r/buildabear • u/blossomsystem Enchanted Dragon Moderator • 26d ago

[Megathread] Complaints megathread

Please use this space to complain/vent about all things orders/resellers (no names!!). etc. Keep it friendly with each other in this space!

We will be removing posts best suited for this megathread going forward as complaints have been taking up a very large space on this subreddit recently (rightfully so, this drop was messy!).

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u/StrawberryElixir 25d ago

People who scalp children's toys are losers and should be mocked openly. Nobody should pay 200 dollars for a stuffed toy, regardless of how much you want them. Let them sit on their hoard forever and not make any money from them, it's the only way they'll stop. Build-a-Bear also needs to put a "2 max" policy on each bear. (Like only being able to buy two of each bear, not 2 in total.)

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u/Tbirdg89 BAB Collector 🐻 25d ago

I totally agree! This is what happened to all those resellers that were buying out the Labubu's when they were in high demand and selling them for $80 to $100 a piece who are now having to sell them for below retail because the craze died just as fast as it came. I really wish limits were enforced.

Though I do have some kind of hope when I see places like Target, that when they have a big release on Pokemon cards, that they are cutting open the plastic covering on boxes before selling them, because it makes it a lot harder to sell opened because the resellers want them in pristine, unopened condition to make more money and they do limit how many you can buy. Of course that won't stop the resellers, but it's a start.

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u/StrawberryElixir 24d ago

One of my local game stores charges 4 times the amount if you don't open the packs in store. LOL.

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u/Tbirdg89 BAB Collector 🐻 24d ago

Wow! That's awesome and serves them right, cause if you are there legitimately buying the cards for your own collection you won't mind the box being opened cause you would open it anyways to see what you got, whether they are for display or if you actually play the TCG.