tubachris85x
Master Member
So I'm a little peeved. I had made a purchase of a replica ROTJ Vader hilt off of one of the saber community facebook pages. Guy lists it as being "custom" made but with the top-half of the main body being from an "original graflex." Didn't specify what kind, but me, not needing an ROTJ version at all, thought the price was good and using an original graflex was a major selling point.
Well, I got it in yesterday...and well, I'm not an expert with graflex's but to me, this dude clearly lied to me. Biggest giveaway? The top half (possibly the bottom too now) is clearly painted w/ silver spray paint. That was partially the first clue. The 2nd one being that there's already some small nicks in the paint...and it's clearly a brass/copper color underneath it (not that gold color but a bright orangey-red)
I messaged the guy, and "confronted" him about this and he's still trying to pass it off as being an "original graflex"
Then goes on to tell me that graflex's are "nickel plated brass." There's a thread on the RPF which confirms this, however, from the looks of the nicks, it clearly was never plated...
What do you all think? Should I be upset about this? Am I wrong? I'm a bit pissed that it wasn't disclosed as being painted silver at all, it's already blemishing with little handling. Aside from this, it's not a bad replica, it's just not what I was expecting for the reason I dropped the money for it.
Well, I got it in yesterday...and well, I'm not an expert with graflex's but to me, this dude clearly lied to me. Biggest giveaway? The top half (possibly the bottom too now) is clearly painted w/ silver spray paint. That was partially the first clue. The 2nd one being that there's already some small nicks in the paint...and it's clearly a brass/copper color underneath it (not that gold color but a bright orangey-red)
I messaged the guy, and "confronted" him about this and he's still trying to pass it off as being an "original graflex"
Then goes on to tell me that graflex's are "nickel plated brass." There's a thread on the RPF which confirms this, however, from the looks of the nicks, it clearly was never plated...
What do you all think? Should I be upset about this? Am I wrong? I'm a bit pissed that it wasn't disclosed as being painted silver at all, it's already blemishing with little handling. Aside from this, it's not a bad replica, it's just not what I was expecting for the reason I dropped the money for it.