Scalpers are crying about having a bad public image.

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MrCalavera said:


Have they tried to stop being scalpers?

I'd say that's like feeling bad for vultures having a bad rep, except vultures do have an important purpose in nature.
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Basically this!

Also what the fuck was the deal with the toothpaste? Are we just trying to be as weird as possible or did their mind jump off a cliff during quarantine?
 
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CriticalGaming said:
Basically this!

Also what the fuck was the deal with the toothpaste? Are we just trying to be as weird as possible or did their mind jump off a cliff during quarantine?
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Jim has always been a shock-comic. Apparently their stand up career in the UK was very non-sequitur. Just random shit, and I'm sure their ADHD doesn't help. I usually skip their intros and outros because they barely have anything to do with the actual episode, and they're just so cringy. So...awkward and uncomfortable in a 'watching a kid at school eat a live spider to try to be cool' sorta way.
 
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SilentPony said:
Jim has always been a shock-comic. Apparently their stand up career in the UK was very non-sequitur. Just random shit, and I'm sure their ADHD doesn't help. I usually skip their intros and outros because they barely have anything to do with the actual episode, and they're just so cringy. So...awkward and uncomfortable in a 'watching a kid at school eat a live spider to try to be cool' sorta way.
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Yeah that makes sense I guess.
 
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And that's their right and its all good. Still this new persona Jim has adopted is terrible. They look clownish, and not in a fun way. In a creepy way. Like if it came out this new Jim with a trashy wig and caked on makeup has a pit where they keep kidnapped children I would absolutely believe it, such is the costume they're wearing.

Like I said earlier a steampunk Jimmy Savile.
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I mean it's hardly they're first on-screen persona that looks rather silly and hyped up for the view count. Between Sterdust, Pog Fucker, Suprise Mechanic, Plague Doctor, and I'm sure probably a dozen other looks that were meant to be ludicrous that I just can't recall, Jim in a wig and some makeup (again, not a new thing), and a hat (that looks a lot like they're other hats), I mean, I just don't see the problem. It's just, whatever. I'm pretty sure when they are just putzing around the house, or going out, it's far less dramatic and over the top. Jim is very aware of what helps the YT algorithms push view counts and recommendations. An eye catching persona/image is hardly a new thing.

Also holy shit have I had to proofread my posts about Jim for pronoun correction a lot lately. That's a really difficult mental label to yoink out when I'm typing quickly and just running with a thought.
 
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Considering what these shittheads did to the supply of the RTX 3000 cards and RX 6000 cards, I cordially invite them to kiss the darkest part of my arse.
 
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I think threads should open up with some discussion topics in addition to a link or a video. Unless this is about Jim being a... whatever that is now. I bet this lit up the ol' Kiwi Farms thread.
 
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I think threads should open up with some discussion topics in addition to a link or a video. Unless this is about Jim being a... whatever that is now. I bet this lit up the ol' Kiwi Farms thread.
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Jim has a kimi farms thread?
 
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Houseman said:
In the first video where he started wearing the wig, he said he went to the grocery store with it on.
So this is who he is now.
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This has been pointed out already in the thread. Jim's using they/them, not he/him. It's really not that hard.
 
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The toothpaste bit looked like squeezing purple wriggling caterpillars out of a tube.

Anyway.

Its always kind of interesting to me how people can do something that 100% is bad for other people and be really surprised that people get pissed off about that. The mental gymnastics are astounding - "we're middlemen providing a service". What fucking service would that be? Wal-Mart is already a garbage middleman but at least they follow recommended price guides from manufacturers.
 
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laggyteabag said:
For those interested, here is the article that Jim quotes.

Scalpers bulk-buy items at MSRP, which limits the stock available for legitimate customers, and then they try to resell the items for an unreasonable markup. I fail to see how any 3rd party can see scalpers as anything but assholes.

The article quotes one scalper who claims to be simply acting as an innocent middle-man, who tries to defend himself by saying that supermarkets do the same thing, and they resell produce bought from farmers for a significant profit, and his business is no different. Obviously this analogy doesn't really work, because he is already buying the items from large retailers, who likely have a wider reach than his scalping operation.

The same person also apparently has a heart of gold though, as he helps people resell their consoles for an inflated price, and he can be quoted as saying “I mainly just try and help others now, that’s all that really matters to me.". Sure.

They also try to spin it as some kind of benefit to the community, as he claims that he donates a large portion of his profits to charity, including a food bank - but failed to substantiate his claims. What an angel.

Ultimately, as one person quoted in the article put it: "he is deluded. -- He's not Robin Hood."
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I'd be more impressed with the "I'm just a middleman-Don't hate" line if the markup was like 5-10% or something. But some of these fucks are reportedly selling for 100% markup or more, which isn't price of doing business, it's just plain douchery.
 
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EvilRoy said:
The toothpaste bit looked like squeezing purple wriggling caterpillars out of a tube.

Anyway.

Its always kind of interesting to me how people can do something that 100% is bad for other people and be really surprised that people get pissed off about that. The mental gymnastics are astounding - "we're middlemen providing a service". What fucking service would that be? Wal-Mart is already a garbage middleman but at least they follow recommended price guides from manufacturers.
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Selling a $500 console for $1000 or more would get walmart burned down by irate games if they tried it. So scalpers have no reason to be shocked at the hate.

Okay, maybe not that extreme but you get the jist of how douchy it comes across. Especially if it turned out walmart was outbidding everyone else so they could do so.
 
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SilentPony said:
And that's their right and its all good. Still this new persona Jim has adopted is terrible. They look clownish, and not in a fun way. In a creepy way. Like if it came out this new Jim with a trashy wig and caked on makeup has a pit where they keep kidnapped children I would absolutely believe it, such is the costume they're wearing.

Like I said earlier a steampunk Jimmy Savile.
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TBH, their old persona wasn’t that great
 
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