I was stating commissions of sales from a page or group that makes money by directing people to sideshows website. I agree to a point but you are also dealing with licensed materials and those "canvases" are also another persons and companies property.
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Once they sell it it's the buyer's property, to do with as they like. They're free to keep it or resell it, take pictures, whatever. If they want to modify and resell it, they can do that too. I think SS is just trying to cut down on those who are actually copying and producing knock-offs of their stuff, I really don't think they care about people fixing their stuff up and even reselling it, that wouldn't make sense.
To me, this is clearly aimed at trying to discourage knock-offs like you see all over eBay of various figures and statues, and that seems perfectly legitimate and reasonable to me.
I was sort of thinking along the same lines. I'll say for me, if I got the figures I wanted, in the quality and style that I wanted for a price point I wanted, I wouldn't have any reason to custom at all!
That being said, if Sideshow contacts me and is interested in my services, I'm open to negotiation!
They should just be happy that someone is buying in the first place
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This is for Sideshow Affiliates only. If you want to get free figs and other benefits from Sideshow for reviewing their products, you have to comply with their rules. Doesn't affect anyone else.
A ‘bootleg’ is something made illegally, not necessarily a copy. In this case it’s simply an unlicensed product. There are no licensed 1/6 Bladerunner figures as yet.
Somebody has the license, but I don’t remember who
Sideshow has it but haven’t used it yet
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What's new here? Guys! Come on! Sideshow! Post disappearing! Threads vanishing or being closed! And now Facebook! Nothing new here! Pass your away and flip them a biiiig birdie!
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My initial response to the e-mail (and it's NOT my copy posted above, if Jennifer is reading this thread!) was very much like Raddtitan's there. Only in my case Sideshow affiliate sales are not a huge source of revenue. I have perhaps a couple hundred in outstanding commissions, nowhere near $7k.
And with the halving of commissions and now trying to dictate content... Like I said, it's ONLY because I want to keep a good relationship with Sideshow that I haven't cut the ties already. I like being able to reach out to them and ask them questions for our show. But yeah.... it's an overreach and overstep on their part that makes me VERY uncomfortable.
And with the halving of commissions and now trying to dictate content... Like I said, it's ONLY because I want to keep a good relationship with Sideshow that I haven't cut the ties already. I like being able to reach out to them and ask them questions for our show. But yeah.... it's an overreach and overstep on their part that makes me VERY uncomfortable.
I can’t say I blame them. They have people recasting there head making simple modifications and seeking them in mass. There has been lots of knockoffs. They tried to deal with those for years but now it seems like customs are mass produced items not one off items some made. At some point SS and license owners had to do something as it was getting out of hand.
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Recasting SS headsculpts? Who the **** would want to.
It happened with a number of them.
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