Pimp Your Bust!

[customizerwannabe]

https://cgi.ebay.com/SIDESHOW-DAREDEVIL-BUST-STATUE-BOWEN-HULK-DOOM_W0QQitemZ320093883010QQcategoryZ88875QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

No shame!

 

[The ill Jedi]

Wow, no shame AT ALL!!

 

[Darth Loki]

And you see nothing at all wrong with this Ed?

 

[customizerwannabe]

Hell no. I do not. No one is holding a gun to the head of a potential buyer. He has the right to buy and sell as he sees fit. It's the American way dude. The market will dictate whether it sells or not. I'll bet you wouldn't have a problem if he started it at .99 with no reserve. It's the big buck "buy it now" that pisses people off. It shouldn't. I think it's funny really. There are not many arguments where I feel there is no other correct point of view. This is one.

 

[Bannister]

That was quick. Even I don't flip until I actually have something. This stuff is nothing compared to the Sideshow Weta stuff. I still remember people paying $750.00 for Elessar preorders and $500.00-$600.00 for Sauron preorders.

 

[Bannister]

Hell no. I do not. No one is holding a gun to the head of a potential buyer. He has the right to buy and sell as he sees fit. It's the American way dude. The market will dictate whether it sells or not. I'll bet you wouldn't have a problem if he started it at .99 with no reserve. It's the big buck "buy it now" that pisses people off. It shouldn't. I think it's funny really. There are not many arguments where I feel there is no other correct point of view. This is one.

 

[Darth Loki]

My main concern with this is, that SS will have false belief that the interest in these lines is increasing due to flippers like this buying pieces when they normally wouldn't. And then SS will begin to raise ES's to compensate for the false demand.

 

[The ill Jedi]

This is truly 'Bannistardizing'!

 

[Darklord Dave]

Actually the correct point of view is that this is evil...

 

[The ill Jedi]

Actually the correct point of view is that this is evil...

Agreed. Maybe this is Dannie's or Bodie's auction?

 

[customizerwannabe]

My main concern with this is, that SS will have false belief that the interest in these lines is increasing due to flippers like this buying pieces when they normally wouldn't. And then SS will begin to raise ES's to compensate for the false demand.

I understand your concern, but if the business heads at SS are that stupid, maybe they shouldn't be in business. I'm quite sure they are at least as savvy to flipping as we are, and I'll bet they are even more so. This is nothing but free advertisement for them. Starts a buzz and interest. If they want to get greedy and increase the ES to the Star Wars level, they will quickly see surplus product and they'll adjust accordingly.

They will more than likely increase the next Excl bust ES due not to flipping, but to the fact that it took practically no time to sell out. You want to blame someone in that case, blame yourself and me and the other hardcores for being such voracious buyers.

I think SS realizes they are developing a real money maker here. I don't think they are going to want to blow it no matter what the secondary market does. My take anyway.

 

[customizerwannabe]

Actually the correct point of view is that this is evil...

Please don't tell me you buy into that Dave. I'll never be able to convert if I gotta go up against "the man."

 

[DetroitSportsFan]

My main concern with this is, that SS will have false belief that the interest in these lines is increasing due to flippers like this buying pieces when they normally wouldn't. And then SS will begin to raise ES's to compensate for the false demand.

This would have never sold out yet if SS didn't post the edition size.

 

[gambit]

This would have never sold out yet if SS didn't post the edition size.

or we can read it like this: if the exclusive was something much better, the Edition size wouldn't be this low

 

[Bannister]

If they were going to increase the edition sizes on these legendary scale busts they already would have. Doom's exclusive was 100, then Iron Man's was 450. Now they went back down to 100 for Daredevil. If they were really going to increase the edition sizes on these Daredevil would have had an es similar to Iron Man's not Doom's.

 

[Bannister]

This is truly 'Bannistardizing'!

 

[wofford29]

I gaurantee if this sells, you'll see a lot more going up on the auction block.

 

[Bannister]

I gaurantee if this sells, you'll see a lot more going up on the auction block.

Yeah, that is a given.

 

[customizerwannabe]

Yep. And there's nothing wrong with that.

 

[wofford29]

Wow! It sold already! Who's next? Congrats Customizer!