News Disney World is Now Limiting Purchases for New Items

larryz

larryz

I'm Just A Tourist!
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One limited edition item for each AP in the family. That should be the limit.

Make them show their AP cards, and nick the edge for each limited edition item purchase.

Suspend the AP for 30 days the first time they try to buy more than they're entitled to.

Revoke the AP and permanently ban them the next time they try it.
 
VJ

VJ

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larryz said:
One limited edition item for each AP in the family. That should be the limit.

Make them show their AP cards, and nick the edge for each limited edition item purchase.

Suspend the AP for 30 days the first time they try to buy more than they're entitled to.

Revoke the AP and permanently ban them the next time they try it.
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then scalpers magically have 15 family members show up with them
 
Kirby86

Kirby86

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TrainChasers said:
Why not just buy more items and sell as many as people want to buy?
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Production and opportunity costs. They don't want to risk sitting on surplus stock. Considering how people bought all the Splash Mountain merchandise the day the park opened this is an unlikely scenario they are worried about.
 
ppete1975

ppete1975

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skypilot2922

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Gillyanne said:
If they ever tried to use payment method to track limits, I could see using gift cards as a work around to this; especially with Disney gift cards being available at so many different retailers. One could just load up on GCs (and even at a discount if from target, or warehouse store) and go through all those and pitch them when they use up the value. They'd have a different payment number each time.
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There is also this untraceable payment method which uses bits of colored paper and different sized pieces of metal I think its called cash or something like that
 
matt9112

matt9112

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Ripken10 said:
There is only so much you can do, but it certainly makes it harder, and if it even deters a few people that's a win. It won't eliminate it, but should have an impact. I know a few people that like to collect items, and they have remarked how much more difficult it has gotten due to these people that resell online...at least it is if you refuse to pay the upcharge by those that do this. The number of people that do this seems to have exponentially increased in recent times.
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JoeCamel said:
I've posted before that dis should open offsite bulk sales windows for the resellers. They are only getting the AP discount right? By the time you do packing and shipping they have to sell it for more than Disney can so let them have at it. Resellers stay in the game just not in the parks and dis still makes their obscene markup. More merch for everyone.

OH, @Wrangler-Rick they absolutely should be selling it online for full price, the days of park exclusive merch are waning fast.
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That would remove the scarcity the reason resellers can ask xyz is because its finite because you cant just go to disney to buy it if its sold out or you may not be able to visit.
 
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GimpYancIent

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Disney has done it once and should continue to do it. Some specific Light Saber Hilts normally only found at Doc Ondors were sold through Shop Disney in the Disney Parks section. The were only sold for a limited time thus retaining their exclusivity, but, by allowing fans to purchase them through Shop Disney more folks were able to get them without going to a Disney property and Disney was able to sell more of them. Hey! the same price as at Doc Ondors not the inflated price on the secondary market.
 
Jon81uk

Jon81uk

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JoeCamel said:
they absolutely should be selling it online for full price, the days of park exclusive merch are waning fast.
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I think some things should be park exclusive. Having an "I went to the Magic Kingdom at Halloween and bought a stupid hat" hat should be something only for those who did actually go to the park.
 
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GimpYancIent

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Jon81uk said:
I think some things should be park exclusive. Having an "I went to the Magic Kingdom at Halloween and bought a stupid hat" hat should be something only for those who did actually go to the park.
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I agree there are items that have priceless value to the individual that actually went to the park / venue and obtained said item that can only be found at that park / venue. The value is not necessarily the item but that the person went there, experienced the place and obtained this special exclusive remembrance. If an item w a limited time of availability becomes available through Shop Disney Parks that I truly want but can not make it to the parks I will probably buy it and still go to the parks later. That said, I will never buy anything through the secondary market specially not at a 30+% mark up just to have it. There would be no satisfaction nor would I have any memories connected with it.
 
Wrangler-Rick

Wrangler-Rick

Just Horsing Around…
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phillip9698 said:
Then you would have bots buying everything within seconds.
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Yes, but if Disney limits the availability by only allowing a limited number to be sold per day and continues to order and restock the item, you would have a better chance of buying it from Disney.

For Disney the upside is that they continue to sell the product to both resellers and normal buyers - thereby increasing their profits. Eventually the resellers will be left with shelves that are stocked with products that buyers can and will buy for less direct from Disney and reseller market will dry up as their profits dwindle…
 

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