Dirty laundry That Sat In the rain and then in some dark corner some where for several days after the family pet used it to relieve themself over and over again upon.

GetRightRobot wrote:Bowspearer wrote:GetRightRobot wrote:Ok Gandi. How fast do you drive (I assume you drive)? 5 over the speed limit, that's the same as raping babies. Oh yes it is, if you go 5mph over the posted legal speed limit, you rape babies.
Strawman argument much? For the record, I always drive just under the speed limit. However if I sped and it caused an accident where someone, say a baby, died an horrific death in a car accident, then I would be guilty of murdering a baby. In that example, it would be a reasonable comparison. In other cases though, you should do yourself a favour and go grab a dictionary and look up the words "scale" and "spectrum", because your failure to comprehend the difference between the two has amounted to an epic fail.GetRightRobot wrote:Making toys that capitalize on someone's else IP is not like stealing from an old lady. Unless and old lady has some non-material, thoughts or ideas someone could steal from her.
Of course it is- theft is theft. Whether you are talking about ideas or material goods, you are stealing from others for personal gain. It really is that black and white.GetRightRobot wrote:You are EXTREMELY dramatic, and exaggerated.
Said the blind man.GetRightRobot wrote:I'm not arguing that KO boxed g1's sucks, but how does that take money from Hasbro's pockets? Anything on the secondary market does nothing to effect Hasbro's bottom line. Why? 'Cause Hasbro doesn't dabble in Ebay.
Really so licensing revenue doesn't exist? Wow, just wow.GetRightRobot wrote:I'm not justifying that 3rd parties make what they make only because Transformers sell, but Jesus man, calm down. Are you a collector or a stock holder?
Really, so you didn't just try and claim that theft wasn't really theft or that licensing revenue didn't exist? Revisionism much? As for your question- I'm a collector that can spot the slippery slope that gave us KO Toys a mile off and hates what it's done to the vintage collecting community in terms of scams.DISCHARGE wrote:I don't see a problem with accessories, it's the figures that have increased the drama.
Which is an oxymoron when you think about the slippery slope of all this. It starts out with accessories where people "fill a gap in the market". Then they wind up being sold without there being any issues from Hasbro, so then someone decides to do figures that are loosely based on TF designs. They get through without a hitch, so then someone decides to do "Masterpiece" versions of toys, like Arcee or the Minicars. Then that gets through ok, so someone decides to take it to the next step which is the extreme and you wind up with KO Toys. Now that might seem wonderful, but those us on the receiving end of a scammer in some of these cases know just how how "scepial" that experience is.DISCHARGE wrote:Hasbro would be better off to cut a deal with 3rd party toys like Takara does w\ Wonderfests and offer a one day license at Botcon. This would place certain safety practices in hand for things people don't even think about, like how do we know lead based paint isn't used on some of these toys?
There is an accountability that Hasbro feels they need to look at even though the product isn't theirs' that could still hurt their image.
This would be the ideal way to go and hopefully they do look at it. I completely agree about the QC issues as well, but ultimately it's entirely their call. Yes we may not like it, but if they choose not to meet 3rd parties in the middle and to take a hard-line approach, then that is entirely their right as the IP owners.
Ok man, you're a perfect law abiding, sin free, moral sound, superior ass. I'm sure your moral perfection makes you a lot of money/friends/general success, because wow you seem like a REALLY fun guy. I've been patient and tried to lighten the mood. You obviously have no sense of scale. As there are levels of crime there must be levels of theft. Manslaughter-Murder in the 1st. NO ONE IS ARGUING THAT IP THEFT IS THEFT. You accuse people of blindness when you yourself can't see the underlying issue.
How about this: I'll put my Hercules next to ROTF Devastator and you tell me which one is superior.
What's Hasbro going to do to a company that operates in Singapore or Taiwan or Sweden. B***H all you want, it's going to continue to happen until the market dissipates. Besides, according to you, your not even supporting Hasbro. You collect collectables, not toys in current markets. Discussing this with you is going to lead to problems. You are dull, close minded, and dramatic like a small child. You attitude towards fellow fans is disgusting and I can just bet you're REEAALLL popular with the ladies.
You're as much fun as a bag of dirty laundry.