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<blockquote data-quote="Palifan" data-source="post: 490938" data-attributes="member: 4095"><p>Great thread Steve and thank you for taking so much time to write up your thoughts. It's a fascinating read and gives some great background to the way things are produced and why certain items can have changes to them.</p><p></p><p>All the areas that have been under suspicion over the years on here are not something that I've actively collected (although I do think I have a TT Hoth Trooper that I unknowingly bought at some point), but I've always read up on everything presented on this site as it's always an interesting read and also I find it's best to educate yourself about all areas of interest you have. It certainly makes sense that items can change for a number of reasons in their lifetime but I also see Iain's point about all the items under suspicion coming from one source, it's very hard to ignore that fact. Saying that though what I got the most from what you wrote is that people probably shouldn't be destroying things just yet. I know each collector has their own thoughts on how and what they want to collect but with the TT Hoth Trooper I have for instance, even though I'm pretty sure it didn't come out from a factory all sealed the way it is now I can see it's all vintage and would never be able to destroy it. For other collectors like say Mr Palitoy, any moc he had that he suspected of being a Toni he had to get rid of from his collection, these mocs were something that tainted his collection form him and I can understand that also. It really is up to the collector to decide what they're happy with in their collection but it does seem to make sense to not rush into binning everything as there could be something real in there that you have.</p><p></p><p>I must admit I haven't personally read anything about people destroying items and I'm reading between the lines of what's been written here but it does all make me think about everything that's come up recently. Hopefully this mess will all be cleared up once and for all at some point as it really is damaging areas of the hobby which is such a shame for something that's supposed to bring us all enjoyment. If some of these things we collect didn't have such a high price tag attached to them I'm sure things would be a lot simpler but unfortunately that's not the world we live in. </p><p></p><p>Great work though to all of those people who have invested so many hours trying to get to the bottom of all of this. I do think it's worth bringing up when some suspicious seems to be going on as it effects us all in some way but as ever we have to wait to see what other information comes along over time.</p><p></p><p>Ian</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Palifan, post: 490938, member: 4095"] Great thread Steve and thank you for taking so much time to write up your thoughts. It's a fascinating read and gives some great background to the way things are produced and why certain items can have changes to them. All the areas that have been under suspicion over the years on here are not something that I've actively collected (although I do think I have a TT Hoth Trooper that I unknowingly bought at some point), but I've always read up on everything presented on this site as it's always an interesting read and also I find it's best to educate yourself about all areas of interest you have. It certainly makes sense that items can change for a number of reasons in their lifetime but I also see Iain's point about all the items under suspicion coming from one source, it's very hard to ignore that fact. Saying that though what I got the most from what you wrote is that people probably shouldn't be destroying things just yet. I know each collector has their own thoughts on how and what they want to collect but with the TT Hoth Trooper I have for instance, even though I'm pretty sure it didn't come out from a factory all sealed the way it is now I can see it's all vintage and would never be able to destroy it. For other collectors like say Mr Palitoy, any moc he had that he suspected of being a Toni he had to get rid of from his collection, these mocs were something that tainted his collection form him and I can understand that also. It really is up to the collector to decide what they're happy with in their collection but it does seem to make sense to not rush into binning everything as there could be something real in there that you have. I must admit I haven't personally read anything about people destroying items and I'm reading between the lines of what's been written here but it does all make me think about everything that's come up recently. Hopefully this mess will all be cleared up once and for all at some point as it really is damaging areas of the hobby which is such a shame for something that's supposed to bring us all enjoyment. If some of these things we collect didn't have such a high price tag attached to them I'm sure things would be a lot simpler but unfortunately that's not the world we live in. Great work though to all of those people who have invested so many hours trying to get to the bottom of all of this. I do think it's worth bringing up when some suspicious seems to be going on as it effects us all in some way but as ever we have to wait to see what other information comes along over time. Ian [/QUOTE]
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