GINO
Sr Member
Propstore (and I'm addressing the company, not any one individual), I find it interesting that you condemned Joe for selling that first helmet to you without telling you about the molds he took from it, but it now seems like water under the bridge since he just bought from you guys. I guess that must have balanced the scales. I get it, it's a business.
And no offense, but don't you have a vested interest in this helmet being authentic since it was sold by you? Tell me if I'm wrong, but if it were to be proven otherwise, wouldn't your COA obligate you to give Joe a refund?
Forgive me if I feel that your opinions cannot totally be impartial.
Now when it comes to photos, authenticating details etc.. that's another story.
I'd like to first start out by saying that I never stated my claims about Joe as fact, only that they were what I believed to be true based on my interactions with him as well as the history of his ROTJ replica project.
Now that it has been confirmed that Joe's helmet was sold to him by Propstore, it is clear that this is not a replica made by him and I'm sorry for pushing that belief.
There were several factors that led me to that belief such as the knowledge that he had cast his original helmet before selling it off. Another was the claim of him possessing an original ESB helmet which never materialized, combined with the push for trying to prove that the ROTJ helmets were created for ESB. Add the claim of another original ROTJ helmet that just happened to be unfinished (where a good deal of authenticating details would have been present) and I became more than suspicious.
That being said, I still am not convinced of the authenticity of this helmet.
Screen used: I seriously doubt it. It would take a screen match, or at the very least a still or on set photo clearly showing at least one non detailed or painted helmet for me to consider the possibility.
Production made: Possibly but a good part of the authenticating details are missing to be able to make a solid call. I have a list of tells that I can list as well as post pics of if you will commit to showing pics of yours after I post them. That way, you are not revealing anything new, since I will have done it first.
What do you say? I hope you can see that his is also in your interest as well as any potential future buyers.
Let me know and I'll start posting them up.
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And no offense, but don't you have a vested interest in this helmet being authentic since it was sold by you? Tell me if I'm wrong, but if it were to be proven otherwise, wouldn't your COA obligate you to give Joe a refund?
Forgive me if I feel that your opinions cannot totally be impartial.
Now when it comes to photos, authenticating details etc.. that's another story.
I'd like to first start out by saying that I never stated my claims about Joe as fact, only that they were what I believed to be true based on my interactions with him as well as the history of his ROTJ replica project.
Now that it has been confirmed that Joe's helmet was sold to him by Propstore, it is clear that this is not a replica made by him and I'm sorry for pushing that belief.
There were several factors that led me to that belief such as the knowledge that he had cast his original helmet before selling it off. Another was the claim of him possessing an original ESB helmet which never materialized, combined with the push for trying to prove that the ROTJ helmets were created for ESB. Add the claim of another original ROTJ helmet that just happened to be unfinished (where a good deal of authenticating details would have been present) and I became more than suspicious.
That being said, I still am not convinced of the authenticity of this helmet.
Screen used: I seriously doubt it. It would take a screen match, or at the very least a still or on set photo clearly showing at least one non detailed or painted helmet for me to consider the possibility.
Production made: Possibly but a good part of the authenticating details are missing to be able to make a solid call. I have a list of tells that I can list as well as post pics of if you will commit to showing pics of yours after I post them. That way, you are not revealing anything new, since I will have done it first.
What do you say? I hope you can see that his is also in your interest as well as any potential future buyers.
Let me know and I'll start posting them up.
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