What an asshole: MLB vinyl on eBay

People buy them and leave them sealed for a reason. They have value as collectables which goes to all the crazy fans who gobble up all PJ related things. This probably wasn't bought from 10c so I have no issue with it hitting ebay. The only time I have issue with things on ebay are when they come from here as there is a statement on the ordering page "not for resale". That's unenforceable and people hit spots in their lives where money becomes issues and you need to sell assets off. Thats one thing. Buying from 10c and taking it straight to ebay is another as you are literally taking it out of someone elses shopping cart after agreeing you wont resell.

This one PJ seemed to do right with as there are still copies sitting in stores per peoples posts. I hope there will be a lot of disappointed people selling on ebay but probably not. My daughter last christmas got a gaggle of itunes cards as she is 14 and I raised her (music is her thing). Only problem was she converted to a Galaxy right before that and couldnt use them. We sold them on ebay with the idea she could use the money to buy music online from other sites. People would actually bid above face value for a gift card you can buy online anytime you want face value or from every grocery store in America anytime you want. I just dont get it unless they are laundering drug money.

rock4ever said:

It's a free country people not a dictatorship, I didn't get one but if there is one in a record store and some very nice American or Canadian wants to buy one for me I'll send money via PayPal, but fuckin lighten up on eBay listings , supply demand , and if some one purchased 2 and wants to sell the other , their perogative I'm also pretty sure they don't really give a shit about someone moaning about their listing !!

Completely agree. Why is OP part of the passive aggressive internet police? I still do not understand what exact outcome is expected. What exactly is wrong with buying something and reselling on an internet auction site? If said behavior is deemed inappropriate, what exact actions should be taken to resolve such behavior?

agree wanker i didnt even see it to buy

PJ_Soul said:

I don't see why folks have a problem with someone having a problem with a flipper. He didn't say that he wanted to start an uprising against flippers. He just complained about it happening. I get it. Of course people can do what they want with their stuff, and i personally mostly blame the buyers, not the sellers. But i still understand how it leaves a bad taste in people's mouths. I think that's all the OP is saying. It's just a bit sleezy to flip shit on ebay, even if we all.do have every right to do it. We have the right to do all kinds of sleezy things. I see no reason to jump down a guy's throat for mentioning it.

Personally I'm not jumping down anyone's throat. I haven't been here very long compared to most of you (only been posting just under 2 years). I've watched this whole flipper debate stuff go back and forth - and I've found the subject kind of fascinating. I see some people complaining about it, then turning around and doing the same thing they complained about themselves. And often people say, well he's a good guy (or a good trader) and it's not flipping. But if a lesser known poster did it, he's sleezy and trying to rip off fellow 10 club members. I think that's what is annoying some people. It's seems to be more about who you are or aren't are, than what you're actually doing.

What exactly is the limit to flipping? If someone nabbed a Wrigley Cracker Jack in the 10c sale last year and sells it today - how is that different than someone who bought the MLB vinyl or Moline poster to sell? The cracker jack guy was just sitting on his investment a little longer. You know he intended on selling it for a profit all along.

I'm not sure where fault lands for flipping. It probably varies from item to item. I do think the 10 club does things to encourage flipping, even though they publicly say they are against it. It is what it is.

The funny thing is that if it wasn't for collectors/flippers none of this useless shit would be made in the first place because there wouldn't be enough demand for it! I mean I buy this stuff too so not calling anyone out about it, but in the end it's pretty low on the list of importance in the grand scheme.

That said, while it is certainly anyone's prerogative to have an opinion and comment about it, it is also other people's prerogative to comment on said opinion if they disagree. The cliche of all cliches but it's true: free speech doesn't protect you from being called out for your opinion it just protects your ability to voice it.

PJ_Soul all I am saying is that while there may or may not be a "good reason" to jump on OP, the same could be said of OP jumping on Ebay/Lost Dogs seller, etc, etc, as both are nothing more than unsolicited opinions. (And it has gotten to the point where every vinyl thread in lost dogs has someone's unsolicited opinion).

Anyway, there are so so so many posts about this topic every time something goes up for sale and people miss out and I just think it has gotten to the point where others are naturally going to start reacting.

Sort of off topic but people toss around the entitled word around here an awful lot and all these complaining threads are starting to sound a bit like the whole entitled thing. It's like sorry you missed out, but what someone else does quite frankly is none of your business and you were not entitled to get anything (the "you" and "your" being the hypothetical complainer not you PJ_Soul).

Agreed, I do understand the irritation as well. Not sure about the MLB single either as like you I had no desire to own it as it definitely would have been a dust collector for me.

glad I was able to sit this one out, it looked like a nervy sale, with a lot of anxiety and frustration followed by a mountain of them in record stores......I guess a few people made good money capitalising on the rush to grab one after it sold out here not realising how many there would be.

I don't understand the desire for this one, but theres clearly a shit ton of folk who do. MLB are one of those bands that I would never have got past the first three tracks if there wasn't a PJ link.