Comments on: Daniel Pickett: Five Years In

By: Brainlock

Brainlock — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 21:58:56 +0000

Big Thanks to the whole AFi team for the past five years, including Abby for her support, and the site’s (un)official mascot, Paige aka Dan’s little “flesh custom” as she was teasingly called when she was born.

By: The Truth Hurts

The Truth Hurts — Sun, 25 Apr 2010 20:45:50 +0000

Wow, what steaming load of self-indulgent clap-trap. Ego much? This place is fine, but it is no different from any other toy site out there. Get over yourself.

By: ST

ST — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 22:34:22 +0000

“Collector hostility and sense of entitlement. It seems to be getting
worse and worse. I keep reading collectors talking about companies
doing things that are “slaps in the face” and even describing events
as “rapes.” There’s just no filter on some people and they think they
can say whatever they want, even on topics they don’t understand. No
one is out to get you. And typing “Screw You!” or “f#@% Off!” isn’t
constructive criticism and I really doubt that it makes the writer
feel any better after they type it.
If you are getting that angry at your HOBBY… then maybe you need a new hobby.”

Amen, Brother!

By: Chip Cataldo

Chip Cataldo — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:34:44 +0000

Awesome read as usual, Jason. Dan is one of the all-time great guys in this hobby and it’s time more people knew it.

By: demoncat

demoncat — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 01:30:07 +0000

nice to hear from one of of the head honchos of this site. and find out what inspired him to launch this thing to reach the five year mark. congrats . and to five more and then five more after that .

By: j1h15233

j1h15233 — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 23:40:52 +0000

I have to echo the sentiments so far. This site is fantastic and I know I wouldn’t have a lot of the figures I do without the kindness of fellow members here. Here’s to another 5 years!

By: Logan

Logan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:52:00 +0000

I came to AFi for the first time when you guys had the reveal of Powergirl last year. Since then I have hit your site about every day and it was because of reading all the posts about the cool JLU toys that got be sucked back in to that line again. So thanks for feeding my hobby and making my wallet hurt even more. Here is another 5 years.

By: bambam

bambam — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 20:08:50 +0000

It was the info and discussion on this board that re-ignited my love for action figures. I was so impressed with the AFI JLU reveals that I started collecting the entire line. DCSH, TFs, and many others quickly followed suit. The AFI toy sightings forum led me to many great toy hunts (and a larger carbon-footprint as a consequence). One of my biggest highlights was getting to meet the Men of Action at SDCC the last 3 years. They don’t just run a great site, they’re top notch people. Thanks Dan, Abby, Jason, Jeremy, Scott, Bill, Dan, and the prolific SD Mike.

By: Caped Crusader

Caped Crusader — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 19:15:47 +0000

And here I thought the Duck’s name was Howard all this time!

It would be great if people stop and consider what Daniel said about, “sense of entitlement,” and getting so angry over what is supposed to be a fun hobby. Thanks for all the work you guys put into the site. It’s definitely one of the best resources around for our hobby.

By: Howard the Duck

Howard the Duck — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 18:25:04 +0000

Yes. Congrats all around! If I’m not mistaken, I discovered this site on or shortly around the ‘announcement’ of the JLU Holiday Hal. It was quite a white whale for me for a while. Without AFi, I wouldn’t ever have known about such oddities. I really like things around here…even if I tend to be(no pun intended) animated about things from time to time. But that’s part of what makes a great website great: The convergence of like and dissimilar points of view. Here’s to the next five years!

Chris, aka Howard the Duck!

By: kevfett

kevfett — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:52:13 +0000

Another excellent blog Jason. It’s good to get to know the guys behind the website. And to the AFi team; thanks for the five years of fun and hard work. My workdays would be so dull without AFi and my collection wouldn’t be as fulfilling without everyone to talk with about it.

By: Cantina-Dan

Cantina-Dan — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:41:49 +0000

Great idea for a blog, Jason! Thanks for putting it together and thanks to Daniel for bringing us all together here at AFi! Congrats on 5 years!!!

By: UncleMarsellus

UncleMarsellus — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 13:27:51 +0000

“If you are getting that angry at your HOBBY… then maybe you need a new hobby.”

Truer words have never been spoken.

Great post! Thank you Daniel and everyone else who brought us the site!

By: Lt. Clutch

Lt. Clutch — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 12:50:15 +0000

Congratulations on the anniversary, guys. I echo’s Daniel’s feelings regarding the site and its community. Here’s to five more and beyond!

By: The Superfly

The Superfly — Thu, 22 Apr 2010 04:14:52 +0000

truly awesome blog!!!