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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Post CanJoeCon 2011 appreciation thread
« on: June 24, 2011, 09:19:40 AM »
not to sound like a horn dog - but anyone saw that Latina(?) vendor on the trade floor?  You know the one I'm talking about guys - army cap, tank top, and short, short, army shorts?!  I'm going to have to buy my wife some short short army shorts   :-* .  And who is that blonde lady in the black spaghetti strap dress?  She's there every year.  Ahh the lovely sights of the Canadian Joe Con  8)

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Your Con Haul Thread!
« on: June 21, 2011, 08:33:33 AM »
The Con tapped me out after the first hour =/

- Con set
- '88 Repeater
- '85 Ripper (to replace yellowing legs on my original)
- a couple of incomplete AWE Strikers for $5 <-- best deal that day!
- Mark Bellamo's Totally Tubular 80s Toys <-- Mark is a class act, I'd buy every book he ever writes!  Really enjoying reading this one and taking a trip down memory lane.  I hope Mark can attend the convention every year.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Post Canadian Joe Con appreciation thread!
« on: August 17, 2010, 12:03:54 PM »
Quote from: "bandonov"
Quote from: "NeoDragonKnight"
Quote from: "Pete The Greek"
Quote from: "Bandalero"
Pete I didn't know you got married dude, congrats!  Now you don't have to commute from [s:11jcykuz]Ajax[/s:11jcykuz] Oshawa to [s:11jcykuz]Woodbridge/[/s:11jcykuz]Markham to visit ;).
Thanks.  But had to fix some of the locals.  I am probably 5-10 minutes from where you live in Markham. 
Another Markhamite yay. 

Markville Mall is in so much trouble now that all us are within striking distance of it.  :lol:

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Post Canadian Joe Con appreciation thread!
« on: August 17, 2010, 09:38:05 AM »
y'know I don't think I've replied yet to this thread.  Mike and his team deserve every accolade we can think of.  It's definitely not an easy task putting a show like this together and these guys really work their asses off for us.  

For the last two years running it has been an absolute pleasure to converse with NFC - this guy is the last comic standing.  And it was really great to see Raptor - even if he did wear G.I. Joe Movie trousers.  Pete I didn't know you got married dude, congrats!  Now you don't have to commute from Ajax to Woodbridge/Markham to visit ;).  Seeing Jon S as Chuckles made the con for me right there.

I got to meet supernova, Pluv, and Lance Spudnik for the first time - hope to see more JC presence at future cons.

Not sure if there's a suggestions thread but I have a comment:

I think there were early promo materials stating that the line-up will start at 6:00 AM (correct me if I'm wrong).  If that's the case, then the Sheraton should have really enforced the rule and not have people loiter on their property since 12 midnight.  Sorry if you were one of those early birds but you guys weren't following the rules outlined.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Con Sets On E-Bay
« on: August 17, 2010, 07:43:22 AM »
$611!!! egads now I'm really kicking myself for being number 50something in the line...  Next year I'm camping overnight - yeah right.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Is it my fault or the dealers?
« on: August 12, 2010, 09:38:59 AM »
and you're right, by no means am I trying to start a "us vs. dealers war".  I absolutely agree that at least from 1982-1992 dealers should have a handle on accessory identification. I'll say that I'm about 95% confident in my figure accessory identification for that era and I'm just a collector.  Now vehicle accessories on the other hand is harder for me because growing up I didn't have many vehicles to begin with - but I'd probably be able to ID about 80-85% of those on the spot.

But I'm giving you guys the benefit of the doubt - it's a stressful situation when you have 10 customers crowding your table, thousands of little pieces of plastic to identify, not your full-time job, and keeping an eye out for 5-finger discounts.

And in retrospect, I should have clued-in as to why there was someone available, not dealing with customers, because they probably told everyone they were "just watching the stuff" too.  

Still I do aprpeciate the effort you guys put into setting up for shows like this.

P.S. from that pic you linked to, you're the dealer I like to visit each year!

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Is it my fault or the dealers?
« on: August 10, 2010, 06:58:18 PM »
Quote from: "master_stanley"
So let me get this straight you didn't buy from one guy because he was busy with customers and another customer was hording the 1980's box. So you blame the dealer and the person who was nice to help him or her? How much do you think we make at our tables we can't afford to pay people who are knowledgeable to come with us other then a couple of dealers with big stores like silver snail. Sorry but it's reality check time. My helpers where all voultary and one even had to pay to get in just so he could help load the boxes back up after the show. I seen lots of dealers there who where losing money on items they where selling. One guy paid $16.00 American for target exclusives and was selling them for $5.00 each to get ride of them. I agree if a dealer says it's complete then it should be but you guys expect to much from the dealers you also should be knowledgeable about what your buying. Also if the guy was to busy come back later just like if you don't like a line up in a store come back when it's less busy.

Okay I'm not sure why you're taking this personally, were you the dealer I was talking about?  Anyways let me dispell a few of your assumptions:

1. I know exactly what I'm looking for, 1988 Repeater has a steady-cam black machine gun.
2. The dealer that had him with a backpack said he was complete - not the case, but what got me was that he didn't know what the gun looked like and had to try to find it in the guide which he was unsuccessful at even though i told him the year '88.
3. The inconsiderate customer hogging the 1980s box had nothing to do with the other dealer or his helper  but added to my frustration.
4. Mike and a few other guys knew I was there for the morning only, and minus the 2 hours lining up, i circled the floor 5-6 times.  My stupid luck was the dealer was always busy with someone else.
5. Three times I inquiried about something to someone who looked available at three different tables and three times I was told - "sorry man I'm just watching the stuff" - it gets a little frustrating after the second time.

That was my experience.  And it's my honest opinion that if you're going to hire someone, hire someone that has some kinda inclination of the product they are "watching" that's all geez.

On the flipside there were other dealers there than knew their stuff.  I actually bought figures from one dealer because he knew what he had out and what he had in stock, he wasn't fumbling around for accessories or prices - go figure.

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Is it my fault or the dealers?
« on: August 10, 2010, 12:01:38 PM »
Interesting topic.  What I found in my experience there was that some of the dealers had helpers.  No problem with that, but those folks, try as they might were not familiar with the toys which lead to a somewhat frustrating experience as a customer.  

There's one dealer I like because he has a well organized and extensive ARAH collection each year.  But he was busy with customers, and this one guy just would not move from the 1988 box - omg, I stood there for 5 minutes watching him and he was oblivious, just sifting through the dealer's goods.  I mean a little consideration is all I ask.  Anyways, the dealer was busy, this other customer was being a jerk, so I asked the helper if he had a figure so I cold speed things up and the dude had no clue - frustrating. I ended up not buying anything from this dealer this year.

I was looking for a Repeater and one dealer had him with his backpack - I pointed out he wasn't complete and inquired about his gun.  He thought it was complete (not sure why or how) but to his credit he tried to find Repeater in Mark Bellamo's guide.  Now I don't know if he was stressed with the amount of folks at his table, but the poor fella couldn't find him in the 1988 category and there was no point in asking his helper because he didn't have a clue about G.I. Joe.  I know what the gun looks like but I didn't want to stick around.

I know it can be a stressful environment, but I expect Dealers to know their goods, or at least higher help that are familiar with their goods.  Is that too much to ask?

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Yearly CanJoeCon Discussion / Re: Con Sets On E-Bay
« on: August 10, 2010, 08:27:09 AM »
wow, finally read through all 6 pages.  I thought I was in the early 50s in the line-up but someone mentioned they were #53 with two guys from montreal ahead of him, so I guess I was even further back.  But I do recall Scramble coming so very close to Raptor, NFC, and I with those coveted SNAKE bands so I had to be no more than 60th in line.

The blonde chick with the broken leg actually had a great idea. She suggested that the wrist bands be numbered - yes it wouldn't have prevented the family of 10 from conning the con set, but it would have added some order to the line. 

When I arrived folks were on the street when there was a perfectly fine side-walk to stand on and I think Sheraton Management had to ask that we line-up on the side-walk.  And I'll admit I was a bit concerned with the line and the incident with the SNAKE band distribution that got Mike out to investigate who cut into the line.

Plus, and I'll be honest - I'm sure the guy was harmless, but the Beatle Baily dude in army fatigues eating his shreaded wheat not lining up but staring at us in the line had me a bit uneasy.  Thankfully there was the comical antics of NFC and Raptor to pass the time.

Pete the Greek I commend you on having enough stamina to leave the convention and attend the Taste on the Danforth!  WOOPAHH!

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Message Board News / Re: Hasbro Answers Our November Questions
« on: November 18, 2009, 01:51:58 PM »
oh yeah, I had the impression that there was a classic-style Footloose on the horizon - 1 step closer to completing my modern-era 1985 display - then we got THAT...

Hasbro can call him whatever they want, it's their licensce, but personally THAT ain't Footloose - not even remotely. 

Not saying that Footloose is a fav of mine, but I'm curious Jay - who's your favourite character/fig from back in the day?

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Ontario / Re: G.I. JOE P.I.T. Mobile Headquarters @ Toys'R'Us
« on: July 17, 2009, 05:13:01 PM »
Quote from: "Kronz"
I find it a pretty interesting Joe item. Sorta like a MCC crossed its DNA with the Rolling Thunder.

Aint that the truth.  I wonder what it would look like without wheels.  So it's just a stationary PIT (who woulda' "thunk "huh?!)

Not like I have the space for it either, but what turns me off slightly is the cardboard pieces.  Yes I've read quite a few reviews that mention the cardboard pieces are very few, but really if you're paying $100-$150 for this thing, couldn't Hasbro at least make plastic box crates/rocks and a plastic rectangle with four stands for a ping pong table?  I mean when they went over budget in the research and design did it really have to come down to the ping pong table and some crates/rocks to cut?

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Message Board News / Re: Hasbro Answers your 3 Summer 2009 Questions!
« on: July 17, 2009, 05:07:30 PM »
I'd say, they actually gave a solid answer to one of those questions!

Q1
Awesome to hear the Shout! DVD set will be available to Canada.  I shudder to think what the SRP will be, but it's great to know none the less.

Q2
"working on release plan" and "a potential" has a potential to be cancelled, but I'm being cynical.  I hope it all comes true!

Q3
Not sure if they answered the question  ???

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