Close the thread?
Seriously?
Many hypocrites chimed in within the thread.
Many responses are of the pot calling the kettle black.
I see posts by hypocrites who are old timers with established reputations who are very dismissive of others they consider beneath them acting/posting like they’re angels. They’re not.
IMHO, Matt Bischof chimed in because he needed to address a few questions about the figure from a public relations perspective, but it sure was not out of love or respect for collectors/customers in any capacity and if he and anyone else posts/says otherwise, then it’s absolute bull. Matt’s primary motivation is to try to address and possibly stop the negativity of the figure from a purely business perspective.
I’ve seen his kind/type of actions elsewhere over the years and it’s purely business driven. Sideshow’s primary goal is to get our money plain and simple. It’s the goal of any/every 1:6 manufacturer. They produce products to get our money. They don’t give a damn as long as they get our money while we’re complaining and criticizing anything/everything they do. As long as they get their money in terms of NRDs and eventual final sales of the figures, then so be it. After they sell through this figure, then they’ll repeat the same process again.
There are a good number of members within this group who have inflated egos where they believe and feel they are better than others and that’s fine. An online discussion group/forum would not exist without that kind/type of members. If anyone/everyone got along within an online discussion group/forum without conflict, then something is obviously wrong.
I don’t blame Darklord Dave for the atmosphere of this thread or the SSF itself. He has a vested interest/stake in the SSF and whatever relationship he maintains with SSC officially or unofficially. We’re his guests and some of us pay “rent” (i.e. premium membership) to be part of the association so to speak.
I’ve seen heated discussions over the years, but it’s been a long time so much discourtesy, disdain, & hypocrisy has been blatantly obviously with members against members.
The figure as presented/seen is not what many of us hoped for. That’s a given.
The price point and NRD idiocy is not helping SSC regardless of their justifications and rationale. I’ve learned enough over the years about the manufacturing side of the 1:6 business in China/Hong Kong and it’s all about the money and in this case it’s about how much more Sideshow wants from us considering how much money we spent in the past on crap quality/flawed offerings they demanded/expected us to buy without questions.
Sideshow is a different company than they were five years ago. Prices have gone up, but the design/quality has not necessarily kept pace with the increased prices by them. Anyone believing and insisting otherwise is delusional.
Maybe Sideshow should give up their endeavors in the 12” product line? Of course, then their ongoing idiocy spread to the PF and statue product line of which there are ongoing inconsistencies, but that’s another discussion.
In the end, Sideshow wins because some of us who posted that we’ll never buy the figure will end up buying it, our criticisms regardless of how logical and rational some may be will be dismissed, the Sideshow defenders will continue to have an ego, we’ll continue to be at one another’s throats from time to time over discussions like this, and Sideshow will still get our money and there is not a damn thing we can do other than complain and get criticized/insulted. Maybe Matt will chime in again? That’ll give some others opportunities to score brown nosing points?
This thread delivers.
