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Anyone else having a vintage drought?
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<blockquote data-quote="Grant_C" data-source="post: 538094" data-attributes="member: 2991"><p>Mate- MOC wise i have hardly bought anything.</p><p></p><p>There are a lot less good condition MOCs available and those that are go for ridiculous money.</p><p></p><p>I remember in 2012 that there were 30 names on RS that had a focus. Now everyone has. Thats a lot of common yodas no longer available.</p><p></p><p>I given up posting shocking sales to mates online. Just feel the community has changed with the new influx of collectors from collecting to shopping. Perhaps due to the social media format. Big money buying everything in one go with a collector story of 'i just got it all from FB'.</p><p></p><p>The morns- yes morns- i see buying Trilogo A-wing Pilot MOCs for £250 in a bidding war on FB, when there is a similar one on ebay for £175 BIN are quick to hover up everything in order to tick a box. </p><p></p><p>Ive seen HCF stationary that has been readily available on ebay for decades go for triple prices on FB.</p><p></p><p>If these morns are spending £2k on a Yak Face MOC are cant see that coming back on the market for a normal price ever again.</p><p></p><p>I think i have wondered away from your original post into a rant.</p><p></p><p>I bought 6 MOCs off Richard Hutchinson last week, who sold them at a really good price. It was like the old days and refreshing.</p><p></p><p>I feel the community has lost its mind. The collector has been replaced by the shopper. £26k for a Palitoy SDC? </p><p></p><p>For me the idea of collecting was to research, network, wait patiently and find a bargain. Mass a great collection for the fraction of the price.</p><p></p><p>Any one who goes on deal or no deal boggles my mind. Its a dealers environment not a collectors. Your going to pay stupid money. </p><p></p><p>This year, its been cheaper to buy MIB from america, ship it over than buy stuff on Facebook. And its in better condition.</p><p></p><p>I have sold beaters in the UK for prices i would not have believed.</p><p></p><p>I haven't lost the bug. I just miss the collectors who were savvy, knowledgeable and less 'claim! claim! claim!'.</p><p></p><p>There is still bargains out there. But not as much as there is morns spending double and triple the value. Delusions of Dragons Den</p><p></p><p>I totally have gone on my own tangent and haven't answered you question sorry Edd.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Grant_C, post: 538094, member: 2991"] Mate- MOC wise i have hardly bought anything. There are a lot less good condition MOCs available and those that are go for ridiculous money. I remember in 2012 that there were 30 names on RS that had a focus. Now everyone has. Thats a lot of common yodas no longer available. I given up posting shocking sales to mates online. Just feel the community has changed with the new influx of collectors from collecting to shopping. Perhaps due to the social media format. Big money buying everything in one go with a collector story of 'i just got it all from FB'. The morns- yes morns- i see buying Trilogo A-wing Pilot MOCs for £250 in a bidding war on FB, when there is a similar one on ebay for £175 BIN are quick to hover up everything in order to tick a box. Ive seen HCF stationary that has been readily available on ebay for decades go for triple prices on FB. If these morns are spending £2k on a Yak Face MOC are cant see that coming back on the market for a normal price ever again. I think i have wondered away from your original post into a rant. I bought 6 MOCs off Richard Hutchinson last week, who sold them at a really good price. It was like the old days and refreshing. I feel the community has lost its mind. The collector has been replaced by the shopper. £26k for a Palitoy SDC? For me the idea of collecting was to research, network, wait patiently and find a bargain. Mass a great collection for the fraction of the price. Any one who goes on deal or no deal boggles my mind. Its a dealers environment not a collectors. Your going to pay stupid money. This year, its been cheaper to buy MIB from america, ship it over than buy stuff on Facebook. And its in better condition. I have sold beaters in the UK for prices i would not have believed. I haven't lost the bug. I just miss the collectors who were savvy, knowledgeable and less 'claim! claim! claim!'. There is still bargains out there. But not as much as there is morns spending double and triple the value. Delusions of Dragons Den I totally have gone on my own tangent and haven't answered you question sorry Edd. [/QUOTE]
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