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<blockquote data-quote="BikerScout74" data-source="post: 493121" data-attributes="member: 9333"><p>I personally do not like to have repro items in my Vintage Star Wars collection, but have purchased the odd one that was sold with a figure I really wanted for a good price. So the 3 that I have identified as repros are on display merely as place holders until i find the real version for a decent price. And that is the crucial point. I could not justify paying more that £10 for a tiny piece of 30-40 year old plastic even if it is Star Wars. I find it incredible that anyone would pay that sort of money for a vintage weapon. So I can certainly understand and tolerate those in the collecting community who want to buy repro and display it in their collection for their own enjoyment. Especially for those who army build. In fact, if i ever do build up an army of beater figures, I might very well buy repro blasters to outfit them! So I say more power to those who want to purchase them, even though I would prefer not to have them in my collection at the moment. At the end of the day it is up to the individual how they want to collect and no one should be forced to collect in a specific way or made to feel an outcast in the community because they do so. </p><p>Nevertheless, I do recognise that there is a problem when unscrupulous sellers try to pawn off repros to unknowing newbie collectors, especially as they are getting harder to distinguish. It's a shame that the repro's can't be made with some distinguising mark or molding to identify them as such. that would go a long way to healing the divisions in our community and please the purists and more flexible collectors alike.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="BikerScout74, post: 493121, member: 9333"] I personally do not like to have repro items in my Vintage Star Wars collection, but have purchased the odd one that was sold with a figure I really wanted for a good price. So the 3 that I have identified as repros are on display merely as place holders until i find the real version for a decent price. And that is the crucial point. I could not justify paying more that £10 for a tiny piece of 30-40 year old plastic even if it is Star Wars. I find it incredible that anyone would pay that sort of money for a vintage weapon. So I can certainly understand and tolerate those in the collecting community who want to buy repro and display it in their collection for their own enjoyment. Especially for those who army build. In fact, if i ever do build up an army of beater figures, I might very well buy repro blasters to outfit them! So I say more power to those who want to purchase them, even though I would prefer not to have them in my collection at the moment. At the end of the day it is up to the individual how they want to collect and no one should be forced to collect in a specific way or made to feel an outcast in the community because they do so. Nevertheless, I do recognise that there is a problem when unscrupulous sellers try to pawn off repros to unknowing newbie collectors, especially as they are getting harder to distinguish. It's a shame that the repro's can't be made with some distinguising mark or molding to identify them as such. that would go a long way to healing the divisions in our community and please the purists and more flexible collectors alike. [/QUOTE]
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