Scumbag Alert - Scificollector / Stamp Centre

As some of you have been aware, MFX have recently unloaded all their remaining sonic screwdrivers in a big white sale. This sale ended last week with Steve Schussmann aka Steve Scott aka Scificollector aka The Stamp Centre buying the remaining 50-60.

This nefarious profiteering chiselling bastard promptly put these things on sale at a whopping £300!

Yes, a whopping £50 more than MFX's RRP!!!!!!!!

How he expects customers to find that sort of money in the middle of recession when a) They were on sale for £175 + VAT + p&p only a couple of weeks ago and b) There are more accurate, better appointed and cheaper alternatives, is anyone's guess. But I digress.

This sort of behaviour is par for the course with a money grabbing cunt like Schussmann. Here's what he had to say about these accusations:

"Just wanted to clear up the story here.

We had traded the MFX replicas Sonics from late November and very popular they were too.

£250 is a lot of money, but what I dont think people realised is that these were made in the UK, not China. This is usually done to ensure very high Quality Control, but this is supposition on my part. It's easier to check progress, consistency and factory standards and work conditions when they're on your doorstep.

MFX had to take a decision recently to decide what to do with the remaining 60 or so Sonics in the run. Licences are usually of set duration and this is a considertion that every manufacturuer can have to make in the course of a products lifetime. Sometimes a Promotion reflects this need.

Some of you will be aware that MFX ran a 'Sale' that started a few weeks ago. We understandably had a number of calls from customers who had purchased from us at the £250 price feeling disappointed that their prize possession was not quite as prized as they had thought.

To cut a long story short we decided to purchase the entire remaining stock.

We have offered all our existing customers the chance to purchase it at £250 via a voucher for £50 that reduces the new price of £300 to £250 for a short window. I am perfectly happy to offer all readers here the same chance for a short period. To take advantage of this please call the shop and refer to this page, and we will honour the offer. It is also in the next DWM at £250 as copy went in some time ago, and WILL go up when the subsequent one is published if any stock remains.

The purpose of intervening in this way is to demonstrate that we took our customers concerns seriously. Instead of a product that appears temporarily devalued by a perfectly understandable short term sale, we have acted to ensure that the correct price is restored and that in a very short period it will actually be going up by 20% in value.

We sell roughly one a day so this should give readers a month to pick one up at the original RRP before the £300 kicks in everywhere and not just to those who find us on the web today. We are perfectly happy to sell out at £250, but we also wanted to be in a position to reward those customers who have 'invested ' in this item to see its value enhanced within a short space of time."

 

Ok, so the jist of this is that he's looking out for those customers who bought the things at £250. Er....ok. I imagine that the extra £50 he's making doesn't factor in at all to the equation. Why not just sell them at the original RRP and let market forces dictate the appreciation of the item? Afterall, they are now sold out, more or less.

 

The truth is, Schussmann is a greedy, conniving little scalper who is deliberately profiteering from the situation. I'm all for making a living. Hell, I like a bit of profit as muchas the next guy but there's a difference between honest profit and full scale profiteering. I am willing to bet that the wholesale price he paid for this last batch of sonics is substantially less than the orginal wholesale price back in November. Even by selling them for the RRP of £250 this fucker is still making more than he ever was per unit and by charging £300, he's taking the piss. The cunt is no better than a ticket tout.

 

I urge those that are considering buying one to refrain from doing so. You don't even have to buy one of mine. If you are intent on having an MFX, wait, wait and wait some more. Eventually Schussmann will have to discount these things. Don't fall for the trap of him offering you one for the RRP of £250. It's a con and he's not exactly doing you a favour for selling the thing to you at its original price. If MFX couldn't shift them all at £250, what hope does a bent Jewish stamp dealer have? He'll only inherit the same problem as MFX and eventually will end up having to discount them drastically just to be shot of them.

 

Make that happen. Decide with your wallet and send out a message that this kind of dodgy business practice is not acceptable.