Buyer Beware Replica Rocketeer Helmet

[MrPinski]

As a "replica" prop stand point.... the helmet does look fine....as an original production prop standpoint.it ....it is not fine.....if the seller listed it as a replica then it would be fine......he or she is listing it as an original production helmet used as a director's test screening helmet.

This thread was made over a year ago to help out members be aware of what items they are purchasing...several sellers try to mislead the buyer by saying it is production made to gain a higher bid or higher price for an item. It happens a lot in the finhead community as well as other prop communities. A fellow finhead purchased a replica helmet at an auction for over $3,000.....ouch!!!!
The helmet was advertised as screenused etc etc...even came with a COA......

Keep in mind....the price it is at now will not remain that way...with people bidding at the last few seconds would drive the price up...Knowledge is everything in bidding........ if the buyer knew it is just a replica then he or she will bid reasonable price... buyers are being mislead that it was production used.... so they think the value is greater than it really is.


look at the first post in this thread...a replica helmet being sold as a potential production helmet...sold for 355.00...the helmet is awful....for a cheaper price or same price..the buyer could had purchased a better helmet like yours or an acme helmet....maybe the possibility of it being a production helmet enticed the buyer to purchase it....losing 355.00 for a crummy helmet sucks.....but losing thousands of dollars which is the going rate for production items is damaging

i would hate to see a fellow finhead get ripped off.....it happens......so i try to prevent it by informing fellow members

Good deal!

 

[Moviefreak]

yes....i rather not list them all.....since we do belong to a replica prop group that does amazing work on replica props which will make it harder in the future to tell what is production or replica made haha...it is easier to keep a few things secret....easier to avoid situations like this in the future.....going rate for a screenused rocketeer helmet is 20,000 to 30,000....dont want it to become a tie fighter or x-wing provenance discussion haha

the easiest detail....the hero and production helmets were slush cast resin made by design setters in 1990....they were not fiberglass....

:thumbsup good point on keeping secrets to avoid "the perfect replica" from confusing the market.

 

[EvilRocketeer]

I rarely come on this site.... and i retired from collecting Rocketeer items so I dont keep my threads updated...

someone messaged this to me, and wanted to make it clear that this is NOT an original production helmet. The buyer overpaid for a replica helmet.

the seller claims a friend of a friend got it from a stunt man which is very typical overused story by sellers...maybe the seller really believed this, but it isnt the case...

the helmet is clearly a replica helmet....stunt helmets at santa maria did not look like this at all....

so buyer beware...hopefully non of you overpaid for this garbage

 

[Dr Coloso]

OMG!!!! I sold this exact helmet and Jacket for the third of that price, because I had to buy vaccines for my daughter almost 2 years ago!!! that this is me wearing it:



Since then Im still looking for a helmet kit, I really really miss my Rocketeer Helmet :cry

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OMG!!!! I sold this exact helmet and Jacket for the third of that price, because I had to buy vaccines for my daughter almost 2 years ago!!! that this is me wearing it:



Since then Im still looking for a helmet kit, I really really miss my Rocketeer Helmet :cry

 

[Shotzy]

These are hilarious