This is something we need to hold accountable against the brands. I'll be sure to share this video with every president of each company. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to me because I won't be supporting scalpers, but it gets me livid to see REAL collectors have to suffer because of this type of behavior.
Flew to attend TAS on Friday, thought I would be able to get atleast one of all items available. When I was lining up for 2pm entry, already tons of “invitation only” people go in and out of the hall. I didn’t know where the location of the booth is, I ended up have to fast walk from the other hall to another hall (through a bridge), by the time I reach Mini GT is already fully booked and they asked me to go back at 4.40pm to get a wristband. So I went to Inno, while lining up the Supra is sold out. After that I went to RE Amemiya, sold out. So we walked abit on the car booths, then decided to go back to Mini GT by 3.40pm…and guess what the line is already atrocious. Simply ridiculous especially seeing some of them already have the items previously. By 4.40 they started issuing wristbands aaaaand sold out before it even reach me. They just ask us to come back by 10am the next day, I couldn’t as I have to get to osaka. It’s my first time witnessing such disgusting practice.
First year at TAS for me and my gf wasn’t part of our plan when going to Japan for TAS, but our vendor friends got us tickets and other friends back home in Cali asked if we could get them the limited dye cast and some other stuff only to find out it was all gone even though we were able to get in early before around 11-12 but all the limited stuff were gone by the time we saw the lines for it. Even saw some people pocketing small stickers,and keychains then walking away without paying. Sad to see.
The "Limit per person" are not usable, scalper can hire people to queue in line to get more of the exclusive product. My 2024 MDX experience are awful, queue for hours and couldn't get any Mini GT exclusive. Meanwhile, the internet flooded with scalper posts selling at high price. (Obviously, im not paying that) The best way to reduce this situation is "Pre-order" like 2022 MDX. Once arrive at the event, show your pre-order receipt email at the counter and collect your pre-order goods.
Another thing to note for Malaysia is even though we have a limit on how many we can purchase per person. There is some huge amount of hype casting will eventually land in the hands of scalpers as they are some of em hiring “runners” (eg hiring 10-20 person for example) to do their bidding by buying as a single individual and eventually their purchase will be handed over to the mastermind scalpers and the resell begins. Example if one person can 2, imagine multiply 20 person
@@modelcarshouston it`s exactly the same as concert tickets or sport events, except they used to pay for people to go around to stores and buy TCG cards and hand them off to middle men or sneakers. The only way to cut down on this is either increase the production of the models so they cant buy them all at the current price or let them get stuck with dead inventory, its collectors that gets stuck eating the cost either way
Personally not a fan of event-only releases. I think the brands just saw another way to sell / hype a variant of a diecast. I would have done it so people attending maybe got access to a release earlier for being there, sure it wouldn't stop people trying to scalp them but least people wanting the release who couldnt attend an event could just say "ok i just need to wait for the normal release date" At least with chases some retailers won't intentionally find and re-sell the chase version but instead just let it go to any customer who orders.
As I said in the previous video, the current behavior of most major model companies is pushing collectors into the arms of unlicensed model manufacturers.
i actually wanted to check how things are in hot wheels poland collectors' group, and whad'ya know - shops let scalpers know when and what will come, so they can buy out everything as soon as it drops, leaving nothing for actual collectors. Then i learned it's not only hot wheels, and this shit is worldwide issue...
In Vietnam where is my motherland, we have a qoute: ''Có cung, có cầu'' (where there is supply, there is demand). Knowing that moneytalk, but I can not see that scalpers with a clean eye anymore
I had bought a blue Kenmeri and a golden R32 from Mini GT after 2024 TAS, of course, from a 2nd seller (with an acceptable price). But that is the first - and also the last time I buy anything ''event exclusive'' like that. It's time to back to the original of this hobby: buy what I want, which have reasonable pricetags.
And you didn't talk about the huge advantage that model manufacturers give to "celebrities" and "influencers" by letting them get in before everyone else, and they also empty the shelves of the models that everyone wants.
I can only imagine that this event exclusive bullshit that has been ramping up last couple of years has got to hurt the brand in the long run. Inno is literally releasing more event exlusives than regular releases and it's starting to just be disheartening at this point. I can accept never being able to have a couple of rare cars but when the majority is like that interest is lost. Inno has been kinda good in the past by releasing event models to distributors in the past but now they seem to have moved away from that. IDE, taskl and all in tuning to name a few that never was released after the event.
The person you have pictured is not a scalper, she is the wife of a You Tuber, Sammit, located in Japan building, drifting race cars. Thet are not involved in Diecast. Refer to his TAS video and you will see it is Mai.
Even if that is the case, why does this person have so many event exclusives? In addition, why were people allowed to buy boxes of products without limitations?
I skip all the hoopla. Every diecast brand is turning full FOMO, so I purposefully stay away from those models. They’re certainly cool! Truth be told I’ve got a collection full of peg warmers, because I think once all the dust settles those will be the models everyone wants in their collection because at the time they were only concerned about immediate resale value
This is something we need to hold accountable against the brands. I'll be sure to share this video with every president of each company. At the end of the day, it doesn't matter to me because I won't be supporting scalpers, but it gets me livid to see REAL collectors have to suffer because of this type of behavior.
Flew to attend TAS on Friday, thought I would be able to get atleast one of all items available. When I was lining up for 2pm entry, already tons of “invitation only” people go in and out of the hall. I didn’t know where the location of the booth is, I ended up have to fast walk from the other hall to another hall (through a bridge), by the time I reach Mini GT is already fully booked and they asked me to go back at 4.40pm to get a wristband. So I went to Inno, while lining up the Supra is sold out. After that I went to RE Amemiya, sold out. So we walked abit on the car booths, then decided to go back to Mini GT by 3.40pm…and guess what the line is already atrocious. Simply ridiculous especially seeing some of them already have the items previously. By 4.40 they started issuing wristbands aaaaand sold out before it even reach me. They just ask us to come back by 10am the next day, I couldn’t as I have to get to osaka. It’s my first time witnessing such disgusting practice.
Thank you for sharing.
This sucks
First year at TAS for me and my gf wasn’t part of our plan when going to Japan for TAS, but our vendor friends got us tickets and other friends back home in Cali asked if we could get them the limited dye cast and some other stuff only to find out it was all gone even though we were able to get in early before around 11-12 but all the limited stuff were gone by the time we saw the lines for it. Even saw some people pocketing small stickers,and keychains then walking away without paying. Sad to see.
Thanks for sharing.
Early is before 8AM 😅
These Scalper getting out of hand making the hobby hard to enjoy the love of diecast collecting 🎉🎉 great video✅ 💪😎💯
Leave them holding the bag. Do not buy inflated prices. You can only blame the buyer at this point, because scalpers arent going anywhere.
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I wish but that's impossible because too many crazy collectors are ( especially in 64 scale)
The "Limit per person" are not usable, scalper can hire people to queue in line to get more of the exclusive product.
My 2024 MDX experience are awful, queue for hours and couldn't get any Mini GT exclusive. Meanwhile, the internet flooded with scalper posts selling at high price. (Obviously, im not paying that)
The best way to reduce this situation is "Pre-order" like 2022 MDX. Once arrive at the event, show your pre-order receipt email at the counter and collect your pre-order goods.
Another thing to note for Malaysia is even though we have a limit on how many we can purchase per person. There is some huge amount of hype casting will eventually land in the hands of scalpers as they are some of em hiring “runners” (eg hiring 10-20 person for example) to do their bidding by buying as a single individual and eventually their purchase will be handed over to the mastermind scalpers and the resell begins. Example if one person can 2, imagine multiply 20 person
Man, someone just mentioned about this earlier on Facebook! I didn't even know that was a thing.
@@modelcarshouston it`s exactly the same as concert tickets or sport events, except they used to pay for people to go around to stores and buy TCG cards and hand them off to middle men or sneakers. The only way to cut down on this is either increase the production of the models so they cant buy them all at the current price or let them get stuck with dead inventory, its collectors that gets stuck eating the cost either way
That is painful.... I've no words
Personally not a fan of event-only releases. I think the brands just saw another way to sell / hype a variant of a diecast.
I would have done it so people attending maybe got access to a release earlier for being there, sure it wouldn't stop people trying to scalp them but least people wanting the release who couldnt attend an event could just say "ok i just need to wait for the normal release date"
At least with chases some retailers won't intentionally find and re-sell the chase version but instead just let it go to any customer who orders.
Scalpers aren't just in your hobby it's in every hobby and it's getting out of control all over
Man, you ain't lying. I've heard that sneaker brands have tried to tackle it?
I saw it at the Scene,So Crazy
Exclusive models every weeks this is getting out of hand :(
It is a bit much, I agree.
As I said in the previous video, the current behavior of most major model companies is pushing collectors into the arms of unlicensed model manufacturers.
i actually wanted to check how things are in hot wheels poland collectors' group, and whad'ya know - shops let scalpers know when and what will come, so they can buy out everything as soon as it drops, leaving nothing for actual collectors. Then i learned it's not only hot wheels, and this shit is worldwide issue...
In Vietnam where is my motherland, we have a qoute: ''Có cung, có cầu'' (where there is supply, there is demand).
Knowing that moneytalk, but I can not see that scalpers with a clean eye anymore
I had bought a blue Kenmeri and a golden R32 from Mini GT after 2024 TAS, of course, from a 2nd seller (with an acceptable price). But that is the first - and also the last time I buy anything ''event exclusive'' like that. It's time to back to the original of this hobby: buy what I want, which have reasonable pricetags.
And you didn't talk about the huge advantage that model manufacturers give to "celebrities" and "influencers" by letting them get in before everyone else, and they also empty the shelves of the models that everyone wants.
I can only imagine that this event exclusive bullshit that has been ramping up last couple of years has got to hurt the brand in the long run. Inno is literally releasing more event exlusives than regular releases and it's starting to just be disheartening at this point. I can accept never being able to have a couple of rare cars but when the majority is like that interest is lost. Inno has been kinda good in the past by releasing event models to distributors in the past but now they seem to have moved away from that. IDE, taskl and all in tuning to name a few that never was released after the event.
I have been getting 24 to 36 pieces so far but that doesn't justify not setting limits at special events either.
Stop feeding the scalpers!!!!
The brands can at least lessen the blow
The person you have pictured is not a scalper, she is the wife of a You Tuber, Sammit, located in Japan building, drifting race cars. Thet are not involved in Diecast. Refer to his TAS video and you will see it is Mai.
Even if that is the case, why does this person have so many event exclusives?
In addition, why were people allowed to buy boxes of products without limitations?
@ They are not involved in diecast. They are a business. I agree with you completely. The fun is gone even just hunting HW at WM.
I skip all the hoopla. Every diecast brand is turning full FOMO, so I purposefully stay away from those models. They’re certainly cool! Truth be told I’ve got a collection full of peg warmers, because I think once all the dust settles those will be the models everyone wants in their collection because at the time they were only concerned about immediate resale value
Just plain wrong,a limited edition is just that...Limit it!
Unfortunately it's human nature,it'll always happen.
Was there a need to put their face on ur video lmao
What do you care is that your mom or something “lmao”
What do you mean?
@@dessertplate301 ive seen this pic a million times before this vid.. 😅
Inno64 TS Supra $25us at TAS, $100us online.
Freaking ridic....