• flora_explora@beehaw.org
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    20 hours ago

    Nice article! As an outsider I still don’t get why people wouldn’t sell/buy unpainted minis for cheap (e.g. on etsy)

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      20 hours ago

      I guess the same reason they don’t buy reprinted magic cards for cheap.

      Do I know the reason? No. But I guess it is the same.

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        16 hours ago

        True, I had to think of magic cards, too. I would definitely print my own cards if I’d play nowadays…

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        18 hours ago

        Same reason people prefer the original thing over cheap copies, even the perfect replicas. This is valid for pretty much everything: art, clothing, videogame cartridges, plastic toys, boardgames.

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          16 hours ago

          I’ve never understood why people buy clothing from expensive brands (except for when there is a real expectation of quality/durability)

          Like, I understand it if the choice were only between original and poor-quality rip-off. But usually you can just go with something else that isn’t by an expensive brand and isn’t a rip-off…