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I want to share this incredible experience I had this Monday. I was in Florida last week and scheduled to fly home on Tuesday. I was able to squeeze time in on Monday to drive up to Tampa from Sarasota, before I headed back east to Port St. Lucie.
That morning I called to ask if I could stop by and pick up a few things. I spoke to Tony who said sure , not a problem. I arrived at 11 am and walked into an awesome lobby with awesome pictures of 66 batman lining the hallway.
In the foyer , was all the super hero figures lined up across the wall along with glass displays with kiss figures in it.
Tom ( MIB41) messaged me with great advice from his visit. I suggest to those who have not read his thread about his visit, to check it out for the pics.
Tony who I spoke to ,was there and told me to follow him because I told him on the phone I wanted an Egghead. He was clearly busy and I thanked him for taking his time. I asked him if he was the owner, and he said no.
When we walked into the back of the Wharehouse . It was like the chocalate factory at Willy Wonka's. Bays upon bays loaded with figures. Kresgee figures on the end, kiss figures down the line, double and quadruple packs on each side of the aisle.
Bins of loose figures, all the heads and accessories , Oh My God!
At that point another gentlemen said to Tony that he could help me since Tony was busy and that he himself knew where most items were. That person turns out is Anthony the owner of FTC himself. I can't tell you enough what a nice, gracious guy he is.
I know I spoke for many of us who are just tickled to have these figures , and thanked Anthony for everything he has done for the Mego hobby. He has truly made it such a pleasure with the megos new and old that he is producing for us. I gave him my most heartfelt thanks, which he was very appreciative for.
I politely asked him if I could take photos, which he said sure. He let me shop around while he was also picking orders. I knew I was going to be like Rodney Dangerfield in caddyshack,
"Give me 2 of these, 3 of those , 6 of those naked lady tee's" Lol
Anthony also told me he has some damaged figures in his office I can pick through for parts, cool! So after getting everything I wanted and then some, I followed him to his office area.
This is where it gets cool as hell...
I was able to sit in the conference room which is lined with all the new things to come. Let me tell you all that you will not be dissapointed. The teen titans, monkees and super friends all look amazing.
I again asked Anthony if I could take some pics , in which he allowed me to and asked me not to post. I agreed I would not post them.
What does that say about him? He was nice enough to allow me to take photos of figures only a small amount of people have seen and trust me not to post them. I would have totally understood had he said no.
After picking out some stuff , I had a large Baggie full of goodies. I will not say what he charged me for the bag, but I was extremely happy. I look forward to going again for the deal I got.
I was also lucky enough to go into his office that has the walls lined with all sorts of loose and carded original Mego figures. Next to that office was his partner Steve who reminded me of Doc Brown from back to the future. He has been in the toys business since the sixties and personally did business with Marty Abrams. He was so nice and fun to talk with I didn't want to leave!
I know there are a lot of our members here who mostly bash FTC. So I wanted to let you all know how great they are and how much I love them even more now. Anthony, Steve and his team do a tremendous job bringing these figures to us. People do not understand the work that goes into producing these works of art. People are too quick to criticize and not praise the quality of these new figures. The latest wave of 66 figures are truly works of art.
Sorry for the length of this post, I could keep going. And go is what you should do if you are in Florida in the near future, you will be so happy you did!
That morning I called to ask if I could stop by and pick up a few things. I spoke to Tony who said sure , not a problem. I arrived at 11 am and walked into an awesome lobby with awesome pictures of 66 batman lining the hallway.
In the foyer , was all the super hero figures lined up across the wall along with glass displays with kiss figures in it.
Tom ( MIB41) messaged me with great advice from his visit. I suggest to those who have not read his thread about his visit, to check it out for the pics.
Tony who I spoke to ,was there and told me to follow him because I told him on the phone I wanted an Egghead. He was clearly busy and I thanked him for taking his time. I asked him if he was the owner, and he said no.
When we walked into the back of the Wharehouse . It was like the chocalate factory at Willy Wonka's. Bays upon bays loaded with figures. Kresgee figures on the end, kiss figures down the line, double and quadruple packs on each side of the aisle.
Bins of loose figures, all the heads and accessories , Oh My God!
At that point another gentlemen said to Tony that he could help me since Tony was busy and that he himself knew where most items were. That person turns out is Anthony the owner of FTC himself. I can't tell you enough what a nice, gracious guy he is.
I know I spoke for many of us who are just tickled to have these figures , and thanked Anthony for everything he has done for the Mego hobby. He has truly made it such a pleasure with the megos new and old that he is producing for us. I gave him my most heartfelt thanks, which he was very appreciative for.
I politely asked him if I could take photos, which he said sure. He let me shop around while he was also picking orders. I knew I was going to be like Rodney Dangerfield in caddyshack,
"Give me 2 of these, 3 of those , 6 of those naked lady tee's" Lol
Anthony also told me he has some damaged figures in his office I can pick through for parts, cool! So after getting everything I wanted and then some, I followed him to his office area.
This is where it gets cool as hell...
I was able to sit in the conference room which is lined with all the new things to come. Let me tell you all that you will not be dissapointed. The teen titans, monkees and super friends all look amazing.
I again asked Anthony if I could take some pics , in which he allowed me to and asked me not to post. I agreed I would not post them.
What does that say about him? He was nice enough to allow me to take photos of figures only a small amount of people have seen and trust me not to post them. I would have totally understood had he said no.
After picking out some stuff , I had a large Baggie full of goodies. I will not say what he charged me for the bag, but I was extremely happy. I look forward to going again for the deal I got.
I was also lucky enough to go into his office that has the walls lined with all sorts of loose and carded original Mego figures. Next to that office was his partner Steve who reminded me of Doc Brown from back to the future. He has been in the toys business since the sixties and personally did business with Marty Abrams. He was so nice and fun to talk with I didn't want to leave!
I know there are a lot of our members here who mostly bash FTC. So I wanted to let you all know how great they are and how much I love them even more now. Anthony, Steve and his team do a tremendous job bringing these figures to us. People do not understand the work that goes into producing these works of art. People are too quick to criticize and not praise the quality of these new figures. The latest wave of 66 figures are truly works of art.
Sorry for the length of this post, I could keep going. And go is what you should do if you are in Florida in the near future, you will be so happy you did!
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