Quoted from tilt-master:

......and yet another new account asking crazy $$ for an LE title. I can understand why the community jumps on this. Second pinside account maybe?

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

Have you ever done anything that you didn't think was justified?

Quoted from amxfc3s:

Let's see them.

Quoted from Ericpinballfan:

Yes you are.
Your ad is filled with such pitty for us.
All that hard work you did ordering 2 LE's, so sad.

Quoted from bigehrl:

note to self... if your entire sales pitch is an excuse for why you're doing something shitty, and includes advice to everyone on how they could've done something shitty too, you're doing something extra shitty.

Quoted from gprotein:

I don’t understand why anyone giving OP a hard time on this. The only smart way to counter the marked up price the distro is charging for this title is buying 2: one to keep to please him and his Mrs (dream theme) while the other one to flip to cost average the marked-up prices he paid. Now he just needs some dumb smug who didn’t do his “leg work” to come along and pays the double shares of inflated price... Brilliant!

Quoted from Green-Machine:

Toxic… maybe. Shady businessmen no.
And yes… I have one coming, all by myself

Quoted from twenty84:

The OP has made only 2 posts on this form. The above (in the thread about Distributors charing over MSRP for Mando LE) was his first. Seems like his opinion on people who flip this game for a quick buck turned around pretty quickly.
If people are going to be allowed to abuse the forum for this crap, then I hope Robin at least charges them eBay level fees for these listings.

Quoted from twenty84:

That might help but there are currently 7 of these for sale at well above MSRP and only 3 are from users that have been here less than a year. I feel like this forum has become less about enthusiasts who want to hang out and help each other and more about people trying to turn a quick buck.

Quoted from EricHadley:

You’re a scalper. Pure and simple. ENJOY

Quoted from Green-Machine:

I’m pretty sure most on here don’t want your LE’s they are here just to give their opinion on your ad. Is what it is

Quoted from CrazyLevi:

I think the OPs problem was trying to explain himself. Nobody here wants to hear that shit they just want to make anal sex jokes and ask what the seller has been smoking because these are hilarious and groundbreaking jokes also 10k by Christmas.
When I’m selling a game at a ridiculous asking price I don’t bother with the apology...I don’t need to explain myself. The game will sell based on demand, or it won’t, some short story explaining exactly how I came to the price isn’t gonna make a difference it’s just gonna make the natives even more restless.

Quoted from tilt-master:

......and yet another new account asking crazy $$ for an LE title. I can understand why the community jumps on this. Second pinside account maybe?

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Quoted from Jamesays:

trial by fire this is the way.you will also get a lot of friendly information depending on your posts

Quoted from shacklersrevenge:

Yeah, but when I was new, I wasn’t going around calling distributors trying to make a couple grand off the new hot game from people that were in the hobby for years and calling it “leg work”

Quoted from sunnRAT:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/distributors-price-gouging-mandalorian-les/page/5#post-6278194
"Did I throw out a few high offers to see if one would stick, yeah I did. Why, because my wife really wants the LE and I have the cash to buy it. Did I get an LE? Only time will tell, but I would rather pay someone that is trying to run a business that can often times be thankless than someone that is just trying to flip it for a quick buck."
...
Oh, how interesting.
And here we are.

Quoted from sunnRAT:

https://pinside.com/pinball/forum/topic/distributors-price-gouging-mandalorian-les/page/5#post-6278194
"Did I throw out a few high offers to see if one would stick, yeah I did. Why, because my wife really wants the LE and I have the cash to buy it. Did I get an LE? Only time will tell, but I would rather pay someone that is trying to run a business that can often times be thankless than someone that is just trying to flip it for a quick buck."
...
Oh, how interesting.
And here we are.

Quoted from shacklersrevenge:

Nah, basically what you described in your listing is similar to the kind of people that collect money from hard working people at intersections, pretending to be homeless and then at the end of the day, they hop in their car and drive home.
Not my style, but thanks.

Quoted from av8ter:

Dude, don't flatter yourself. There are plenty of people on this site that could buy 20 of those games. They're just not interested in screwing over someone who may have had one opportunity or been able to afford the one game that you took to flip. choke on it. Yea go to Ebay.

Quoted from Parzival:

Few pieces of advice:
- Don't scalp games
- Don't pull the "I have the resources" card
- Do sell your extra soon. It will be worth significantly less in a month

Quoted from Medisinyl:

As you're new, what you haven't seen is years worth of pin-collectors being preyed upon and scammed, not only by new Pinsiders, but also new pinball companies, and this has been accelerating with the increased popularity.
Reputation here matters more than most forums (particularly when selling).
Your first appearance being an attempt to profit off the community after snagging two sought after LEs could never have gone well.

You say I'm trying to profit, like I'm making my mortgage payment off of this. I am simply marking up the price a little over what I bought it for. I'm not trying to make a living off of this thing. I told a couple distributors I would pay what they asked if they got me an LE. My reasons for why I did that are no ones business but my own. I did not think that I would actually have multiple chances at this machine that I wanted.

It is because I am new and not a long time collector that I had to go through this process. Because I am trying to get a reputation with a distributor so that when there is a pin out there that I want that I don't have to pay the marked up prices. I don't have that reputation with any of them yet, and I don't want to start by offering to buy a pin for a price and then not holding up my end of the deal. So yeah, that part is on me. You and the rest of the welcome crew have no idea what I paid for these pins. You don't know if I'm making $200 or $2000, but honestly none of you care. You see a price that you don't agree with, and you take that person to the mat and try to bully them. Well, I'm not the type to be scared of a bunch of keyboard warriors.

"Punished" is a very bizarre word to use.
Is it really so hard to believe that the community will prefer to deal with those with a track record of honesty and contributing to the community?
Most new users are accepted here with open arms, but flipping an LE with that "wallet" comment, then continuing on with snarky remarks will indeed leave a bad impression.

Quoted from wolverinetuner:

A friendly suggestion: I think this would have gone over much better with this community if you would simply sell it for exactly what you paid for it and say so, without trying seeking compensation for anything else. That way no one would accuse you of flipping or scalping.

Quoted from Strummy:

Not triggered. I just think that you are lame

Quoted from EricHadley:

Please post your receipts. We’d like to see what you actually paid and from whom. Thx

Quoted from EricHadley:

Lol. Ok. Scalper

Quoted from Dr_Gonzo:

Because you're full of shit. 'Selling it for a small increase", prove it.

Quoted from cards25:

If you paid $14k then I could see you asking for an extra $500 to compensate you for your "leg work". But if you paid $11k then I think asking for $3500 on top is a bit excessive. Why try to screw over people on a forum like this when down the line you might be asking for advice on fixing something you have no clue about?
Just my opinion, good luck getting anyone here to bite.

Quoted from EricHadley:

Correct. I sold it for market price. I didn’t gobble up as many as I could to flip. I bought it, I wanted it, I played it. I sold it for market when I was ready to sell it. BIG difference.

Quoted from EricHadley:

Correct. I sold it for market price. I didn’t gobble up as many as I could to flip. I bought it, I wanted it, I played it. I sold it for market when I was ready to sell it. BIG difference.

Quoted from Medisinyl:

Perhaps you didn't read what you wrote yourself, and will twist any scenario to absolve yourself of any responsibility.
You suggested you were being punished merely because you were new. But yet, you gave people a reason to be upset regardless of how long you've been here, then proceeded to make it clear you're rich and above us.
Good luck.

Quoted from jeffspinballpalace:

Ive got to get out more. I thought rule #1 was don’t talk about Pinside.

Quoted from EricHadley:

MAYBE DONT BUY TWO! AND THEN TRY TO SELL A SAD STORY. FLIPPER

Quoted from TheGunnett:

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Quoted from Medisinyl:

Then please refrain from saying that we cannot afford to pay in full for machines, while making it clear that you can. That's putting yourself above.

Quoted from Jamesays:

some people would love to have a royal at 13k right now just my opinion i have turned down 14k on mine too much fun

Quoted from EricHadley:

WHEN YOU BOUGHT THAT SECOND ONE ALL YOU SAW WAS $$$$$$$$$ PROFIT
Show us the receipts. You are a scalper.

Quoted from kklank:

You know that you could’ve easily paid for one LE and told either one of your distributors that you didn’t the second LE and they could’ve easily sold your slot to someone because how hot the title was. Don’t try to act noble.
You did this to profit because you saw an opportunity. No other reason.
But you have to resist the dark side!!!!

Quoted from Vandy89:

If I had your ample resources I'd move out of Lubbock.
Not buy two NIB pinball machines.

Quoted from EricHadley:

ENJOY your games dude. I really don’t give a fuck. Peace out

Quoted from EricHadley:

ACCIDENT. LOL
FUCK OFF. PEACE OUT