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It boils down to respect. I don't think this person has or ever had respect for me or my hobby. I don't do this to resell. I do this because collecting is part of who I am. I am not a reseller. I am a collector. If I'm selling something it's because I HAVE TO. Period.

I hadn't said a word to the person since cutting ties. no attempts from either side to. communicate and the first the person says to me on social media is a statement to make an offer for my items. I didn't respond directly and I won't. The person will forget about it and move on so I should too...

I post part of my haul and the one response I get outside of IG is from the same person who wanted to buy that item last year that I wanted simply because of their ability to sell it after. I was disgusted cuz this a person I cut ties with outside of simply following eachother on one platform...

Vultures and scavengers snatched up the most high value stuff within the first hour of the sale but I walked awag with some stuff I thought was cool to me.

Didn't think much of it aside from the being stuff to add to my collection til I got a response after I posted part of my haul...

I bought it and not a thought has entered my head to sell it since and never will.

But why do I mention a thing that happened a year ago now? Because I went to an estate sale this Friday. Only second I ever been to and walked away with what I thought was modest but had sentimental value.

Found an item at a convention that hit every checkmark for what I would want to find there to add to my collection and to my horror, I had learned one of the dudes with us wanted it just to sell. I knew then and there I'd need to protect my hobby as I was surrounded by opportunists.

Last year I was part of a collective and long story short it didn't work out as I kept being used and not appreciated and it was something that was a long time coming. But one moment in particular was one of the nails in the coffin last year...