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Title: International figures on card
Post by: morgardee on April 04, 2008, 12:31:49 PM
Over at TNI:

http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode= ... 00&start=0 (http://i.toynewsi.com/g/index.php?mode=view&album=GIJoe%2F25th_International&pic=Wild_Bill.jpg&dispsize=600&start=0)
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 04, 2008, 12:52:39 PM
How does this get leaked out?
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Storm.Shadow on April 04, 2008, 01:56:52 PM
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
How does this get leaked out?

Just wondering, why would you refer to it as a leak?  It's been standard thus far for press photos to be release about a month before they hit shelves in the US.

Edit: Spelling.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: freakx2001 on April 04, 2008, 02:11:19 PM
These cards are only good for people who open the figures, as a MOC collector, I will not be buying any figures I see on these new cards.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 04, 2008, 02:20:50 PM
Quote from: "Storm.Shadow"
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
How does this get leaked out?

Just wondering, why would you refer to it as a leak?  It's been standard thus far for press photos to be release about a month before they hit shelfs in the US.

Mike or Ed, has this image been sent to this site?  After all, they did send the image of the new art work for the newsletter.  And also, the *official* GI JOE club doesn't have picture of this, nor does yojoe.com or even other sites.  It always seems to be TNI and Hisstank are getting these scopes.  They seem to have people in the inside releasing information before they should.  Hence, the reason why I called it leaked.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Storm.Shadow on April 04, 2008, 02:28:12 PM
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
It always seems to be TNI and Hisstank are getting these scopes.  They seem to have people in the inside releasing information before they should.  Hence, the reason why I called it leaked.

Ahh.  Yes it does always seem that the press photos show up at TNI before anywhere else.  I just assumed that they were somehow affiliated with Hasbro and it was "normal" that they would post them as soon as they get them.  As opposed to retailers who may take their time in posting up pre-orders etc.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Scramble on April 04, 2008, 02:30:39 PM
We've seen the cardback but that's the first picture of a figure on that cardback released.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: BHMike on April 04, 2008, 02:45:22 PM
We are STILL the only site to of had the cardbacks shown a month ago.
I don't think we were supposed to debut the MOC images...

Still, I find it amusing that two U.S. based sites are NOW announcing news on Canadian items.  :lol:
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Stealth Viper on April 04, 2008, 02:47:34 PM
We were never promised the carded images - but who really cares about them anyway? It was the cards that mattered, and we got THAT a month ago.

As for TNI, I am pretty sure they have a connection (legitimate) with Hasbro.

As for HissTank - as far as I know they have some "insiders" and get their stuff the less-than-legit way.
Title: Re: International figures on card
Post by: Pete The Greek on April 05, 2008, 09:17:08 AM
Quote from: "THE Mike™"
Still, I find it amusing that two U.S. based sites are NOW announcing news on Canadian items.  :lol:

You weren't the only one.