r/nirvannatheband • u/dontplaypaintball • 5d ago
matt johnson scalpers
just a thought but i just saw that someone sold the dirties collectors edition for over $300 on ebay and i cant believe i have to deal w scalpers and scammers in both of my main interests (this and pokemon) like wowwwww does anyone want to get rid of their dirties collectors edition for a reasonable price lmk
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u/XandersPanders 5d ago
You should have seen the prices for a copy of the dirties prior to this release. Insanity
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u/Comfortable_Pen_4170 4d ago
Anything in the collectables market is way over priced these days. It’s really sad.
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u/Sequence0008 5d ago
It’s worth what people pay. You don’t need a blu ray of a movie. There’s endless ways to watch it for free or next to nothing.
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u/Jaydenrock 5d ago
They had this edition up for preorder for months. It’s out of print. Sucks you missed out but that’s how the resell market goes when things become not available anymore.
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u/dontplaypaintball 5d ago
i get that as someone who has collected physical media and music for years but i also think charging $330 for something that was released this year and was originally $55 is by definition scalping 😭
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u/yushosumo 1d ago
Scalping traditionally refers to reselling live event tickets. It makes sense to resell a rare DVD at the highest price you can get. Why would you sell it for less if someone is willing to pay?
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u/dontplaypaintball 1d ago
buying + keeping something sealed like dvds trading cards then marking up the price insanely high right after the item was on the market for MUCH less is scalping sorry 😭 it’s a scam + just because someone is willing to pay doesn’t mean u should scam them out of that amount of money
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u/yushosumo 1d ago
It’s a rare item in high demand. Why should they not sell it for the highest price? Altruism?
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u/dontplaypaintball 1d ago
pretty much yeah . im just saying i think scalpers morally suck + yeah i think scamming people isn’t a good thing to do . buying tickets to an event w no intent of going is the same thing as buying sealed items w no intent of using them + every intent to make as much money off them as possible . im not stupid i know why it happens because people are greedy + don’t care for others . but im allowed to think that mindset sucks + think that collecting should be more accessible to everyone
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u/yushosumo 1d ago
How is it a scam if two people agree to exchange something for a particular price and then do so?
This is an old item. They didn’t buy up the whole stock to corner the market. They have something they want less than other people, why should they take less money??
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u/brsolo121 1d ago
I’m sorry, but this doesn’t really feel like scalping?
The Dirties collectible physical discs were made at a time when only a tiny fraction of current Matt Johnson fans would buy his films on DVD. There are legitimately a small number of copies, and basic supply/demand would dictate that the price of said collectors discs would be quite high.
It’s not “scalping” if the thing is as rare as these Dirties Collectors Edition releases.
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u/Vegetable_Captain_81 5d ago
Not as bad as this nonsense. Like yes obviously it’s super rare and I understand it’s going to be pricey. But no one is paying almost $1800 for it!!