Anyone know this seller on Ebay

Moviefreak

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Does anyone know this seller on Ebay? Their ID is: chaucer44

They have a cool scale model of E.T.'s ship for sale, and I was wondering if they are known recatsers, if they are stand up sllers, or if anyone has dealt with them and can attest to their quality?

Thanks
 
Good to know. SO I won't be buying from them anytime soon. Thanks for the heads up.
 
yeah i heard the same thing. Before i joined the RPF I bought 2 scrubber droid cases from him without a problem.

that ET ship and flame thrower always tease me...always wanted both...
 
I took a chance and bought a bouush helmet from him last month thinking how bad could it be. I could give my dog a pound of clay and verbally describe it to him and he could come up with a better helmet. As tempting as it is, save your money.
 
1) New members ask about this guy.

2) Old members warn them how horribly bad his work is.

3) Some people listen...others buy from him anyway.

4) He stays in business by selling to these folks.

5) They discover how horribly bad his work is.

6) They warn others who buy from him anyway...


It is the "screwed-up circle of life"...:lol
 
Go check out the link that Serenity posted, and then you'll see photos of three helmets that I received from him. I spent probably about $300 in various tools to work on the Vader - not to mention the time it took to work on it. In the end, it helped develop some propworking skills I didn't have before, but the combined amount could have landed me a much better prop replica.

If you want something wearable, simply buy a better casting. If you don't care and enjoy all that work, go ahead... it builds mad skillz. ;-) If you want mad skillz, best to sculpt in oil-based clay and make an original - if you're going to go through all that trouble.
 
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I am pretty sure he is Golden Armour.
If you have a look at his site, he has the same pics.
I once bought a pulse rifle off him and I threw it away!!!
Mars
 
I also recommend doing more research and asking for hi-res photos. I have found, in my years of shopping on eBay, that when someone takes large photos and shrinks them down, the images look detailed and look right, but if the real-life object is many times larger than the online image, you can often see a loss of detail in the real-life object - including holes, dips, distortions, surface defects, etc. If it's a fiberglass object, you won't be able to see if the fiberglass used is the wrong kind of material (e.g. mesh is better than cloth) and if the fiberglass has delaminated from the resin, creating annoying air pockets, rending the FG useless where it was supposed to help provide some structural strength.

A lot of these things don't show up in photographs. Especially if the kit is white and was photographed in bright sunlight light or if the object were overexposed, detecting flaws in the online image is near impossible.

If the interior or underside of the casting were not photographed, there's a world of information you would not have.

One last thought is that some take photos once and use those same photos in peddling all their products. You then never see an image that represents what you're getting. eBay doesn't really regulate against that - and so long as what you receive bears a certain percentage of resemblance of what is advertised, eBay may not rule in your favor if you find what Luke Skywalker once said: "What a piece of junk!"
 
That stuff is awful! I'm new to casting but at least my stuff won't take an eye out!
 
yeah good idea , Is there anyone that has the ET kit out there,

It sucks that he has a bad rep, because a model like that would be cool. I wonder who he recast to get it? MAybe we can find out and buy from the original sculpter.
 
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