Resellers - a mini rant.

[MadBoJangles]

Hey all

Just wanted to vent my frustration over eBay flippers and resellers.
I sat patiently waiting to order the signed limited edition of Sleeping Beauties fro Waterstones in the UK. It was retailing at £250 per copy, so not cheap to an average working guy like me.

They sold out within minutes of going online and I missed out.
"Fair enough" I think, will try again when he releases his next book maybe.
Then today I see this being touted on one of the FaceBook groups I am in :
Sleeping Beauties Stephen King Owen King SIGNED UK Waterstones Limited Edition! | eBay
...and it really wound me up, probably more than it should.
I mean, I know that this is common practice but for someone to purchase it online with the sole intention of flipping the item for a profit sickens me. Genuine Stephen King fans miss out on this, unless they are willing to pay 4-5 times the original price

Rant over.
Apologies but needed to air that

 

[mal]

Yeah...it sucks, but that's Capitalism for you. It breed's clever opportunists and, as we've seen time and time again, money is more important than life.

 

[jchanic]

i personally appreciate the resellers. If it weren't for them, I'd have never gotten much of my collection. I understand, to some degree, your feelings, but I also realize that, due to circumstances beyond my control, that I would miss out on a lot.

John