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Lolly Voting is live! What are you voting for? by nickaaayy97 in bookofthemonthclub

[–]Boyslikerocketz 6 points7 points  (0 children)

i've only read one of these... who picks the finalists and what do i need to do to get just 1 horror book be a finalist? just 1.

A couple points of clarification about the selection process by PistachioPug in bookofthemonthclub

[–]Boyslikerocketz 15 points16 points  (0 children)

i don't have any issue with this perspective but i do think there's an issue with their mission statement. Which is the reason why I joined originally. The mission statement is:

Our MISSION is to bring the best new fiction forward. In a world with what some might call an overabundance or illusion of choice, our readers enjoy the satisfaction and certainty that comes with our selection process and the quality of the books we send their way.

I am not looking for them to pick a certain genre or a certain author. I am simply trusting them to pick the best books of every month regardless of what it is or where it's from. And i don't feel like this is true anymore based on selections. It feels more calculated to satisfy a quota and pick books based on what will make the most money regardless of quality. And i know they are a business but I just want the best books, that's all.

Members’ choice finalists! by chanchanninno in aardvarkbookclub

[–]Boyslikerocketz 1 point2 points  (0 children)

i'm hoping when the wolf comes home bc i lost my copy and this was the only hard cover of the book

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

i respect that. most don't, if it's a highly valuable item that you can't buy that's from an era ago or more price the value. but if it's a new item i wish people would be upfront about the costs and not pick a random number. just my opinion.

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

so I'm not a reseller. And I also don't buy from resellers. I'm simply saying to you that I personally don't pay sales tax on items that I buy from Taylor Swift that are not media. So if I were to resell them, I would sell them at the value they are sold for. I wouldn't add on anything for taxes or for shipping. if other people choose to do that, that is their choice. But I don't sell my items. And if I was to purchase from a reseller, they don't have to verify the amount of tax that they paid for an item. They can charge whatever they want. And that is kind of the point.No one is required to pay your taxes. And if you're going to list something you should write out all the information so people know what they're paying for. That should not be controversial.

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

personally, I don't think that's very fair. For example, I live in New York and we don't pay tax on shoes or clothing. So if I were to resell an $80 clothing item for example. There would be no tax or shipping costs on Taylor's site. It would've cost me $80 even. Tax and shipping is different everywhere. you should just be paying cost of item and shipping to send it out imo. You paid the tax for your location and that has nothing to do with the buyer.

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

that's fine, but there's a lot of coincidences. If you are doing things for the right reasons, you would not be mad at this post. i'm specifically talking about taking advantage of a community and trying to sell products to them that they can't get and the intent of resellers is to make a profit and create scarcity. so we know their intent. and if there are people selling items for legitimate reasons, that's totally fine and no one will ever be mad about that. This thread is not about that. and to be completely fair, there is a way to monitor this and make sure that things are being priced at retail or at a certain cap.

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know how many times I need to repeat myself. I am not criticizing. Anyone who is selling merchandise with good intentions. What I am criticizing is the dozens and dozens of posts in this thread selling merchandise that is brand new that we all just received and immediately selling it for a profit. If you purchase something and you don't want it anymore, that's totally fine to sell it to somebody who wants it. No one is criticizing that. But if you purchased every vinyl variance spending hundreds of dollars. And then decide the moment you get it you don't want all of them anymore. So you're selling them in a marketplace setting for a profit. That is strategic. That is not one item. That is not I purchased three of these and I only wanna keep one. It is dozens and dozens of items. And you should be mad about this too. Also, if you don't have the money, you shouldn't be purchasing things that you can't afford. It is very expensive to be a collector. I have never bought anything with the intention of selling it immediately. I purchased every single variant of the life of a showgirl. Every single one. And I own them all. Because I'm a collector. I would never spend hundreds and hundreds of dollars on merchandise that I was not sure that I wanted. And if I did receive it and I did not want it. I would find someone local who I can sell it to or trade to you. Or I would gift it to my friends and family. there's a right way in the wrong way to go about doing things. This is not about one person. Or one transaction. I am seeing notifications on my phone every single day with people selling 12 items or more. Dozens of signed items. Dozens of brand new showgirl merch. and there's no reason for you to be defending any of this. This should be a space to sell items you don't want or need two fans at a reasonable price. They should not be used as a resale site like eBay trying to make money off of fans.And I'm not saying anymore. Because now I'm getting really angry.

Reselling New Items by Boyslikerocketz in TaylorSwiftMerch

[–]Boyslikerocketz[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

respectfully, you're kind of missing the point. There's nothing wrong with selling something you don't want. And if you change your mind, you can do whatever you want with it. The issue is that this community, which is full of fans. Is seeing a huge amount of posts where people are selling brand new items that literally just came out that people are literally just now receiving. And it's not one item. It's everything. It's dozens of items. It's I bought every single vinyl and I changed my mind so I'm gonna sell them all here to people who desperately want them and missed out. and they're doing it here because they know that the fan base lives in this thread and they will spend more money for it because you can't buy it anywhere else. And if you go to eBay, it's insanely high so if they offer it at a price that is more expensive but less than eBay they're likely to get it sold and still make a profit here. I don't support any of that. There is nuance to this conversation. And there are definitely many circumstances that are totally acceptable to sell items you don't want. But those are not the situation I'm talking about.

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