EXO-6 Star Trek "General Discussion" 1/6 Line

[Johnny Utah]

Yeah he liked to throw his weight around a lot back then. When I heard he paired up with Nanjin I was like 'makes sense.'

 

[The Green Goblin]

About a month and a half wait after Picard S3 ends.

Wonder when we’ll start to see some SNW teases from Exo-6.

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Not soon enough, I'd guess considering we haven't gotten any TNG or Picard stuff revealed while season 3 is airing.

I am all in for SNW. Unless he makes the mistake of giving Una rooted hair. InArt is the only company that I'd chance rooted hair on. Everyone else uses that Barbie quality hair that makes things look bad.

 

[superdoug]

I took a break a few years back because of toxic members spouting hatred and nonsense. I'm guessing these are those very people who got banned when the new management rolled into town.

Was there a big change when ownership changed? Not trying to stir the pot just curious. I was pretty oblivious to Dave selling it until the whole sponsor thing came up on the LOTR forums (also had no clue that there may have been bridges burned or bad feelings on the whole thing). I did notice the name change but I just figured it was because Sideshow was no longer active like they used to be way, way, way back when I joined back in the heyday of Spooktacular with the Spook chat, etc. Man do I feel old now.

As far as toxic goes, I think what it is varies from person to person. Some may find a person’s words or implied tone toxic while others may not. They may just see it as venting, an opinion or something completely justified. For me, I just start skimming over or stay away for a while when I feel things have derailed into what I feel is too toxic for me to be around. I will say in my opinion (not necessarily other’s) the negativity has gotten worse in this section of late. Hopefully as more figures come out that changes.

 

[davejames]

Yeah, I’m really liking Nanjin less and less as he spews more bs. The nerve on the guy. He knows that many of us here buy products from him but still has no issue insulting us.

So far I've been able to look past the snarky attitude and just enjoy the figures on their own... but he does make it pretty damn hard at times.

Guess it's good for him that I'm way too much of a Trek diehard to ever give up on the line. And he's the only hope we have of seeing these figures get made.

 

[HAL9000.]

Was there a big change when ownership changed? Not trying to stir the pot just curious. I was pretty oblivious to Dave selling it until the whole sponsor thing came up on the LOTR forums (also had no clue that there may have been bridges burned or bad feelings on the whole thing). I did notice the name change but I just figured it was because Sideshow was no longer active like they used to be way, way, way back when I joined back in the heyday of Spooktacular with the Spook chat, etc. Man do I feel old now.

As far as toxic goes, I think what it is varies from person to person. Some may find a person’s words or implied tone toxic while others may not. They may just see it as venting, an opinion or something completely justified. For me, I just start skimming over or stay away for a while when I feel things have derailed into what I feel is too toxic for me to be around. I will say in my opinion (not necessarily other’s) the negativity has gotten worse in this section of late. Hopefully as more figures come out that changes.

It was WAY worse.

Don’t agree with you, but whatever. No point banging the same drum.

This EX06 thread has always been bad compared to a lot of others. I take regular breaks from it and it’s the only thread I’ve muted people. Some have said it’s because of the Trek fandom but I don’t buy that. A lot of the snide comments and arguments have been because of Nanjin. He’s a polarising figure and some people defend him to the extreme, while others are frustrated by his behaviour.

That’s why it keeps winding up talking about what he’s said now. It’s his technique for staying in collectors’ thoughts. Even if we’re not liking what he’s saying, it still means we’re talking about him and that’s his game. We should really ignore his BS and that’ll take away his power, but some people will always worship him.

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

It was WAY worse . . .

100% agree. I don't do Facebook, and limit myself nowadays to just TWO collectible forums.

Reason? - because this and the other one I frequent are now VERY well moderated/staffed, and the majority of active members are knowledgeable, thoughtful, and community driven. That's not sucking up, it's simply the truth. I've settled where I feel welcome and comfortable.

Finding places where the yobbos/sociopaths are (mostly) kept under control is very rare these days, because moderation takes time & effort, and requires a fair & balanced personality that doesn't knee-jerk react OR let people get away with destructive behaviour.

Anyone that keeps pushing the envelope enough to sneak through & annoy me . . . that's where I find the "IGNORE" feature here REALLY useful

This lil' ol' place is the best it has ever been - and I really appreciate everyone that makes (and keeps) it that way


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[Mike86]

So far I've been able to look past the snarky attitude and just enjoy the figures on their own... but he does make it pretty damn hard at times.

Guess it's good for him that I'm way too much of a Trek diehard to ever give up on the line. And he's the only hope we have of seeing these figures get made.

I love Trek too so it’s hard for me to turn away, but yeah Nanjin as of late with his snarky little attitude and comments is really a turn off.

He just comes across as totally unprofessional and he doesn’t seem to comprehend or care that he shouldn’t be spouting off and insulting customers on social media when he’s operating a business.

Also the fact that he hasn’t even necessarily singled anyone out or made reference to the comment that set him off. It’s just we’re all terrible people and not “true Trek friends”.

 

[Skyroes]

100% agree. I don't do Facebook, and limit myself nowadays to just TWO collectible forums.

Reason? - because this and the other one I frequent are now VERY well moderated/staffed, and the majority of active members are knowledgeable, thoughtful, and community driven. That's not sucking up, it's simply the truth. I've settled where I feel welcome and comfortable.

Finding places where the yobbos/sociopaths are (mostly) kept under control is very rare these days, because moderation takes time & effort, and requires a fair & balanced personality that doesn't knee-jerk react OR let people get away with destructive behaviour.

Anyone that keeps pushing the envelope enough to sneak through & annoy me . . . that's where I find the "IGNORE" feature here REALLY useful

This lil' ol' place is the best it has ever been - and I really appreciate everyone that makes (and keeps) it that way


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We love you to @Heavy Metal Spike

 

[Heavy Metal Spike]

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We love you to @Heavy Metal Spike

LOL - as previously agreed - the money will be delivered in a plain brown paper bag - just provide the password "Mr. Flibble" at handover.


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[Brunt FCA]

Some folks ask why I ask what the edition size of a “Limited Edition” is. hmmmm. Curious how many of these Kirks Nanjins “friend” might have for “NOT the MSRP”

It all sounds very lucky.
A 'friend' is selling them, not him, so Exo-6 won't be obligated to fulfill any previously outstanding commitments. The figure was limited to two per customer, so the only way to have multiple stock is if it's Exo themselves or another retailer who bought stock, and now one of them is going to sell stock at a jacked-up price when people who ordered at the original price missed out?

 

[Time_killer]

Yeah, I’m really liking Nanjin less and less as he spews more bs. The nerve on the guy. He knows that many of us here buy products from him but still has no issue insulting us.

He's just pissed because we're not "butt-huggers"

 

[Skyroes]

Not soon enough, I'd guess considering we haven't gotten any TNG or Picard stuff revealed while season 3 is airing.

I am all in for SNW. Unless he makes the mistake of giving Una rooted hair. InArt is the only company that I'd chance rooted hair on. Everyone else uses that Barbie quality hair that makes things look bad.

Yeah, the push is with VOY. I think we’ll be lucky if we see a figure from TNG (other than Locutus) ship out this year and one for DS9 other than Quark.

 

[Supes78/Bats89]

It all sounds very lucky.
A 'friend' is selling them, not him, so Exo-6 won't be obligated to fulfill any previously outstanding commitments. The figure was limited to two per customer, so the only way to have multiple stock is if it's Exo themselves or another retailer who bought stock, and now one of them is going to sell stock at a jacked-up price when people who ordered at the original price missed out?

Yeah, on the TMP Kirk and Spock subject, I said this over in the TMP thread, but it's interesting that Nanjin or his "friend" keeps "finding" stock of a "strictly limited edition figure" when retailers such as EE and BBTS have still yet to receive their allotment. Of course, the edition size was not actually revealed either.

 

[HAL9000.]

Yeah, on the TMP Kirk and Spock subject, I said this over in the TMP thread, but it's interesting that Nanjin or his "friend" keeps "finding" stock of a "strictly limited edition figure" when retailers such as EE and BBTS have still yet to receive their allotment. Of course, the edition size was not actually revealed either.

This was brought up with him, and related questions previously, and he says third party retailers are not his concern.

 

[MyenShi]

This is a good place for discussions and better now than it's been. The mods and the new admins run a pretty tight ship.

Somethings things get heated which is understandable when you have a lot of passionate people around, but anything excessive gets handled quickly.

Really unfortunate to see what's been going on out there. I did not expect to see so much drama laid out when I opened this thread.

Felicia: I'm with Nanjin when it comes to toxic groups.

Best thing I ever did was leave those groups, Sideshows group, OSR etc. narcissistic peasants and power tripping hypocritical admins and just whining peasants all day.

It’s gross.

There are definitely a lot of places out there filled with toxic people built around cults of personalities propping up egomaniacs. But not every group is like that and they're passing judgement on people they don’t know just to agree with someone else's one sided view.

That said, unironically calling people peasants is what actually feels gross in that comment on Facebook that Asta quoted.

 

[Supes78/Bats89]

This was brought up with him, and related questions previously, and he says third party retailers are not his concern.

Wow. Un-frigging-believable. Sounds like a good, level-headed businessman to me. He just keeps making it harder and harder to justify buying these figures.

 

[Prime Clone]

Wow. Un-frigging-believable. Sounds like a good, level-headed businessman to me.

He just keeps making it harder and harder to justify buying these figures.

To be fair, he was referring to sub-resellers (fourth party?) not his direct partners.


But is it really feasible that EE and BBTS' stock is still in transit somewhere after all these months? Or are they in the same situation as Cotswold and Popcultcha and just don't know it yet?

 

[Kebron]

That’s why it keeps winding up talking about what he’s said now. It’s his technique for staying in collectors’ thoughts. Even if we’re not liking what he’s saying, it still means we’re talking about him and that’s his game. We should really ignore his BS and that’ll take away his power, but some people will always worship him.

I 100% agree with this. Let’s stop talking about him and what he’s doing on FB. Post product pics and teases but ignore the other BS

I’m here to read about Trek figures not pages of petty internet drama. I’m sure others are too.

 

[HAL9000.]

To be fair, he was referring to sub-resellers (fourth party?) not his direct partners.


But is it really feasible that EE and BBTS' stock is still in transit somewhere after all these months? Or are they in the same situation as Cotswold and Popcultcha and just don't know it yet?

No he wasn't. He did say they weren't his problem either, which is more understandable.

If you look back, Supes asked about EE and BBTS which is what I replied to. The only retailers he hasn't said anything about in that way is PAF UK and Sideshow US.

 

[IndyDave]

That said, unironically calling people peasants is what actually feels gross in that comment.

Thank you. The hypocrisy on here is real on many levels.