Coleco strong-arming homebrew publishers and fan sites

[Kremlar]

Just got this in an email. Kind of odd, not aware of any dealings with him on eBay:

Hey Guys,

I know that we have dealt with each other on ebay in the past.

I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how truly blessed I feel to be involved with toys and games. I know that a lot of you have heard about the Coleco Retro Gaming Convention in August in NJ.

If you haven't i am attaching a flyer. We will have retro games, toys, cosplay and the like.

The event is very family friendly event.

We are also working on a number of other things such as a Rainbow Brite Game, a Robotech Game and a Robotech Toy line.

 

Please share the flyer on facebook and twitter if you can...

For those of you who sale a ton of items on ebay, i was wondering if i could send you a bunch of cards to give out in your shipments of games. Let me know. If not, then no worries.

 

Also, if you don't mind, take a moment to like us on Facebook and join in on the conversation.

Colecovision the system
https://www.facebook.com/Colecovision-Nation-1880616815488307/

Coleco the toy company.

https://www.facebook.com/ColecoToys/

Chris

 

Cardillo Publishing LLC 109 Gaither Dr Mount Laurel, NJ

To be removed, please reply and let me know

[TPR]

 

 

For those of you who sale a ton of items on ebay

 

"sale"

 

Anyone who is "OK" with making grammatical mistakes while trying to represent their company is a huge, huge idiot.

 

What am I saying here? Cardillo is a huge, huge idiot.

 

And one that doesn't understand the English language.

 

Don't go to his expo.

 

Don't support his crap.

 

At least not until he learns to speak and write English.

[enoofu]

 

 

For those of you who sale a ton of items on ebay, i was wondering if i could send you a bunch of cards to give out in your shipments of games. Let me know. If not, then no worries.

Random peeps sure like random spam in their packages

 

 

I know that we have dealt with each other on ebay in the past.

Does eBay policies allow this?? Since it basically unwanted solicitation

[PlaysWithWolves]

So, either I'm doing it wrong or they removed all the grey "taken" dealer spots on the event map.

 

(Oops, I was--see Ikrananka's post, below.)

Edited June 26, 2017 by PlaysWithWolves

[+Andrew Davie]

I've been known to get cranky at poor grammar in the gaming community - for example, see https://youtu.be/kh1drqSLzPM?t=1182

A few errors in this one, mostly minor. My favourite bit though is where it says that the purpose of the email is to say how truly "blessed" he feels to be a gamer, but immediately segues into the hard-sell on the convention which is of course just an aside and not the purpose of the email at all. The whole is rather unprofessional - but the unsolicited advertising to eBay contacts is pretty much blatant spam.

Hey Guys,

I know that we have dealt with each other on eBay in the past.

I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how truly blessed I feel to be involved with toys and games. I know that a lot of you have heard about the Coleco Retro Gaming Convention in August in NJ.

If you haven't, I am attaching a flyer. We will have retro games, toys, cosplay and the like.

The event is a very family-friendly event.

We are also working on a number of other things such as a Rainbow Brite Game, a Robotech Game and a Robotech Toy line.

Please share the flyer on facebook and twitter if you can...

For those of you who sell a ton of items on eBay, I was wondering if I could send you a bunch of cards to give out in your shipments of games. Let me know. If not, then no worries.

Also, if you don't mind, take a moment to like us on Facebook and join in on the conversation.

Colecovision the system
https://www.facebook.com/Colecovision-Nation-1880616815488307/

Coleco the toy company.

https://www.facebook.com/ColecoToys/

Chris

Cardillo Publishing LLC 109 Gaither Dr Mount Laurel, NJ

To be removed, please reply and let me know

Edit: found some more gwammah erruhs.

Edited June 26, 2017 by Andrew Davie

[TPR]

Also, if you don't mind, take a moment to like us on Facebook and join in on the conversation.

Colecovision the system

https://www.facebook.com/Colecovision-Nation-1880616815488307/

Coleco the toy company.

https://www.facebook.com/ColecoToys/

 

Chris

 

Cardillo Publishing LLC 109 Gaither Dr Mount Laurel, NJ

To be removed, please reply and let me know

 

So now that Cardillo is admitting that "ColecoVision Nation" is his (Coleco's) Facebook page by saying "Take a moment to like US on Facebook..."

 

Doesn't that make the page a "product" page and not a "fan" page? Because they are still claiming on the Facebook page that it's a fan page made by someone who is "passionate about the system" you know, and NOT by the actual Coleco Toys company!

 

A company masking their official product page as a "fan page" is pretty damn shady if you ask me. And not only that Cardillo is now doing *EXACTLY* what he accused me of, except for the fact that I actually didn't "produce" any of the items we featured on our page, and he's producing EVERYTHING that he is passing off as being a "fan" of on his page.

 

Now that Cardillo has admitted that his fake ColecoVision Fan page is actually a front for Coleco, I'm wondering if we can get Facebook to pull it because it's actually a "scam" page now, just like the rest of his entire Coleco Toys company.

 

Thankfully, Cardillo and his team are not intelligent enough to actually know how to use social media so instead of anything they are doing being helpful in any way to build their audience, they will just continue to make completely laughable posts and gain them little to no engagement or audience. Seriously, it's not that difficult!

[Ikrananka]

So, either I'm doing it wrong or they removed all the grey "taken" dealer spots on the event map.

 

You now need to partially go through the process of buying a spot. It then allows you to select your "seat" and it then shows the availability map. Only one spot (A1 - 714) has been sold since I last posted the map:

 

Edited June 26, 2017 by Ikrananka

[DuggerVideoGames]

Between their unsolicited spamming and their flat-out lies, Cardillo & friends just look like the world's worst magic act. I'm actually becoming more and more amused with each idiotic step they take.

[Keatah]

Which one is the coleco booth?

[Flojomojo]

Which one is the coleco booth?

 

I think they're in the Cosplay section, pretending to be a real company

[+Nathan Strum]

I think they're in the Cosplay section, pretending to be a real company

 

 

I'm frustrated by the fact I'm only allowed to like this post once.

[+Nathan Strum]

Colecovision the system

 

Coleco the toy company.

 

 

For some reason, I keep reading Colecovision and Coleco as verbs...

 

Example #1: Go Colecovision yourself.

Example #2: Yo' dawg, that expo was seriously Coleco'd up.

 

Similar to squash, but more street.

[cybercylon]

 

I think they're in the Cosplay section, pretending to be a real company

 

That gave me a good laugh on a dull day!

 

I think chirping crickets will be making more noise at this convention than anything else.

[Special Teams]

Spamming your maybe one-time eBay buyers and begging them to spam their buyers is off the charts desperation. If this isn't bottom of the barrel, I don't know what is.

 

Any guesses on their next move?

[Albert]

Spamming your maybe one-time eBay buyers and begging them to spam their buyers is off the charts desperation. If this isn't bottom of the barrel, I don't know what is.

 

Apparently two Coleco "employees" showed up at the Too Many Games expo this past weekend in the greater Philadelphia area. Coleco wasn't sponsoring the event nor did they have a table, but these two individuals were talking up the Coleco Expo to vendors and handing out Coleco Expo flyers and vendor contracts. They were wearing the same ColecoVision shirts from the promo video Coleco put together, and one of the people handing out these flyers is in the video. I was told they had a "booth babe"-like appearance at TMG.

Another NJ convention (New Jersey Gamer Con) was told to go outside when TMG staff noticed they were handing out cards for their show, so they likely would have kicked these two out as well had they known what they were doing at the time. It was relayed to me that TMG staff threw out the Coleco Expo flyers after the fact.

Someone did get photos of the flyer/contract:

[Flojomojo]

Is it typical to demand that your booth be open and staffed for the duration of the expo?

[whisperingloon]

Is it typical to demand that your booth be open and staffed for the duration of the expo?

 

I can't speak to gaming conventions, but it's pretty typical for comic book conventions. Basically, unmanned booths can reflect badly on the convention and an unmanned boot can invite theft. There's leeway in the conventions I've been part of (bathroom breaks, meals, stretching your legs to check out the other booths) but it's not unreasonable.

 

That agreement is pretty boiler plate from my experience as I glance over it.

[Jinks]

They take checks it says? 30% off. ...

Next it will will be free.

Please come so I don't look like the biggest loser ever.

I thought that was an error but in merica you say checks not cheques when it applies to banking.

[Albert]

Is it typical to demand that your booth be open and staffed for the duration of the expo?

 

Yes.

[Special Teams]

... If this isn't bottom of the barrel, I don't know what is....

 

 

 

Apparently two Coleco "employees" showed up at the Too Many Games expo this past weekend in the greater Philadelphia area...I was told they had a "booth babe"-like appearance at TMG...

 

I stand corrected. Crashing someone else's Con and proselytizing vendors is the new low.

[enoofu]

Exhibitor list is really going to bring in the crowd as it so random and clearly has nothing to do with the old Coleco or Colecovison

 

Nice Chris added the CARDILLO FAMILY TOYS LLC part in case this venture fails

[the80sgamer]

Just got this in an email. Kind of odd, not aware of any dealings with him on eBay:

 

Hey Guys,

I know that we have dealt with each other on ebay in the past.

I just wanted to drop you a line to tell you how truly blessed I feel to be involved with toys and games. I know that a lot of you have heard about the Coleco Retro Gaming Convention in August in NJ.

If you haven't i am attaching a flyer. We will have retro games, toys, cosplay and the like.

The event is very family friendly event.

We are also working on a number of other things such as a Rainbow Brite Game, a Robotech Game and a Robotech Toy line.

 

Please share the flyer on facebook and twitter if you can...

For those of you who sale a ton of items on ebay, i was wondering if i could send you a bunch of cards to give out in your shipments of games. Let me know. If not, then no worries.

 

Also, if you don't mind, take a moment to like us on Facebook and join in on the conversation.

 

Colecovision the system

https://www.facebook.com/Colecovision-Nation-1880616815488307/

Coleco the toy company.

https://www.facebook.com/ColecoToys/

 

Chris

 

Cardillo Publishing LLC 109 Gaither Dr Mount Laurel, NJ

To be removed, please reply and let me know

 

Interesting...things like this is a violation of Ebay rules.

[Zonie]

Crashing any trade show and trying to hand out flyers and cards without buying a booth is a cheap move that only offends those who are actually paying a lot of money for a booth.

[+Tarzilla]

 

 

Apparently two Coleco "employees" showed up at the Too Many Games expo this past weekend in the greater Philadelphia area. Coleco wasn't sponsoring the event nor did they have a table, but these two individuals were talking up the Coleco Expo to vendors and handing out Coleco Expo flyers and vendor contracts. They were wearing the same ColecoVision shirts from the promo video Coleco put together, and one of the people handing out these flyers is in the video. I was told they had a "booth babe"-like appearance at TMG.

Another NJ convention (New Jersey Gamer Con) was told to go outside when TMG staff noticed they were handing out cards for their show, so they likely would have kicked these two out as well had they known what they were doing at the time. It was relayed to me that TMG staff threw out the Coleco Expo flyers after the fact.

Someone did get photos of the flyer/contract:

coleco_expo_flyer.jpg

 

Why would PRGE have a booth? I'm assuming PRGE means Portland Retro Gaming Expo.

[TPR]

Why would PRGE have a booth? I'm assuming PRGE means Portland Retro Gaming Expo.

 

This was my thought exactly. In fact PRGE is the *ONLY* name on that list that I even recognized. Looks like that's one more expo I won't be attending, and I was actually thinking about going to PRGE too. I will not give money to any group that supports the Coleco Expo.