3 hours ago, powersink said:You might have just saved time and said that you don't understand opportunity costs or value, instead of constructing your scenario.
Found the person who dropped out of econ 101 after the first 2 weeks.
Limited Edition Vulture
3 hours ago, powersink said:
Edited by Punning Pundit
1 minute ago, Punning Pundit said:Well no. The same 10 people are getting the same 10 items in both cases. What's changing is whether or not the scalper can collect rent on something they provided neither land, labor, nor capital for.
Did you keep reading baby's first econ book after the first page?
5 minutes ago, Punning Pundit said:Found the person who dropped out of econ 101 after the first 2 weeks.
4 minutes ago, powersink said:Did you keep reading baby's first econ book after the first page?
Reign this in before you get the thread locked. Let the issue get aired and either debate it directly or just leave it lie...
6 minutes ago, powersink said:Did you keep reading baby's first econ book after the first page?
Yeah, I read Atlas Shrugged. Funniest book I read as a kid.
2 minutes ago, Punning Pundit said:Yeah, I read Atlas Shrugged. Funniest book I read as a kid.
cute... I have several degree's in economics, and am paid to teach economics
6 minutes ago, powersink said:cute... I have several degree's in economics, and am paid to teach economics
And I have a degree in computer engineering. Doesn't mean people should blindly accept whatever I say regarding technical matters.
The level of entitlement in this thread has been exhausting to read, let alone comprehend. 🤭
This thread really needs to die before too many lose their IQs like I have following this nonsense. 🙄
Edited by Shadowshand10 minutes ago, Shadowshand said:Congratulations to Darth Menie on getting his highly coveted figure!
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15 minutes ago, Hiemfire said:🤨
Meant to write *Meanie, not Menie. Correcting that now.
18 minutes ago, Hiemfire said:🤨
LOL, I'm an idiot!
See? This thread is making me dumber!
Edited by ShadowshandJust now, Shadowshand said:Meant to write *Meanie, not Menie. Correcting that now.
Not the source of my confusion. Typos happen. Unless you mean the normal single pack that he slapped a C3-P0 sticker on I don't recall him getting a special fig...
1 minute ago, Shadowshand said:LOL, I'm an idiot!
See? This thread is making me dummer!
Call it not enough coffee and let it go.
1 minute ago, Shadowshand said:LOL, I'm an idiot!
See? This thread is making me dummer!
Dumber.
Yeah, I'd get out fast if I were you.
As if this were a 6 page soliloquy all my own.
Surely you've heard of the Lament of Darth Meanie. Not as much of a page turner as the Tragedy of Darth Plaguis, but alas and anon.
17 minutes ago, Darth Meanie said:Dumber.
I had corrected that long before you even posted.
17 minutes ago, Darth Meanie said:As if this were a 6 page soliloquy all my own.
You weren't kidding, and an unnecessary one as well, for myself and everyone else involved.
Edited by Shadowshand2 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:Surely you've heard of the Lament of Darth Meanie.
No?
Came to this thread wondering how a thread about repaint had so many responses. Left this thread plotting to over throw capitalism. Just another day on the internet...
8 hours ago, mazz0 said:What you're saying there is "I don't think people should value this item", which is an opinion you're perfectly entitled to, but has no bearing on the morality of scalping. The scalpers know people do value the item, whether they think that's sensible or not is irrelevant.
FFG may or may not have made a mistake, but that also has no bearing on the morality of scalping. Two wrongs don't make a right, nor does somebody's mistake opening an opportunity for selfishness make selfishness right.
That is not what I said. I do not know why you think you can change my point when it was so clear. Read it again. I will repeat myself to help you out:
This exclusive ship literally has no value beyond the fact that people want that color.
The exclusive ship's value is entirely artificial. People pretending that this ship is better than the mass produced version is no different that someone arguing that a blue M&M is better than a green one - they both taste the same. If you are willing to pay above retail for blue M&Ms, then there is nothing wrong with someone buying all of the blue ones and selling them to you because the only possible impact on your life would be:
1) You must suffer the indignity of not getting the color that you want; or
2) You pay more for that color because you think that it is worth paying more to have it instead of the more readily available color.
Where do you see morality coming into play? How can you say that someone identifing the value of an item, purchasing that item, and then selling it to people for the price that they are willing to pay is wrong? Do you feel the same way when someone sells a classic car above the KBB price? When someone buys and immediately resells a house? Where does your crusade about people innocently, and without any real detriment on peoples' lives, participating in capitalism end?
8 hours ago, Darth Meanie said:Exactly. Because this thread is on Page 5, with everyone screaming "best thing ever just happened!!" and no one defending their position about whether things went the way they were supposed to.
You seem to have mistaken volume of replies for quality of replies. That's not how the internet works. As my reply is now demonstrating.
5 hours ago, Rapture said:That is not what I said. I do not know why you think you can change my point when it was so clear. Read it again. I will repeat myself to help you out:
This exclusive ship literally has no value beyond the fact that people want that color.
The exclusive ship's value is entirely artificial. People pretending that this ship is better than the mass produced version is no different that someone arguing that a blue M&M is better than a green one - they both taste the same. If you are willing to pay above retail for blue M&Ms, then there is nothing wrong with someone buying all of the blue ones and selling them to you because the only possible impact on your life would be:
1) You must suffer the indignity of not getting the color that you want; or
2) You pay more for that color because you think that it is worth paying more to have it instead of the more readily available color.
Where do you see morality coming into play? How can you say that someone identifing the value of an item, purchasing that item, and then selling it to people for the price that they are willing to pay is wrong? Do you feel the same way when someone sells a classic car above the KBB price? When someone buys and immediately resells a house? Where does your crusade about people innocently, and without any real detriment on peoples' lives, participating in capitalism end?
I think mazz0 just wants to cling to the supposed moral high ground.