Z-Knight
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 3, 2015
i agree...i will be sending that screenshot to runDisney and ask them to please do pre-orders and/or post-orders. Yeah they made their money during expo but they also left thousands on the table because so many people didn't get to buy and hence these resellers are cashing in huge. hell, i will send pics of the figment pin prices on ebay currently at $250 on multiple listings - that is crazy. At least those are set prices and not bids, but this jacket i screenshotted is based on bids - thats insane, a 900% markup and 2 days still left in th auction.I really don’t want to be cynical but I had a long conversation with a cast member at DHS on Saturday - she was chatting with me because I was wearing last year’s marathon jacket. She worked checkout the morning the expo opened. She said it was insane - almost everyone at the start was checking out with 2 of every size of the Dopey jackets. She said that they were supposed to ask who they were for and of course, everyone had a story of friends or family. They were very strict about enforcing the max of 2 of each item but they know they are reselling . Some transactions were well over $1000 and her average transaction value for her shift was $750. $750 on average! With this type of demand I just don’t see Disney cracking down more than they are doing now (I know - I said I didn’t want to be cynical).
If runners could get the Merch they wanted, I wouldn’t care about resellers. I really think the only solution is to allow runners to pre-order the merch for any race they are registered for and there should be pictures. I know Disney wants to build suspense but all that does is hurt the people (runners) who are spending money on races, resorts, park tickets AND merch. Allow pre-orders and I think everyone would be happy. (And no bundles unless it’s optional and discounted!)
sigh - i hope they listen, but i fear they are so lazy that they won't. hell look at the coast-2-coast medal - pure laziness.