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Reminded Once Again Why I Don't Hunt For New Stuff
I'm focused on redlines, after a couple of years doing the T-hunt chase and HWC carded releases. Every once in a while I pop into a retail store to check on any brand '59 Cadillac or find something cool for my nephews. Was in Toys R Us, hit the Hot Wheels aisle, nothing interesting. Go over to the Greenlight/M2/Johnny Lightning/Matchbox aisle, there is a yet another middle aged guy blocking the pegs. I mean, he took an obviously wide stance. As he turned around to look at me, I just smiled and said "hey how 'ya doing? Find anything good?". He looked at me like I just insulted him, totally pissed, not saying a word, not moving over. He just went back to rifling through the pegs, even more determined that I not get in there to take a look. Sad. I just left, thinking that if "collectors" are that unhappy or protective of finding whatever it is they're looking for, where's the fun in that? What's with these d-bags?
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Permalink Reply by Bill Perego on
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I totally agree with what you wrote about the people in stores. I always check out the diecast areas and seldom find anything that interests me. I did find a 2012 Super TH this week at a Dollar General and for $1.25 plus tax I had to buy it. I find the most fun is buying cars at the flea markets. I often run into older guys like me selling some of their stuff and typically have a good talk with them about collecting. Today, I got some cool cars from the two older guys I met at a flea market sale. I felt bad because I was getting the cars for less than half what the guys had paid for them years ago. Cars don't seem to bring much during these days of $4.00 dollars a gallon for gas.
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Permalink Reply by John Saric on -
Nice find at the Dollar General. I agree it's much cheaper to buy online and get what you're looking for when considering the time and gas for retail peg hunting.
Bill Perego said:I totally agree with what you wrote about the people in stores. I always check out the diecast areas and seldom find anything that interests me. I did find a 2012 Super TH this week at a Dollar General and for $1.25 plus tax I had to buy it. I find the most fun is buying cars at the flea markets. I often run into older guys like me selling some of their stuff and typically have a good talk with them about collecting. Today, I got some cool cars from the two older guys I met at a flea market sale. I felt bad because I was getting the cars for less than half what the guys had paid for them years ago. Cars don't seem to bring much during these days of $4.00 dollars a gallon for gas.
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