Xage-your reasons for collecting or purchasing are your business, as has already been said. The reason I chose to
ask you,
not join in any accusations, is because collectors come in all shades of gray, and as a staff member at this site, I'd rather we hear from the person themselves, instead of assuming.
From my experience as a moderator, staff and collector in media communities, for several years, there is generally nothing positive that comes posting pictures of a 'stack' of relatively rare/harder to obtain items.
Most people understand 'demand and supply', the 'speculation' that is part of this whole game, and the 'opportunism' that occurs when these types of items suddenly become available (even after some people got 'ripped' by paying $500, because they had no idea if it was sold out, at first, or didn't know if they'd surface at a cheaper price, and didn't want to miss it, all together). I was trying to avoid a back and forth, by encouraging you 'not' to post your pics, LOL.
Sorry, but we'd rather not incite arguments on purpose-and as many members, especially from outside of the US, will have to take to Ebay to find a copy, eventually, I can guarantee, no one wants to hear about 1 member's 'stockpile' at the 'regular' price, LOL
Honestly, I was trying to save you a bunch of negative comments that
may have come from the 'brag' post. If the thread gets out of hand, we will edit as needed to avoid an unnecessary brawl, where people get...well....sucker punch'd.
Thanks all!
DB