And people that don't own a store and flip games can suck my D.
THE END
...AND...we get posts like this that takes away all of the "happy-go-lucky" atmosphere -and- turns it into an "assholes vs douchebags" atmosphere
Basic Child-hood lessons = "nothing nice to say"...
Can I be the asshole in that situation?
Most assuredly, Sir
Darko IMHO; "Asshole" > "douchebag" 8-days-a-week.
People have (rightly:) called me an "
ass-hole" (myself included:) many, many times...
Since I've yet to ever be and/or act like a "douchebag"...I'll be keeping ya' company over here in the ass-hole camp
How's the "
A-Troop" grab ya?!
I'd be surprised if at least 90% of us regulars here have never "flipped" a game.
Then again, Hey - I've Never done any of those 'douchebag' activities/behaviors that the
Flea was talking about in his post, either.
*MY* idea/version of *MY* "Flipping" of games = Once in awhile, when the money & interest are there...I'll pre-order more than 1 copy of an LE.
I see it (as I was telling
Soera in a private conversation, last week), like playing the stock-market; but with games.
See, I have no advantages over the REST OF THE WORLD, because:
A). I can't pre-order it any sooner than anyone else can -and-
B). The "Maximum # of pre-orders allowed" isn't any higher for me than anybody else.
On top of all of that - there's never any *Guarantee* that they'll ever be worth or sell for any more than I paid for them.
Factor into all of that, that ever since losing my hand (and job & ability to continue working) years ago...I've (seemingly *Amazingly* to other posters here:) never felt bad about, felt like and/or been called a douchebag; on the (probably ~10 times, or so) that I've later sold said items on for a bit of a profit; because:
A). The person that I sell them to buys them happily at my prices...because he then holds onto them and sells them for a profit himself (likely to a person who's happy to have found ____ still in a sealed condition, and, who also doesn't mind paying $___ for _____) -and-
B). Because I'm not doing this to make a living. Any & all profits have gone, 100%, back into buying more games & game-related items for myself (Looks at 5 Giclees hanging next to each other on the wall & smiles) = (for round #'s) 5 x $300/each = $1,500.00 that's going towards supporting one of my favorite companies (NIS America) + 5 (admittedly, extremely frivolous & overly-expensive) items that I like -but- never would have bought otherwise.
Alternatively, I've also (on many, many occasions) been able to help-out friends of mine who may have either missed-out on a pre-order or not had the funds at the time...by *having* extra copies of something that they're interested in...and...since I'm *not* a douchebag - I've never made a dime in any of these instances.
TL;DR =
People who can only generalize, stereotype, and only have 1 brush to paint with -and- talk to people that (a). they don't know and (b). know nothing about -and- that like to talk to anonymous people on a screen in only unintelligent, crude, childish, condescending, derogatory, and/or insulting ways can get-on-line to...
...
"Suck *MY* D".