Sorry, I'm not buying into "the fans with disposable cash who don't know better and don't want to spend the time building one will buy this" argument. Sure, there will be a few, but I think many who would contemplate buying this would do just a little research and realize it's not worth it; even if money is of no concern for them. I think that's why the price is so high, to cover what could prove to be a limited production run not based on demand, but the lack there of. Here's my Rubies Supreme / Deluxe Vader.....................
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And although it's grossly inaccurate on
every level (and almost sacrilegious to own!), it looks every bit the part of "Star Wars" as this overpriced one does. And I paid $400 for the costume new, $180 for the mannequin, and custom built the display base myself using $30 in lumber. So whether you have cash to burn or not, you're a fool to spend $9000 on this. Just my opinion.........
Yeah, I'm not buying this statement. Almost an insult to the majority of the members here. "A few years ago", not likely......two or three decades ago, possibly.