Arkturus 17 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I was a long time member (vga collector) for many years. After a long hiatus I wanted to get back into it and the forum is gone? What happened? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Just now, Arkturus said: I was a long time member (vga collector) for many years. After a long hiatus I wanted to get back into it and the forum is gone? What happened? It was there, and then it wasn’t. Probably COVID-19, Dain shut it down before shutting it down was popular. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link 1,915 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Long story short, Dain sold his entire collection, including NA, to “GoCollect” another collector site which focused mainly on comic books. They promised nothing would change, were super condescending, and promptly imploded the site. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arkturus 17 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Author Share Posted March 24, 2020 Wow that sucks. So much nostalgia, old collection posts, memories from that forum. That is horrible. So everyone from there migrated here now for the most part? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Arkturus said: Wow that sucks. So much nostalgia, old collection posts, memories from that forum. That is horrible. So everyone from there migrated here now for the most part? Some people came over, some people didn’t. Was kind of a nasty breakup. Could have been worse I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil 1,143 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 13 minutes ago, Link said: Long story short, Dain sold his entire collection, including NA, to “GoCollect” another collector site which focused mainly on comic books. They promised nothing would change, were super condescending, and promptly imploded the site. That's usually what happens in a buyout/merger...the pinky swear to the longtime customers/associates that nothing will drastically change, it's the same great company just with a new name...and within a few months most of the changes are mostly for the worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Dain rekt the curve. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gloves 10,350 Administrator · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Every time someone brings up NA I pop over to see if anyone has posted and uh... Wow. Some uh... interesting developments over there. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a3quit4s 3,359 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I refuse to create an account to view whatever nonsense is going on over there. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 3 minutes ago, Gloves said: Every time someone brings up NA I pop over to see if anyone has posted and uh... Wow. Some uh... interesting developments over there. Did I do good ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 D did Rekt curves before it was cool though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Also, I’m for sure 100% team VGS. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richardhead 2,243 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Oh man! GarbageNA is having some CovidT81 cases. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link 1,915 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 26 minutes ago, a3quit4s said: I refuse to create an account to view whatever nonsense is going on over there. You can log in with your old account. Oh wait you self-banned for unstated reasons just before the takeover, didn’t you? Well I think you can still see. I’m not logged in there right now and can still read threads. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fox 1,458 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Oh Randy! Why did ya do it Randy? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Estil 1,143 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 (edited) 24 minutes ago, Link said: Oh wait you self-banned for unstated reasons just before the takeover, didn’t you? That's impossible... Edited March 24, 2020 by Estil Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster 124 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 I'm scared to even look. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tulpa 2,992 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 28 minutes ago, Rooster said: I'm scared to even look. Nothing good. Trolls have pretty much taken over and are shitposting all over the place. Of course that's the only activity that place has seen in months. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Link 1,915 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Are they all trolls? Or just angry members? Top big thread there right now that I see is Phins very upset about the state of the site. As Benihana mentions, I also definitely remember his presence on NA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
austin532 457 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 There's probably some long time NA members that still don't know about this site. Spread the word. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkTone 862 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 4 hours ago, Arkturus said: Wow that sucks. So much nostalgia, old collection posts, memories from that forum. That is horrible. So everyone from there migrated here now for the most part? Trying to. Some have no idea this site exists. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonebone 1,261 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 7 hours ago, Arkturus said: I was a long time member (vga collector) for many years. After a long hiatus I wanted to get back into it and the forum is gone? What happened? Hey good to see you again, been a long time. You collected a lot of VGA, sold them off and disappeared around 2013 IIRC. Now VGA has a competitor in Wata, comic book collectors piled in droves and prices have gone insane but have finally started to cool a bit. As for NA - Go Collect bought it with half assed promised and let it collapse into the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
B.A. 1,124 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 They really should just pull the plug entirely on NA at this point. That place is just plain sad. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BreaKBeatZ 128 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 Spoiler This post has me thinking how Dain feels about this. Obviously he knew the deal when he sold NA and his collection, but I would guess that he is upset about how things turned out. The site he created was destroyed, video games were touted as the new great investments for comic collectors, and his collection was hyped up and given a "pedigree" so that it could be sold for millions more. I would be pissed. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SNESNESCUBE64 359 Member · Posted March 24, 2020 Share Posted March 24, 2020 14 minutes ago, BreaKBeatZ said: Reveal hidden contents This post has me thinking how Dain feels about this. Obviously he knew the deal when he sold NA and his collection, but I would guess that he is upset about how things turned out. The site he created was destroyed, video games were touted as the new great investments for comic collectors, and his collection was hyped up and given a "pedigree" so that it could be sold for millions more. I would be pissed. Or he doesn't care. Personally, if I were in that position, I would have gotten a pretty penny and would be pretty happy to get that large chunk of change. Why would I care what happens to a website and my stuff? Money is a wild thing. In large numbers, it can change your whole view on things. Just ask any politician! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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