Originally posted by: joneboneOriginally posted by: acomicbookguycOriginally posted by: BenihanaOriginally posted by: MasonSushi
One of the reasons I have slowed down on the forums is the massive influx of sheer assholes. Far too many people come here and talk shit and act like they know everything. I am an old collector that likes to take it easy, and help a fellow collector out. I send random stuff that will help somebody's collection, because it makes me happy not because I expect anything back. Now the new asshats are trying nickle and dime people, backstab, and just give game collectors a bad name. What ever happened to community??? I think there are far too many resellers here that don't really collect. Now I understand funding a collection by selling items, and i have no problem with people that own stores that collect. Why you ask?? Because they are collectors. The ones that have no interest in collecting and are just here to piss people off and make a buck can all F-off in my book.
I am a community man. I like peace and I want people to be able to work out there own problems. Talk it out like men, instead of crying for a mod at the slightest whiff of a problem. They are here to MODERATE, not play mommy and teach her kids how to behave.
AMEN BROTHER!
I too have noticed more and more old timers have started to disappear from the forums...
It sucks because these "old timers" are the mods lol
You can't have growth in a hobby without new guys. Maybe you find yourself being able to relate to more of the veterans than new guys, but that's to be expected. But if there were no new guys here, values would tank and your collection wouldn't be worth a dime. Not to say that everyone does this for the money, but would you rather have a collection worth something, or a collection worth nothing? I think everyone finds a bit of comfort knowing that if shit really hits the fan (death of a family member, natural disaster, etc.), they can probably turn some of their collection to cash.
I like the new crew because it reminds me of my roots. They are usually looking for their favorites, they can't relate to sealed games, etc. But once you see the size of some other collections on here, you get a bit humbled and realize we're all on the same team.
As far as threadcrapping.... I'm 50/50. Yeah I don't think you directly need to shit on someone's price, but sometimes prices are ridiculous. Of course they shouldn't sell in theory, so just let it drop.
But when the person is of questionable character, I don't see a problem with someone mentioning that in their thread. One that comes to mind recently is confizzle, who had a deal in place with alekx for a controller, then was fielding offers on that exact item through Finders Keepers. Then basically acted like a pissed off teenager when confronted about it.
So yeah if he's selling something, people should know about his shady character. Maybe when the HOS is up and running it won't be necessary, but for now that's the only way to notify people who don't keep up with the forums. I certainly would appreciate it if I was about to buy something from someone who has a shady past.
If I had to do do one or the other, I rather the community slow its growth and the prices tank. Having a super large community with assholes and high prices, doesn't do anybody any favors except the people that resell games. I honestly don't care if my set takes a nosedive in price, and I don't bank on it in an emergency. I collect because I enjoy owning the game and having them on the shelf . I don't think anybody should take comfort , or bank some part of their financial future based on the prices of video games. Prices just like stocks and can change in an instant if somebody finds a huge stash of them. Just my opinion though.
I would love to see the community grow, but not at the expense of loosing the collecting base that made it attractive to begin with.
