Sym-Cha nice to see you!
and phew, I got in the game at the right time. I'm happy to have been around to make most of my saber for less than just the BP worth today.
Me too! Finished it almost 4 years ago and could not even imagine trying to take it on now with the jaw-dropping prices it would take to complete.Good god, I am glad I got mine built before the prices skyrocketed!
Somehow I feel that if the seller was after just 17k he could have sold it here already.
Completely agree. An auction, like this, is probably the only way I’d ever consider selling mine. & I can’t imagine selling mine. I couldn’t afford to build another one!I agree but also disagree. I can't imagine selling mine, but my biggest fear would be selling it to someone who gets the saber in the mail, decides to be shifty and disputes the electronic payment (paypal, credit card, etc..), and they end up with my saber and all of their money.
Having the safety/security of an auction house selling my saber, even losing some of the sale to listing fees, might be worth the financial protection.
Valid point for sure. But it all depends on people's risk tolerance. I think with some common sense there's <1% chance to get scammed on a private sale and lose 100% of your saber's value, while there's 100% chance you will lose at least 1/5 of that value with the auction. To me it's like throwing let's say the booster in the trash.I agree but also disagree. I can't imagine selling mine, but my biggest fear would be selling it to someone who gets the saber in the mail, decides to be shifty and disputes the electronic payment (paypal, credit card, etc..), and they end up with my saber and all of their money.
Having the safety/security of an auction house selling my saber, even losing some of the sale to listing fees, might be worth the financial protection.
Posting in this thread - that's something I didn't think I'd be doing anytime soon but thanks to The Ninja here I am.
Few years ago he helped me find an Armitage shanks tap which I displayed next to my MR Kenobi.
Out the blue I received a parcel with a gift wrapped Hales from Ian - I have spent the last few days just admiring, pretty much wandering about the house smiling while holding it.
I'm now well and truly obsessed with my Mk1 build.
Luckily I have a graflex clamp so all I need now is the booster and balance pipe which I'm sure will be easy as I believe they are the most common place and cheapest parts
Joking apart I'll be delighted to complete my build with Romans excellent replica parts. My daughter has his weathered Mk1 and I can't wait to display them together.
Huge thanks Ian, well beyond generous, absolutely love it mate.
The poor guy has the disease now and of which there is no real cure. LolWelcome buddy the parts are looking sweet, now to find the easy parts
The poor guy has the disease now and of which there is no real cure. Lol
It’s personal preference plain and simple and you really don’t need to look beyond that reason.
My reasons are quite simple; it depends on the rarity of the piece and the history.
Thanks manOooo, NOS yumminess!
Congrats sir!
Nice find didn't think I'd see a proper nos score again. Interesting yours is packaged more like the mk8. Perhaps it makes yours an older mk9 to the ones I had?Hey Folks, Hope you all are well, Absolutely chuffed to bits to say i have completed my build with the arrival of a special piece to the puzzle in the mail today, One greasy NOS Balance Pipe, I started the build 5 months ago with not a lot of confidence in ever finding everything, But i got lucky i guess and i couldn't be happier.
Also with the help of a handful of guys from here and the community it probably wouldn't have been possible, So i thank you all (You know who you are), And making a couple new friends in the process.
Now lets get this baby cleaned up and put in place on the hilt