Post #52491 by paranoid123 on Wed, Sep 24, 2003 6:01 PM

On 2003-09-24 16:18, Humuhumu wrote:

Back to the issue of folks snapping this stuff up only to turn around and sell it on eBay: they're entitled. They put in the effort to get there early and wait in line. There really isn't anything truly wrong with it. However, I was close enough to the front of the line that I could have bought two of everything and turned a tidy profit, but doing that at the expense of the guy behind me who actually wants to buy them to have because he likes them and was willing to stand in line for hours & hours because he got to Disneyland 30 minutes later than me... jeez, that's just kinda gross to me.

I have to agree with Humuhumu. There is nothing wrong with making a profit, what these "shaggers" are doing isn't immoral (or is it amoral?). Selling stuff is a capitalistic right.

But what they are doing strikes at me personally. Those of you who know me, know how much I love Shag's work, ever since I saw one of his illustration in a book. I've gone though great lengths to aquire some his stuff, and every thing I've ever gotten, I still have. Knowing it's not easy to come by, it just irk me so that what I wanted so badly ended up in the hands of someone who could care less if it was a Shag mug, painting, beanie baby, or a share of webvan.com, as long as the yields are good.

While these shaggers are partially responsible for raising the commodity value of Shag's stuff, I think they are also responsible for cheapening their value as artwork, as you can see in the disgust in some of the posts.