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I recently learned that many collectables are sold this way! Labubus just happened to get a wide appeal and had a moment in the US for some reason..

by firecall 11mo ago

tourmalinetaco 11mo ago
They are and I hate it. It‘s bad enough with trading cards, but now every single collectible is employing gacha mechanics and it’s frustrating.
- throwaway48476 11mo ago
  "Everything is gambling now"
  - georgefrowny 11mo ago
    Protip: If you call it an investment, it becomes not only respectable but it is in fact the responsible thing to do for your customer's financial security.
- eru 11mo ago
  For eg Magic cards, a secondary market formed very quickly where you could buy exactly what you wanted.
- parl_match 11mo ago
  I don't get it. It's a "collectable". Your "hobby" is "collecting". You put your "collection" on a shelf and look at it. That's not a hobby to me. It's just consuming for consumption's sake.
  - PunchyHamster 11mo ago
    Well, they took that formula and made it worse because now you can't just buy it, you have to roll a dice or get a second hand. Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at.
    - megablast 11mo ago
      Perfect then, don't buy it. > Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at. I completely disagree.
    - parl_match 11mo ago
      > Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at. Sure. That's a collection of things you like but it's not "collecting". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onp1zbjSjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onp1zbjSjU
nsonha 11mo ago
are they regulated under gambling laws? Sounds like fraud to me.
pjc50 11mo ago
"Gatcha", from Japanese "gatchapon"; there's little dispenser machines which sell plastic eggs containing a random collectible from a set. There are thousands of different product lines. Basically game lootboxes, but IRL. People like gambling, it seems.

I recently learned that many collectables are sold this way! Labubus just happened to get a wide appeal and had a moment in the US for some reason..

tourmalinetaco 11mo ago

They are and I hate it. It‘s bad enough with trading cards, but now every single collectible is employing gacha mechanics and it’s frustrating.

throwaway48476 11mo ago
"Everything is gambling now"
- georgefrowny 11mo ago
  Protip: If you call it an investment, it becomes not only respectable but it is in fact the responsible thing to do for your customer's financial security.
eru 11mo ago
For eg Magic cards, a secondary market formed very quickly where you could buy exactly what you wanted.
parl_match 11mo ago
I don't get it. It's a "collectable". Your "hobby" is "collecting". You put your "collection" on a shelf and look at it. That's not a hobby to me. It's just consuming for consumption's sake.
- PunchyHamster 11mo ago
  Well, they took that formula and made it worse because now you can't just buy it, you have to roll a dice or get a second hand. Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at.
  - megablast 11mo ago
    Perfect then, don't buy it. > Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at. I completely disagree.
  - parl_match 11mo ago
    > Also nothing wrong with just having a shelf with things you like to look at. Sure. That's a collection of things you like but it's not "collecting". https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onp1zbjSjU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4onp1zbjSjU

nsonha 11mo ago

are they regulated under gambling laws? Sounds like fraud to me.

pjc50 11mo ago

"Gatcha", from Japanese "gatchapon"; there's little dispenser machines which sell plastic eggs containing a random collectible from a set. There are thousands of different product lines. Basically game lootboxes, but IRL. People like gambling, it seems.