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Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
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Author:  jcast [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:17 am ]
Post subject:  Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
I need your opinion guys. There was a post made to a Joe group on Facebook stating that a caster was going to make a run of the Gary Head tribute cast (originally done by Nick Whitmore) and bring it to Joecon:

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I am going to be giving this away at my booth at Joe Con to anyone who comes up and asks for it. There will be a donation jar for the family if you want to chip in.


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He then stated that:

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I'll find a way to make this available to those who could not attend. Obviously, you'll have to pay postage, but I'd like to see some money donated to the family. I'll post more about it as things develop and I talk to some people about the best way to set that up. Thanks!


Sounds good, but the thing is the person who made this post is the head of Broken Arrow Toys, if you get my drift. I don't want to bring up old drama, but can this be trusted? Do you think it's legit?
Author:  DarkJedi [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:10 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
Given who the head is, and what he meant to the community, not following through on this would completely alienate him.

I'm gonna give him the benefit of doubt on this. Don't know what Gary meant to him, but I think this is legit.
Author:  chad_ghost [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:14 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
I agree. Alyosha has had some troubles, but I see nothing wrong with this.
Author:  Mysterious Stranger [ Sat Mar 12, 2016 2:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
John's not going to screw around with this. He did some custom figures of Gary that he auctioned off last year with proceeds going to the family. He may have had his issues in the past but he's not the type to dick around with something like this.
Author:  stad [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 12:47 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
I don't understand what the controversy is? It's a well-known person in our community that is doing this, and he's a well-known caster.
Author:  shadowsun [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 2:25 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
stad wrote:
I don't understand what the controversy is? It's a well-known person in our community that is doing this, and he's a well-known caster.


He's also well known for being terribly unreliable.

On Joecustoms:
viewtopic.php?t=37800

YoJoe.com:
http://forums.yojoe.com/showthread.php?t=102522

He's banned entirely from even being discussed on HISS Tank.

Outside the Joe Community, he's also got an awful reputation with Star Wars:
http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1032775/

Even Better Business Bureau complaints:
http://www.bbb.org/dallas/business-revi ... complaints

There's plenty of cases like these involving him.
Author:  newwavepop [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:31 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
alyosha helped me get some things before that I could not find anywhere after tons of looking. but he also took about 2 years another time to send me a couple basic head casts I bought, that is no exaggeration . so very mixed feelings.
Author:  HypnoHustler [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 5:34 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
If you're going to the show you'll get one, and I doubt he'd be foolish enough to keep any money donated at Con as well.


After the show though? Well, it's your money to waste I guess.
Author:  stad [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 7:47 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
Hmm, interesting reading. I haven't had any problems, but I only ordered twice (I think) an unknown number of years ago, and I received my items. Since then I've only bought from him at JoeCons, him and Raginspoon, who I've also had no problems with. Not sure why, I don't think I've actually gotten to the part of where I actually put the custom together, but I have the parts! lol
Author:  Dusty79 [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 8:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
I always avoided him due to online warnings, but man would I love to do a Gary goggles custom tribute. I would risk it if I had the chance to buy that sculpt.
Author:  drbindy [ Sun Mar 13, 2016 9:58 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
Hypno said it. If you're going to buy, do it live, and for product on-hand
Author:  GITrekker [ Mon Mar 14, 2016 9:06 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
My problems with this guy go all the waaaaaaayyyyy back to the days of Internet Newsgroups, remember stuff like "alt.toys.gi-joe", etc? Alyosha wasn't casting stuff then, but he was selling, and he also liked to pick arguments just for the heck of it.

My recommendation based on his attitude then and his business behavior since, but understanding why people would be interested in this particular casting is: Get it AT the Convention, and make sure the item is placed in your hand before you hand him any money.
Author:  FireFox91 [ Wed Mar 16, 2016 12:18 am ]
Post subject:  Re: Do you all think this is legit? (Gary Goggles Head cast)
I was one of the lucky ones. I got my single casted part from him in a matter of just a few months. This was after months of e-mailing with no response at all. Given the history, I'm not inclined to believe he will all of a sudden become reliable because it's about Garry. He should not screw around because it's just the right thing to do.
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