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Resealed figure discovery debate - G.Kurtz Palitoy VC Jawa.
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<blockquote data-quote="ace" data-source="post: 257894" data-attributes="member: 5300"><p>point 1 </p><p></p><p>ok thats fine i understand that about the figures, as to my bold statement about the only one other than Toni having these numbers as we were the key players, this was back in the 1980s to the late 1990s and i stand by this fact as at that time over here there was no one that had the buying power or that had been in the industry as long as us and as we started the worlds first deducted sic-fi shows at cheshunt back in 1985 we were connected though out the UK and was the only sic-if retailer that did this full time as a business in the UK and had contacts in most countries that sold star wars in them , so we could import and export like no one else in the world at that time , we was the only person that had money Arthur was buying and selling to me and Toni at that time , the figures was not opened up for everyone to buy into as both Arthur and Toni both was experienced dealers and you lean if you show to much or dump to much it affects the price so it was not put on a table at a show it was just offered out to me first i think and i was getting to grips with the amount of cards and figures there was and trying to haggle the price when Arthur told me there had been sold , next show i saw Toni at i saw he had stock and we talked about how much there was and how long it would take to recoup his money he never told me the fine amount he paid , i just know when i was talking to Arthur at first it was 10K </p><p></p><p></p><p>point 2 </p><p></p><p>thank you for the complaint i am glad your son like it also if i was a kid i think i would have liked it also thats what i though about when we made the falcon cockpit which i still have <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> , as i say 65,000 people viseted it and it was free so anyone could see it i got a lot out of doing that , a bit like empire day at the studio </p><p></p><p></p><p>points 3 </p><p></p><p>thank you for supporting my events , and i am glad you enjoy them also , as to paying the guests for autographs the income form the guest normally covers the guests fees and if they are international flights needed then there hotels and flights , so if we cover the costs we are happy and that is what often happens so i can see why you may thing we get good money from the guest but in real life we do not look at them as a income steam but thank you for supporting the events anyway </p><p></p><p>point 4 </p><p></p><p>the dreaded Mace Windu figure :-( i do nto want to fight you on this as i really cannot prove what i am saying as much as you cannot prove what you are saying , all i can say is that is not the practice i would condone from my staff and shops , also your other point abut the x wing anyone can see if its a reissue or not so again i do not know why we A would do that to a customer and B why we would need to do that , i have never needed to cheat people to make money , if you get the right deal and you pay the right price and you sell it at a far mark up you do not need to con anyone , i will say on our high end and very rare stuff we was expensive and if i had a show now it would be the same as i believe that high end stuff only go's up and when you have sold it its so hard to replace , so we were never cheep on the cream , i will put up my hands on that one , but i was not there when my staff sold these things to your family i do not know what was said or what was not said , i know you believe what you are telling me and i can understand where you are coming form on this , i just hope you can also see where i am coming form also , it was not policy to try to con anyone or over price things , we have margins and we were not a normal toy shop , all i can say if we did do anything wrong i am sorry for that , and i mean that its not how i would behave then or now and people that do know me will know that what i say is real , hope that helps in some way ?</p><p></p><p>point 5 </p><p></p><p>if you want to meet up at my next event and say hi i am more than happy to chat , warning i talk more in real life then on here as its easier so be warned <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /> and if i am not running around like crazy i might buy you a drink , ok </p><p></p><p></p><p>as i say its good to talk and understand where each of us is coming from and i hope we can build on that also , thanks for taking the time to take on here </p><p></p><p>jason</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="ace, post: 257894, member: 5300"] point 1 ok thats fine i understand that about the figures, as to my bold statement about the only one other than Toni having these numbers as we were the key players, this was back in the 1980s to the late 1990s and i stand by this fact as at that time over here there was no one that had the buying power or that had been in the industry as long as us and as we started the worlds first deducted sic-fi shows at cheshunt back in 1985 we were connected though out the UK and was the only sic-if retailer that did this full time as a business in the UK and had contacts in most countries that sold star wars in them , so we could import and export like no one else in the world at that time , we was the only person that had money Arthur was buying and selling to me and Toni at that time , the figures was not opened up for everyone to buy into as both Arthur and Toni both was experienced dealers and you lean if you show to much or dump to much it affects the price so it was not put on a table at a show it was just offered out to me first i think and i was getting to grips with the amount of cards and figures there was and trying to haggle the price when Arthur told me there had been sold , next show i saw Toni at i saw he had stock and we talked about how much there was and how long it would take to recoup his money he never told me the fine amount he paid , i just know when i was talking to Arthur at first it was 10K point 2 thank you for the complaint i am glad your son like it also if i was a kid i think i would have liked it also thats what i though about when we made the falcon cockpit which i still have :-) , as i say 65,000 people viseted it and it was free so anyone could see it i got a lot out of doing that , a bit like empire day at the studio points 3 thank you for supporting my events , and i am glad you enjoy them also , as to paying the guests for autographs the income form the guest normally covers the guests fees and if they are international flights needed then there hotels and flights , so if we cover the costs we are happy and that is what often happens so i can see why you may thing we get good money from the guest but in real life we do not look at them as a income steam but thank you for supporting the events anyway point 4 the dreaded Mace Windu figure :-( i do nto want to fight you on this as i really cannot prove what i am saying as much as you cannot prove what you are saying , all i can say is that is not the practice i would condone from my staff and shops , also your other point abut the x wing anyone can see if its a reissue or not so again i do not know why we A would do that to a customer and B why we would need to do that , i have never needed to cheat people to make money , if you get the right deal and you pay the right price and you sell it at a far mark up you do not need to con anyone , i will say on our high end and very rare stuff we was expensive and if i had a show now it would be the same as i believe that high end stuff only go's up and when you have sold it its so hard to replace , so we were never cheep on the cream , i will put up my hands on that one , but i was not there when my staff sold these things to your family i do not know what was said or what was not said , i know you believe what you are telling me and i can understand where you are coming form on this , i just hope you can also see where i am coming form also , it was not policy to try to con anyone or over price things , we have margins and we were not a normal toy shop , all i can say if we did do anything wrong i am sorry for that , and i mean that its not how i would behave then or now and people that do know me will know that what i say is real , hope that helps in some way ? point 5 if you want to meet up at my next event and say hi i am more than happy to chat , warning i talk more in real life then on here as its easier so be warned :-) and if i am not running around like crazy i might buy you a drink , ok as i say its good to talk and understand where each of us is coming from and i hope we can build on that also , thanks for taking the time to take on here jason [/QUOTE]
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