First Attempt At Re-Sealing A Vintage Figure

[kieatky]

As the title says this is my first ever attempt at re-sealing a figure. Bit of background first. I was trawling Evil-Bay looking for a loose Boba to go with my Tatooine Skiff. Came across an item simply listed as 'Vintage Kenner Star Wars Figure No. 36 - Boba Fett'. Clicked the link and scrolled through the pictures to find that the original card back and bubble were included but no weapon. I though that the ending price would go quite high but ended up winning if for less than £20. Item arrived a few days later (in a jiffy bag :x ) and seeing that both the inner and outer bubble's were present though I'd have a go and putting it back together. Nothing to lose as if I made a complete pigs ear of it I'd still have a nice loose figure and card back so happy days. Anyway, here's some before and after pictures, personally I'm made up with it, a nice displayable item for less than a modern Fett would cost. Just need to buy a nice case for it

 

[tiefighterboy]

Looks great. Good price as well. 8)

 

[Ian_C]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

 

[kieatky]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

Just for me fella, my son Josh has already claimed it for himself (I had it drying in the dining room and it vanished only to magically reappear in Josh's bedroom.....must be the Star Wars fairies :lol: )

 

[edd_jedi]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

Most people are OK with reseals here. Most are easily distinguishable as such, and they are a good way for people on a budget to collect (eg in this case £500+ MOC for under £20.) Generally the consensus is:

Reseal with all original parts - OK
Original card with fake bubble - borderline but acceptable, as long as it's obvious
Recard with fake card, bubble etc - repro crap, not cool

Although everyone is of course entitled to their own opinion. Personally, good job I say!

 

[ScruffyLookingNH]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

:lol:

I guess they're not to everyone's taste, but I see no issue here. There is no way in a million years someone's going to miss that this was a reseal. The OP clearly has no intention of either deceiving someone or selling it and although it's inevitable it will, at some point, end up on the market it's not going to fool anyone somewhere down the line.

In the meantime, he's got himself a very presentable Boba reseal MOC for less than 5% of the value of a sealed MOC.

I do own a reseal myself. Swore I never would as to me they're nothing short of a loose figure, cardback and original bubble. But I'm not into paying thousands for anything other than the first 12 at present so when a Palitoy 30 Back Bossk came up for about 5% of the value of the sealed equivelant I thought it would make a nice space filler to the collection until I can buy the proper thing. Yes, I will sell it eventually and yes it will be declared as what it is.

There's nothing repro, Ian, surely there's nothing wrong with it? (typing this last bit as I stand up from my desk and looking for something to hide behind for cover )

P.S.

Having written the above, I was very concious that I had presented arguments that have been presented for less acceptable items in our hobby.

Think I've covered all the same arguments as for repros there, let's check:

a) Affordability of the sealed MOC? Check!
b) No intention to deceive anyone else? Check!
c) It's his collection and he can do with it what he likes? Bugger missed it! But now covered, so check! :wink:

 

[Frunkstar]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

Have to agree with Edd's analogy Ian, you have to bear in mind this is not RS & a lot of the guys here are on a really tight budget, a lot of us simply would never have the opportunity of adding such a piece to our collection if not for making an effort to preserve & recondition items such as this, I myself just bought a beater boba same as this, mine has the bubble still attached to the card, but only half of it & I am happy to have it for display as I simply don't have the funds required to land this MOC otherwise.

Considering the damage to the cardback I think you've done a great job at making it more than displayable & what a dam bargain, paid substantially more for mine. 8)

 

[indianawars]

Good job on the reseal. Really I can only echo what Edd has said - It's a £400/£500 MOC, so really spending that type of money on a factory sealed one is something I could never justify - The next best thing is an all original reseal!...

 

[tiefighterboy]

I own reseals myself. I have no problem with them. I have never seen one that I could not identify as such within minutes. It is a preference thing for most. Some would never have a reseal in their collection, but some would. All real parts of the sum, someone elses glue. Can they be passed off as real...yes...but most are easy to spot.

 

[Joe]

Just FYI Ian, reseals aren't actually outright banned here even though U grades and reproductions are.

Although I'm sure a great deal of people wouldn't want to go near one (yourself included no doubt)..all things considered, are they really that bad/dangerous? Obviously undisclosed reseals aren't cool and neither is an attempt to scam someone with one but I think as long as people are upfront about the reseals they own and where possible try to reseal things in a way that can be undone in the future (the toploader method for example) then I'd rather people do that than send "beaters" in to AFA for U grading or become the next Repro King like Darren Orme.

Sadly, there are many collectors on here that feel a little looked down on because they own reseals or prefer to collect reseals due to budget constraints etc and IMO it shouldn't be that way, especially if they present them as reseals in their limelights and aren't pretending they are something they aren't.

I know many collectors who I would class as Vintage "purists" that have one or two reseals in their collection and I know plenty of pretty famous and highly regarded collectors that have over the years bought and sold reseals (Joe Y springs to mind) simply because a factory sealed example either wasn't available (too damn rare) or wasn't an option (too damn expensive).

Personally, I haven't ever owned a reseal but I'll be honest.. if the opportunity ever arose to pick up one (or all) of the insanely HTF figures that are still on my radar in resealed form for a much more reasonable price then I don't think I would think twice about it.

 

[db94]

What a great price - brilliant when you score a genuine bargain on ebay
Finished item looks great and love that the SW fairies whisked it away to you sons room, not many young boys out there growing up with such iconic carded figures in their collections - well done mate

 

[poncho]

Nice job bud will look good on display! Good price too. Is the boba original to the card and bubble. If it is nice that theyve been kept together

 

[Pomse2001]

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Reseals? :x

Ian

 

[kieatky]

Thanks for the great comments fellas. And just to reiterate this is for my own personal display only. When the item arrived I had the choice, do I chuck the bubbles in the cupboard to be forgotten about, do I (god forbid.... bin them :shock: :shock: ) or do I reassemble it to make a nice cheap display item. To be honest its never gonna fool anyone into thinking it's an original sealed item (my sealing skills aren't as good as Toni's :lol: ). Everyone's entitled to an honest opinion about these figures (it's part of what makes this forum so good) and Ian_C is just expressing his, I take no offence from it and on one else should either (I think it's the Lancashire lad in ya Ian that spoiling for a fight, I know how you feel being an ex Wigan lad myself :lol: :lol: :lol: )

I'll also add that the next time we have some kind of charity event on the forum then this will be donated if it's something that others would be interested in.

 

[kieatky]

Nice job bud will look good on display! Good price too. Is the boba original to the card and bubble. If it is nice that theyve been kept together

I'm assuming they are fella as it came as one lot from the seller. The only thing that wasn't included is the blaster.

 

[edd_jedi]

I'd jump at a resealed trilogo Madine or Jawa, no way I'm paying thousands for either of those, they're just not rare enough to justify it. Looks like I'll be going for a photo of Yak Face too based on recent price stupidity :lol:

 

[Ian_C]

Alright everyone, I submit!!!!

Honestly, it's part of my learning curve being new here. I have a viewpoint on them, but if they are knowingly accepted here, I have no leg to stand on. As long as we're on the same page as flat out repros and U grades.

No disrespect was intended to kieatky. I am thankful he took it in stride.

To explain my thoughts, ScruffyLookingNH pinpointed my reasoning exactly.

P.S.

Having written the above, I was very concious that I had presented arguments that have been presented for less acceptable items in our hobby.

Think I've covered all the same arguments as for repros there, let's check:

a) Affordability of the sealed MOC? Check!
b) No intention to deceive anyone else? Check!
c) It's his collection and he can do with it what he likes? Bugger missed it! But now covered, so check! :wink:

I have no doubt at all kieatky is looking to scam someone. I give you guys more credit than that - I believe scammers here will be found out quickly and ostracized.

It's just me being the purist, and being super-defensive about protecting other lesser educated collectors, new or otherwise. One never knows when an item like this, easily distinguishable as a recard to us, makes its way onto ebay with an out of focus or otherwise unclear pic and a vague description, and gets bid up to several hundred dollars. I've got a long track record speaking out against this type of thing, so just bear with me as I tone down certain personal beliefs to align myself with accepted practices here.

Cheers all,

Ian

 

[db94]

That Hoth guy was right about you - just a bully :lol:

 

[Ian_C]

That Hoth guy was right about you - just a bully :lol:

Hahah.... hmmm

Dammit.

:?



Bye everyone. I've been outed.

:lol:

Ian

 

[aussiejames]

I prefer the reversible option : http://forum.rebelscum.com/t1117762/
It does look like a Taiwan Fett on Taiwan cardback, there is a 'more correct' blaster.