Dark Horse wrote:
Tut tut tut. How do you think I became friends with that person in the first place? I would consider a business partner that I have dealt with for over two years and have spent long hours on MSN chatting with as a friend. I think that ccounts as "dealing with them one on one". I have prices and invoices directly from 3 different factories on several different types of figures (ML / SW and 25th). I know exactly what I am talking about.
No, you still don't. Make up your mind if this person is a friend or business partner, or a late night chat buddy. Talking to someone does not count as "dealing one on one".
So, you were going to get an exclusive figure made huh? BULL. Unless you already have a solid account in good standing, with the purchasing track record to warrant a limited run, it is not going to happen to "some guy" from the web. Take Savage, he runs the Joe Con and Fan Club, he obviously works hand in hand with Hasbro, and thus - can get items made or at least can inquire into the costs and such associated with it.
NO site online run by a stand alone person works hand in hand with Hasbro with as much detail as he does - if so, then why doesn't yojoe.com have an exclusive figure or set once a year? JoeCanuck.com works with Hasbro - so much to the point that they are one of the VERY few sites that are now permitted to use the Joe Logos and Icons with permission from Hasbro Legal - even this site does not have that permission. (Sorry Beav).
So, if you're honestly trying to sit there and tell us all that YOU have these contacts because YOU looked into getting an exclusive figure made - then you are a lair. Why have we never heard about this before? You're never one to keep your yap shut on anything - in fact, you seem like you like to babble on about anything at any time. So it's really hard to swallow what you're saying since we've never heard of it before.
As for your "invoices", they obviously are not yours - so where you got them is irrelevant to me. Give me a couple of days and I'll have one for a toy line as well.
Dark Horse wrote:
I think you've been misled, as have a lot of others. I'm not just flapping my gums for no reason.
No, you're doing it because you like the attention and you want to get a rise of out people from a response. Thank god I'm being calm and polite.
Dark Horse wrote:
Other LTD Ed figures are usualy re-released with a different card/ box/ boxset/ playset somewhere along the line. We've all felt the bite of thinking we have something rare or exclusive just to find the exact same figure six months later with a new hat. 
Really? Ticket Promo Hogan, GIJCC Cobra Commander - those figures have been put out again in different colours? News to me. I could of added more, but I'm not in the mood to google anything right now.
Dark Horse wrote:
I know every aspect of production/ ordering and costs. EVERY ASPECT. Please don't try and punk me out. I think the likelier case is that you wanted to get your figure made, went to the first available source and accepted the first quote as the benchmark.
Yeah, that's it. 'Cause I'm an idiot and I'm "new" to the business and hobby. Nevermind that I've been doing this for nearly 18 years, have had my store nominated the BEST in my city for years in a row (coming in 2nd to TRU), and run a successfuly Convention for G.I. Joe in Canada. But yeah, you're right. I'm just some idiot that takes the first price given to me and don't research anything... That's why it took me over a month to find a new insurance company right? Or why I took so long searching for a Hi-Def DVD player? I don't doubt you know EVERY aspect - you do not know cost and quantities and procedures. You can't - unless you go through it. For the record, I went directly to HASBRO - since it's their copyright. Go ahead, say I'm still wrong.
Dark Horse wrote:
It is very difficult to make sure you get a good deal with any overseas factory. Pretty much the only way to do it is to go to the main ones in person. Though as I have said, my friend (Linda at Boying toys if you want to google her/ them to validate all I've said) works with several factories and can get really good deals. It's never a set in stone cost either, you can barter.
OMG!!! ARE YOU SERIOUS!!?!?! I NEVER KNEW THAT!
Don't talk down to me like you're some high and mighty toy god. You're not, and neither am I, nor do I try to portray that I am. Again, if you had ALL this info before - because you were looking into getting something done, then why have we not heard about it before? And like I'm going to check with "Linda" at some place I've never head of (FYI : for the record, I googled it (and I didn't want to google anything right now) - Google asked me if I meant "Buying Toys" - Linda and Boying Toys together brought up Linda Hogans Boy-Toy). I'm not going to "check" with anyone anyway - because, as I stated earlier - someone has fed you the wrong info, she would no doubt feed me the wrong info as well. Oh, for the record - alot of prices ARE set in stone.
Dark Horse wrote:
So in future, please be less quick to judge another man as ignorant, especially when your own evidence is one dimensional and unsubstantiated. 
Are you really this full of yourself? MY info is unsubstantiated? My evidence is one dimensional?? At least I've dealt DIRECTLY with places - instead of just some person online. Go through the process - from start to finish. Submit the idea, get the reply back saying what has to be changed, go through pricing, get the new pricing with the changes due to some forseen problems, alter your original plans, go through legal, go through more legal, have legal shut you down for one part, go through more legal, go through packaging and costs, go through more talk about deadlines and production, go through more pricing, go through it ALL - right up to the end, and I will take agree that you have indeed "gone through it one on one". As of this moment, you have not. Oh, and I never said you were IGNORANT (quote me), I did say you were MISLED. BIG difference.
In YOUR future, I strongly suggest you add me to your Foe list. Because as of THIS post, I will never.... EVER see your username - again. You are foed.
DON'T reply to this, if you do, then you will be forever proving your egotistical nature and the fact that you can "never" be wrong, also proving that you MUST get the LAST WORD in.... you see, (gotta explain for you incase you're drunk), I - WILL - NOT - SEE - YOUR - REPLY - TO - THIS - MESSAGE. - YOU - ARE - ON - MY - FOE - LIST - AND - THEREFORE - I - CAN - NOT - READ - WHAT - YOU - TYPE.
I imagine I'll enjoy this place alot more that way. Unfortunately, there are other ways for you to contact me..... damn... I'm sure you'll only reply out here however... which I'll never see.... which is a shame really... since I donated money to the site, you'd think I'd want to see ALL of it - even your replies. Meh? Did you donate?... Aren't you rich or something??
Bottom line is this, I HAVE dealt with all of the above, you have not. Agree to that - 'cause it's the truth - whether you believe it or not. (He won't agree people.... I'd bet on it).
