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A thread of how the ITZY PH Marketplace/s, and buying ITZY merch in the Philippines in general, have become filthy with overpriced merchandise and filled with non-decent reseller dimwits 
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Okay before I start I just want to say what triggered me to create this thread is bc I was just victimized by their tricks with getting this Ryu signed album, which this group already has in their possession. They secured it with the goal of possibly reselling again. Let& #39;s begin~
There is a certain group of people in the marketplace/s for ITZY merchandise that buys cheap merchandise and resells them at a higher price later on. How do they do this? SPEED. They take advantage of recent listings to buy it before a REAL FAN gets to.
For ex. a seller sells an ICY POB Polaroid of Ryujin for 900. A member from this reselling group (or let& #39;s call them The Ganap Squad) buys it IMMEDIATELY, or tells their leader of its availability, and then sells its for 1.5K in a couple of days, or even just after hours.
In order to improve their chances on buying first when there are new listings, the head of this group even has a team of people tagging him, or reserving items for him, so that they can get dibs on good deals.
How is this unfair? From a fan perspective, it& #39;s absolutely annoying how we could& #39;ve gotten something cheaper rather than buying from this group with bloated prices just because they said "mine" first. TRUST that pre-showcase tour, the marketplace was completely CLEAN.
Here& #39;s a compilation of receipts. For this one, just earlier, this group bought a signed YUNA album. And going through their old listings, theyve had one for sale already. It& #39;s a business for them.
screenshot #1 is the listing last night, screenshot #2 shows their leader "G", selling the same item a few days ago as part of a set with possible markup. One thing& #39;s for sure, they& #39;re hoarding to resell.
+ This "minion" of G, "N", reserved a signed album listed just last night. It was listed for 2,500 only. A friend told me this person already had this signed album for sale before for 4,000. They literally just enjoy buying things over and over to resell them at a higher price.
Context on the screenshots above, both "N" and I reserved at the same time, according to the seller. But the seller said it& #39;s a friend who& #39;ll be paying for "N", and it ended up both signed albums going to the Ganap Squad.
The issue is that they already have Yuna + Ryujin& #39;s signed albums for sale before? Why are they battling to buy these again? for collection purposes? When I, as a REAL fan, would really LOVE to buy the signed album DIRECTLY from the original seller because I& #39;ve never had it.
This minion "N", has admitted they are in cahoots b4. And I have witnessed how N has tagged G in good deals for months now. Now, they& #39;re working together. N has reserved this item last night, and as per the seller, someone else has paid this morning, with N& #39;s reservation. How tf?
Talk about team work in buying cheap merch and reselling them later on. We will be watching your every move. Here are some last few receipts. Second screenshot is "N" "preaching" about prices. Real clown traits.
I created this thread not to tell them to STOP, because they can literally do whatever they want to do with their money. or their "business". But as real MIDZYs, please be mindful of who you& #39;re buying from. And to future sellers, take note of their doings. Do not patronize.
For The Ganap Squad, trust that a lot is watching your every move. We& #39;re laughing everytime we see your transactions and having them for sale in a couple of days at higher prices. We hope karma do its jobs for your "squad". https://abs.twimg.com/emoji/v2/... draggable="false" alt="🤡" title="Clownsgesicht" aria-label="Emoji: Clownsgesicht">
