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albob(Alan) has appeared a few times on watch out/fake threads. He's got a sense of humour, you can bid on the cloth cape itself :roll: I got my LL Klatuu from him and it's as Mexican as a Kangaroo :) The other carded figures mentioned always make me laugh - 92 back Return of the Jedi :?
 
I would say fake isn't the word to use (as most custom bodge jobs look like **** so its easy to tell) I would be more concerned with figures that have been repainted.

Parts to look out for in case of a retouch would be (in order)

Silver paint on boots - first to go on a real figure
Belt buckle motif paint
Hands

The fleshy tone on his hands is really hard to replicate but there are loads of types of silver paint about that could fool you at first glance.

Also another note, no loose figure is particularly rare, and the blue snaggletooth is no exception contrary to belief, my first one cost me £40 and the one I have now cost £45 because at the time of looking there were literally 30-35 on ebay at the same time.
 
tatsie said:
Interesting, hmmm, well mine's in good condition, but if he's only worth 45 quid I might not sell him..

Thanks for your help.
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Haha I didn't say that ;) I got good deals on mine , one was a gamble the other wasn't in perfect condition, just to show you that its possible to pick them up cheaper than most would think.

I reckon you could still get £70-90 based on a good condition one, although I am not one for loose prices at the moment!

Hey , only the other day we saw a bog standard A-wing pilot hit £50 :shock:
 
whiteskinnydroid said:
tatsie said:
Interesting, hmmm, well mine's in good condition, but if he's only worth 45 quid I might not sell him..

Thanks for your help.
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Haha I didn't say that ;) I got good deals on mine , one was a gamble the other wasn't in perfect condition, just to show you that its possible to pick them up cheaper than most would think.

I reckon you could still get £70-90 based on a good condition one, although I am not one for loose prices at the moment!

Hey , only the other day we saw a bog standard A-wing pilot hit £50 :shock:
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A wing pilot loose? ****, my collection should be worth a few bob.. All my characters are tight limbed etc..
 
No doubt it is, condition matters to collectors and of course there are ball park prices for all figures/playsets/vehicles etc.

Sometimes on Ebay you get some crazy bidding for some reason, sometimes you don't (like when I sell :roll: )

Good luck with the sale though, I think you found a good place to begin :)
 
I know we already know he is a dodgy **** but mr edwards has a nicely worded home made rocket firing fett listed

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/VINTAGE-BOBA-FETT-1979-ROCKET-FIRING-KENNER-TAIWAN_W0QQitemZ260443272131QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_ToysGames_ActionFigures_ActionFigures_JN?hash=item3ca3a0f3c3&_trksid=p3911.c0.m14&_trkparms=65%3A12%7C66%3A2%7C39%3A1%7C72%3A1683%7C293%3A1%7C294%3A50

i dont know which poor soul has bid £100 on it...but i hope they report him.
 
slim said:
when he finds out the truth he will be in for a shock !


slim
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He surely will learn not to bid on an auction, if there´s a lack of knowledge to the hobby.
 
Eh? where does it say that it is a Kenner cloak and hood? i see it say the difference between them...ill have another read
 
Hmmm, i dont think thats clear, the kenner cloak has been modified to look like a Lili one, does anyone else think this is vaugue?

Vintage Star Wars 1977 Rare Lili Ledy Variant

Fair to Good Condition. Has paint wear, moderately loose limbs. Includes Vintage (kenner) Weapon and Cloak.

An amazing rare item that is highly sought after - The main difference between the original vintage Lili Ledy Jawa and the Kenner version is the Oval Shaped Eyes and the Removeable Hood on the cloak.
 
I hear what you're saying, and I am sure he will modify the description- perhaps: "includes KENNER weapon and customised cloak" will be fair?
 
Yeah, i dont doubt he's a good guy.

Its just that its a £300-£350 figure, and to just have (kenner) as the only clue to it being a repro cape is a bit easy to bypass.

It should be wrote as a really BIG statement if a figure as desirable as that has a fake cape.

Its probably worth £25 or less as it is.

Just an opinion, but i missed it in the description
 
Perhaps give him a day to fix it, I think this has only been up for auction for a few hours. He is one of my saved sellers and I haven't even noticed he had new stuff up for sale. I agree it can be made more clear and I am sure it will be fixed :)
 
plantman said:
Hmmm, i dont think thats clear, the kenner cloak has been modified to look like a Lili one, does anyone else think this is vaugue?

Vintage Star Wars 1977 Rare Lili Ledy Variant

Fair to Good Condition. Has paint wear, moderately loose limbs. Includes Vintage (kenner) Weapon and Cloak.

An amazing rare item that is highly sought after - The main difference between the original vintage Lili Ledy Jawa and the Kenner version is the Oval Shaped Eyes and the Removeable Hood on the cloak.
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Anyone doing this knows exactly what they are doing its the typically under the counter scam technique used on ebay!

Its no different to the tactics used by Han.

You have to know exactly what you are doing to set this up so i dont understand why you are defending this guy james? Thats like me saying ill defend Han because he is English.

It should say "The hood is customized from a standard kenner cloak and is not an original Lily Ledy!" In big letters and it should also say custom in the title description.
 
Buying something from a seller a few times isn't quite the same as knowing them, sometimes even knowing them well isn't enough.

People are funny and not always truthful when selling, its just the way it is, if its wrong its wrong and if he sells Star Wars toys then he knows its wrong.
 
Aye they have Kong kong accroding to Luis's Technical card, i havnt checked mine cos you can tell by the eyes and hands
 
Yep, I'm going to look like a right twit if it's not fixed soon. I'm not defending him because he's an aussie & yes just because I've bought off him many times doesn't mean I know him. ( but we do chat via email) I've seen him make small mistakes before that he's fixed quickly & big ones where wrong pictures & reused desciptions got put together. But he has always rectified it. If the kenner part said KENNER it wouldn't have been so bad? He has sold a lot of more expensive items and I just don't think he is out to scam anyone- even though in this case it "looks like a scam technique" I don't even want to talk about Han :evil: Even LL experts make mistakes :wink: I probably shouldn't have posted till he replied to Andy. But since I did I'm trying to explain why. I probably haven't done a very good job of it either :oops:
 
Well i got a reply:

He's putting it in the FAQ area...right at the bottom of the page, sorry but i think he is deliberatly keeping it obscure and missable to generate the chance of a top price.

it should be stated in the listing heading, and clearly in the description.

not fair at all.

Also its a £100 already..its working.
 
Like I said before, I knew he would fix it. It has been removed and will be re-listed & described more clearly. Regardless some may say it is just beacuse he was "caught out" Now not that long ago Bollux had the infamous Tri- logo Y-wing box with the instructions covering up the important bit :lol: Now that looked like a scam, but we all know he isn't a scammer. A few mistakes out of hundreds of listings I think this seller can be forgiven?? EDIT can you change a desciption/title once someone has placed a bid?
 
You can add to your description but not the title as far as i know as the title is what the bidder bases their search on.

It would have been totally unfair to let people keep bidding on it so its good he has removed it, i mean it was at £100 already so it shows that i needed removing, this type of listing happens all the time on ebay, so its frustrating to see them as you will understand.

Andy
 
This did belong in the fake section & I totally understand the frustration especially as it reached a bid more than I have ever paid on a starwars item :shock: I just felt the need to "defend" him as many did for Bollux because I strongly believe he was not trying to scam anyone- despite what it looked like :)
 
I think its great he removed it especially because of the price it was hitting. Ultimately though its because he was caught out, it was a blatant scam i know you dont like it James but it is the same technique that Han used. Anyone with a shred of common sense knows that the way that listing was set up couldn't have been an accident or an oversight.

The bidding proved hat.

I thinks its wrong to compare that technique he used to bolluxs situation James.

All bollux did was accidentally call a Bi logo y wing a Tri logo x-wing just like many had done for years on ebay because 5 days previously a Tri logo y wing didn't exist and how could anyone have known that unless the read RS everyday.

The only similarity was they both changed / removed the listing one was a scam one was a genuine accident.

If I was bollux I would be pissed with you comparing me to somebody doing that and putting his name in this situation.

Just my opinion (not trying to start an argument)
 
I have dealt with buyer many, many times & also speak to him regularly by email. Recently he has listed more vintage SW figures than anyone else in Australia. He also has 100% feedback of over 600. I have never had a problem with him or seen another questionable listing of his. All i can say is that this listing from him surprises me a lot (scam or not). I think that is why James is sticking up for him.
 

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