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06-15-2008, 12:50 AM | #601 |
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This is why I don't report on findings until I get a chance to get what I want.
I posted on a star wars board once that a store received a couple cases of something, the next day, with my tip, they were all gone. I always leave some for others, if I am troop building, I will buy only a fraction. Say there's 4, I'll buy MAYBE 3, or 2. if there's 3, I'll get 2 if I'm just starting or 1 if I'm almost done. I don't mess with ebay with these as most of the time, it's not worth the time, fees and effort. The way I see it, if someone wants to get up at the wee hours, waste gas driving around and hitting every store when they open, buy all the newest figures, and then sell them on ebay. good for them. They have to do a lot of work for such a minimal payoff. Not to mention, stores see their new inventory flying off the shelf, they tend to order more, which in the end allows the rest of us to get the ones we want. Man these ambiens make me blabber on........... |
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06-15-2008, 01:11 AM | #602 |
Cobra Viper
Join Date: Oct 2007
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I can vouch for Bill all day. He hooked me up a few times, he still hooked me up after I was a jerk about shipping my first set of figures. Firefly...Good luck to ya. FYI, I don't collect. My son does, he's 6 and depends on dad to find him stuff. These are for him...There still are kids who want these things. Glad you could help a boy fuel his imagination.
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06-15-2008, 03:07 AM | #603 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chi-Town
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No bill actually your wrong ive hooked u up more then once 3 times if im not mistaken but just cant remeber exactly what it was. and yes i have called u and given u tips like the night i was at Walmart in Antioch and hid 6 cases of the star wars force unleashed wave for you, and mind you i stripped most of those cases of the pallets for you. But gee how fast we forget and are so quick to call the kettle black
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Firefly - please you helped me once by giving me a set of 4 comic packs and I met you that night. Everything else you ever did was call me.
I however held onto $150 worth of Wave 8 figures which I am now stuck with while you bought 11 cases from Toynk, sold those for $75 on ebay, spent hundreds on selaed vintage joe vehilces, hundreds to AFA and now hundreds made on this scalp spree. Worse yet you promised you would hook me up and never did. Also you bragged about how you got them - by sneaking into the back stockroom and stelaing them from the back, then lying to me and saying you didnt get them. I could care less about the toys. What I do care about is a persons word and credibility - you have 0. And as far as all those you hooked up, quit youre crying. Lets take a tally - who has been helped by firefly here and who has been helped by me without any strings attached?? |
06-15-2008, 03:08 AM | #604 |
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chi-Town
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FYI Ewok Hunter i told him they were out not the other way around
QUOTE=Ewokhunter92;167384]This is why I don't report on findings until I get a chance to get what I want. I posted on a star wars board once that a store received a couple cases of something, the next day, with my tip, they were all gone. I always leave some for others, if I am troop building, I will buy only a fraction. Say there's 4, I'll buy MAYBE 3, or 2. if there's 3, I'll get 2 if I'm just starting or 1 if I'm almost done. I don't mess with ebay with these as most of the time, it's not worth the time, fees and effort. The way I see it, if someone wants to get up at the wee hours, waste gas driving around and hitting every store when they open, buy all the newest figures, and then sell them on ebay. good for them. They have to do a lot of work for such a minimal payoff. Not to mention, stores see their new inventory flying off the shelf, they tend to order more, which in the end allows the rest of us to get the ones we want. Man these ambiens make me blabber on...........[/QUOTE] |
06-15-2008, 03:49 PM | #605 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South Florida
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Ok well now I get to put out the fire I started.
Since this has happened FIRFEFLY and I have talked. First I want it made clear why I was so angry. I considered FIREFLY one of my good friends and was very shocked when he did what he did because I never expected it. We talked and he has apologized to me and has also stated he will take care of the figures he left me holding as well as provide me with a set of the vehicles as he originally said he would. Nobody in this world walks a perfect line, I think what shows character is when someone does mess up, they own up to it, admit it and try to make it right. That to me speaks volumes and FIREFLY has done just that. The rest of you have your opinions and you are entitled to them. Those of you that did repsond negatively in a quick manner, I hope if nothing else you at least acknowledge his effort to make this right in just as quick of a manner. FIREFLY, from me personally, Im glad to have you back in the good side of this sometimes very ugly hobby. The sad part here is you guys are yelling becuase of toys. As stated I wasnt mad because of toys or $$, I was mad at FIREFLYs actions, which he has since apologized for.
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06-15-2008, 05:20 PM | #606 |
COMMANDO
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^^ wow.. so I take it no sightings as of late.. too bad.. scalpers suck.. DOnt see what the big deal is anyways.. making little profit fom GI Joes.. hey BH .. u got anything new lately??
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06-15-2008, 10:33 PM | #607 |
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Chicago
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Just wanted to drop a line and let everyone know another local Chicago guy has joined the boards. I'm a Yo Joe member but thought I would join this forum as well. I'm all for sharing and helping each other out so if anyone needs anything shoot me a pm and I'll keep an eye out. Right now I have a few extras of wave 7 duke, wild bill, wave 5 destro, snow job, wave 3 stalker wave 1 storm shadow so if anyone needs anything let me know and its yours for cost. I also can get my hands on the tru cobra SRO set if anyone needs that too.
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06-15-2008, 10:34 PM | #608 |
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Join Date: Feb 2006
Location: South Florida
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Besides wave 4 (08) and the new vehicles firefly is sending to me, nope 0.
Once I get that Flight Pod, Ill be able to finish my Python Patrol Wave 5 should be out end of this month I am guessing.
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06-16-2008, 10:23 AM | #609 |
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Join Date: Apr 2008
Location: Chicago
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Okay, maybe this isn't the best place to gripe but it was in Niles, IL that I saw this and would like to discuss with other members in that area.
The Wal-Mart in Niles has 2 Copperhead/Shipwreck comic packs on the shelf that have a different figure in place of the Copperhead. The first one has a white painted Wild Weasel (obviously a botched custom) and the second has a Scarface. Considering that I do not have this pack yet, this really irritated me and in the end, since these two packs will most likely rot on the shelf, it hurts us from getting more JOE product on the shelf. Just wanted everyone's .02 and if this selfish person is a member of the board, maybe they'll think twice before they do this again. |
06-16-2008, 11:23 AM | #610 |
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Location: South Florida
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That sucks about those packs. This has started to happen more and more lately - with SW battlepacks, Transformers and Joe.
When I see this I usually bring it to a mangers attention so they pull the items off the shelf. Hopefully this will stop at some point.
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