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Resealed figure discovery debate - G.Kurtz Palitoy VC Jawa.
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<blockquote data-quote="Joe" data-source="post: 257387" data-attributes="member: 440"><p>Jason, could you address the issue of you being involved in dealing with fake props over the years? I have heard that same story time and time again with regards to why you shouldn't be trusted and I always wanted to know the specifics. You seem quite happy to explain certain things so now is as good a time as any to ask.</p><p></p><p>As for the Grey limbed Snowtroopers: It's been widely accepted as a bullshit story from the get go, same thing with the gold hat "Debenham's special" bespin guards and the proto R2's (that I hear came from you too). I still don't believe they are anything other than customs and I hope people don't take your word for it based on the story you gave on here. The main reason that people who discover interesting variants/prototypes or anything else of real importanceand worth in this hobby are taken seriously is that they can back up their claims with provenance and a solid story..not just "Oh I used to buy them up whenever I could because they were interesting and I could flip them and double my money" - that says jack **** about them actually being legit.</p><p></p><p>I'm not going to buy into the "I didn't make much profit so they can't have been fake" line either. If you made £18-20 profit on each figure that's pretty decent money for a piece of crap. You can't ask £100's for junk because sooner or later people get suspicious, but if you sell a lot of junk cheaply you can turn it into a good earner and even if people work out it is actually junk they don't feel all that bad because "oh it was only £30..never mind".</p><p></p><p>The reason for my scepticism is simply due to the fact that almost everyone who I trust and regard as valuable assets to the community and our hobby think you are a bit more than just a "cheeky chappy" Jason..</p><p></p><p>You have to admit that for one of the big boys your name is associated with a lot of negativity. I don't see Sansweet having the same issue and I can only assume that's because he wasn't caught out selling duff items like yourself.. :roll:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Joe, post: 257387, member: 440"] Jason, could you address the issue of you being involved in dealing with fake props over the years? I have heard that same story time and time again with regards to why you shouldn't be trusted and I always wanted to know the specifics. You seem quite happy to explain certain things so now is as good a time as any to ask. As for the Grey limbed Snowtroopers: It's been widely accepted as a bullshit story from the get go, same thing with the gold hat "Debenham's special" bespin guards and the proto R2's (that I hear came from you too). I still don't believe they are anything other than customs and I hope people don't take your word for it based on the story you gave on here. The main reason that people who discover interesting variants/prototypes or anything else of real importanceand worth in this hobby are taken seriously is that they can back up their claims with provenance and a solid story..not just "Oh I used to buy them up whenever I could because they were interesting and I could flip them and double my money" - that says jack **** about them actually being legit. I'm not going to buy into the "I didn't make much profit so they can't have been fake" line either. If you made £18-20 profit on each figure that's pretty decent money for a piece of crap. You can't ask £100's for junk because sooner or later people get suspicious, but if you sell a lot of junk cheaply you can turn it into a good earner and even if people work out it is actually junk they don't feel all that bad because "oh it was only £30..never mind". The reason for my scepticism is simply due to the fact that almost everyone who I trust and regard as valuable assets to the community and our hobby think you are a bit more than just a "cheeky chappy" Jason.. You have to admit that for one of the big boys your name is associated with a lot of negativity. I don't see Sansweet having the same issue and I can only assume that's because he wasn't caught out selling duff items like yourself.. :roll: [/QUOTE]
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