Shocker Toys gets Served at SDCC

[palitoy]

Court Papers Served On Shocker Toys At Their Own San Diego Comic Con Panel Bleeding Cool Comic Book, Movies and TV News and Rumors

Never personally dealt with the company but read some interesting things in the past ten years or so.

Bustling panel

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[David Lee]

WoW! that's gonna leave a mark...

I have had limited contact... but it's been poor. They also use Day2Day and that's gotta mean somthing right there...

-Dave

[thunderbolt]

Bet the Toymania boards are eating this up, Geoff is a popular dude over there.

[johnmiic]

Bet the Toymania boards are eating this up, Geoff is a popular dude over there.

By "popular" do you mean they are ready to chase him with pitchforks and torches over a cliff like in the old Frankenstein films?

[Werewolf]

I'm honestly almost afraid to post in this topic. Shocker is infamous for message board spaming, among other things. Hate for that to start here. The article called them "controversial." I think that's being kind. From what I've read they are darn right reviled.

[thunderbolt]

By "popular" do you mean they are ready to chase him with pitchforks and torches over a cliff like in the old Frankenstein films?

yeah, that kind of popular.

[chalwa]

I had been on a waiting list for over a year for a special Dick Tracy figure. Every time I called (they never contacted me!) they were rude and told me different stories from a fire destroying their stock to I owe it to independent companies to support them and basically take whatever they throw at me.
I got a bit perturbed with them and finally got my money back.
One figure they sent was a black and white Tracy that had yellow stains on it.
To be fair, they did refund and replace the bad figure but I didn't enjoy conversing with them on the phone. Acted very entitled.

[Earth 2 Chris]

I have nothing to really add here, other than their legend, deserved or not, precedes them.

Chris

[MEGO_SUPERMAN]

Bummer Tick looked cool.

[Bizarro Amy]

I recall a Katchoo from "Strangers in Paradise" being announced years ago, made by Shocker Toys. I mean, when Toyfare magazine was still going strong. It didn't hit stores around here until about a year ago. I never bought it, because I didn't want to display her without Francine. I asked Terry Moore's wife about the possibility of completing the set. She explained that it wasn't going to happen due to the difficulty they had getting the first figure from this company.

[samurainoir]

I recall a Katchoo from "Strangers in Paradise" being announced years ago, made by Shocker Toys. I mean, when Toyfare magazine was still going strong. It didn't hit stores around here until about a year ago. I never bought it, because I didn't want to display her without Francine. I asked Terry Moore's wife about the possibility of completing the set. She explained that it wasn't going to happen due to the difficulty they had getting the first figure from this company.

I didn't realize that Katchoo even came out! I'd probably pick it up, but yeah, not much point without Francine (or David, or Tambi, or Casey, or Freddy etc)

[justzeg18]

If I recall correctly, they popped up here and posted a few times around the time of the captain action license announcement.

Personally not a fan, waited entirely too long for the Scud figure and it broke right out of the package.

I followed a lot of the internet drama surrounding them for years....best to avoid it seems.

[GreenLantern9999]

I have dealt with these guys for a long while now on a retail end, I am still waiting for an order and I really hope that this turn of events isn't going to hurt that order any further. So far there communication hasn't been the greatest that is for sure, but I'll let you guys know how my dealings with them turn out. As of now I have had lots more communication and they were almost pleasant with me.