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Originally Posted by dizzariot
I think that not caring about these scalpers is how we eventually ended up here. Everyone hides behind that 'mind your business and don't knock the hustle' shit and now people can't buy a fucking thing and these self-titled 'entrepreneurs' have built two fucking cars off the price hikes.
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I agree, completely. It's something I have talked about before - but the shift from a community that watched out for each other to a way to flip and make money has been... unfortunate. That isn't to say it is illegal or frowned upon to make a few dollars off of parts. It's cool, within reasonable inflation limits. But people who just scrape up everything to hoard and sell are not doing any favors in the scene. Just look at what is happening in Japan. The scene is falling apart because they can't even get parts anymore, as everything is bought and shipped out. Same with the cards. Profit, profit, profit. Dude who runs Y-Plate talked about this in a video, that he won't be importing cars for much longer, because he doesn't think they are worth it to sell them for that high. He doesn't think it's a smart investment and feels it is morally wrong.
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Originally Posted by Whitey13
I?m having a hard time believing you guys aren?t reaching for something to get upset about or just trying to create a thread to be dramatic in. I also don?t look at these things on social media but the world is full of knock off products and opportunists, not just the tiny S-chassis world.
Dizz, weren?t you the guy who was buying things when you were in Japan and trying like hell to resell them here? It?s sounds to me like you are the exact person you are complaining about.
If I was you I wouldn?t let these things get to you and enjoy your weekend.
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It isn't creating drama. Nobody has much of a problem with making money on a resell within reason. But when you are legit being one of the people to hoard and create artificial shortages, then turn to inflate the price by a ton - that becomes an issue. Many of us here (especially zilvia) have owned s-chassis for over half of our life. I certainly have. I care deeply for the cars and the 'japanese street style', '90s/ 2000' 'JDM tyte y0' whatever you want to call it scene. Drifting has been my strongest hobby for longer than I can remember. People legit killing it hurts. It also attracts people who just wish to use these cars for influence and making a quick buck, which in turn doesn't build the community that we enjoyed for much of the golden era. There use to be national meets, states had meets, cities (even mid teir cities) had good sized meets. What happened to all that? Oh yeah, most of us got tired of the annoying new dudes who came in with a hot head and didn't add much to the community. Awful.
Maybe I am just reaching ranting age, but yeah - for many of us, this has not been a pleasant transition. Again, nobody hates anyone making a few bucks if it is still an ok deal. I have made money on parts before, I have lost money before, and I have broken even before, but I am always fair in what I sell in my honest opinion. Doing it just to create profit is not my motive, and frankly anybody who uses the scene for such... kind of sucks.