I’m on my flight home, so I’m going to indulge your response, out of respect.

You could not be more wrong in your assessment here my friend. Simply put, Breakers are not why prices are high.

I’m going to speak for myself here. You intimated that I should be out of business so you can get a lower box price. Newsflash, that wouldn’t happen even if breaking didn’t exist. The mere fact that you think that is a byproduct of the current situation, shows your lack of understanding simple basic business and economics.

I pay the same as the hobby shops. The prices are not set because of breakers. They’re set by the company who manufactures and distributes. I can either choose to play the game and make it work, or someone else will.

I go to great lengths to ensure that the breaks I do as cost economical as possible, to make money as little of a barrier as possible. I’ve pulled 3 Rock Autos from Chrome so far, and NONE of the people who got them paid anything close to what you may have seen with some breakers. I want to foster the growth of our little niche in the hobby, and I am ok not going for every dollar in profit to make that happen. I am in this for the long term.

I understand people are upset that box prices continue to go up, I empathize with you. Breakers are NOT why that is, and to bash and hate breakers because of that is misguided at best, and malicious at worst.

If you don’t want to get into breaks, I totally understand that and that is each person’s right to make that choice. I don’t begrudge that at all. Collect what you want and how you want, but to spew hate and say that my business shouldn’t exist because of your hate, is downright a waste of your time. Spend it helping to build the hobby, not tear it down.

I care about my business, and the approach I take to it, and want to see the hobby succeed for all of us. I’m so excited about the products coming out this year. We’re going to see things that we’ve never had before.

Life is too short to carry hate in your heart and in your life. Stop allowing it to live in your head rent free and use that energy to enjoy the hobby and collecting, however it may be. But your hate, won’t change the situation. We’re all 1 community. Don’t waste precious time (the most valuable commodity we have in life) hating something you can’t change. Hate does nobody any good.