JoeCon 2012 Registration NO Go!

[Trigue]

Just got this e-mail

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Hello all!

Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today, or until at least Monday, so don't worry about checking this weekend.

I apologize for the delay. We have to ensure that this works correctly. I assure you, I am more upset than you are. Hopefully online Monday, there are still a couple of minor issues that must be corrected.

I will tell you that the system has a new feature. It now has a customer account screen where you can see your invoice, the invoice status and all of the emails that are sent to you from the registration system. This will include show updates, along with your package pick-up information. So, if everyone else is getting an email and you are not, you can just log in and retrieve the information.

We will get this done and I know we are coming to the edge in terms of airfare discounts. Just as a side note, we don't book staff airfare until about 4 weeks out as this is generally the cheapest you can get it.

Thanks for your patience.

See you in NOLA!

Brian
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[rdodger]

I got it too. Wow. I really thought if was going to happen today. Sigh ...

[07GT500 COBRA]

Bummer.

[Starfighter]

Just got this e-mail

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Hello all!

Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today, or until at least Monday, so don't worry about checking this weekend.

I apologize for the delay. We have to ensure that this works correctly. I assure you, I am more upset than you are. Hopefully online Monday, there are still a couple of minor issues that must be corrected.

I will tell you that the system has a new feature. It now has a customer account screen where you can see your invoice, the invoice status and all of the emails that are sent to you from the registration system. This will include show updates, along with your package pick-up information. So, if everyone else is getting an email and you are not, you can just log in and retrieve the information.

We will get this done and I know we are coming to the edge in terms of airfare discounts. Just as a side note, we don't book staff airfare until about 4 weeks out as this is generally the cheapest you can get it.

Thanks for your patience.

See you in NOLA!

Brian
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No, you are not more upset than we are, Club. Why did you just not tell us earlier in the day? Then we would not feel less important to your business. We want to pay you, just be reasonable in letting us know, then there would also not be so much angst against the whole situation. The Club dodged every question and gave vague answers if they answered at all on other websites and it could have been a perfect time to let us know then. So now, instead of working over time, it feels as if the Club are taking the weekend off and staring up where they left off. Thus, wasting more time and angering more people.

There is our membership dollars and other price increases hard at work. What a frustration. Everyone, thought it would be up this week. There is only 41 days left until con starts. By Monday, we will be be only 38 days. A lot of people are not booking flights nor hotels until they register. Thankfully, I have my hotel and flight booked.

[The Commander]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

[skinny]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

true dat, and they did not wait until business close to tell us today, that is a plus, I can feel free to go out now and not have to "worry" I miss registration.

[rdodger]

true dat, and they did not wait until business close to tell us today, that is a plus, I can feel free to go out now and not have to "worry" I miss registration.

Excellent points. Agree 100%. Just disappointed, that's all. The plus side is that it's looking to be a near perfect weekend weather-wise, so I'm going to take advantage of it.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

Very true, at least.

[Starfighter]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

true dat, and they did not wait until business close to tell us today, that is a plus, I can feel free to go out now and not have to "worry" I miss registration.

Excellent points. Agree 100%. Just disappointed, that's all. The plus side is that it's looking to be a near perfect weekend weather-wise, so I'm going to take advantage of it.

Very true, at least.


True on all accounts. I emailed them with the same response I gave in post #2006. I hope that as a member, they will e-mail me back as a courtesy. I do not mean them harm or ill-will as most of us like what the club gives us. Just something to think about as many are waiting every day of the week anticipating to register. It is exhausting. I guess we will start over on Monday.

[Dragasses]

True on all accounts. I emailed them with the same response I gave in post #2006. I hope that as a member, they will e-mail me back as a courtesy. I do not mean them harm or ill-will as most of us like what the club gives us. Just something to think about as many are waiting every day of the week anticipating to register. It is exhausting. I guess we will start over on Monday.
they never have for me.

...but, whatevs. they all just toys, right?

but dang, I like toys.

[wormser]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

at least they are communicating??? thats your way of justifying them?? EVERY email i get from them is sorry but this is gonna be late, or that is gonna be late, the fliers are gonna be late, fss is gonna be late, registration is gonna be late, and the best was a couple weeks ago i get a letter dated april 4th i believe saying they might have been hacked and my card was at risk. WORLDS MOST POORLY RUN ORGANIZATION EVER! how people renew with them is beyond me. but they keep getting away with it cause of stupidity like this comment. "gotta have my 42 dollar exclusive footloose figure!!!" if you are happy with the communicating out of them, how do you feel about them not saying anything when they knew they got hacked but still let people sign up and get their card taken? ridiculous. they should get NO support from anyone and if you support them, you are just a dumb ass

[Dragasses]

at least they are communicating??? thats your way of justifying them?? EVERY email i get from them is sorry but this is gonna be late, or that is gonna be late, the fliers are gonna be late, fss is gonna be late, registration is gonna be late, and the best was a couple weeks ago i get a letter dated april 4th i believe saying they might have been hacked and my card was at risk. WORLDS MOST POORLY RUN ORGANIZATION EVER! how people renew with them is beyond me. but they keep getting away with it cause of stupidity like this comment. "gotta have my 42 dollar exclusive footloose figure!!!" if you are happy with the communicating out of them, how do you feel about them not saying anything when they knew they got hacked but still let people sign up and get their card taken? ridiculous. they should get NO support from anyone and if you support them, you are just a dumb ass
I'm a member and look here mister....










I'm not so sure you're not right. dang, face...



...but dumb assery trudges on. speaking of which, anybody remember what they charge at the con for the exclusives, i.e. figure two-packs, three-packs, vehicles?

also, I love you hisstank. be well.

[Deftones1982]

I didn't got that mail, nice.

[Deathsynger]

Seriously thinking they need to do some major butt-kissing on this. I'm getting tired of seeing that damn, "See you in NOLA!"

[Mongoose]

I'm sorry, but this is frickin ridiculous.

First of all, they basically are waiting for end of business day to tell most of us. I still haven't gotten today's email. Yesterday, it was almost 5 mountain time when they sent it to me.

Secondly, if you have any sort of a competent I.T. dept, you do not wait until the week you want people to register to migrate/fix server. They should have had a test registration running in-house at least 2 weeks ago to work these issues out in advance. I don't believe that they had ANY hopes within the club that the system would be ready by Wednesday this week, so on Monday, they should have said as much instead of string everyone alone day after day.

This is absolutely NOT how you communicate with paying club members. Be honest, and be clear.

In my opinion, there is no excuse. Think of it this way: There are people who have spent their whole days refreshing the registration page in order to secure a Golden Ticket. Golden Tickets are $300 each. 100 available total. It doesn't cost the club anything to triple purchase limits for these 100 folks, so the club's profit on these is close to $30,000. We're WAITING to GIVE them money, so the least they can do is have the courtesy to be clear and open, especially since we've all ALREADY paid to be part of the club.

For years I have complained about the lack of communication on the part of the club, and it NEVER gets any better. When I have brought it to the club's attention on the forums (in a very civilized manner) my posts were deleted. A club that isn't clear with its members and doesn't want their feedback isn't a club, it's a business.

[Turtle Master]

I know they mean well, but the whole 'we book our tickets 4 weeks out' is like whe they pointed out that staff also got hacked. Unprofessional excuse-making.

I'm a member and I'll be doing the FSS, but at this point I think everyone has to agree that the club staff are bad at their jobs.

[Letal]

at least they are communicating??? thats your way of justifying them?? EVERY email i get from them is sorry but this is gonna be late, or that is gonna be late, the fliers are gonna be late, fss is gonna be late, registration is gonna be late, and the best was a couple weeks ago i get a letter dated april 4th i believe saying they might have been hacked and my card was at risk. WORLDS MOST POORLY RUN ORGANIZATION EVER! how people renew with them is beyond me. but they keep getting away with it cause of stupidity like this comment. "gotta have my 42 dollar exclusive footloose figure!!!" if you are happy with the communicating out of them, how do you feel about them not saying anything when they knew they got hacked but still let people sign up and get their card taken? ridiculous. they should get NO support from anyone and if you support them, you are just a dumb ass

I guess communicating is the least they should be able and willing to do... and they still do it poorly.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Could be worse. Could be Hasbrotoyshop. We'd be F5-ing all weekend.

[RolandofGilead]

And then their server would crash and dump everything you had in your cart. Then you'd go back to start all over only to find out whatever you wanted sold out.


Good times.

[esg2145]

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj23/esg94045/avatars/MonkeySplash2.jpg

[manic mailman]

does the con sell out? or do any of the specific packages sell out?

[drunknmunky]

UP for grabs
Robert Atkins cover retailer incentive vriant original art
Snake Eyes #12 Cover by ROBERT ATKINS, in Jason *Phillips's GI JOE COMIC ART Comic Art Gallery Room (http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Piece=875923&GSub=128599)

Not sure of the relevance of this or why you've posted it in a bunch of random threads but whatever.

This thread really isn't news. We knew this would happen. The Club has been failing since the Dial Tone fiasco last year. Remember they sold more subs then they had Dial Tones so they gave out random 5 dollar membership figures from years past to make up for it? Yeah they've been going downhill ever since.

[Midnightinferno]

I just spent the money I had set away on new Monster High dolls and a handfull of Cigars. Much happier about where that money went.

[Mongoose]

Not sure of the relevance of this or why you've posted it in a bunch of random threads but whatever.

This thread really isn't news. We knew this would happen. The Club has been failing since the Dial Tone fiasco last year. Remember they sold more subs then they had Dial Tones so they gave out random 5 dollar membership figures from years past to make up for it? Yeah they've been going downhill ever since.

Communication has been a problem with the club long before the Dial-Tone Incident. That didn't help their reputation, but it is far from their first huge mistake.

Unfortunately, it seldom seems they learn from their mistakes.

[Davestro]

Hey, they posted a pic of the whole set! Can't wait!


International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - GIJoeCon 2012! (http://www.gijoecon.com/no2012/RAH12set-preview.cfm)

[kneroh]

Hey, they posted a pic of the whole set! Can't wait!


International G.I. Joe Collectors' Convention - GIJoeCon 2012! (http://www.gijoecon.com/no2012/RAH12set-preview.cfm)

It's the exact same stuff we've seen. All they did was take the pics they had, copy and pasted the troopers and stuck everyone together. Notice how all the double figures are in the same pose and one another and all of figures are in the same exact pose as their premiere photo.

I swear the club thinks 90% of us are just retarded.

[kneroh]

I'm starting to believe the club's version of this will be my take away from con...

http://www.rebelscum.com/Kenner/MISC-EarlyBird/header.jpg

[drunknmunky]

Staff edit

[hahoo3]

They have it up the day before the con! lol

[spiderpumpkin]

Other store websites have troubles but they don't take their business offline for months like the Club. Why doesn't the club use the golden ticket money to hire some website online store pros?

[tarcanes92]

I'm starting to believe the club's version of this will be my take away from con...

http://www.rebelscum.com/Kenner/MISC-EarlyBird/header.jpg

they did that once already...2007...tanks for the memories maulers...promised, but never came out...

[Starfighter]

Do you think that registration will be today? After all, it seems as if they took the weekend off and if they could not get everything done all of last week and the previous 2 days before it (it was implied that registration could have been up at anytime soon for the past 12 days straight). What will be so different today that will make it work?

[46 Zone]

It's not up yet today.

You could say this about many aspects of my life.

[Agent Nevets]

I'm still not receiving any emails from the Club, even though I'm an active member and they have my correct email address. Ugh.

[skinny]

It's not up yet today.

You could say this about many aspects of my life.

too early they arent even open yet.

[todd_m6d]

Dear Brian Savage. Pick a date and time. Announce that date and time. Shut up until that date and time. Begin registration at that date and time.

Stop with the excuses. The Club only comes off as being more and more incompetent with every day that goes by where they say registration will open only to say it won't by the end of the day.

Did the Subscription Service flop not teach them anything?

[todd_m6d]

I'm still not receiving any emails from the Club, even though I'm an active member and they have my correct email address. Ugh.

Check your spam folder. Since the club redid their website my club emails were getting directed to the spam folder until I marked them as "not spam."

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

No Footloose in my mailbox today.

[Dropkick]

that's a bummer

[Agent Nevets]

Check your spam folder. Since the club redid their website my club emails were getting directed to the spam folder until I marked them as "not spam."

Thanks for that! I normally would have thought spam right away, but I had problems last week where the club didn't have my account active even though it showed me as paid (they fixed the problem). Today, I just assumed there was still a problem. Luckily though, they were just going to spam like you mentioned.

[Kaedryl]

For what it's worth,

I just got off the phone with the club. The very pleasant (seriously, great phone voice/etiquette) woman I spoke to highly doubts that the registration will go live this afternoon. She sounded tired, but we had a nice talk about the webstore, and that they are waiting on the programmers.

So, keep an eye out, but CS rep for the club doubts it will be live today.

Oh, and if you do call, be polite to Angie and Karen...if Brian answers the phone, chew him out :P

[Mongoose]

For what it's worth,

I just got off the phone with the club. The very pleasant (seriously, great phone voice/etiquette) woman I spoke to highly doubts that the registration will go live this afternoon.


Seriously? If the club were a responsible organization, they would have sent out an email 3 hours ago with this info. Instead, they'll wait until 4 central time and send out an "Oops, not today. Sorry again" email AFTER we've waited by the PC all day long.

This is getting freaking infuriating.

[Kaedryl]

Seriously?

Seriously. My money is on an email at 4:20PM that ends with "See you in NOLA!".

[manic mailman]

Thanks for the heads up kaedryl

[Sky Hawk]

Seriously. My money is on an email at 4:20PM that ends with "See you in NOLA!".

So very true!!!

[Mongoose]

For what it's worth,

I just got off the phone with the club. The very pleasant (seriously, great phone voice/etiquette) woman I spoke to highly doubts that the registration will go live this afternoon. She sounded tired, but we had a nice talk about the webstore, and that they are waiting on the programmers.

So, keep an eye out, but CS rep for the club doubts it will be live today.

Oh, and if you do call, be polite to Angie and Karen...if Brian answers the phone, chew him out :P

Seriously. My money is on an email at 4:20PM that ends with "See you in NOLA!".

I HATE this about the club. We're hearing this info from you. Why aren't I, as a paying member, hearing this from them?

[CrimsonGuard101]

I HATE this about the club. We're hearing this info from you. Why aren't I, as a paying member, hearing this from them?

When your server is an Apple IIe on a 14.4baud modem....the email takes a bit...patience...they just upgraded to it..sheesh...the ENIAC system they had finally died...

[Red Sox]

Check your spam folder. Since the club redid their website my club emails were getting directed to the spam folder until I marked them as "not spam."

Thank you sir! I wasn't getting any emails either. Never thought to check the spam folder.

[kneroh]

From the Joecon facebook page

Commenter: All angst aside, is it safe to say today will not be the first day of regiatration?

GIJoeCon (Official): I think that would be safe to say. I'm very sorry. I am just passing along the information I have.

[Cdt Weasel]

Be nice. They can't get registration up because their IT department doesn't get home from school until 4pm.

[Starfighter]

Well, it looks like my assumption was correct. They took the weekend off and did not get anything done. You would think that they would want to get it up as soon as possible, especially, after the wonderful email in which they wrote to us on Friday around 4 p.m. CST. They stated that they are just as upset about this as we are. They also stated that they wait until 4-weeks usually to book their flights. Can that be right? 4-weeks. Also, do they really fly? That is a lot of product to check in at the airport. Plus, it doesn't matter if you wit until 4-weeks are left as they would get a group rate in-which would be cheaper than the average member. Also, would the said flight not be a tax right-off for their company? Just wondering.

[Kaedryl]

Be nice. They can't get registration up because their IT department doesn't get home from school until 4pm.

Actually, their web commerce programmers are in a different time zone.

I kid you not...

[Starfighter]

Actually, their web commerce programmers are in a different time zone.

I kid you not...

India?

[Starfighter]

I love these from Facebook, "How was Botcon able to register but, not Joecon?" & "wow this is getting weird we still have no registration. I figured with bot con over 3 1/2 weeks ago things would be all set for joe con but here we are 37 days out and we can't even register yet."

The Club's answer, "There were issues with BotCon registration that had to be addressed for GIJoeCon. Please understand, I am not a programmer and I am not in involved in all communication about every problem we are having. Brian has been sending emails each day to keep everyone abreast of the situation. Believe me, we want this to happen, but we are counting on others to make this right. We are pushing them HARD. Thank you for your unlimited patience."

[Kaedryl]

India?

No, somewhere PST, so they're 2 hours behind the club. Plus I'm guessing the IT company is closed for the weekend unless clients want to pay more for after hours work.

[Starfighter]

True on all accounts. I emailed them with the same response I gave in post #2006. I hope that as a member, they will e-mail me back as a courtesy. I do not mean them harm or ill-will as most of us like what the club gives us. Just something to think about as many are waiting every day of the week anticipating to register. It is exhausting. I guess we will start over on Monday.

they never have for me.

...but, whatevs. they all just toys, right?

but dang, I like toys.

Update: They never did respond back. You would think that the Club would at at least acknowledge their members instead of ignoring them.

[Tom-1]

No Footloose in my mailbox today.

Check your spam folder.

Tom

[07GT500 COBRA]

be nice. They can't get registration up because their it department doesn't get home from school until 4pm.

lol!

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Check your spam folder.

Tom

Stop sending me those pics, Tom. Do what you want with YOUR Footloose, I don't want to see it. And consider waxing.

[Tom-1]

Stop sending me those pics, Tom. Do what you want with YOUR Footloose, I don't want to see it. And consider waxing.

I won't have these wild accusations. I'm a good Christian woman. v____v

Tom

[Black Llama]

Check your spam folder.

Tom


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[Tomahawk]

maybe tomorrow?????

[Tom-1]

Joecon is being delayed. Check your e-mail if you're a Club member.

Tom

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

I won't have these wild accusations. I'm a good Christian woman. v____v

Tom

If you're a woman, there is a tiny tumor in front of your Footloose. have it looked at.

[spiderpumpkin]

Joecon is being delayed. Check your e-mail if you're a Club member.

Tom

Seriously.

[felyxz]

Seriously.

please copy and paste if true

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

please copy and paste if true

Bullshit, really?!!? I always get the club emails an hour after everyone else.

[Tom-1]

please copy and paste if true

It's an e-mail for Club members. If you're not part I'm not going to post those kinds of deets.

Tom

[drunknmunky]

Joecon is being delayed. Check your e-mail if you're a Club member.

Tom

It's an e-mail for Club members. If you're not part I'm not going to post those kinds of deets.

Tom

I smell a fraud...

[spiderpumpkin]

It's an e-mail for Club members. If you're not part I'm not going to post those kinds of deets.

Tom

So you're confirming the email is true and Joecon is cancelled?

[kennywr22]

I hope your not being serious.

[kneroh]

It's an e-mail for Club members. If you're not part I'm not going to post those kinds of deets.

Tom

Just just because that offer promises to grow your penis it doesn't mean it will work on the rest of your body.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

It's an e-mail for Club members. If you're not part I'm not going to post those kinds of deets.

Tom

I smell Troll-1 bullshit. But oh my god, I will laugh for an hour if it is true. Please, Tom, tell me it is true.

[felyxz]

nothing on the JoeCon facebook. I think he just trying to get us off the computer so he can signup without the system crashing when we all jump on it on the same time.

[Xenos]

I believe it's 100% true. Tom-1 has NEVER said anything in jest here on the 'Tank.

[spiderpumpkin]

Is Brian Savage personally setting up the registration site on his Mac or did they hire some slow professionals?

[Gyre-Viper]

Short Tom's Tall Tales.

[felyxz]

It be done if it was on a Mac :D

[spiderpumpkin]

It be done if it was on a Mac :D

Have you seen Brian on his Mac laptop at Joecon? He's always up in front of the seminars working on technical difficulties. The game show in particular was delayed once. I picture a similar scenario at Club HQ?


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[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Short Tom's Tall Tales.


Mad TV - The Gap Troll - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCMVxtK802g)

[manic mailman]

i get all the emails pretty quick and i got nothin

[Mapleleaf]

Until another another club member gets this e-mail. Be optimistic. Just need conformation.

Personally I just pray that I'm able to get one of the Non-attendee packages, and that registration for it doesn't happen on Wednesday. Hoping for Thursday or later on that one.

[kneroh]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches.. I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on with GI Joe collectors club.

I decided to contact you after much investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of GI Joe Investigation (BGI) and the The Club's Internet Police Service to make sure our site is free of these fraudulent activities which is going on here in the internets and for our organization to bear a good name.

Our internet police detected that boxes with funds in the amount of Ten Million United Stated Dollars belonging to you were been smuggled into our offices by The Corps Collectors Club who were on transit.These men were trying to escape out from our office with the trunk boxes when the airport authority detected that these boxes contain huge amount of United State Dollars.

After much investigation we found out that these men were among those men spoiling the good name of the GI Joe collectors club.They opened up to us that, they actually work with a financial institution before their dismissal and used the opportunity to perpetuate their crimes; They told us that the funds inside the boxes is to be transferred to you some time ago but now they planned to turn back on you and decided to take the money all to themselves out of the country. We later found out on the investigation that was carried that these men are truly members of a well established organization to act on their criminal activities, Trouble Magnet knows who I'm talking about. It rhymes with the kews.

As I write you this mail, these men that were caught are now in the custody of our break room, while we are trying to track the others that left because they have proved to us that they belong to one organization. I will advise you, never should you opened up this present development to them that you are aware of now so they will not run away.

That is why we have to reach you by your mail address and name that was tagged the boxes so we can make the arrangement on the delivery of the boxes to your doorstep and allow you to register for Joecon.Your response will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON

As this information will be required by the authorities of the GI Joe collectors club to draft the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the funds containing this huge amount of money in their custody and also to verify the information given to us because the documentation covering the boxes have been tampered on.

Best Regards,

B-Rizzle!

See you in NOLA!

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches.. I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on with GI Joe collectors club.

I decided to contact you after much investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of GI Joe Investigation (BGI) and the The Club's Internet Police Service to make sure our site is free of these fraudulent activities which is going on here in the internets and for our organization to bear a good name.

Our internet police detected that boxes with funds in the amount of Ten Million United Stated Dollars belonging to you were been smuggled into our offices by The Corps Collectors Club who were on transit.These men were trying to escape out from our office with the trunk boxes when the airport authority detected that these boxes contain huge amount of United State Dollars.

After much investigation we found out that these men were among those men spoiling the good name of the GI Joe collectors club.They opened up to us that, they actually work with a financial institution before their dismissal and used the opportunity to perpetuate their crimes; They told us that the funds inside the boxes is to be transferred to you some time ago but now they planned to turn back on you and decided to take the money all to themselves out of the country. We later found out on the investigation that was carried that these men are truly members of a well established organization to act on their criminal activities, Trouble Magnet knows who I'm talking about. It rhymes with the kews.

As I write you this mail, these men that were caught are now in the custody of our break room, while we are trying to track the others that left because they have proved to us that they belong to one organization. I will advise you, never should you opened up this present development to them that you are aware of now so they will not run away.

That is why we have to reach you by your mail address and name that was tagged the boxes so we can make the arrangement on the delivery of the boxes to your doorstep and allow you to register for Joecon.Your response will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON

As this information will be required by the authorities of the GI Joe collectors club to draft the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the funds containing this huge amount of money in their custody and also to verify the information given to us because the documentation covering the boxes have been tampered on.

Best Regards,

B-Rizzle!

See you in NOLA!

Genius.

[rdodger]

Nice.

[CrimsonGuard101]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches.. I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on with GI Joe collectors club.

I decided to contact you after much investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of GI Joe Investigation (BGI) and the The Club's Internet Police Service to make sure our site is free of these fraudulent activities which is going on here in the internets and for our organization to bear a good name.

Our internet police detected that boxes with funds in the amount of Ten Million United Stated Dollars belonging to you were been smuggled into our offices by The Corps Collectors Club who were on transit.These men were trying to escape out from our office with the trunk boxes when the airport authority detected that these boxes contain huge amount of United State Dollars.

After much investigation we found out that these men were among those men spoiling the good name of the GI Joe collectors club.They opened up to us that, they actually work with a financial institution before their dismissal and used the opportunity to perpetuate their crimes; They told us that the funds inside the boxes is to be transferred to you some time ago but now they planned to turn back on you and decided to take the money all to themselves out of the country. We later found out on the investigation that was carried that these men are truly members of a well established organization to act on their criminal activities, Trouble Magnet knows who I'm talking about. It rhymes with the kews.

As I write you this mail, these men that were caught are now in the custody of our break room, while we are trying to track the others that left because they have proved to us that they belong to one organization. I will advise you, never should you opened up this present development to them that you are aware of now so they will not run away.

That is why we have to reach you by your mail address and name that was tagged the boxes so we can make the arrangement on the delivery of the boxes to your doorstep and allow you to register for Joecon.Your response will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON

As this information will be required by the authorities of the GI Joe collectors club to draft the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the funds containing this huge amount of money in their custody and also to verify the information given to us because the documentation covering the boxes have been tampered on.

Best Regards,

B-Rizzle!

See you in NOLA!

Looks to be a phinsing email..You got current antivirus/anti-spyware protections setup?

[Superjoe74]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches.. I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on with GI Joe collectors club.

I decided to contact you after much investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of GI Joe Investigation (BGI) and the The Club's Internet Police Service to make sure our site is free of these fraudulent activities which is going on here in the internets and for our organization to bear a good name.

Our internet police detected that boxes with funds in the amount of Ten Million United Stated Dollars belonging to you were been smuggled into our offices by The Corps Collectors Club who were on transit.These men were trying to escape out from our office with the trunk boxes when the airport authority detected that these boxes contain huge amount of United State Dollars.

After much investigation we found out that these men were among those men spoiling the good name of the GI Joe collectors club.They opened up to us that, they actually work with a financial institution before their dismissal and used the opportunity to perpetuate their crimes; They told us that the funds inside the boxes is to be transferred to you some time ago but now they planned to turn back on you and decided to take the money all to themselves out of the country. We later found out on the investigation that was carried that these men are truly members of a well established organization to act on their criminal activities, Trouble Magnet knows who I'm talking about. It rhymes with the kews.

As I write you this mail, these men that were caught are now in the custody of our break room, while we are trying to track the others that left because they have proved to us that they belong to one organization. I will advise you, never should you opened up this present development to them that you are aware of now so they will not run away.

That is why we have to reach you by your mail address and name that was tagged the boxes so we can make the arrangement on the delivery of the boxes to your doorstep and allow you to register for Joecon.Your response will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON

As this information will be required by the authorities of the GI Joe collectors club to draft the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the funds containing this huge amount of money in their custody and also to verify the information given to us because the documentation covering the boxes have been tampered on.

Best Regards,

B-Rizzle!

See you in NOLA!

That is some funny sh*t!

[drunknmunky]

Looks to be a phinsing email..You got current antivirus/anti-spyware protections setup?

I've got the same stuff the Club used to use for their website. That's good enough, right?

[orezona]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches..


Seems legit.

http://www.duncanchannon.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/02/free-candy-van.jpg

[Gyre-Viper]

Dear Club Member

I am Brian Savage, the chief of the GI Joe collectors club and considered a sex machine amongst your fine bitches.. I am mailing you in respect of the present development going on with GI Joe collectors club.

I decided to contact you after much investigation which was carried out by the Bureau of GI Joe Investigation (BGI) and the The Club's Internet Police Service to make sure our site is free of these fraudulent activities which is going on here in the internets and for our organization to bear a good name.

Our internet police detected that boxes with funds in the amount of Ten Million United Stated Dollars belonging to you were been smuggled into our offices by The Corps Collectors Club who were on transit.These men were trying to escape out from our office with the trunk boxes when the airport authority detected that these boxes contain huge amount of United State Dollars.

After much investigation we found out that these men were among those men spoiling the good name of the GI Joe collectors club.They opened up to us that, they actually work with a financial institution before their dismissal and used the opportunity to perpetuate their crimes; They told us that the funds inside the boxes is to be transferred to you some time ago but now they planned to turn back on you and decided to take the money all to themselves out of the country. We later found out on the investigation that was carried that these men are truly members of a well established organization to act on their criminal activities, Trouble Magnet knows who I'm talking about. It rhymes with the kews.

As I write you this mail, these men that were caught are now in the custody of our break room, while we are trying to track the others that left because they have proved to us that they belong to one organization. I will advise you, never should you opened up this present development to them that you are aware of now so they will not run away.

That is why we have to reach you by your mail address and name that was tagged the boxes so we can make the arrangement on the delivery of the boxes to your doorstep and allow you to register for Joecon.Your response will be very much appreciated as soon as you have received this email.

Thank you for your kind attention.

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON

As this information will be required by the authorities of the GI Joe collectors club to draft the new change of ownership in your name as the rightful owner of the funds containing this huge amount of money in their custody and also to verify the information given to us because the documentation covering the boxes have been tampered on.

Best Regards,

B-Rizzle!

See you in NOLA!



I got a similar but completely different vibe from the voicemail.

[felyxz]

no registration and no e-mail. :(

[Superjoe74]

I got a similar but completely different vibe from the voicemail.

That Fun Pub will no longer hold the license for the GIJCC/ Transformers Clubs?

[Trigue]

E-mail that just came in.

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Hello all!

Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today. I'm going to give them all day tomorrow to retest the system so we will try again on Wednesday. There are some individual browsers that are creating java issues with required fields and we don't want your information to come in incomplete as this could hinder your registration being approved.

Again, just to make sure when it does go live that your registration is error free, please review the new package matrix and the FAQs.

Thanks for your patience.

See you in NOLA!

Brian
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[Starfighter]

E-mail that just came in.

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Hello all!

Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today. I'm going to give them all day tomorrow to retest the system so we will try again on Wednesday. There are some individual browsers that are creating java issues with required fields and we don't want your information to come in incomplete as this could hinder your registration being approved.

Again, just to make sure when it does go live that your registration is error free, please review the new package matrix and the FAQs.

Thanks for your patience.

See you in NOLA!

Brian
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That is what I got as well. At least we get to take a day off from refreshing and wondering. On that note, it is refreshing to hear some news that we can use from the Club.

[SonOfMindbender]

That is what I got as well. At least we get to take a day off from refreshing and wondering. On that note, it is refreshing to hear some news that we can use from the Club.

Yes, I'm rather fond of the daily "no new news" emails we get. I can't wait until we get the "due to the holiday weekend," email excuse. Yeah, the club has figured out how to use email updates. Now, if they can figure out how to run the club, that would be super!!

[paraviper]

Yes, I'm rather fond of the daily "no new news" emails we get. I can't wait until we get the "due to the holiday weekend," email excuse. Yeah, the club has figured out how to use email updates. Now, if they can figure out how to run the club, that would be super!!

lmao! qft

[Hellion42]

Yes, I'm rather fond of the daily "no new news" emails we get. I can't wait until we get the "due to the holiday weekend," email excuse. Yeah, the club has figured out how to use email updates. Now, if they can figure out how to run the club, that would be super!!

http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/hellion42/smilies/drum.gif

I'd settle for them learning how to run an e-commerce website for the time being.

[Gung.Heaux]

when registration does finally open......servers will crash.

[Turtle Master]

The Club would screw up a wet dream.

[foxtrot27]

No matter how much they say that they are checking and rechecking the system; this is epic fail.

[Shipwreck]

Well you know what, at LEAST the Club is communicating better and I REALLY appreciate Brian letting us know not to bother over the weekend.

I`m drivin` up, hotel is pretty set at the moment. so. does not matter much to me. However Least the club is trying to get things set right, so we don't have another issue any time soon.

it is what it is.

[Starfighter]

I think that most will be fine and easy with the delays to register as long as the Club lets us know in a timely manner. Don't make us wait around all day on Wednesday and then tell us at the end of the business hours for the Club that they are may have the next day.

They really should let us know around 1 p.m. CST at the latest each day instead of leading us to believe that it may happen that day, in my opinion.

[ChaplainAsst]

I think that most will be fine and easy with the delays to register as long as the Club lets us know in a timely manner. Don't make us wait around all day on Wednesday and then tell us at the end of the business hours for the Club that they are may have the next day.

They really should let us know around 1 p.m. CST at the latest each day instead of leading us to believe that it may happen that day, in my opinion.

Don't forget - the Club did the opposite as well with Horror Show, telling us that it would be the next day before it was posted ... and then the figure showed up that night! There is clearly some massive issues with the Club and technology.

[Starfighter]

Don't forget - the Club did the opposite as well with Horror Show, telling us that it would be the next day before it was posted ... and then the figure showed up that night! There is clearly some massive issues with the Club and technology.

I think that they did that so that as well as reveal the remaining 3 photos for the Adventure Team 12-inch figure so that they could start registration that same day or the next day. Thus, other than today, it has been 9 Business Days in a row that they led us to believe that registration would be happening on any one of them.

[polyphenus]

Wait until the Club says that there aren't enough sets for non-attendees to purchase.

[VideoViper]

It will be ok.

Flies out to con. Drives up to hotel. Reads sign Con moved.

[07GT500 COBRA]

Got my hotel reserved, but made sure there was free cancellation just in case.

[Starfighter]

Wait until the Club says that there aren't enough sets for non-attendees to purchase.

That is unfortunately what will in fact happen. You watch.

[Xsoldier]

i'm prepared to pay $500 plus for a bagged set. I see it in my crystal ball.

[RolandofGilead]

Wait until the Club says that there aren't enough sets for non-attendees to purchase.

That is unfortunately what will in fact happen. You watch.

I starting to not like you. >:(

[drunknmunky]

i'm prepared to pay $500 plus for a bagged set. I see it in my crystal ball.

I miss Crystal Ball. He should be one of the exclusives. He and Raptor. Even though I'm not impressed with this con set if they made Voltar, Crystal Ball and Raptor in the same con it would be the best ever. Wait, what was the question again?

[skinny]

I starting to not like you. >:(


speaking of crystal balls, Im going to win the lottery tomorrow, buy up every set and

[Jim_Beutel]

Please in your reply include your:

A: FULL NAMES
B: ADDRESS
C: DIRECT CONTACT PHONE NUMBER
D: SCANNED COPY OF YOUR INTERNATIONAL PASSPORT OR ANY RELEVANT IDENTIFICATION PASSPORT.
E: ALL CREDIT CARD AND BANKING INFORMATION
F. MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME
G. SIGNED PHOTO OF THE ROCK BAND HANSON



That sonofabitch is NOT getting his hands on my signed photo of the rock band Hanson! Let him stand in line like everyone else.

[07GT500 COBRA]

Still working on it.

http://www.hisstank.com/gi-joe-news/attach/6/9/9/2/7/Henry-Jackman-G-I-Joe-Retaliation-Score_1337710504.jpg

[rdodger]

Well the day off was nice. Who thinks we'll see registration on Wesnesday? I'm hopeful but then again I've been hopeful for more than a week now. I just hope we don't have to wait all day to find out.

[RolandofGilead]

Still waiting for the non-attendees to get some lovin'.

[Duffmann]

Well the day off was nice. Who thinks we'll see registration on Wesnesday? I'm hopeful but then again I've been hopeful for more than a week now. I just hope we don't have to wait all day to find out.

25% chance it goes live

75% chance we get an e-mail saying they have no control and the system is still not ready.

[kneroh]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v467/kneroh/Registration.jpg

[RolandofGilead]

25% chance it goes live

75% chance we get an e-mail saying they have no control and the system is still not ready.


http://media.tumblr.com/tumblr_li2pr0QUzI1qgj47l.jpg

The first rule of leadership: Everything is your fault.

[drunknmunky]

Still a N.O. Geaux...

[spiderpumpkin]

I found the following posts to be somewhat informative.

The Trenches - View Single Post - 12" Con Set Preview- "Last Man Standing" (http://www.thetrenchesforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138097&postcount=160)

The Trenches - View Single Post - 12" Con Set Preview- "Last Man Standing" (http://www.thetrenchesforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138099&postcount=161)




.

[Starfighter]

I found the following posts to be somewhat informative.

The Trenches - View Single Post - 12" Con Set Preview- "Last Man Standing" (http://www.thetrenchesforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138097&postcount=160)

The Trenches - View Single Post - 12" Con Set Preview- "Last Man Standing" (http://www.thetrenchesforum.com/forums/showpost.php?p=138099&postcount=161)




.

Informative, yes. However, the Club would not have those problems in losing money as they say if they would just pay the fees and temporarily use a service like Paypal. It is Time-Stamped, Secure, and Quick and easy to use.

I really see those posts as nothing more than excuses to deflect the negativity. As members, we have not gotten our
magazine on time for the past 3 months. As members, we cannot access the forums. As members, we have not been able to buy product. As members, we are ignored when we email them. As members, what is the benefit again? We, should really get a break or a partial refund worthy at least 3 months off of our membership price as there have been nothing to buy, no use of the forums and our magazine has been late each time.

Also, I love the part about them spending night and day trying to get this up and running. Why are they taking the weekends off and the evenings off after business hours if this is true? I understand that they have a life, but they should have had this done when the online system first went up 2 months ago. With all of the problems that they have had, you would think that this would take priority over everything else and that it is done in a timely manner? How was it that the Transformers Club were able to register again?

I do not mean to be harsh, it is just as a member, I feel as if we are constantly being ignored by the Club. It is kind of like those investigative shows when a ponzy scheme is the theme, they ask many for their money, but never deliver. I am not saying that the Club is doing that at all nor do I want to make other think that they are, I am just using it as an example.

Is money the problem? After all, they have missed their deadline on the Club Newsletter for 3 months straight. They pushed back the Figure Subscription. They have not been able to get their online systems running. Their communication is deflecting the real issues on the time-frame when registration will go live. If it is the Golden Ticket issue in trying to calculate that in the new system, get rid of it this year. But, they have to have it to recoup the cost in paying for this new service that costs more than most of us make in a year per those two links above.

Of course, I want to support the Business and keep paying them for their products that they give us. I just hope that it is not worse than we are thinking. I ope that it is around for a long while. Once, it is fixed that is.

[Superjoe74]

The Club is simply too small of an organization to handle the business effectively. Unfortunately, for them and for the members they do not have the resources available to handle the various issues which have been problematic. The Club and the members are suffering for this..

[rdodger]

So when is registration? Will it be:
A: before lunch today?
B: before Friday?
C: before Memorial Day?
D: Before the Con starts?

[Sky Hawk]

So when is registration? Will it be:
A: before lunch today?
B: before Friday?
C: before Memorial Day?
D: Before the Con starts?

D: Before the con starts!!

[Azzurro21]

So when is registration? Will it be:
A: before lunch today?
B: before Friday?
C: before Memorial Day?
D: Before the Con starts?

I will go with a write in answer...

E: They will offer registration after the convention and all box sets will be mailed directly to your house from China.

[rdodger]

Yeah, None of the above probably should have been an answer too.

[Kaedryl]

Club opens at 9am, tech company at 11am - my money's on 12-1pm.

[spiderpumpkin]

Next Tuesday if they get back in time from the lake.

[skinny]

I will go with a write in answer...

E: They will offer registration after the convention and all box sets will be mailed directly to your house from China.

Don't even joke like that! it sounds an awful like Tanks for the Memories. which was another matter entirely.

[VideoViper]

Question: Did the TF con already happen? Because if it did & they had "issues" Then they might be trying to prevent Joes members from having those same "issues"

Just a guess.

[Xenos]

Question: Did the TF con already happen? Because if it did & they had "issues" Then they might be trying to prevent Joes members from having those same "issues"

Just a guess.

That's exactly what the club has been saying is the issue. Apparently during TF Con registration they had some problems when people used certain browsers and it would cut off customer information, and they wanted to fix that before the Joecon registration.

Personally, if it really is just a browser issue, I would have just told people that you only support specific browsers, and then don't let anyone register with the browser that isn't working (probably IE).

[spiderpumpkin]

That's exactly what the club has been saying is the issue. Apparently during TF Con registration they had some problems when people used certain browsers and it would cut off customer information, and they wanted to fix that before the Joecon registration.

Personally, if it really is just a browser issue, I would have just told people that you only support specific browsers, and then don't let anyone register with the browser that isn't working (probably IE).

TF Con registration was months ago and they're still fixing it?

[Xenos]

TF Con registration was months ago and they're still fixing it?

Apparently. While I know that browser bugs are some of the most frustrating bugs to fix, six weeks is an awfully long time to spend on it. I hope the club gets a new tech company after all these issues.

On the plus side, TF Con registration started like two weeks before the con, so we're lucky that we will have three to four weeks, right?!?

Hmm...

[richalot]

Love the latest post on their FB page:

"FAQ - What are your questions about the show (other than "when does registration go live")? Post here and I will pass along so we can update the FAQ on the Con webpage."

At this point, does anyone care about anything besides when registration is? If you don't know if you'll be able to register--thus attend--it's a pretty moot point to ask questions about things that may or may not affect you.

[Arbrias]

On the plus side, TF Con registration started like two weeks before the con, so we're lucky that we will have three to four weeks, right?!?


Actually, the registration for the Transformers convention started in January, closed down during the credit card problems, and re-opened a few weeks before the con. Most people that registered did it months before the convention.

[spiderpumpkin]

Maybe the regstration site was how the hackers initally accessed the Club's servers back in January?

[Starfighter]

Maybe the regstration site was how the hackers initally accessed the Club's servers back in January?

Maybe, the IT company that they are using now are the people whom hacked it in the first place so that that can get more business. After all, they have managed to delay it long enough so that they get paid extra by the days gone by.

Anyway, the Club did say it is looking promising when asked on Facebook about the registration within the last hour. I hope that "promising" means that it will be today.

[spiderpumpkin]

Maybe, the IT company that they are using now are the people whom hacked it in the first place so that that can get more business. After all, they have managed to delay it long enough so that they get paid extra by the days gone by.

Anyway, the Club did say it is looking promising when asked on Facebook about the registration within the last hour. I hope that "promising" means that it will be today.

E-commerce solutions must be easier to find, pay for and implement than what the Club is doing? I would think all the money paying IT pros would get this done quickly. Over at thetrenchesforum BarryK said they've spent a ton of money but it seems like they have nothing to show for it.

[spiderpumpkin]

Maybe, the IT company that they are using now are the people whom hacked it in the first place so that that can get more business. After all, they have managed to delay it long enough so that they get paid extra by the days gone by.

Anyway, the Club did say it is looking promising when asked on Facebook about the registration within the last hour. I hope that "promising" means that it will be today.

They were saying the same thing Monday late afternoon just before the email went out.

[RolandofGilead]

Do they want to take my money today?

No?

[Starfighter]

Informative, yes. However, the Club would not have those problems in losing money as they say if they would just pay the fees and temporarily use a service like Paypal. It is Time-Stamped, Secure, and Quick and easy to use.

I really see those posts as nothing more than excuses to deflect the negativity. As members, we have not gotten our
magazine on time for the past 3 months. As members, we cannot access the forums. As members, we have not been able to buy product. As members, we are ignored when we email them. As members, what is the benefit again? We, should really get a break or a partial refund worthy at least 3 months off of our membership price as there have been nothing to buy, no use of the forums and our magazine has been late each time.

Also, I love the part about them spending night and day trying to get this up and running. Why are they taking the weekends off and the evenings off after business hours if this is true? I understand that they have a life, but they should have had this done when the online system first went up 2 months ago. With all of the problems that they have had, you would think that this would take priority over everything else and that it is done in a timely manner? How was it that the Transformers Club were able to register again?

I do not mean to be harsh, it is just as a member, I feel as if we are constantly being ignored by the Club. It is kind of like those investigative shows when a ponzy scheme is the theme, they ask many for their money, but never deliver. I am not saying that the Club is doing that at all nor do I want to make other think that they are, I am just using it as an example.

Is money the problem? After all, they have missed their deadline on the Club Newsletter for 3 months straight. They pushed back the Figure Subscription. They have not been able to get their online systems running. Their communication is deflecting the real issues on the time-frame when registration will go live. If it is the Golden Ticket issue in trying to calculate that in the new system, get rid of it this year. But, they have to have it to recoup the cost in paying for this new service that costs more than most of us make in a year per those two links above.

Of course, I want to support the Business and keep paying them for their products that they give us. I just hope that it is not worse than we are thinking. I ope that it is around for a long while. Once, it is fixed that is.

E-commerce solutions must be easier to find, pay for and implement than what the Club is doing? I would think all the money paying IT pros would get this done quickly. Over at thetrenchesforum BarryK said they've spent a ton of money but it seems like they have nothing to show for it.

See the above post that i replied to the trenches forum regarding those links earlier.

[carion]

Do they not realize that it is posable to regester by mail.

The first time I went to a Con was Atlant 6 years ago and I do remember that I regestered by mail for that one.

[crock master]

Do they not realize that it is posable to regester by mail.

The first time I went to a Con was Atlant 6 years ago and I do remember that I regestered by mail for that one.

isnt joelanta different than joe con?

[spiderpumpkin]

See the above post that i replied to the trenches forum regarding those links earlier.

Yeah, I saw that.

[rdodger]

Do they want to take my money today?

No?

I guess the answer is no. Maybe they don't like money.

[RolandofGilead]

I certainly do, and I'm happy to keep it a little while longer if that's what they want.

[spiderpumpkin]

I guess the answer is no. Maybe they don't like money.

I don't think they do. They haven't been in a very big hurry to sell the GI Joe stock in their warehouse since they shutdown their web store.

[Starfighter]

Do they not realize that it is posable to regester by mail.

The first time I went to a Con was Atlant 6 years ago and I do remember that I regestered by mail for that one.

The main issue is that they do not currently have a way of telling whom purchased the Golden Ticket first. If you do it by mail or fax, then they would have a lot of problems. The buyers need an instant confirmation that their order had went through instead of wondering.

[RolandofGilead]

All joking aside. It could very well be that they're scared to death of another round credit card thefts. I don't blame them if that's the case, because I'm sure a second event like that would be the final nail in the coffin for the club.

[spiderpumpkin]

The main issue is that they do not currently have a way of telling whom purchased the Golden Ticket first. If you do it by mail or fax, then they would have a lot of problems. The buyers need an instant confirmation that their order had went through instead of wondering.

Well, they could let the people that don't want a golden ticket register.

[rdodger]

Well then paypal would be a safe option, wouldn't you think? Problem solved. See how easy that was? Now let's register.

[Starfighter]

Well then paypal would be a safe option, wouldn't you think? Problem solved. See how easy that was? Now let's register.

The Club wouldn't want to pay the fees and lose out on thousands of dollars. Your talking $20K-$30K in fees (at a 10% rate) if they were to sell out of the Boxed and Bagged Sets.

[Superion]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Fool me 76 times...?

Business as usual with the club.

[Starfighter]

Fool me once, shame on you. Fool me twice, shame on me.

Fool me 76 times...?

Business as usual with the club.

Your not foolin'.

[carion]

isnt joelanta different than joe con?

It was the Club convention, but yes you are correct that joelanta is seperate from joe con.

[Xenos]

Well then paypal would be a safe option, wouldn't you think? Problem solved. See how easy that was? Now let's register.

From reading their messages, I don't think it's the payment portion that is holding up the show. They are already paying for a checkout system, so allowing Paypal probably wouldn't change anything at this point. The issue they were talking about was that when certain browsers are used, not all of the customer's information gets written to the order, so they can't tell who it was that ordered the registration.

[skinny]

Your not foolin'.


Foolin Def Leppard Lyrics - YouTube (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZQOrBR9fEA)

[Starfighter]

Could it be today at 3 p.m. CST?

[Mongoose]

Could it be today at 3 p.m. CST?

Apparently not.

[Starfighter]

Apparently not.

Maybe, 4 p.m. CST then? What was I thinking?

[spiderpumpkin]

Maybe they'll work past business hours to make sure it launches by midnight.

[spiderpumpkin]

They should of just used ticketmaster.

[Starfighter]

They should of just used ticketmaster.

Ticketmaster would charge us fees as well as the Club.

[Pete@Cobra-La]

We apologize for the delay but just to make it VERY clear, this should not prevent you from making hotel accommodations and/or flight reservations. We are not putting up non-attending UNTIL a few days after attending go up to ensure that EVERYONE who wants an attending package will be able to get one...

We are currently making sure that all user related options are 100% so that even if someone makes a wrong move it does not boot them out.

[Fast_Draw]

So people that aren't going may not be able to get a set? Are any being held aside? How long of a delay will there be before non-attendees can order, if at all?

Any update on the sub?

[RolandofGilead]

We apologize for the delay but just to make it VERY clear, this should not prevent you from making hotel accommodations and/or flight reservations. We are not putting up non-attending to ensure that EVERYONE who wants an attending package will be able to get one...

We are currently making sure that all user related options are 100% so that even if someone makes a wrong move it does not boot them out.

So are we talking temporarily while they sort out attendees first, or not at all? Inquiring minds want to know.

I cannot tell you how much this pisses me off. I'm a valid club member just as much as anyone else. I thought the whole point of the Homefront Heroes packages has always been to acknowledge that fact.

[Pete@Cobra-La]

So people that aren't going may not be able to get a set? Are any being held aside? How long of a delay will there be before non-attendees can order, if at all?

Any update on the sub?

Not saying that. JUST saying there will be ample time for ALL attendee's to place an oder for their set with no worries of there not being a set to order...

[Pete@Cobra-La]

So are we talking temporarily while they sort out attendees first, or not at all? Inquiring minds want to know.

I cannot tell you how much this pisses me off. I'm a valid club member just as much as anyone else. I thought the whole point of the Homefront Heroes packages has always been to acknowledge that fact.

Clarified

[rdodger]

Sure would be nice to get our daily e-mail from the club telling us some news about registration.

[07GT500 COBRA]

We apologize for the delay but just to make it VERY clear, this should not prevent you from making hotel accommodations and/or flight reservations. We are not putting up non-attending UNTIL a few days after attending go up to ensure that EVERYONE who wants an attending package will be able to get one...

We are currently making sure that all user related options are 100% so that even if someone makes a wrong move it does not boot them out.

Got my hotel booked.

How is Memorial Day weekend going to affect registration?

[gyrapados]

Sure would be nice to get our daily e-mail from the club telling us some news about registration.

By the time I get that email from the club I've already read about it here on the tank hours before.

[RolandofGilead]

Clarified

Actually it's not at all "clarified." It's a simple question that has not been addressed. If they're holding off until all attendees have had a chance to order a boxed set, then how long will they wait? Is there a set amount of boxes, or a set length of time? Are they still intending to offer Homefront Heroes at all?

I know I'm just a measly little non-attendee insect and the club has made me feel tinier and less significant with each post of this kind, but I'd still like an answer.

[Fast_Draw]

Not saying that. JUST saying there will be ample time for ALL attendee's to place an oder for their set with no worries of there not being a set to order...

How long after registration opens will non-attendees have to wait?

What's the time frame on the sub? The last newsletter said it would begin when registration was open. Is that still the case?

[Roshan]

Actually it's not at all "clarified." It's a simple question that has not been addressed. If they're holding off until all attendees have had a chance to order a boxed set, then how long will they wait? Is there a set amount of boxes, or a set length of time? Are they still intending to offer Homefront Heroes at all?

I know I'm just a measly little non-attendee insect and the club has made me feel tinier and less significant with each post of this kind, but I'd still like an answer.

There are a lot of members. They have 650 sets. So if 650 members want to go to con, some of them should go all the way to con and not get a con set, but you should when you're not going? Have some perspective dude.

[RolandofGilead]

I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying I would like to know what to expect. I understand the attendees come first but it sucks to know they could care less about the rest of us.

[Tom-1]

I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying I would like to know what to expect. I understand the attendees come first but it sucks to know they could care less about the rest of us.

No offense, but they care plenty about you. They gave you a perfectly reasonable chance to come to the convention to get the convention exclusive merchandise.

Tom

[Xenos]

I'm not saying that at all. I'm saying I would like to know what to expect. I understand the attendees come first but it sucks to know they could care less about the rest of us.

This doesn't really make a whole lot of sense. You say you understand that the attendees should get first dibs, but when they actually do that you say it means they don't care about the rest of the members?

Personally, I completely agree that people that want to actually go to the con should be assured a set, and then any left overs can be bought by others. These are con exclusives after all. Their whole purpose is to entice people to come to the con.

You say you want to know what to expect. Well, they've already told you what to expect. They are going to offer the sets to people that want to go to the con, and then a few days later they are going to offer the rest to everybody else. Do you want to know if they are going to sell out? I'm sure the club would love to know that too!

[spiderpumpkin]

I miss the old days of fax registration and plenty of o-ring sets to go around.

[Roshan]

So this must have been the bug all along. You couldn't type into one of the required fields (that being, attending the movie for $30) since there will be no movie. Instead of dealing with the hassle of having to refund all of that, or spark interest if the movie was not on the registration sheet, they waited til the announcement to open con reg.

At least I hope that's the reason so it will go up today.

[Tom-1]

I think you all owe the Club a sincere apology.

Tom

[Gyre-Viper]

So this must have been the bug all along. You couldn't type into one of the required fields (that being, attending the movie for $30) since there will be no movie. Instead of dealing with the hassle of having to refund all of that, or spark interest if the movie was not on the registration sheet, they waited til the announcement to open con reg.

At least I hope that's the reason so it will go up today.

I think you all owe the Club a sincere apology.

Tom


I had the same thought.

[Xenos]

This really sucks for the Club if they really were forced to move the con date to coincide with Retaliation's opening.

[starbuck]

G.I. Joe fans are mature, and i am sure they will be more than willing to acknowledge their mistakes.

[spiderpumpkin]

I think you all owe the Club a sincere apology.

Tom

They said it was browser troubles.

[krisk]

This really sucks for the Club if they really were forced to move the con date to coincide with Retaliation's opening.

Thats what I was wondering..

[Tom-1]

They said it was browser troubles.

YOU said it was browser troubles.

Tom

[spiderpumpkin]

YOU said it was browser troubles.

Tom

No, Brian Savage's email said that.

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/3633630-post93.html

[Tom-1]

No, Brian Savage's email said that.

You made up that e-mail. I can write anything and say it was cut and pasted from official sources. Look:


Hello all!
Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today. Also, due to the news I am sure you have heard by now, we are changing the venue my neighbor Glenn's house. The dates will remain the same. Again, sorry for the short notice.
Thanks for your patience.

See you in Dallas!

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

No, Brian Savage's email said that.

http://www.hisstank.com/forum/3633630-post93.html


I think Tom-1 owes Spiderpumpkin a sincere apology.

[RolandofGilead]

Seriously?

[starbuck]

You made up that e-mail. I can write anything and say it was cut and pasted from official sources. Look:


Hello all!
Well, once again I have to tell you registration is not going to be up today. Also, due to the news I am sure you have heard by now, we are changing the venue my neighbor Glenn's house. The dates will remain the same. Again, sorry for the short notice.
Thanks for your patience.

See you in Dallas!

Quoted for obvious proof that somebody said something.

[steve_smmr]

if the whole movie thing is why there's no con registration... i can't say i blame the club for the registration mess now.

i mean, i can understand if they were in a non-disclose thing and just decided to 'postpone' it until this had been officially released. they would have been in major doo-doo if they leaked this announcement.

[Tom-1]

I think Tom-1 owes Spiderpumpkin a sincere apology.

I think you owe your family an apology for not living up to their bushido code!

Tom

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

if the whole movie thing is why there's no con registration... i can't say i blame the club for the registration mess now.

i mean, i can understand if they were in a non-disclose thing and just decided to 'postpone' it until this had been officially released. they would have been in major doo-doo if they leaked this announcement.

If that is true, then registration should be up in 5-4-3-2-1....


Did i miss it? It isn't showing up on my computer.

[Trigue]

Club posted on facebook it'll have registration up on Thursday during business hours.

[spiderpumpkin]

Cool news.

[steve_smmr]

If that is true, then registration should be up in 5-4-3-2-1....


Did i miss it? It isn't showing up on my computer.

i would imagine they would have to wait until the next business day to do anything... we shall see if there's shenanigans.

[krisk]

Club posted on facebook it'll have registration up on Thursday during business hours.

now isnt that such great timing!

[Superion]

So how many people got burned on flights they purchased for the original con dates before it got moved because of the movie?

Be it through honest mistakes or deliberate planning, the club has been nothing but trouble. I'll stick with Joe products I find in stores and say screw the rest of it.

[Jmacq1]

I'm just waiting for the announcement that Hasbro has decided it would not be in their best interests to allow the G.I. Joe development team to attend the convention, given the present circumstances....

Hopefully not what's going to happen (if anything, Hasbro probably NEEDS some folks out there trying to salvage what they can and re-build some goodwill), but I could see it all-too-easily....

[skinny]

the business put up the convention brochure on May 11 2012.
Battleship does not meet expectations May 18-20.
Weekend box office results probably in on May 21
May 23 Paramount and Hasbro announces it is moving Retaliation release date.
The business has to redo the brochure/registration form before registration possible registration May 24

Paramount had a contingency plan? Hasbro had a contingency plan? The business had a contingency plan?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
The world may never know.

[CornDog_The_Ninja]

the business put up the convention brochure on May 11 2012.
Battleship does not meet expectations May 18-20.
Weekend box office results probably in on May 21
May 23 Paramount and Hasbro announces it is moving Retaliation release date.
The business has to redo the brochure/registration form before registration possible registration May 24

Paramount had a contingency plan? Hasbro had a contingency plan? The business had a contingency plan?

How many licks does it take to get to the center of a tootsie pop?
The world may never know.

Truth.

[polyphenus]

The email that I received (second one, I believe) had the Club wondering if they could get parachute figures made for a substitute activity. Did I miss a couple of things? (1) Were they initially planning on not doing a parachute activity because of the movie? (2) They can obviously get these figures made very quickly if they're wondering this less than two months away from the convention...

[07GT500 COBRA]

I think the movie premier event had taken place of a parachute drop event. You're looking at 5 weeks before the con, not two months. I highly doubt they'd be able to get any figures made in time. Maybe they're trying to work with Hasbro on a parachute drop figure that has already been in production. Here's hoping they drop a bunch of night vipers or CGs from the Retaliation line.

[rdodger]

I think the movie premier event had taken place of a parachute drop event. You're looking at 5 weeks before the con, not two months. I highly doubt they'd be able to get any figures made in time. Maybe they're trying to work with Hasbro on a parachute drop figure that has already been in production. Here's hoping they drop a bunch of night vipers or CGs from the Retaliation line.

That would be cool. If nothing else, they should be able to get cases of the Retaliation Cobra trooper figure that comes with a parachute and toss them from the rooftops. lol. I honestly am still in shock from this whole mess. I'm betting the Club staff is too. As much as I'm upset with the Club over the way it's handled things recently, I also feel bad for the way the Club is being jerked around by Hasbro and Paramount. Don't forget, the Club changed the date of Joe Con to accomodate the scheduled movie release. Craziness.

[ChaplainAsst]

That would be cool. If nothing else, they should be able to get cases of the Retaliation Cobra trooper figure that comes with a parachute and toss them from the rooftops. lol. I honestly am still in shock from this whole mess. I'm betting the Club staff is too. As much as I'm upset with the Club over the way it's handled things recently, I also feel bad for the way the Club is being jerked around by Hasbro and Paramount. Don't forget, the Club changed the date of Joe Con to accomodate the scheduled movie release. Craziness.

Officially, the Club didn't change the date for the movie. They have claimed up and down that it was changed because of a conflict with the convention site. I never believed that but that's what they said.

[DaSmokeEater]

Companies don't make a habit of announcing their big shocking changes to all involved and hoping they keep the claptraps shut. But they can simply call the club and say they are making changes in x and y areas. The club, not knowing what's coming but knowing the brochure would be inaccurate, would be forced to hold off. Companies that deal more intricately can take educated and 100% right guesses about these changes (if the company making comics for Joe also do the cardback artwork, you can easily read into the next changes down the road when they call), but it's not in their best interests to jump the gun or make the call. They prepare for what they see and when the call comes in right they are ready to move.

[DaSmokeEater]

The club, and not just a few other vendors, were left without a chair when the music stopped. They have to scramble to find a seat at the table now. This is something they would have handled a LOT better save the perfect storm of virus and website issues and all the problems that's created.

Anyone can take the first punch in business, it's when the blows keep coming from many different places that you start to reel and go down.

[Pete@Cobra-La]

Officially, the Club didn't change the date for the movie. They have claimed up and down that it was changed because of a conflict with the convention site. I never believed that but that's what they said.

It was changed because of a conflict with the convention site. You can either believe the words coming from MY mouth or not :)

[rdodger]

It was changed because of a conflict with the convention site. You can either believe the words coming from MY mouth or not :)

OK. Sorry. I was unjustly blamingHasbro/Paramount for that issue. Instead, the Club can accept its share of the blame for the date change.
My original point was that I feel sorry for the Club being jerked around so much by things that are out of its control.

[MJjoe4life]

The club never officially announced the convention site in the beginning did they? I remember they announced the dates and that was it. I am correct about this?

[Gyre-Viper]

It was changed because of a conflict with the convention site. You can either believe the words coming from MY mouth or not :)


I'll admit, one of my first thoughts was that all the location and registration mania was related to this insane film news and you guys just weren't allowed to say anything. And then of course once I actually started thinking about it instead of reacting to it... I realized that the Club had no idea this was going to happen. And that these things are not related. Nothing that has transpired on the Club's end could be related to this news. It wouldn't make sense. It DOESN'T make sense. I thought it did until I considered everything BUT the timing. Sure the timing makes it seem "obvious" but the information makes the premise that registration's delay had anything to do with yesterday's news almost sound silly. So I'd listen to Pete, guys. Maybe not if Pete tells you to run down the street with a box on your head and ear plugs in... but I'm pretty confident we can take his word on this absolutely insane turn of events as it relates to the Club and Con.

[rdodger]

So I'd listen to Pete, guys. ... I'm pretty confident we can take his word on this absolutely insane turn of events as it relates to the Club and Con.

Good points. I think emotions are high right now, for obvious reasons, and everyone needs to take a chill pill. That includes the execs at Hasbro and Paramount. lol

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

I'll admit, one of my first thoughts was that all the location and registration mania was related to this insane film news and you guys just weren't allowed to say anything. And then of course once I actually started thinking about it instead of reacting to it... I realized that the Club had no idea this was going to happen. And that these things are not related. Nothing that has transpired on the Club's end could be related to this news. It wouldn't make sense. It DOESN'T make sense. I thought it did until I considered everything BUT the timing. Sure the timing makes it seem "obvious" but the information makes the premise that registration's delay had anything to do with yesterday's news almost sound silly. So I'd listen to Pete, guys. Maybe not if Pete tells you to run down the street with a box on your head and ear plugs in... but I'm pretty confident we can take his word on this absolutely insane turn of events as it relates to the Club and Con.

You've got something on your nose, there.

[Gyre-Viper]

Good points. I think emotions are high right now, for obvious reasons, and everyone needs to take a chill pill. That includes the execs at Hasbro and Paramount. lol


On the toy side... there's no way Hasbro wanted this. I'd be surprised if they even knew about it considering Paramount is the bigger animal.
But one of the points that was brought up last night on WOJM was that Hasbro hopefully realizes that even if they want to be a major hollywood player independent of their Disney and Lucasfilm ties or even in conjunction... that they remember that it was TOYS that got them this far. Not film. Not hollywood. Not 3D. Not Channing. TOYS.

[Gyre-Viper]

You've got something on your nose, there.


KEVIN! I'd kiss your ass before I'd kiss Pete's. I've only met Pete once.
(No offense Pete). Besides I have zero reason to kiss the Club's ass until I've registered for con. Then... MAYBE. But I'd do anything at this point to
go to con so really beggars can't be choosers.

[RolandofGilead]

Can you guys hurry up and register already? We non-attendees are waiting... :)

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

KEVIN! I'd kiss your ass before I'd kiss Pete's. I've only met Pete once.
(No offense Pete). Besides I have zero reason to kiss the Club's ass until I've registered for con. Then... MAYBE. But I'd do anything at this point to
go to con so really beggars can't be choosers.

Forget the con, i would kiss anyone at the club's ass if it meant I could get my Footloose. Then I'll worry about the con.

Anyone taking bets on what we see first, Retaliation or the Club's subscription service?

[Gyre-Viper]

Forget the con, i would kiss anyone at the club's ass if it meant I could get my Footloose. Then I'll worry about the con.

Anyone taking bets on what we see first, Retaliation or the Club's subscription service?

You can have my footloose.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

You can have my footloose.

This is normally where Ken cuts in with some video of a fat midget farting the tune to "Footloose" over an old 80's tshirt of Kevin Bacon.

[Pete@Cobra-La]

The truth of the matter is we want to do a Joe show late March 2013 so we told Paramount to change the date...

Just blame us!

(Tongue planted firmly in cheek)

[RolandofGilead]

Did they make Kevin Bacon t-shirts? That seems like something I would remember.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

The truth of the matter is we want to do a Joe show late March 2013 so we told Paramount to change the date...

Just blame us!

(Tongue planted firmly in cheek)

I completely believe anything you say unconditionally. You are a wonderful human being and a snappy dresser. Can I please have my Footloose now?

[Gyre-Viper]

This is normally where Ken cuts in with some video of a fat midget farting the tune to "Footloose" over an old 80's tshirt of Kevin Bacon.


That's normally how I describe your HAZARD Tank to friends.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

That's normally how I describe your HAZARD Tank to friends.

Shitty hazard tank comments are so last month. I don't even remember making it.

[Hellion42]

Anyone taking bets on what we see first, Retaliation or the Club's subscription service?
Now THAT is an interesting proposition... http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/hellion42/smilies/schin.gif
Shitty hazard tank comments are so last month. I don't even remember making it.
Gotta be careful with those paint fumes man. Even if the orange stuff DOES smell like citrus.

[Gyre-Viper]

Shitty hazard tank comments are so last month. I don't even remember making it.


Footloose is so last month. But then again so was Retaliation's release date.

[Hellion42]

Footloose is so last month. But then again so was Retaliation's release date.

http://s70.photobucket.com/albums/i116/hellion42/smilies/drum.gif

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Footloose is so last month. But then again so was Retaliation's release date.

Only because you had your minions make you a personal supply of Feetloose in your personal Chinese factory.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/krymsyngard666/001-22.jpg

( I am good at beating dead horses)

[rdodger]

The truth of the matter is we want to do a Joe show late March 2013 so we told Paramount to change the date...

Just blame us!

(Tongue planted firmly in cheek)

Pete -- Actually, I was wondering when someone would start the speculation about Joe Con 2013. Will it be in late March to coincide with the re-scheduled movie release? That would mean it would have to be someplace warm. Maybe Disney World again? lol

[Gyre-Viper]

Only because you had your minions make you a personal supply of Feetloose in your personal Chinese factory.

http://i5.photobucket.com/albums/y162/krymsyngard666/001-22.jpg

( I am good at beating dead horses)


The plural is FEETloose. Feetleese? Loose Feet?

[RolandofGilead]

Pete -- Actually, I was wondering when someone would start the speculation about Joe Con 2013. Will it be in late March to coincide with the re-scheduled movie release? That would mean it would have to be someplace warm. Maybe Disney World again? lol

Let's go with Anaheim, California and DisneyLAND. Then I can go and that's really what's important here.

[KrymsynGardImmoral]

Footloosuses? Feetlasus? Maybe it has a name like a school of fish, a murder of crows...how about a clusterfuck of Footloose?

[Gyre-Viper]

Footloosuses? Feetlasus? Maybe it has a name like a school of fish, a murder of crows...how about a clusterfuck of Footloose?


A shipless of feetless?

[07GT500 COBRA]

Fetusloose? Loosefetus?

[rdodger]

...how about a clusterfuck of Footloose?

That's hilarious.

[skinny]

If I wasnt at work Id look up the scientific term for foot fetish