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[lhssenior]

If it came from YJP it's probably just the pink Kinkeshi bootleg. I've got two of them and they look just like his picture. My $0.02.
-Barry

[meatcutta78]

This is a bunch of shizznit if you ask me!!!
He posted on another thread he was selling off his custom SD BBs,Why no mention his RARE Magenta Claw.
This guy is a member here,why not post here what the deal is??????

If he is being shady,I hope he meets the same faith as yapiel,blucard,arforbes Alex.

[jkaris]

If it came from YJP it's probably just the pink Kinkeshi bootleg. I've got two of them and they look just like his picture. My $0.02.
-Barry

From that pic above, it is most definitely NOT a hot pink keshi. It is way too glossy. The hot pink keshi are flat eraser rubber.
Diplomatx would know right off the bat if it were a real magenta MUSCLE, as he is very familiar with both lines. If he is unsure, he can always send it to TGB or Tortle or Soups or Veers or even me, to verify it's authenticity.

If it is from a YJP lot, that makes things interesting.

Diplomatx, you should really join in the discussion.....

[Soupie]

Diplomatx, you should really join in the discussion.....

Absolutely. We're all a bit on edge around here because of the past few weeks. Besides, this is a fairly big deal. We're not talking $10-25 here... people have been spending big $$$ on figures lately. And to be honest, diplo, you seem to have a history of mixing keshi, boots, and customs in with original figures and not being too clear about it in your descriptions.

This is what your current description reads:

ALL ARE ORGINAL M.U.S.C.L.E FIGURES NO BOOTLEGS, ALL ARE STAMPED WITH Y/SNT.

However, I can see plain as day at least 2 figures -- the yellow and green -- that are most certainly not "original MUSCLE figures." Could you at least change your auction description to say the colored figures may be kinkeshi from Japan and NOT original MUSCLE figures? (However, I don't think the Claw in the below pic looks like a kinkeshi.)

[Donkeykid77]

Could you at least change your auction description to say the colored figures may be kinkeshi from Japan and NOT original MUSCLE figures? (However, I don't think the Claw in the below pic looks like a kinkeshi.)

Now, now, no need to be this diplomatic...

Sorry dudes, but this whole deal is making me laugh my ass off!

LRG => LTG: Little Trustworthy Goons

DK. Who will shut up now, and let the story and possible consequenses unfold themselves.

EDIT: This entire post should be read as a -possibly not very funny- joke!

Edited by Donkeykid77, 09 July 2008 - 04:07 PM.

[dankingery]

...This entire post should be read as a -possibly not very funny- joke!

thank you for trying to lighten the mood around here. never hurts to try and make people laugh.

[Donkeykid77]

...This entire post should be read as a -possibly not very funny- joke!

thank you for trying to lighten the mood around here.

You're welcome.

never hurts to try and make people laugh.

Let's hope not...

[jkaris]

Here is the thing.

You are very familiar with M.U.S.C.L.E.s and kinkeshi. And you know that a magenta claw, if legit would be worth 5-10 times what a purple claw is. But you post an auction and don't mention whether it IS a real magenta claw or if it is a custom.

The natural assumption is that you are hoping that someone will bid super high assuming that it is a legit magenta claw.
That is how it looks to most people.

So the question on everyone's mind is why would you list something custom, knowing that it could easily be misconstrued as the real mccoy, and fail to mention anything about it in the auction.

It would be like if I, or TGB, or Tortle, or Soups or any M.U.S.C.L.E. head on this board re-sealed a Satan Cross in a 4 pack and listed it, without noting that it was a re-seal. Or if I dyed a claw purple and stuck it in a random lot of M.U.S.C.L.E.s on eBay, without noting that is was a dyed figure.

[Jet-Mech]

For the record keep me away from the negative talking please, i feel like it's me against the world and the board against me.

That was most definitely not my intention when I posed this thread.

but i won't lie honest i seen a magenta claw on yjp in a 28pk of usa m.u.s.c.l.e figures once for about 7800yen and never seen that auction again....thats why i posted i will find one...hopefully this clears up all the excitement on the board and for those who like trash talking a member please...just send a pm and clearly ask what is what before throwing sticks and stones at a member.

I wonder what became of it?

yapiel,blucard,arforbes Alex.

He-Whose-Name-Shall-Not-Be-Mentioned...

Edited by Jet-Mech, 09 July 2008 - 08:00 PM.

[matthewf1tz]

but i won't lie honest i seen a magenta claw on yjp in a 28pk of usa m.u.s.c.l.e figures once for about 7800yen and never seen that auction again....thats why i posted i will find one...hopefully this clears up all the excitement on the board and for those who like trash talking a member please...just send a pm and clearly ask what is what before throwing sticks and stones at a member ..

hey man, I'm not throwing stones, just pointing out some old posts

like this one:

Post 15

so I guess it's not you selling the 'Magenta' Claw anyway? everything is cool then

[Soupie]

all this negative talk could lead up to some serious damage to the board or even run members away thats how i feel at the moment.

No, all this "negative" talk will lead to is someone NOT getting ripped off for $$$ and the only members that will run away are those trying to scam collectors once the realize that we won't hesitate to call them out.

Don't insult our intelligence. Why would any of us believe you got a dyed MUSCLE figure from Japan, especially one that just so happened to be a Claw, that just so happened to be dyed magenta -- the most sought after Claw color? Why would any of us believe you when you happened to be selling a dyed Satan Cross figure right this moment? And finally, why would we believe you when you have a history of selling custom figures in auctions and "forgetting" to label them as customs?

And, no, playing the victim doesn't work around here.

[jkaris]

Ok, he's gone.

[Scumdogg]

I still have no clear idea what just went on here (mostly because i can't understand any of diplomatx's posts), but i'll never understand what's been making board members get all scammy with their M.U.S.C.L.E. auctions lately. Let's hope the ban-hammer can stay in the shed a little while longer this time, it sucks to see people crash and burn like this.

[Ghost Lion]

I like that word: Ban-hammer. This is really getting to be unbelievable. I don't know if he was deliberately trying to be shady, but the lack of info in the auction just doesn't look good.

[dankingery]

do you think that these have just been isolated incidents, or if other members have been trying/getting away with scams for a long time? maybe there's been an increase in the amount of people looking at auctions in the past few months and we're starting to see the bullshizznit. i don't know, too many people scamming too close together. everyone watch your backs, look out for your fellow members, see something that's too good to be true, it prolly is.

[jkaris]

Honestly, I don't think this will be anywhere near the level of an arforbes ban. Diplomatx was a fringe member at best. Alex was completely ingrained into every aspect of the group.
It like the difference between pulling out a splinter and cutting out a cancerous tumor from your lungs.
It's over, it's done, things will carry on without much of a hiccup.

do you think that these have just been isolated incidents, or if other members have been trying/getting away with scams for a long time? maybe there's been an increase in the amount of people looking at auctions in the past few months and we're starting to see the bullshizznit. i don't know, too many people scamming too close together. everyone watch your backs, look out for your fellow members, see something that's too good to be true, it prolly is.

I think it is just someone who decided to be dishonest as of late. Really though, there doesn't seem to be that much (if any) questionable stuff going on, now that a few bad apples have fallen off the tree.

[jkaris]

I like that word: Ban-hammer. This is really getting to be unbelievable. I don't know if he was deliberately trying to be shady, but the lack of info in the auction just doesn't look good.

Deliberate. Have a look at this thread:
http://www.littlerub...showtopic=23252

[Ghost Lion]

I don't know if he was deliberately trying to be shady...

Did you read my post?! That was EXACTLY what he was trying to do.

While I'm not sorry to see another scumbag gone, I'm happy that the community members here really do look out for each other.

Yeah, you're right. It just seems hard to believe he would try this hot on the heels of Alex's shananagins.

[matthewf1tz]

Honestly, I don't think this will be anywhere near the level of an arforbes ban. Diplomatx was a fringe member at best. Alex was completely ingrained into every aspect of the group.
It like the difference between pulling out a splinter and cutting out a cancerous tumor from your lungs.
It's over, it's done, things will carry on without much of a hiccup.

do you think that these have just been isolated incidents, or if other members have been trying/getting away with scams for a long time? maybe there's been an increase in the amount of people looking at auctions in the past few months and we're starting to see the bullshizznit. i don't know, too many people scamming too close together. everyone watch your backs, look out for your fellow members, see something that's too good to be true, it prolly is.

I think it is just someone who decided to be dishonest as of late. Really though, there doesn't seem to be that much (if any) questionable stuff going on, now that a few bad apples have fallen off the tree.

I totally agree other than him just being "dishonest as of late".

I never usually chip on on these things and never passed comment about Alex or Galaxy, but DiplomatX has been dishonest for 2 years. BHS, SHA, painted FOPs, now painted MUSCLEs, he just really hacked me off. At least Alex and Galaxy contributed to the community, DiplomatX was just a parasite.