I agree with Martin.
Besides, it`s absolutely satisfying to have such a smurf in your collection, because the pleasure remains longer then the pleasure from an expensive holiday, camera or what ever...
And it`s a good investment too!
Margriet
What does cool have to do with anything? I never implied anything like that and I don't want people to think I did. What I said was a personal decision about my choices, it had nothing to do with what other people did or how cool they are. I have no idea why that was even brought up.A few collectors have these smurfs and have spent a lot of money on them (myself included). I do not have "more money than I know what to do with" (paraphrased), far from it. Does that mean I'm not cool?
Marto, I don't think you could possibly understand what I was thinking when I wrote the so-called offensive post, otherwise we just wouldn't be wasting our time with this nonsense. Again there is a mention of sad & geeky.....having to explain all of this is kind of geeky. I can cop criticism when it's warranted.....but I think Marto, you have made a mountain out of thin air with your complaint on this one.I understand your generic sentiments but there is no need to qualify them the way you did. Think about the people who do own these smurfs and put yourself in their position. Are they sad/geeky for doing what they did? When you infer certain things then expect criticism back.
I was never critical of the prices.....I just said I personally choose not to spend that much like so many other people have stated. If you think I was being critical then you have to show everyone where you got this idea from. It is certainly implied that it had something to do with what I said.....but I just don't see it. I think it's cool that a piece of PVC can go that high......I just wouldn't spend that much myself on something that wouldn't give me any satisfaction back. I was just speaking from a personal opinion and was never referring to anyone else. I think you need to explain why you thought I was.....as you once said Marto,....if you infer these things then you should expect some criticism.in any case why are people being so critical of these prices? Shouldn't you be celebrating the fact that they are attracting expensive prices? Surely it reflects a burgeoning market which is great for everyone involved in the hobby. These prices are the kind of thing that gets noticed in the press and attracts more collectors etc...
I wouldn't say that as I have a lot of English friends.....but then again I have to ask......why did you knock me? I personally couldn't care less if you do, but I just didn't want other people on here to think I was implying something that came out of your imagination.I thought it was just the English who habitually knock people and are constantly negative, it's easy to be this way- being positive takes effort.
Yeah you're right about that point...I am a good lad....at least I was the last time I looked. However, I don't need to be told how I should post by someone that never welcomes a new member, wishes people Happy Birthday or joins in the spirit of the community. I get the impression that making people feel welcome here is all just a waste of your time and not worthy of someone who acts like he knows better than everyone else.I still think your a good lad but you should be more careful when you're posting ( I think). You could have said "I agree with you Dominique" and left it that.
This is a forum that allows free speech. There is an element here that is brewing for nastiness and I don't think anyone appreciates it. Nobody wants to be told that they can not express their own opinions, and especially when it does not refer to anyone else but themselves. I really think you have no right trying to lay down a law like this to people who are not even sure what your commitment to this forum has been.And actually anyone else who's having a pop at people who choose to pay these prices- don't bring any of your own personal criticisms into it or expect to be criticised back
It just sounds like you were singling out what I have to say for criticsm, rather than bothering to pay attention to what anyone else here has to post. You really didn't need to defend anything. It just appears like you have a personal problem with me. I suggest we take this privately and let the others smurf on. I doubt that many others would of felt the need you did...infact I doubt anyone else besides the few with personal issues with me would of even noticed anything wrong with what I said at all.To Staci: I know you are very close to Andrew. I didn't read anyone else's criticisms last night but have done now. It doesn't matter who you are to me, I felt I had to defend some of these issues.
This is one of the things that attracted me so much to this forum and which makes this forum so much superior to other smurf forum in my opinion. We have many experts on different levels (if there is something like a smurf expert out there) and each one of them or even us, people of little smurf knowledge, bring so many different aspects to the discussions, it's just a joy in itself to have them. It allows for many discussions and we all learn by them. Everything I have learned about smurfs I have learned from fellow collectors on this forum that shared their knowledge and opinions openly and freely and were always open for another opinion. Sometimes minds were changed and sometimes we all agree to disagree and to move on but we all learned more about that particular smurf.On blue cavern we used to have many good discussions on smurfs where different opinions were raised. Whether people were right or wrong, it didn't matter as much as the fact that people were learning more about smurfs than they would of if people kept quiet.
Yes, me, too. This is another thing I love about this forum. I came onboard two years ago and one of the first things I did was to read up on old threads, and I can't say how much I learned by that. These old threads also showed me that the collectors, that I had to come to know as experts started out as novices to smurfdom themselves and learned about smurfs by asking questions, being open to a discussion, and investigating each smurf themselves, learning by it and openly sharing their new found knowledge. As a newbie (two years ago) this gave me great hope that one day I may know more, too and be able to help others to gain a few experiences.Just because someone owns a rare smurf, it does not automatically qualify them as a smurf expert......that's like saying just because you can buy an expensive guitar it must mean you are a great guitarist. It doesn't work that way and I laugh when I hear people say things like that.
Yes, again, I agree 100%. I have learned the hard way not to trust sellers, even the best of them, but rather to ask friends, that I trust, about a smurf before I buy it. I am not saying that every seller is a crook, but at the end of the day, every seller wants to make money and may have not investigated as thoroughly as possible if the smurf in question is really genuine or not. I also don't have hard feelings in regards to most sellers, it's just that before I spend a certain amount of money, I need to make sure the smurf I buy is worth the money, and I trust friends, that are not selling the smurf more in this regard than sellers who want to sell me this smurf.I also don't want people to stop buying rare and expensive smurfs, I just wanted people to understand that there are fakes out there and the smart thing to do is to be aware. It's just common sense really if you plan to invest in anything worth a lot of money. Just because someone says they are authentic.....doesn't mean they really know the truth or that they have yoru best interests at heart. The amount of times I have been told things are authentic by a seller, when I know beyond a shadow of doubt that they are fake is quite numerous.
Yes, again...100% agreed...Let's grab some lunchAnyway I am probably boring everybody to death if they have managed to read down this far, so I should stop and go & eat some lunch.
Dyar
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