I'm not saying it's crappy merchandise and that people are getting ripped off, just that it's kinda... well, wrong. i mean, if someone makes an unofficial piece of merchandise and i want it no matter what, i'm going to pay for it, and to me, it could be the most awesome merchandise I've ever bought, but what about the show creators? In some respects, i could give less of a crap what money adult swim makes because they make lots of it. they're losing out on $100 in profit from merchandise, so what? it's over-priced from what i can buy an amazon, so who gives? on the other hand, man, i really want to reward doc and jackson for all the work and effort the put into this show, so i gotta go with at least a legitimate way to support them, which means buying over-priced stuff from [as]. And did I buy some? Yes, ask any of the contest winners over at the PRoV. I spent a good amount on merch to give away to other fans who love this show as much as i do.
and then there are instances where people are just plain ripped off. I don't remember which member of the PRoV had a sig they made themselves get ripped off and put on a shirt that was being sold on e-bay. Did I report that user to e-bay? hell yeah. If you're going to sell stuff based on a show, at least come up with your own art work or toy or whatever. don't steal someone else's idea, print it, iron it onto a shirt, and then charge $25.00 for it and claim it as your own. same thing happened with the shirt club; some lowlife probably subscribed to the shirt club and then copied the design and was selling them on e-bay. so, eh, i am really not comfortable buying from someone that isn't officially licensed to sell merchandise.
The-Big-Steamy-Thing wrote:
Somebody should put up Stop signs in the ocean. That way the sharks would see them, stop and then die.
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