Former Hasbro Emplyee

[Samsquamch]

I have no reason not to believe you, so my question would be, what was your personal favorite figure that was never released, based on it's prototype?

[Old School Collector]

Jan 11, 2015 17:34:14 GMT -5 @joquan said:

There was a Beverley Brothers tag team set ...

Lies, this I know for an absolute fact.

[Deleted]

Six pages and you're really giving us nothing

[Deleted]

The best one I saw that I recall was the Shawn Michaels one, it turned out better that the final version. I liked the Tugboat one also, and there was a Haku prototype made for series 2 that was really good.

[8thwonder]

I have a question regarding the Sgt Slaughter figure. Was there any negotiation needed between Hasbro & the WWF for his likeness as he was already associated with Hasbro since they produced his G.I. Joe action figure. Also did his heel turn in the WWF have a negative sales impact on his figure and what was the worse selling WWF Hasbro figure and the best selling?.

[Old School Collector]

This dude is a troll ... seriously people.

You'd think by 6 pages, that his "friend" and former employee could "vouche" for him ...

Get a life, bro.

[Hasbroandy]

But all haters are reading his messages? It is more boring to read that people try to claim who is a troll and who not!!! If he is an employee okay if not that is okay too then let him be what he is???!!! Some guys are willing to speak to him and others have nothing better to do as write troll, troll, troll !!!
Hater should ignore what he is talking about and then it is fine for both sides!

[The Assassin]

Jan 11, 2015 11:07:44 GMT -5 @joquan said:

wwf sent us the list of figures they wanted to create and their choices had nothing to do with us. Often they would request prototypes and select which ones to go with, as you know things changed quite rapidly in wwf so they were always changing their minds with selections.

Although initially I believed this guy was legit, based on this post I am starting to have serious doubts. This is not how the toy industry works at all.

[Midnight: Dark Knight]

Jan 12, 2015 10:52:43 GMT -5 The Assassin said:

Jan 11, 2015 11:07:44 GMT -5 @joquan said:

wwf sent us the list of figures they wanted to create and their choices had nothing to do with us. Often they would request prototypes and select which ones to go with, as you know things changed quite rapidly in wwf so they were always changing their minds with selections.

Although initially I believed this guy was legit, based on this post I am starting to have serious doubts. This is not how the toy industry works at all.

how does it work then? Im not saying he is right or wrong but i know from things jakks has posted and mattel that everything has to be approved by the wwe. Ive heard them say that they do multiple headscans and then pick the best, ive heard of figures being canceled or redone because wwe or the person does not approve.

[master_fuji]

Look at how easy it is to roll off detailed information about cancelled figures and prototypes like it was yesterday. Photographic memory about the exact molds a figure would have had.

Such a sad state of affairs when someone feels the need to try and take advantage of others. What really is to gain?

[The Assassin]

Jan 12, 2015 13:01:13 GMT -5 Midnight: Dark Knight said:

Jan 12, 2015 10:52:43 GMT -5 The Assassin said:

Although initially I believed this guy was legit, based on this post I am starting to have serious doubts. This is not how the toy industry works at all.

how does it work then? Im not saying he is right or wrong but i know from things jakks has posted and mattel that everything has to be approved by the wwe. Ive heard them say that they do multiple headscans and then pick the best, ive heard of figures being canceled or redone because wwe or the person does not approve.

Of course WWE has approval on everything. But joquan is saying WWE told Hasbro which figures to create and that Hasbro had nothing to do with the choices. That's not how it works. The toy company is the one who chooses the rollout strategy, lineups and attire choices, then they send it for WWE for approval. WWE might veto a few things or suggest a few changes, but the vast, vast majority of the choices and the work lies with the toy company. it's just not practical for WWE to have the huge amount of input joquan is suggesting. And it would be very unlikely, especially in the pre-digital sculpting age and the early days of the internet, for a toy company to spend money sculpting multiple prototypes just for WWE to choose which one they liked best. Concept sketches, maybe. But joquan clearly said prototypes. Plus, it takes around a year to go from planning a figure to seeing it on shelves, and there is a LOT of time planning involved with all the stages and people/processes involved. Everything is precisely scheduled and each stage is like a domino. To suggest WWE was "always changing their mind" is ridiculous, you can't do that in toy manufacture or all the dominoes fall down.

I'm sure there are plenty of other experienced collectors here who can back up what I'm saying.

[yeetman13]

hi there,

i worked for hasbro.. can remember every little thing about everything WWF released/wanted to release through hasbro from 1989-1994....but i have no proof I worked there and I cannot seem to remember and find other co-workers (im sure there are 100s) to back up who I am...but dont worry, I know what im talking about

[Deleted]

As I've said before, anyone not wanting to believe me that's fine.

Sgt Slaughter required no negotiation or had any specific issues that I recall.

[billyboytoobs]

He's telling the truth lads, I used to work for Hasbro back then too and I also can throw into the pot that there was talks of doing another series after the 'orange card' line which would have included Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock, Cactus Jack, Chainsaw Charlie, Bray Wyatt and The Hurricane.



(sorry, couldn't resist)

[Deleted]

I can only offer you my word and nothing else I'm afraid, I appreciate you may not all believe me however so why you continue to post replies is a mystery to me.

[RWF]

Jan 12, 2015 13:57:42 GMT -5 The Assassin said:

Jan 12, 2015 13:01:13 GMT -5 Midnight: Dark Knight said:

how does it work then? Im not saying he is right or wrong but i know from things jakks has posted and mattel that everything has to be approved by the wwe. Ive heard them say that they do multiple headscans and then pick the best, ive heard of figures being canceled or redone because wwe or the person does not approve.

Of course WWE has approval on everything. But joquan is saying WWE told Hasbro which figures to create and that Hasbro had nothing to do with the choices. That's not how it works. The toy company is the one who chooses the rollout strategy, lineups and attire choices, then they send it for WWE for approval. WWE might veto a few things or suggest a few changes, but the vast, vast majority of the choices and the work lies with the toy company. it's just not practical for WWE to have the huge amount of input joquan is suggesting. And it would be very unlikely, especially in the pre-digital sculpting age and the early days of the internet, for a toy company to spend money sculpting multiple prototypes just for WWE to choose which one they liked best. Concept sketches, maybe. But joquan clearly said prototypes. Plus, it takes around a year to go from planning a figure to seeing it on shelves, and there is a LOT of time planning involved with all the stages and people/processes involved. Everything is precisely scheduled and each stage is like a domino. To suggest WWE was "always changing their mind" is ridiculous, you can't do that in toy manufacture or all the dominoes fall down.

I'm sure there are plenty of other experienced collectors here who can back up what I'm saying.

 I can definitely vouch for this. I've had a lot of experience in the toy industry and typically they actually have the control. This was even moreso true back when Hasbro/WWF had their partnership. WWF, while quite popular, was not the global catch that it is today and Hasbro would have called most of the shots. That's not to say WWF wouldn't have had a fair amount of influence, but Hasbro would have been more in control.

[@Chair.Shot]

I want to believe...but the petty responses to those who doubt him are a red flag to me.

[The Assassin]

Jan 15, 2015 16:16:28 GMT -5 @joquan said:

I can only offer you my word and nothing else I'm afraid. I appreciate you may not all believe me however so why you continue to post replies is a mystery to me.

Two reasons. One, to give you a chance to explain yourself (which you are constantly declining to do). Which leads me to point two, because I don't like to see people misled. You say all you can offer is your word, so why not use your words to defend your claims?

If you look early in this post, you will see that I said even if you didn't have physical proof of your claims, the most knowledgeable collectors here will be able to tell if you are genuine simply from the claims you make. Here's a direct quote:

Nov 15, 2014 19:37:48 GMT -5 The Assassin said:

He's already said he doesn't have any physical proof of his employment. But honestly I'm sure the Hasbro experts here will be able to get a pretty good idea of whether joquan is genuine just from his answers to questions. The fact that he says he doesn't have any rarities to sell is surely one step in the "genuine" direction. What would he have to gain from making this up?

So as you see, I initially was leaning in the direction of you being genuine. And although I expected it would only be a Hasbro expert who could gauge your authenticity (which I am not), your post alluding to "how the industry works" was enough to ring alarm bells for even an experienced non-hasbro collector like me.

[Boon]

Stop all this, TS is telling the truth, he did work for Hasbro, and so did I

The green card series was originally supposed to have John Cena and Sable as well as Sting and MR T

the orange card series was to contain... Michael Jordan, Kane, Tito Ortiz and Justin Bieber

the Dusty Rhodes figure is rare cos they only made 1 of him

and there were 6 million Greg Valentine (R&B edition made) but no one bought them

and as well as Kamala Moon there was Kamala Sun version

I hope this has cleared all this up, I worked for Hasbro between 1962 and 2016

I have no proof I worked there except my name is Eric Hasbro and my middle name is Galoob

[casey]

Jan 24, 2015 7:00:16 GMT -5 Boon said:

Stop all this, TS is telling the truth, he did work for Hasbro, and so did I

The green card series was originally supposed to have John Cena and Sable as well as Sting and MR T

the orange card series was to contain... Michael Jordan, Kane, Tito Ortiz and Justin Bieber

the Dusty Rhodes figure is rare cos they only made 1 of him

and there were 6 million Greg Valentine (R&B edition made) but no one bought them

and as well as Kamala Moon there was Kamala Sun version

I hope this has cleared all this up, I worked for Hasbro between 1962 and 2016

I have no proof I worked there except my name is Eric Hasbro and my middle name is Galoob

Even if you manage to produce proof that you're funny, I'd doubt its credibility.