What are hot wheels scalpers and why you should avoid them.

[@trich9179]

I think it’s time for people who love the hobby to boycott scalpers and not buy anything from scalpers. Let them eat there investments. Pathetic.

[@junkionix]

Agreed.

[@cayenneporschet]

fr bro, its annoying to buy a hot wheels mainline that cost more than 10x the price of a normal mainline, the skyline r33 sellers are the examples

[@bunnyfan9960]

I bet they don't even deserve the money anyway!

[@davidbeeson1178]

The scalpers do suck really bad, they are a huge part of why I don't hunt as much as I used to. For example that supra that you cannot find should be hanging on the pegs and you should be able to walk into a store and find one. I haven't found the new set of red editions yet but the jagoffs at the flea markets want $25 a set, absolutely absurd they are only a dollar car and we can not find them. I am trying not to let them ruin my enjoyment of collecting, But the more and more I think about it, it just makes me madder than fish grease. Keep on collecting my friend And damn the face reveal scared that shit out of me, just kidding my friend it is nice to have a face to put with the voice.

[@markkeast6786]

Dude I'm 100% getting scalper denial vibes from you... You literally took every single Super T you could find and admitted you'd sell a 94 cent Super T for $55 which is more than the 50x mark up you said scalpers would sell them at, you also had more than 2 of many cars including the Jdm cars you mentioned scalpers taking...🤦

[@junkionix]

We are all guilty of taking more than what we need or want sometimes but, the important thing is to learn from it and stop it while thinking about what it might be like to be on the receiving end so, that we will have compassion for others and not want to rob them of equal opportunities. Sometimes we have to learn this the hard way when we refuse to be considerate of others and when we refuse to discipline ourselves. As far as selling something that you're no longer into or something collectable that you've had in storage for years and tried to keep it in good condition, you DO deserve to be able to sell it for a reasonable, collectable value but, hoarding and reselling at outrageous prices right after making a purchase is just wrong and eventually it WILL destroy the market if more people don't wake up and realize how counter productive this is. Another thing we fans and collectors need to put into practice is to stop blabbing online about what stores to go to get this, that and other. Because of this, I have found out about more stores inside of a week that before that I either didn't know that those stores sold toys or where the best deals were. I'm grateful to know how to save more money here and there but, guys, the hoarders and scalpers are watching and listening too! We have to come up with a new way to inform each other without the greedy people knowing about it!

[@markkeast6786]

@user-sy3nd8yz9j 100% Agree!! Greed and selfishness is ugly hey...😮‍💨 Buying them and storing them away for the future to eventually sell at a profit is 100% why I got into it in the first place and it can be a really fun thing to do but way too often I come across greedy inconsiderate people that will take 1 car out of 10 sets of 5 cars so that no one can buy a full set, they do it knowing it's the one car in the set that's worth something to the honest people that missed out and they will eventually pay a marked up price for it to complete their set..🤬 These are the people we need to avoid giving our money to so that it doesn't continue to happen but how do you know when someone has 1 or 10 for sale?...🤷

[@junkionix]

@@markkeast6786, maybe we need to stop trying complete the "collect them all" sets and come up with a private version of that that we setup in thought but, don't say anything to anyone about it until we have moved on to another privately thought up set and just do that for a while. In our minds we can think up our own collecting challenges and set goals to achieve to make it more fun and interesting. Maybe (for example) make it about a certain kind of theme or your own, private, fictional story or scenario. Keep the info to yourself until the challenge is over then, wait until the next self challenge begins or sometime later to talk about the first challenge and keep going from there to make it even more and more imaginable. Kind of like finding new ways to play an old game to give it new replay value. I'm glad you asked that question at the end because now I'm going to experiment with this idea. I'm beginning to get excited at the prospect of it already.

[@markkeast6786]

@user-sy3nd8yz9j Great idea!!💡 That's the best part of Hotwheels hey, you make it what you want to and coming up with new idea's and ways to enjoy what you do is always a good thing.🤙

[@junkionix]

@@markkeast6786 , yes I agree. I now do this with my toy robots and they look great together when I pick which ones to stand next to each other and I'm already thinking about them in funny ways like if they knew that they were toys during play and got into arguments over minor things and made mistakes like forgetting their lines and it being all awkward and stuff. I love imagination and comedy.

[@melvinflynt39]

I love when the hotwheels bandit comes bc I clean up after them they leave the m2 chases including raw all the premium chases n popular cars teamtransports mainlines most sought cars n more they only go for. 👇 mystery cars sth and th mainlines

[@JonToyCars]

Scalpers are not only in this hobby, they're everywhere, no matter where you look. As a Hot Wheels collector I just learn to stay away from these kind of people.

[@ilecto6531]

Well guys, here in the Netherlands, we haven't had a restock in 9 months......😢

[@leoswheels424]

He is the scalper !!

[@Azusa_hayashi]

I was lookin for a matchbox lancer evo 4 and i found it only for some scalper to get his hands on it then he had the nerve to offer me marvel hotwheels that nobody wants and started opening boxes he got kicked out of the store though

[@asmith515151]

As annoying as it is to look for cool cars and not find any, in the end it’s a supply < demand issue. The fact that it’s profitable to buy them at retail and resell on eBay means that Mattel just isn’t manufacturing enough. These are toys and it is not the moral equivalent of selling bottled water to people left homeless after hurricanes. Sometimes I buy the multipacks to find the cars I’ve missd, and leave the fantasy stuff in the store parking lots for the little kids to find.

[@kellyscott2421]

As a collector of Hot Whhels since, 1976 and a grandfather of 3. When you see little ones walk up as your grabbing cars…please give the lil guys n girls room to look too. THANKS 😊 🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁🏁

[@bobafettmonkey7418]

Scalpers never let kids get supers for their collection. My brother has a lot of regular hot wheels and has like idk 10 or 9. These scalpers don't care about kids collecting them. They want the money on ebay. One time at Target, my dad went walking to the hot wheels in the morning and this scalper ran in front of him and my dad went OMG REALLY!? Today, my dad was at shoprite food shopping and saw a dump in of hot wheels and my dad was going threw and this goofy scalper says "I found the super a other day and he says I work here and I put them on the shelf" and my dad says "Thanks a lot!". The scalper walks away after that. I am a Funko Pop collector and barely see chases nowhere but at collectible stores LOL. I don't even care for Funko Pop chases unless it was my favorite characters. Me and my brother have different hobbies. So now let's say this.... SCALPERS ARE AS#####s.

[@bunnyfan9960]

Indeed they are...

[@katosworld756]

Great video,I agree with everything you said,NOBODY likes to pay more for anything,these scalpers are usually people that are retired or have no job,there the scum of the hobby,keep up the great work brother 👍😎👊

[@grafikfx1]

Its funny. I work inside a Target store a couple days a week. I usually monitor when a main case comes in and so I offer to stock them. I see the same scalpers come in each day which is why i stock them when they least expect it (I hate when they watch over my shoulders while stocking) Not once have I found a STH while stocking, but lucky for me 3X I checked the pegs as I come into work and found a few. They need to get a job instead of making a buck off a buck toy.

[@mikeandkathychristianson4603]

Holy moley 2 minute intro and a filter to kill.... whats the dif if person is selling for $80 or your selling for $55... thers no dif you're both scalpers.

[@staxjackson1834]

I understand why you're not a fan of scalpers but honestly dude, everyone has the same 24hrs in a day. You can choose to hunt and save the money or save your time and spend the money for castings your after. It pretty much comes down to supply and demand like anything, just have to be strategic. You can choose to buy or decline to buy. Nobody is forced. After all It's a hobby, enjoy 👍🏾

[@philfrank5601]

There is no hobby anymore, as there's literally nothing left on the shelves worth buying. These clowns work harder to not have a job than anybody.

[@supbro4964]

Those Money Launderer pretend to defend themselves as a hobbyist noted that

[@junkionix]

AS a new hobby, I'm planning to try my hand at designing and making my own toys and NOT reveal them online unless I want to share how others can make their own stuff. If it works out well, I will have a new hobby that may someday lead to helping out a little with the finances and if not then, I may release some info on how others can make their own, similar toys on a budget. You can't just walk into a store and hoard scratch built toys for scalping so, maybe that's something worth looking into for genuine collectors is to make our own stuff.

[@dotpeat1372]

I agree, but where I live, all supermarket personnel are scalpers, city & rural. 40yrs back my old motorcycle hobby was, apart from very special bike, low key & affordable. Now anonymous internet selling is organised crime. Living as a hermit is the only option. Imagine other collectors knowing what you have! No kids, no smoking, little alcohol, my family neighbors pestered us away, couldn't accept enjoying me a sportscar the price twice their houses. Living among rabbits, purely multiplying as the can't control their pleasures, envy will always exit!

[@changtcg]

And you see them at the flea market for $4 to $5 each and those are just the not so popular licensed cars. Civics, Supra, GTR, 510 and some other more sought out cars go as high as $10 a car. Scalpers know what is hot and what is not. They know which one is highly sought after and they go cherry pick all of them. Like the yellow EK civic, I couldn't even find one. What sux even more is the pallet raiding issues and the asking workers to check the back for Hot wheels boxes.

[@bearabletable7527]

at $10, might as well get a MINI GT counterpart and it'll DESTROY the hot wheels casting. LMFAO

[@oneshot740]

I scalp supers so does everybody im a soldier leave NO SUPERS BEHIND Now lets get to the real scalpers where there made the factory

[@richardelder4839]

Yep, “opened 16 boxes @ WalMart”. 🙄🙄🙄

[@tonysdiecastcustoms]

4th thumbs up brother and enjoyed watching and great fact's and keep in touch always and have a great day brother #stopthescalping 👊😁👍💯🔥

[@lonestardiecast2018]

Yessir stop the scalp

[@Miketheike123]

@Tony's Diecast Customs I am his real brother

[@Miketheike123]

My bro don't even use perioids. 💀

[@8-stinger-842]

I see people posting mainlines on the marketplace for 4 times the normal price,my friend actually showed me a guy selling a mainline Subaru for nearly $100 just because it's "rare"

[@cayenneporschet]

whats worse is someone is selling a mainline godzilla r33 gtr that is almost $1000

[@mattluxton]

Sick to death of scalpers!! My local supermarket today has had a fresh H case, every single casting I really want gone, left with the usual peg warmers and fantasy crap 😡

[@monkey39128]

Good on people for trying to make some extra money. Stop name calling. We live in a free market.

[@danielandryantohadi]

Lol, the Nissan Premium Set sold only around 18 dollars in my country. 😂

[@jorgedelgado3310]

Scalpers be at front of the stores every morning or night ,soeedwalk or run to the toy aisles ,they are at the same stores every morning ,they ran sack the pegs make a mess

[@Bighotwheelhunter]

Stop the scalping

[@MisterMikeTexas]

Mike Damone: "Did you just call me a scalper? Listen, gentlemen! I perform a service here, and the service costs money!"

[@rabsaque]

I got called a scalper for always buying two of everything i always do this i buy one to open and one to keep, trading is part of collecting and there is always good to have an extra cast stashed somewhere

[@Mr.Galvan]

I do the same bro but i have to admit i have a bad habbit of hoarding the bugatti bolides but i just keep them but thats the only car i hoard can u blame me its a nice car

[@AnointedFlow]

Yo you should fix it your lighting and cut that intro down. We can't see anything. Otherwise, good video.

[@konglee7284]

This is the same problem when you go to a Car Dealership... New or use car. There is a Markup. If you don't want to pay for it. It's someone right behind you.

[@ejaykid9052]

Asking for the boxes...is a form of scalping

[@chris.b4459]

🚫scalping ‼️

[@Moirzdthird2010]

My advice just get tomica premium one that one has openable door and working suspension.

[@Lowboys-pizza]

I go to Walmart to look for some hot wheels. I’m with some other people I want to look for a GMC cyclone and what Disculpe or is it someone that goes to Walmart or anywhere else that has hot wheels they take the car and they open it but they don’t take the car packaging and they only take the car and I went to Walmart one day to look for our hot wheels kaboom I see a Ford transit, electric hot wheel on the top of the bed, not even in a case because it’s a scalper

[@Makotosaber]

Lol I stopped collecting hot wheels mainly because of scalpers. I collect hobby grade diecast now instead.

[@sheilahasnoarms]

Here's why you are wrong: First of all you are stereotyping and name calling over something that isn't morally wrong and is helping people. (Don't get me wrong, you have the right to feel however you want and I support your 1st ammendment right to call me names.) I always leave the pegs neater than I found them and I don't steal. Also just because you can't find a car doesn't mean a "scalper" got it. There are more collectors than there used to be and less supply. Also I admit, I don't understand the guys that are selling mainlines for $6.00 (shipping included) on ebay. They probably aren't even making 25 cents profit. However, there are many people in rural parts of USA or people that don't drive and it would cost them alot of time and money to get to a store like Target or Walmart. Those are the people that created the market for high priced ebay Hot Wheels. Not the "scalpers". The "scalpers" are simply providing a service for a very small profit. Here's an example: Let's say I buy a Hot Wheels car for $1.25 and sell it on ebay for $15.00 (including shipping). After shipping and ebay fees, I'm making about $6 or $7. This doesn't include my fuel costs, my time taking pictures, listing, packaging, and going to the post office and the people buying the Hot Wheels are super happy to get something they couldn't otherwise get very easily or it would cost them more to travel to the closest store. Here is my question to you: What makes you think that you deserve the Hot Wheels more than those people who don't have easy access to a big box store or people who work 60 hours a week and just don't have time to go Hot Wheels hunting? EDIT (I left this part out): as a collector and an ebay seller I think those people who are selling mainlines on ebay for $6.00 (including shipping) or so are the the true heroes because I don't see how it's worth their time or how they are making any profit. They are making easy for people to get the cars they want to fill the holes in their collections.

[@junkionix]

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[@internetmarketingsolutions4793]

Intro is way way way too long

[@DavidPinner-r9w]

You just told the scalpers where I get my stuff 😢😢

[@junkionix]

And that RIGHT THERE is a big problem with the internet. Blabbing about where to go to to get certain things. People have enough sense to do their own research if they are looking for something but, blabbing online is much, much worse than blabbing in person when it comes to products that we need or desire. This is how the hoarders and scalpers find out where to get the goods and then take ALL OF IT for themselves! I don't even recommend good snacks in grocery stores to other customers anymore! I LEARNED my lesson from being overly informative!!

[@DavidPinner-r9w]

@@ramandeep3705 what are you talking about

[@fruiiiz]

Hey bro, if you still looking for the Supra. Let me know I have a few

[@cuddles6569]

That facts are this wheb it comes to scalping...you will have way more time, and money just in gas, wear, and , tear on your vehicle than you'll ever make scalping hotwheels. Every one of us has thought about making it a part-time job. And it would be easier just getting a part-time job. Personally I don't have time to put something on ebay, and sell it, just to make .30 on a car. Now these guys are not getting double the rate on ebay for selling hotwheels,,,,collectors are not stupid, and know what these cars are worth....so your wrong about alot of it. No offense.

[@bootlegcraig6525]

I swear, the diecast hobby is a joke. No matter where you go, there's nothing but a bunch of freaking cry babies. If someone beats you to the cars, then its really none of your business what they do with them. THEY PAID FOR THEM. If someone wants to sell 30 of the same car...that's their business. If they wanna just hoard 30 of the same car, in a plastic storage container somewhere...that's their business. WHO REALLY CARES? To all the people out there having a hard time finding the good stuff, you just need to stop slacking and get better at hunting! Start leaving your number, and get connections in the stores...make friends with other collectors in the hobby...etc, etc. Making stupid social media, and youtube videos about scalpers isnt productive.

[@edwardmullins2716]

if their selling the cars find who they are report them IRS

[@BrixyHW]

Im a scalper myself got 12 kool kombis and not gonna stop buying them what are you going to do about it?🤡

[@liamingrouille9905]

bruh

[@billbill9499]

Like many leave the hobby

[@BrixyHW]

@@billbill9499 idc

[@billbill9499]

@@BrixyHW so u don’t care people leave and u are stuck with the stuff lol good logic Beanie babies 2023

[@grandtheftgameryt]

Oh no, another cringy kid. Go back to bed little baby

[@beendoneagain]

Dang, I sold 20 of the Supra's, still got plenty of Civic customs left though, blue or red, hook me up lol

[@brianeklund5843]

That's what I need to know is what I've got worth. I've got a pretty big collection.

[@marinaripp7686]

Stop the scalping