HawkFan24 Posted August 5, 2014 Report Posted August 5, 2014 (edited) I had the tv on for background noise to this show and my attention was drawn to it when I heard stormtrooper costume. The host brought in a so called "expert" to authenticate the suit and the value at auction. The expert deemed the suit a post production costume cast off the original moulds.....LOL He valued it at $900. In the auction it sold for $1,200 .....here is the pic below (sorry for the quality) Edited January 14, 2021 by Sly11 Edited to restore the image by Sly11, 2021 Quote
HawkFan24 Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Posted August 5, 2014 Total failure alert Yup! The buyer planned on re-selling it for more $ at an upcoming con....yikes Quote
Dark PWF[Staff] Posted August 5, 2014 Report Posted August 5, 2014 Yup! The buyer planned on re-selling it for more $ at an upcoming con....yikes Well, hopefully that con is attended by Legion members and their mere presence causes a lot of questions about the legitimacy of said costume. Yikes is right! Quote
TK bondservnt[501st] Posted August 5, 2014 Report Posted August 5, 2014 rubies retail price 900.00 and it is a post production model which was derived from rotj armor. Quote
Nagedzi[TK] Posted August 5, 2014 Report Posted August 5, 2014 I thought it looked more like FX to me.... In any case, I cringed when I watched it on the PVR yesterday. LOL Quote
Tolo[TK] Posted August 5, 2014 Report Posted August 5, 2014 Hahaha as bad as saying on pawnstars that A.A. Sculpted the TK 1 Quote
iconoclasta_88[501st] Posted August 6, 2014 Report Posted August 6, 2014 Lol!!! Reality shows are still shows. They have castings,writers, scripts, directors, consultants and a crew... Ah. And of course, everyone on camera is either an actor or a person instructed to act. No surprise this is as fake as any other fiction show. Saludos. Quote
Snaps[TK] Posted August 7, 2014 Report Posted August 7, 2014 One more reason to never watch "reality" tv Quote
Huntzman Posted November 8, 2014 Report Posted November 8, 2014 I've been in the collecting field for over thirty years, and I know enough to know that I'm no expert. You get to the point where you realize that you are a 'student' and nothing more. These self-proclaimed 'experts' are pretentious egotists who love spouting off about stuff, right or wrong. I knew one of these 'experts' in the military collecting field, who used their status as an 'expert' to routinely rip-off newbies, who trusted the name. That's why we would always preach "buy the item, not the story!" 3 Quote
Daetrin[Admin] Posted November 9, 2014 Report Posted November 9, 2014 Well, in the end it's "what's it worth to *you*". My wife looks at my costumes and would through them all in the rubbish bins. If you gave her $50 for my Paradise limited run TE/TE2 double signature helmet from 2007, she'd be happy. A collector could pay $500. Markets can change too. At one time you'd have been happy to pay $1200 for an unassembled FX kit. This is a big reason why I created FISD - make the information more transparent so people understand what is out there. Ignorance is certainly not bliss. 4 Quote
asmith2591[501st] Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 That bucket.... those thighs.... 1 Quote
Polar Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 looks like the put a suit that was built for a 6 foot 250 pound guy on a 4 foot tall girl Quote
cm325i Posted November 10, 2014 Report Posted November 10, 2014 looks like the put a suit that was built for a 6 foot 250 pound guy on a 4 foot tall girl LOL!! Quote
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