I am confused too. This is a blatant rip off of a property, where's the fuss. All you people with real Zeros should be upset because their figure is about to depreciate in value. Every customer who buys a fake, is a customer that will most likely not worry about acquiring the real version.Fritz said:
You just completely contradicted yourself. No offense but it will drive down the value of the real deal because people will settle for the "custom" instead of forking over for the real thing. I still think it's stealing because PZ was an original idea created by SS and this zombie is completely ripping off the look and idea.pixletwin said:Its not a real zero and its not a piece which is going to drive down the (insanely unreasonable) market value of the actual PZ. Its a custom job with a re-cast head. Doesn't include packaging and now extra arm.
Whats the big deal? (If anything it'll make the market for a real PZ more reasonable).
El Roranous said:
to be honest, neither am I. I have accepted the fact that I can't own a PZ. However, I still think that PZ as a collectible figure with an ES of 300, should not be duplicated or reproduced, or copied. It just isn't fair to all the people who forked that money over or bought him originally.pixletwin said:No contradiction. I am simply hoping for the best.
(ie the first bit you put in bold is probable. the second bit is my fondest hope because, honestly, the only way to get a PZ is to totally rape ones wallett. There are alot of people who are desperate for PZ who are willing to overpay. I just aint one of those folks).
El Roranous said:
I am fine agreeing to disagree. I just think this is pretty similar to the whole IM thing. The original owners of a PZ should be a little more upset I think.pixletwin said:Well I am afraid we will have to agree to disagree on that last bit. If someone paid $375 for a 1:6 and 12 months later the figure was worth $125, well what can I say but thats all part of the game we all play as collectors. Besides, the guy who bought the real PZ has alot more to go with it (um... accessories! hello?).
Meh. I would sleep just fine if I won that PZ-X but since Nash bid on the sucker I prolly won't even win it.
El Roranous said:
A little geeze, bunch of ***** wimps own the original Zero.pixletwin said:So are you trying to stir them up or what?
ahhh Lonnie is on my side. Welcome man.lcummins said:
El Roranous said:ahhh Lonnie is on my side. Welcome man.
lcummins said:
This is actually quite similar to the IM thing. This isn't just a custom paint job or a kit-bash, this is a complete rip off and a recast. Recasting and reselling that same recast is illegal unless you own the rights to said figure.BadMoon said:I guess while your at it you might as well report the guy selling his custom Luke Skywalker as well. It looks like a mish mash of sideshow products.
https://cgi.ebay.com/Sideshow-Toys-...goryZ751QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
I think this is crazy. Who cares? This is way different than the Iron Man thing. I guess we should all call medicom and report dark artist for making and selling repaints of clone troopers. Or maybe we should report Customikey to Hasblo for actually painting an awesome Gammy. Come on guys calm down.
The artists on this board take the original figure and make modifications to it, they don't create the same figure for someone who does not already own one.BadMoon said:You didn't answer the important question then. How is this different from the artists on the board that make money re-producing Sideshow figures? They also sometimes recast. It's no different in my book. But, I really don't care about this auction so I'll be done added my two cents.
