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Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Calabask » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:19 pm

Was surprised noone here has posted about this yet. But apparently Hasbro and Botcon are sort of declaring war of sorts on some parts of the Fandom, as well as Dealers. From what I've gathered, apparently displaying or selling any third party items is stictly prohibited, and if some one seen doing so, Hasbro at their discretion will be confiscating the items. Whether they'd be returned or not after the convention is up in the air, but the wording seems to imply that they will not be.

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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Rodimus Prime » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:38 pm

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I didn't think this would be news. 3rd party stuff isn't licensed by Hasbro, they wouldn't allow it be sold at events sponsored by them.
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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby RhA » Fri Mar 16, 2012 7:41 pm

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Neh. Hasbro's got every right to ban the stuff.
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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Noideaforaname » Fri Mar 16, 2012 8:27 pm

Makes sense. I mean, if say Nintendo had a convention it'd be perfectly logical for them to ban all Sony or Microsoft stuff. 3rd Party/KOs are the closest thing to competition Transformers have.
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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Chaoslock » Sat Mar 17, 2012 5:04 pm

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Noideaforaname wrote:Makes sense. I mean, if say Nintendo had a convention it'd be perfectly logical for them to ban all Sony or Microsoft stuff. 3rd Party/KOs are the closest thing to competition Transformers have.


I'd say it's closer to a Nintendo convention where counterfeit GBA/NDS cartridges are natural to be banned.
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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Rodimus Prime » Sat Mar 17, 2012 6:25 pm

Motto: "Individual freedom above all else."
Or maybe it's jealousy that 3rd party manufacturers cater to collectors much better than Hasbro ever cared to? And yes, I know the old argument of Hasbro is a toy company selling to kids, blah blah blah. Bottom line is, 3rd party takes care of collectors better, and Hasbro doesn't like it.
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Re: Hasbro declares war at Botcon?

Postby Blurrz » Sat Mar 17, 2012 7:17 pm

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