OK... here goes.
I have indeed called Jesse several times, asking questions about how to fix things that I have screwed up, or to ask questions about the best way to do this or that. I've emailed him numerous times as well. I've never said that I never asked for help. I've admitted it in public forums and groups as well.
And Jesse has been more than gracious to help me with any questions that I have had for him. He's never told me to go fuck off and figure it out for myself. He's always been friendly and cordial. As have I.
However, as I pointed out - you copied and pasted one post that I made. Completely out of context. And completely without any of the other comments that were made. Yes, it was a "private" group, but since I don't own or run that group, that is out of my control. Had the group been public, I would have said the same things. I've said things that are not very favorable about many people in open, public forums. I've never shied away from that. As I said, I'm the same person in real life as I am online. I say the same things. I do the same things.
But, back to my post. And the things you failed to post, that I said. For example - you missed the part where I said that I went to HISSTank and got into it with CIAD over the way he roped Jesse over the coals. That I was pretty much told that if I kept up asking questions, I would get banned. Or the part where I said that I thought it completely out of line to do that to him when SlayerDave and Aly did the exact same thing, and never had threads about them. In fact, Aly STILL does it, but it gets swept under the rug. But that's an entirely different conversation.
I hold no ill will towards Jesse, or DarkWynter, or Raging Spoon, or basically any other casting store or website that sells casts. To infer that I am two-faced towards anyone is completely incorrect. I'd like you to show me where I said anything negative towards anyone that I'm friends with.
Now, before you re-post my comments that you already posted, I'll just say this to clarify. I did not, nor would I ever, compare Jesse and Aly on a personal level. It's just incomprehensible. The point of my post was to say that the casters who have been using HISSTank to promote their products, who have screwed up, have ruined HISSTank for all the other, non fucked up casting sites. Such as mine. And TheAngelForge. And Vortious. And Stocos28. If you think that HISSTank's new ban on promoting a personal casting store ISN'T because of Jesse's current situation, quite frankly - you're just fucking stupid.
So we're comparing Jesse to Aly now, are we? I mean, we get it, SWG, you want all the casting business, it's evident in everything you post, even if publically it's passive aggressive and not as bold as this post... but then, I guess in a "private" group it's a little safer, right? A shame that you owe pretty much all the good stuff in your inventory to recasts you've made of TJ's stuff.
OK, so... I'm trying to put everyone out of business, and make myself the ONLY person that can cast products in the world? That's pretty much backwards. Let me ask you this - why would I have wasted my time to make a pretty intensive, step-by-step video series that shows EXACTLY how to do exactly what I do, exactly HOW I do it, if I didn't want anyone else to cast products? Why would I help several people who watched those videos and contacted me, asking questions and asking me for tips on how to do the things that I've outlined in those videos?? If you'd like the names of those guys, I'd be happy to provide them for you.
And I'm sorry to say that "all the good stuff" in my store did NOT come from Jesse. Have I purchased casts from Jesse? Yes. Have I purchased items so that I could cast them for my own store? Yes. Did I tell Jesse up front that was what I going to do? Again - yes. And Jesse was fine with it. But do me a favor - list the pieces that you feel are 'the good stuff' and I'll see what I have originals of, and what I got from Jesse. Take your time.
I can't believe sometimes what a bunch of crybaby horseshit makes up the action figure collecting community. It's even worse when it comes from people who are always asking for special things. Some of the guys whining on the forum are guys who TJ stood in line for at con, to buy them exclusives at COST without an extra dime for his time and trouble. And then to just kick friends of his so that you can have your little knitting circle of complainers go unchallenged? Sons of the Forgotten is definitely a henhouse, because it reeks of chicken shit.
OK you lost me now. I'm not sure how this has ANYTHING to do with me. I've never asked Jesse for any 'special things'. I asked him if he had extra stuff left over from SDCC that I could buy, but - surprise - he never got back to me. He didn't stand in line to buy anything for me. I'm not in charge of that group, so I didn't kick anyone out. So I'm not sure what that has to do with me.
Maybe it's because I see how hard the guy works, and how he goes out of his way for people, and then some of those same people can't give him the common courtesy of contacting him before venting their spleen. I see him give advice on casting to other casters who then try to undermine him. I watch him stand in line at SDCC and waste his time buying exclusives at cost for people on the forums who then can't wait to vilify him because it's more fun to be assholes than it is to show a little grace and class. I see guys who've been shorted $10 of product falsely claim that he shorted them the entire $200 they've spent over an entire year. And I do it because I'd defend any one of the guys on here who I've had good experiences with if I thought they were being unfairly vilified.
Again - you're leaving out some very important information. I'm guessing here (and if I'm wrong, my apologies) that the person you're referring to was the one that made the little video showing his messages back and forth with Jesse via Facebook. That you left out. He contacted Jesse several times, as apparently have others - and was told things were shipped, and they would be given tracking information. But that never came. Dark Horse here on this forum was told numerous times that his items were shipped, when - in fact - they never were. I'm not saying that there aren't people out there who will do the things you've posted about, but no one here has done that, and - again - that has nothing to do with me. I realize that it doesn't mention me, but since this thread was started about me, I'm going to go on the assumption that most of the things posted here will be pointed towards me. But I know what happens when you assume...
You really do seem to take people speaking bad against Jesse extremely personal. Like somehow, speaking about Jesse is an extension of speaking about you. I'm not sure why you have such a man crush on Jesse, but you might want to ask him about what's going on before you start running your mouth next time. You should get your facts straight before you post things that are completely out of line. Or better yet, next time you have a problem with me - come talk to me personally. I'll tell you exactly how it is. Straight up and in your face.
