Quebectrooper Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 (edited) That is not an FX kit and this seller is gonna piss of someone who's gonna buy that thinking he's getting the armor in the photo wich is different: http://cgi.ebay.com/STAR-WARS-STORMTROOPER-ENGLISH-FX-FULL-COSTUME-ARMOUR-/260742972837?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item3cb57e05a5 Edited February 25, 2011 by Quebectrooper Quote
TrooperVenger Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 He was one of the guys I almost bought my armor from before I opted for the one I did. Glad I didn't now. Quote
v7sg[TK] Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 Someone will inevitably fall to it, you can give people advice, but they don't take it thinking that you're some evil person wanting to spend all their money Quote
Eric Posted February 24, 2011 Report Posted February 24, 2011 i've seen it before. these guys come and go often enough. if only there were something we could do about it... Quote
TKRobert Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 I dont think anyone got your joke Pat Quote
trooper18938 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 That picture of armor is from 2002 - It is a GF hero ABS suit owned by a collector in Hong Kong who has since sold it a few years back. - Definitely NOT the suit you would receive. Quote
Grit Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 lol if its falls advertising cant u contact ebay? Quote
tk7713gra30 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 Not sure if this will be around long Quote
Darth Hilarious Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 I actually bought a kit of this stuff (wish I'd gotten ATA instead). It seems to be recast FX. The seller is not the maker. He's in Australia, but the armour is shipped directly from England. The picture is for example purpose only. The really fraudulent bit is where he claims it is '501st approved'. PS. The assembly instructions are a barrel of laughs- they actually tell you to attach the armour to the undersuit, using the provided velcro! Quote
Quebectrooper Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Posted February 25, 2011 I wasn't joking about this item and the seller told me to get a life and to say hi to ebay. I will now definetly contact ebay and report him. You guy should do the same. Quote
TKRobert Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 I wasn't joking about this item and the seller told me to get a life and to say hi to ebay. I will now definetly contact ebay and report him. You guy should do the same. Sorry Pat, I thought sure with your sense of humour you were making a joke about someone being disappointed about not getting FX armour but something that actually looked better. Quote
danrodjr[TK] Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 Wow, I just don't understand how people can go on there an say that the armor is 501st approved, and even in this case. I have even seen people selling that Rubies armor saying it was 501st approved, give me a break!!! Quote
Quebectrooper Posted February 25, 2011 Author Report Posted February 25, 2011 That's ok Rob i understand . People like that ebay crook piss me off cause whenever i sold something there i told the truth about everything , scratches, cracks... so the buyer knows what he's getting but i guess some people just care about money! My wife bought a purse on ebay and received a coin and the guy said he had confirmation he delivered to her ! I thinks its sad that som Star Wars fan will buy from him and be disapointed. Let's all buy from him and not send payment. Quote
TKRobert Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 (edited) That's ok Rob i understand . People like that ebay crook piss me off cause whenever i sold something there i told the truth about everything , scratches, cracks... so the buyer knows what he's getting but i guess some people just care about money! My wife bought a purse on ebay and received a coin and the guy said he had confirmation he delivered to her ! I thinks its sad that som Star Wars fan will buy from him and be disapointed. Let's all buy from him and not send payment. And it's exactly someone uninitiated with a place like FISD that won't know the difference and get screwed. I was one of those and ended up getting armour from Ebay and immediately realised the lid was horrible and it was missing a thigh piece. Thankfully, the chap I was dealing with in the UK was actually an honourable guy and although it took a couple of months due to shipping issues and such I did receive a new set of thighs with no charge at all. ps - I should point out it was NOT this guy. Edited February 25, 2011 by TKRobert Quote
abaddon_1974 Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 Am I right in thinking that no armour is 501st approved? I thought that the armour only got approval when it was built and with some one wearing it. But having said that there is a lot of armour on Fleabay that claims to be approved. Craig Quote
TKRobert Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 Am I right in thinking that no armour is 501st approved? I thought that the armour only got approval when it was built and with some one wearing it. But having said that there is a lot of armour on Fleabay that claims to be approved. Craig You are exactly right Craig. Even the most accurate armour if not built right and fitted correctly is not considered approved. Quote
Eric Posted February 25, 2011 Report Posted February 25, 2011 though it has to be built right, if it takes extreme mods to get it approved, or if it takes replacing important details, then the guy shouldn't say it's 501st quality. selling armor that simply takes assembling correctly to get 501st approval... to me that'd not be wrong to say it's 501st approved.... Quote
Darth Hilarious Posted February 26, 2011 Report Posted February 26, 2011 The mic tips and buttons that came with it certainly won't qualify for EIB! But I think it might be passable, given some work. I might start a build thread, once I get a bit more underway... Quote
Eric Posted February 26, 2011 Report Posted February 26, 2011 enough said.... hey now... you can get all sorts of great nick nacks on there... for example: http://cgi.ebay.com/President-GEORGE-WASHINGTON-HAIR-Signed-COA-letter-/110652312178?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item19c3644a72 WHO WOULDN'T WANT THAT?!?!? Quote
Quebectrooper Posted February 27, 2011 Author Report Posted February 27, 2011 I reported the seller and you should all do the same. Look on his feedback people are saying ''item looked better in the photo''. Quote
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