reseller prices things at market value because we have to pay taxes, put in the time, cleaning, testing, listing, shipping, etc - it demands a higher selling price than throwing something out in your driveway in 5 minutes. Unloading a bulk amount of video games without putting in any effort demands a low cost and someone else does the work. Same way that a retail store of any sort can buy items in bulk at low cost and then sell higher because they do the work and pay the overhead. It’s the same way. It’s business. It’s the way everything works. And who says there doesn’t need to be a middle man sometimes? Tell that to the tons and tons of people who go to eBay to buy games every day. Not everyone has retro video game stores near them or a place to go to buy them in person. So what do you do? People are bringing them from a small local garage sale level to a platform where anyone in the world can buy these games, and almost always cheaper than amazon. How is that bad thing?
@@jfh.8064 The market value the resellers pay, you know $1-$10 a game and in a lot of cases less than that, is what the market value should be. These resellers wouldn't buy a $50 game for $50 or even close to that, let's say $40ish. But they know if they clear all available sources that they can through marketplace and wherever; people will have no choice but to turn to Ebay and buy it on there for an inflated price. Do you think a lot of Ebay buyers would pay these prices if they could find the game in the wild? More than likely no. And finding stuff in the wild is much more difficult now because everyone has their own reselling business. This isn't just a problem for the gaming community. This is a problem for a lot of hobbies. I just tend to focus on game resellers because they make the most videos. At the end of the day, everyone has a choice where they want to buy games and how much they're willing to pay for these games. You can have your opinion on the matter and so can I. I'll continue to make fun of them online and dislike their business practices and that's totally okay.
This guys living relies on the generosity of others. You nailed it on the head a few videos ago when you said resellers rely on the kindness and lack of knowledge from others.
@Ponk it's not that they don't give anything though they give advertisement and besides negotiating is the first step of selling anything if I see a game that sells for 40 bucks at a yard sale and they have it for 10 I'm aiming to grab it for 5 because value is what you make of it and it's not my problem if people can't use pricecharting and I would never pay full value at a yardsale or 2nd hand anyway
basic economics, buy low sell high. Its what every business does... call it generosity if you want but um.... a lot of people i buy video games from at discount are happy to sell to me. I then sell at fair market value to make others happy.
I use to watch phoenix and thought he was one of the good ones. It felt like he was getting deals at retail and being fair with non retailers while building a collection to show off. But this video proved how naive i was with him
What Phoenix Resale does is the opposite of pay it forward. He gets people to give him a good deal so he can then go and not give someone a good deal for the sake of profit. If he wasn't inserting himself there as some unnecessary middle man, someone who actually wants that game could have got a good deal instead. He is essentially a parasite in the game collecting market.
If only the North American market was more like Japan's. In Japan, you don't see this stuff happening all that much, and the games are way cheaper (Ex: Smash Melee is $12 CIB) as well as the systems (you can get boxed 3DS systems for under $100 that look almost brand new). I can't stand seeing what's happening here, and it's being done by the most unlikable and fake people on the planet.
@@steviefreakinc Yeah, they're more collectivist, while America is hyper-individualistic. So many people with huge egos as well as a result, like Phoenix Scumsale and Krieskeeee (Kreesky likes to cry about things not going his way). Still just blows my mind how the two retro game markets differ so much.
very true both markets are very different from one another but unfortunately as of late for the past year or so the Japanese retro gaming scene is getting worse because of American and European resellers buying up all the stock and reselling them in each of their respective countries with a considerable mark up, it's gotten quite bad that some Japanese sellers have begun jumping to it as a well as they see foreigners buying up their stuff and they get left with nothing but the short end of the stick.
This is so shady because not only is he just inflating the market, but he’s actually going to the place where collectors pay to get their games, buying those games, then selling them to collectors online for more and claiming it’s because he did the leg work.
I mean, typically at conventions and the like, prices are actually negotiable. Most booths are at least somewhat flexible on price especially if you buy a lot. It’s not like a retail store.
I really hope these conventions inform paying customers that they allow people to snipe the deals like this I would not want to purchase a ticket over that
The other vendors already buy from each other before the doors even open for themselves. So every convention is already technically been picked through in a way.
@@jfh.8064we vended this con (our first one), and we had SO many other vendors trying to come pick through our stuff as we were setting up. Because we are a small business in comparison to some of these huge stores that move mega volume, they knew they could get deals from us. All of our copies of Mario Kart Wii and our GBA SP consoles were gone before the convention doors even opened to the public.
Isn’t the whole point of conventions for actual collectors to go buy games they want???? Apparently now it’s meant for grîft,èrs like this guy to scoop up any decent deal and still haggle BEFORE the convention is even open to the public. These vendors gotta stop being scared of these people and just say no to haggling.
The only way to stop these resellers is to under no circumstances buy from them. The same strategy should be used for scalpers . I wouldn't pay more than retail for a PS5 and now PS5 consoles are being sold at retailers and I will buy one at MSRP.
That's the issue. Gamers know this and know when a bad deal is a bad deal. But the average consumer doesn't know about value or all this stuff. They just find a price option they can afford and purchase it. Sucks but there's always more that would rather just buy it now
another hilarious video brother!! thanks for the laughs, keep up the great content. I was gonna be an ass an say caleb is a good guy so you could tell me to screw off but i just can't do it!! LOL. have a great night Steve
Pheonix Resale is just Mr. Krabs irl and I don't feel sorry of saying this he wouldn't accept a game unless a good profit is givin to him reselling if he loses any amount of money like paying for a newly released game I feel like he would act like he's dying
I think Caleb is a nice guy 😂 - I mean it’s not like he’s ripping these people off right??! He’s the ‘nicest’ fuckin vulture! Like you can see through the act - it has DKOldies Joey vibes.
I find it amusing that he promotes the great deal he is getting and checking on Amazon to see how much extra he can charge you. I would never buy from him because I know I am not getting a good deal. I understand that everyone selling a vintage video game is a technically reseller, but he is rather arrogant about how much extra he plans to make off you.
Gaming conventions are supposed to be a place where the gaming community go to revel in our love of video games and find that something special to add to our collections. Just the way he sticks the camera in the face of the seller and states how much more money he will make selling it to someone else that needs/wants it on the internet really makes me wonder how is he not black balled from the community yet?
Couldn’t tell ya man. There’s probably a vendor that hates him for every vendor that likes him. And I don’t even want to say like, maybe tolerates him.
its exposure to them sadly. they think their company will be seen in PR’s video, ppl will say “oh i wanna get a good deal from that company too” and bring business to them wherever that company is, online at cons brick& mortar whatever. its annoying but they see PR as advertising opportunity
Hey Steve, i dont even live in the states, so i dont have to deal with this resellers or dkoldies, but damn brother i enjoy watching your videos. Keep up the great work! Greetings from germany
Not really a fan of his channel, but what I don’t think a lot of people realize is even without people like him, ask any person that runs booths at conventions and they’ll tell you what before they event starts and doors open, they all buy from each other for their own collections anyway. So this is happening regardless or not of resellers coming in. He’s just the one filming it.
@@videogamepolak0 I’m speaking in terms of all the hate because “he gets first dibs and the good stuff” before anyone else. So through the eyes of the people visiting the convention. If the vendors already got first dibs at “the good stuff”, what difference does it make? The vendors are there to make money and sell stuff. What the person does it with it after the purchase is no concern to them unless their ego gets in the way.
I mean in my opinion sellers buying from each other is just a bonus of the work they do tbh but they doesn't justify others resellers like that jerk in the video with glasses to do it tbh
@@jfh.8064 what hate? Im getting tired of these protectors in the retro community, the guy is weaselly period. He has a entitled personality that a growing number of people in the retro community are picking up on. I could care less what he buys or sells, we all buy and sell thats not the problem. I love how cowardly all these channels act like "OH we hate these people cause they resell" so does that mean I hate myself since I resell? Everybody is afraid to tell the truth cause its "toxic" or "hateful"
@@videogamepolak0 what do you mean what hate? Phoenix resale is the most hated and shit talked about person in gaming/game resale/collecting RU-vid. Just the mention of his name usually spawns tons of opinions and takes. People have hated for a long time now about him getting into cons early and saying he deserves to be VIP at them. I don’t even like the guy or his channel. All I was saying is it’s funny people don’t like what Phoenix does, but vendors buy from each other before the conventions anyway. So a lot of “good stuff” they might have wanted is already gone either way.
Great video. I could be wrong but I think he was the guy someone saw come into a game store and set it up like it was a movie. He gave the guys running the store the games he wanted to buy and told them what to price them it at. They didn’t notice the guy down the aisle but when they did, they told him he had to leave cause it was a show filming and the store was closing for it. I’ll have to see if I can find the article, it was on reddit. Like reality TV it’s all fake.
Having sold at conventions for years, I can't believe these retailers are selling pre-market at a discount. We wouldn't start cutting deals until the last day with a few hours left. That's on the booth vendors themselves for not holding out. I'm not in a race to the bottom. We would increase some pricing for shows because the cost for most shows is 1,400 for a corner booth for a bigger con or 400-600 for smaller cons. Your bigger Nintendo name games should always sell at a premium, the rest go for around pricecharting. Giving great deals for $80 dollar spenders doesn't make sense, that guy is just looking out for themselves to re-flip, my job isn't to help you. The guy that pulls out an envelope with 1,200 cash, yes, we will cut you more deals. You also are willing to help people if it looks like they are doing it for nostalgia or play with their kid vs someone just looking to flip.
I can only imagine the reasoning for the discounts so early in the convention is for the publicity or because they feel weird declining someone that's filming them.
Resellers definitely aren't the issue. A lot, like myself, do it for fun and extra/modest income. If you're making as much as a full time job or less, you aren't really hurting the market if you sell at or below market. The issue is guys like Caleb, who scalp like you say all the time. Nobody should corner a market like that, sell more than just video games so you dont keep the products out of the hands of others. Reselling is great when you have a retired product and can make someone happy by helping them find it
Scoping out deals and offering less BEFORE a convention even opens to the general public is far different than those resellers browsing Marketplace. In this case, Phoenix is using his "VIP" clout to be unfairly advantageous over the general public. It's even worse than being an early bird to a garage sale. Those resellers who browse Marketplace and garage sales are beginning at the same starting line as any of us. Phoenix is getting a headstart, and his openly stated objective is profit, not even for fun. It's slimy on multiple levels.
I know the resellers and collectors there hate it when walk through the door 🤣🤣🤣 Dude be everywhere, you can watch a random youtuber going video game hunting and there will be a 1 out of 5 chance you'll see Phoenix in the same store 🤣🤣🤣 he be hustling like a mf
@@steviefreakinc nice yes i can tell for sure! RU-vids 1080 isn't to bad. Sadly when im streaming the people watching wont get o see how amazing the games looks but they can come along for the ride haha! im going to be doing a part 4 here in a bit! I have a 5k dollar pc i saved up for forever! To be able to stream the game at a high quality plus actually play the games takes a butt load of resources!
@@steviefreakinc it just takes lots of practice you have to learn to edit and each video you will look back on and be like that was garbage lol. its just how it is.
I was at one a few weeks ago and got marvel vs capcom for the dreamcast for 50 bucks and goes for 90 on ebay but I'm not re selling it I'm keeping it for myself because wanted to play it
I think you said it without releasing it. Alot of these guys are selling and doing these deals to get in the video. Cause they know hes going to say their stores name a few times.
This will be a weird video request. But being you're kindof new and building subscribers, think you can make a video explaining your filming processes/equipment? XD
@@charlieb308 If you're on an Iphone, the app doesn't have the option, you can join on a desktop or if you open RU-vid in Safari. But Android should have the join button
Just realized at the 15:50 mark he is basically showing off to the world how he is going to take advantage and rip off this viewer by telling him what it’s “really worth” to score a deal just in the guise of him helping build his collection he will resell at a later time. Such a scumbag move. 15:50
Im curious what did he do with his GameCube collection also i did not know gaming off the grid were wrestling fans or that they sold games as well cause i have only seen a couple videos for them but why did they have to sell this po$ also love you're commentary on this video
I honestly didn’t know who this bum was until this video if you made a video of him before I forgot who he was that’s how unimportant his name was to me lol
A little late to the party. Initially I took your videos as hate, but man I was wrong.. I see it now. I would enjoy his videos but now I can’t help but feel disgusted at his tactics.
If the convention is multiple days I scout the vendors Hall see if there's something I like on day one then come back on the final day if it's still there I buy it on the discount for the liquidation final day at a convention is always a fire sale
Nah he really isn't a nice guy. Offered him a bundle on Instagram, shipping covered (international shipment too). Told him can't ship batteries with the system(s) due to customs, says he can't buy it. Batteries are like what, $5-$10. Fairly certain he'd win anyway. Glad I didn't sell him shit.
And heres another thing, these Venders will most likely say yes to all of the deals he wants when He points a camera in their face. They are more likely to say yes because they dont want to look like a bad vender on his video too
Its a big reason why I simply dont go to conventions, its so disappointing seeing these vendors giving these resellers and youtubers insane deals. Meanwhile they wont budge unless its some trash if the average person wants to buy it
That would be hilarious if the Dudley Boys where at this convention and put this butt wad thru a full table of switch games. Then spray painted a black X over him.
I don’t get all the hate for resellers. In my view, most of the complaints I hear feel disingenuous or envious. There’s a market for resellers. People want it. Otherwise resellers wouldn’t make money and the business would cease to exist. For example, I don’t live in a dense city like many RU-vidrs and people. So often I can only get these old games from resellers who sell online or visit in expos. So for me, resellers are the only way to get some games!! And they steady the market. If it were just random people, (like little Billy’s Aunt down the street) they sometimes think any and all old games are gold and jack the price sky-high because they heard on the news that a random old game was worth $200!
I like good resellers but there’s a bunch of bad ones too. The convention flipping for example really sucks because all of the collectors who paid 100s of dollars maybe even thousands to travel, book a hotel, pay for admission, pay for food and parking are essentially being stepped over in favor of people like Caleb who use their status to pose as a vendor and get in early to cherry pick the games. And he’s mostly buying the fast moving titles like Mario, Pokemon etc. those are his words so if you were an attendee to a convention and knew that some douchebag was getting in early even before VIP and taking all of the good stuff, you’d be really mad about it too.
@@steviefreakinc not a bad response. I mean I guess… but this is a very specific case. I mean, his buyers are happy and the people that sold to him are happy. These scenario people getting mad also have the opportunity to get there early and do the same thing as Caleb.
I’m kind of mixed when it comes to asking for discounts. If I feel that price is a fair one, I would not ask for a discount. If it’s blatantly overpriced, then I would be willing to ask for one. But I have lived certain places in the world outside of the states that you would be expected to ask for a discount. And I think items were overpriced at retailers as they expected people to bargain for the items. I don’t know. If the price is fair than pay the price or pass I guess.
Vendors love this guy, trust me. They wouldn’t sell to him if they didn’t like him. It’s normal to get bulk discounts when buying a lot. You should blame the Covid pandemic for the boom of all the flippers. Sports cards is FULL of Caleb’s who are actual douches…
Absolutely agree with you about resellers especially ones who have no passion for gaming. One in particular irritates me that local to calhoun county area i live in thats called chase after the right price. He started humble but now has gotten to the point where hes practically bought everyajor collection left in michigan and owns everything and just at this point gets "condition" upgrades.... he gets it all for dirt fking cheap and sells it for absolute top dollar to all his supposed "valued" fans. Hes forced people practically to dig stuff outa storage and call him back. Then as usual sells it all live on whatsapp way overpriced just because its fans of his buying the games ACTUAL game lovers desperatly are searching for at decent prices which NEVER happen with him.
he already sold a "switch collection" he had to buy more games for a "switch collection" - how does that make any sense? IDK but he did it if you go back several months also i bet he'll try to hide the fact hes selling the mission switch games this time around to prevent backlash...but maybe not the guy is so arrogant and entitled he might do it again
He probably won’t even hide it. He don’t care about fans lol that’s why he wasn’t at his table for like the first hour or so that the convention was open. He’s just there to buy games
I'm late but it's wild to me that you are ignoring that every single one of these vendors is the same as him. They ALL buy low and sell high. The reselling market is good though or else we would have most of these games collecting dust in storage since 99% of people can't be bothered to sell it themselves.
At least the convention vendors are supporting a local gaming scene. But yeah you’re right, they’re still resellers. I’m just so laser-focused on how Caleb is buying chunks of highly sought after items and gatekeeping them on Amazon to worry about the vendors lol
What’s funny he says his shit is all non outta pocket but shit he buys has to sell first and he takes the profit from whatever sold item to buy whatever he wants when u can jus buy the item now and keep the the profit money when whatever shit s sold. Cuz half the shit he looks for is shit u don’t see everyday and his collection is actually paid for. None of that shit was free it it come from money he coulda pocket but instead wanted to buy shit. Not like somebody gave it to him for free nothin sold or traded outta his collection. Now that to me is what classified non outta pocket in his end
I'm pretty sure awesome artists, developers and publishers with REAL jobs wake up each day just to make games with reseller (Caleb-types) profits in mind so Caleb's light bill gets paid. Smdh🙄🤮🤣 #GetARealJob
When I went to Southeast Game Exchange, me and my gf saw this guy and Retro Rick shove cameras in vendors face egging deals and again entered in for free when I had to pay to enter and barely got any deals. I used to like watching his vids but the more I was watching the more pissed off I got. I collect games and the fact he's legit using the community for his own financial gain... its irritating because it directly affects the people that actually care about collecting and playing games. Im just so sick of it
Doesn’t every other game store that sells used and retro games do the exact same thing? The buy for cheaper and get trade ins around 40%-60% and sell for more than what they paid for? That’s pretty much applies for any company/person that sells used stuff.
Yeah but gamestop doesn't go out in the wild and take games from actual game hunters and collectors. Or use their brand to get in a convention for free and buy $1000s worth of games before the door opens to the public that actually paid to get in to the convention.
What I hate is how resellers love to tell this narrative that video game stores, venders at game cons, etc. LOVE to sell to resellers. This is just untrue. I’ve witnessed people get thrown out of their store for scanning games. Now are there some that don’t mind? Sure but it’s not like selling on Amazon takes some unique skill. And here’s what these resellers are really doing by putting all this inventory on Amazon: they are killing local retro stores. Think about it. If 40% of all retro games end up online, guess where they are not being sold? The proof is in the pudding. Retro gaming stores have been closing down across the states at an alarming rate. So eventually, these resellers are going to literally kill the market. Because there’s a finite amount of this stuff. In other words, if you sell your wares on Amazon, you are fucking the retro gaming scene.
Don’t hate the player hate the game 😂 but to be fair he did sell his stuff originally to buy home and fund game room makeover we will see if he sells it all again and most stuff in the video he paid what their asking what’s the big deal? Salty much ?
So do you like other food to ? Or do you just get all your nutrients licking phoenix boots? He literally makes a living from taking advantage of others openly
The mofo needs to understand the difference between buying and selling.. he gets his goal prices from places like eBay and other selling platforms, but these items he’s comparing have been up for multiple years and are way over priced by 700% inflation or more, and yet he thinks he’s got a steal when in reality he’s just like the rest of the “hardcore collectors” and end up stuck with these items or have to sell them at a loss, I really don’t know why he thinks he’s making bank from these games, I think he just wants theses items to flex about like a major nerd because the only people he will ever sell to is hard core collectors and those dudes already have all the collectibles.. I just don’t get it!
Don't really get it. Go out asking at yard sales and you're gonna find games. There are millions of copies of these games. Plenty to go around. If you're not willing to hunt and look for them then that's on you.
@@steviefreakinc Then why do you complain about resellers if you don't even want them? They're not doing anything immoral, unethical, or illegal anyway.
@@kataking8661There's no reason why he can't give the games away to his subscribers. Pretty easy to open another tab when you're sitting in front of the computer all day. I guess it's easier to hate though.
@@kataking8661 how exactly is it that this dudes not doing something wrong??? Phoenix is basically using his "VIP" status to be a scumbag and snatch up shit before the convention even opens to the public that's worse than being an early Bird or anything else because all the other examples of resellers have them sitting in the same line as everyone else The whole point of a convention is for real collectors which Phoenix is not btw he's scooping up deals before the convention even goes public so he can haggle before it opens to the public so tell me how is not unethical or immoral?
@@kataking8661 imagine your sitting outside a store for black Friday your waiting for the doors to open so you can get a new Xbox or PlayStation or pc or whatever and finally the doors open you run really fast in hopes to get a good deal BUT THEN HOLY CRAP WAIT FOR IT you bump into someone who bought all of them before the doors even opened because he's special and was allowed in before anyone else and he's now gonna cut a deal with your sorry ass and sale you the console or pc of your choice for the low price of 25000$ btw it used to be 200$ the one you want lol :)
I stated that he actually buys from us in this video. We were vending our first convention and marked our prices below eBay and by far had the best prices in the hall. He didn't try and chip us down, and he actually came back multiple times just to chat and was very pleasant. He actually even talked to us outside the con on Friday before he knew we were vendors and was super nice. I will say that other vendors definitely have him huge discounts when they wouldn't even give the general public discounts. One such vendor in one of his videos I was trying to buy a couple items for my personal collection, and he was priced over average, so I tried to knock $10 off my purchase to bring the price down to a reasonable level, and he wouldn't do it at all when he gave Caleb a 25% discount on an even smaller purchase. I think the hate for him and for resale is overkill by a lot, but I agree that RU-vidrs definitely get preferential treatment at conventions, from stores, and even on platforms like Whatnot. Oh, and your commentary on Skylanders Trap Team was super incorrect. We had it priced at $40 in this video, he said it was going for $70 on Amazon which is accurate (idk why people pay that but they do and they sell fast), and we sell them on eBay pretty regularly for $55 and they move quick. The market is weird since it isn't just collectors but also really casual families also looking for those types of things, and they don't want to spend $129.99 on a full bundle when they don't need the portal or figures to play the game.
