Quote Originally Posted by GoktimusPrime View Post
Everything is very reminiscent of what happened with Premium Collectables. Also, that Jonathan Sorensen guy was previously backing TBI to the hilt -- which in itself is fine -- but was also being really belligerent towards any would-be critics of TBI! In a previous post he said:

I can understand singing TBI praise if his personal experience has been nothing but positive. That's perfectly fine. But to go and attack other people for criticising them? Really? Everyone's entitled to their opinion, and all of our opinions are going to be based on our individual experiences with TBI. But to rubbish other people's views just because they're contrary to his own? It also makes this person look silly now that he's singing a different tune, as according to his very own words, he is now a venom-spitting troublemaker (his words, not mine).

This is why emotive language and logical fallacies like ad homina should just be left out of discussions. Had this person just said all those positive things and left it there, then he wouldn't look silly. Basically the positive words he said at the time were true, and the negative comments that he's saying now is also true. Both are true in the context of when they were posted, because really - it wasn't all that long ago that TBI was still reliable. It's actually quite astounding how they've allowed everything to fall down so quickly, and the reason why many customers tolerated them for so long is because they used to be trustworthy. And the reason why so many customers are angry now is because they feel that TBI have betrayed that trust.
I did indeed say that, and there WERE SOME people talking trash, long before there any issues, this goes back well over a year ago. Like complaining that something was like one week overdue, repeadly. Very different than say 2-12 months overdue, or not turning up at all.
their complaints are still "valid" imo, but yeah some people were being borderling trolls and just talking nasty BS - back when thing were pretty good and reliable at TBI.

I don't care about one retailer over another. If amazon delivers something I'll say "here it is, amazon delivered it" Like it's a fact that they delivered it. An I appreciate that they did.

I recommend any place/store is RELIABLE (like the comics ship I went to in person, on foot for over a decade)
But if a service delines, or FACTUALLY does things different, or just is not doing what they should be doing - I'll open talk about that.

But only here in this thread, and on the TBI pages - and nowhere else (other than private message if someone asks me about it, which some folks have)

At the end of the day I don't care about one store over another. But if a place is goor and reliable, I will go / shop there for years on end - unless there is a good reason not to. I mean it's more convenient, I don't like having to looks at like 12 diffs possible stores and sources to buy 1 product - it's ridiculous. But at least its easier with online stores and people posting sightings in threads etc.