Several months ago, I purchased a TPM Obi-Wan Master Replicas lightsaber along with other lightsaber replicas from a member on the rebelscum forum. That seller, failed to produce what I had purchased and instead, sent me only one of the items I purchased in very rough condition. That one item, luckily, was the main lightsaber I had been hunting for, for years, the TPM Obi MR lightsaber. However, what I got was disheartening.
What he sent me was so bathed in cigarette smoke that the smell was all over the lightsaber as well as the packing material. It was dinged, dented, scuffed on certain portions and had rust spots throughout the saber. It also had a thick sticky gum like substance that was covered in hair and dust at the pommel of the saber. Between the grips and found in the grooves were also an odd blackish film that I could not take off with a q-tip. I do not know still if it was smoke or whatever else that had layered itself in between the lightsaber grips but it was difficult to try to remove. That seller failed to make things right and even deliver the other items I purchased so I was forced to file a paypal claim.
In the end, I was left with a clearly abused Elite Edition Obi-Wan TPM lightsaber and some bitterness that it was the 3rd negative transaction I had on the scummer boards in just a few months.
Some Before Shots Below (much worse and smellier in person):
Then, Ozwepaie sent me a message that he’d like to help “refurbish” the EE saber back to its former glory as a goodwill gesture from the forum after reading about my horrendous transaction. Ozwepaie or “Oz” was very well known through the forum for his custom lightsaber works, although I had never had any business with him, I had read countless threads of his great lightsaber productions and respectable business transactions with customers. I took a chance and sent him the lightsaber for reworking.
What I received back was astonishing. Oz had managed to remove some of the rust/slight pitting, smooth out the pommel, clean off the heavy scratches, dings, smoke residue, gunk, and bring it back to its former shimmering glory. Aside from the loss of the MR Trademark information on the pommel, it was as good as new and no horrid smell! He had cleanly disassembled the lightsaber, something I would have been too fearful to do for something so expensive, and get it back to the shine that fit the Elite Edition name of the lightsaber. I just need to hit the red button with a bit of paint and I’ll call it perfect once again.
Some After Shots Below:
For all the cruddy transactions I’ve been through lately where members treated me like their private bank, I am forever grateful for the help Oz has given me. The best part of the entire transaction with him? He actually kept me up to date on the progress of reworking the lightsaber, from the disassembling stage, to the final repaint. He turned a bitter transaction into something salvageable where I remembered why I enjoyed these forums so much…to be around people who shared the same love of the hobby. It might sound like I am just shilling for the guy and you know what? I am! He had helped me out so much; I had to put up this review to thank him for all of his hard work on the lightsaber. If anyone needs something similar done, feel free to pm me and I’ll forward you his contact information.
Here is just a sample shot of one of his lightsabers he made and sold awhile back to showcase his custom work, a Eeth Koth lightsaber and a Kit Fisto lightsaber right below it(if you do not want me to reuse the images Oz, just let me know and I’ll pull it down, just thought I’d give you all an example his actual work and not his repair work) :
What he sent me was so bathed in cigarette smoke that the smell was all over the lightsaber as well as the packing material. It was dinged, dented, scuffed on certain portions and had rust spots throughout the saber. It also had a thick sticky gum like substance that was covered in hair and dust at the pommel of the saber. Between the grips and found in the grooves were also an odd blackish film that I could not take off with a q-tip. I do not know still if it was smoke or whatever else that had layered itself in between the lightsaber grips but it was difficult to try to remove. That seller failed to make things right and even deliver the other items I purchased so I was forced to file a paypal claim.
In the end, I was left with a clearly abused Elite Edition Obi-Wan TPM lightsaber and some bitterness that it was the 3rd negative transaction I had on the scummer boards in just a few months.
Some Before Shots Below (much worse and smellier in person):
Then, Ozwepaie sent me a message that he’d like to help “refurbish” the EE saber back to its former glory as a goodwill gesture from the forum after reading about my horrendous transaction. Ozwepaie or “Oz” was very well known through the forum for his custom lightsaber works, although I had never had any business with him, I had read countless threads of his great lightsaber productions and respectable business transactions with customers. I took a chance and sent him the lightsaber for reworking.
What I received back was astonishing. Oz had managed to remove some of the rust/slight pitting, smooth out the pommel, clean off the heavy scratches, dings, smoke residue, gunk, and bring it back to its former shimmering glory. Aside from the loss of the MR Trademark information on the pommel, it was as good as new and no horrid smell! He had cleanly disassembled the lightsaber, something I would have been too fearful to do for something so expensive, and get it back to the shine that fit the Elite Edition name of the lightsaber. I just need to hit the red button with a bit of paint and I’ll call it perfect once again.
Some After Shots Below:
For all the cruddy transactions I’ve been through lately where members treated me like their private bank, I am forever grateful for the help Oz has given me. The best part of the entire transaction with him? He actually kept me up to date on the progress of reworking the lightsaber, from the disassembling stage, to the final repaint. He turned a bitter transaction into something salvageable where I remembered why I enjoyed these forums so much…to be around people who shared the same love of the hobby. It might sound like I am just shilling for the guy and you know what? I am! He had helped me out so much; I had to put up this review to thank him for all of his hard work on the lightsaber. If anyone needs something similar done, feel free to pm me and I’ll forward you his contact information.
Here is just a sample shot of one of his lightsabers he made and sold awhile back to showcase his custom work, a Eeth Koth lightsaber and a Kit Fisto lightsaber right below it(if you do not want me to reuse the images Oz, just let me know and I’ll pull it down, just thought I’d give you all an example his actual work and not his repair work) :
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