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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #270 on: October 23, 2005, 05:24 AM »
YES!! Someone picked up the reference!

I knew this was the right crowd.  :P

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #271 on: October 25, 2005, 09:01 PM »
"You're a lucky man, Joe" o.k. Who said my name and why?(wait it says the persons USERNAME right baove the post)
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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #272 on: October 25, 2005, 09:10 PM »
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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #273 on: October 26, 2005, 11:30 PM »
I've been checking out that guy's work.  It's pretty good.  I'm in the process of upgrading my 12" Imperials.  The TIE Pilot took about 10 minutes to do, although I still need to paint his gloves black.  Figures like Imperial Commanders and Death Star Troopers are easy to do, but upgrading Clones take a bit more work (you need to resize the armor pieces).
There are quite a few of really good 12" figure customs on e-Bay right now
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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #274 on: October 30, 2005, 01:51 AM »
Hmm... looks to me like someone got one of RickyUK's Graga figures and decided to sell it on ebay...

http://cgi.ebay.com/Star-Wars-ROTJ-Gargan-Figure-Custom-Carded_W0QQitemZ6009316031QQcategoryZ2475QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #275 on: October 30, 2005, 02:01 AM »
Actually that is Bantha5's. But close enough. ;)

I hate it when people do that. >:(
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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #276 on: October 30, 2005, 04:39 PM »
Why do we automatically assume the worst of people selling on E-Bay? Maybe this person selling Bantha 5's work bought it from him, but has hit hard times and has to part with pieces of their collection to get by?

Or maybe they're a scumbag. But we don't know, do we? Why are we so quick to judge the situations and motives of people we don't know?

Damn...the collecting community is so predisposed to automatically start hating...

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #277 on: October 30, 2005, 05:14 PM »
Well, I guess it just seems a tad bit wrong.  But everyone may have their own circumstances which force us to do that. 

But if I sold someone a custom, and saw it on ebay a little later, I might be a little curious - is this person trying to make money off of me?

That's not to say that the seller is a bad person or anything.  It's just raises one's eyebrows.

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #278 on: October 30, 2005, 11:12 PM »
Right...but we should probably find out from Bantha 5 what the story is.

Although really...if someone commissions me to do a piece, I sell it for say, $25, and then they turn around and sell it for $40...do I have a right to be upset? After all, I was paid my asking price.

Maybe I just decide not to sell to that person anymore, and sell the stuff for $40 myself. Or at least, charge more for my work in the future. (Not that anyone's knocking the door down for any of my work, but still...)   ;)

I agree that it seems wrong. I wouldn't do it myself because it SEEMS sleazy in my mind, but is that just because I'm a customizer myself?

I'm interested in Bantha5 weighing in on this...

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« Last Edit: October 30, 2005, 11:15 PM by Darth Delicious »
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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #279 on: October 31, 2005, 12:29 AM »
I don't think anybody who does commissions expects the buyer to turn around and sell it for a profit.  There is no manufacturer/retailer/consumer relationship here, and commissioning a custom usually costs less than it would to compete with other buyers on ebay. 

I'd be ticked if somebody did that to me, especially with the exceptional time required and resulting quality pieces you guys and guys like Bantha5 turn out.  I'd probably decide not to make and sell anything to that person anymore, but that's just me. 

There may be some unknown factors:  Maybe the seller fell on extremely difficult financial times.  If I lost my job, etc., my action figures would be the first thing to go after a few more extraneous things were liquidated.

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #280 on: October 31, 2005, 08:56 AM »
Two words: Free. Market.

If the initial seller fails to sell at fair market value, he or she cannot be heard to complain that the buyer later did sell for FMV. If it upsets the initial seller, he needs to charge more $$$ next time (and of course he's free to no longer sell to anyone who has offended him).


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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #281 on: October 31, 2005, 12:02 PM »
Wow.  Thanks for the econ lesson.  ;)

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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #282 on: November 7, 2005, 05:19 AM »
I know this topic isn't for promoting your OWN ebay-auctions, but I made a NON-star Wars custom that I wanted to show you guys. And since it's not worth a topic, I decided to post it here and get the topic to rivive a bit. I hope that's ok...

I made a Dr. Zaius from POTA, Simpsons style:

eBay link removed.  Sorry, linking to your own auctions is not allowed...  :(



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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #283 on: November 7, 2005, 10:24 AM »
Help me Dr. Zaius!

That's very cool kit. Is that originally a Homer?


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Re: Customs on Ebay that you like (NOT YOUR OWN)
« Reply #284 on: November 7, 2005, 01:15 PM »


That's very cool kit. Is that originally a Homer?



Nope, a Super intendent Chalmers, thanx Phruby!
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