some juicy ebay-auctions
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I think all of these figures are overpriced!:rolleyes:
😆But on the other hand all of them are priceless!!:cool:
Well done on ebay Master Thingol….
Keep the fingers crossed for the next ones.
I got my fingers on some too, but not the obvious ones ….
….:cool:
and soon you’ll receive one e-mail my Master… with some nice picture… 😆 maybe this evening
There has to be more than 40 floating around. I, myself, have two!
It’s a gorgeous piece, nonetheless.
No I get M74 for sure… and camel rider I already have
… I was waiting to buy this M74 ( guy on foot ) to paint them together… so I’m hoooommmrhooooooooooommm sure and for this vignette I know that this is rare Chris master piece so my motive to win is bigger… and it grows…
Master Gavin so you are the lucky guy 😆
I am also considering bidding seriously on the Princess. But I do not think this vignette is limited in the MW or MS way (was never stated as such to my knowledge); it was offered several times by CT, and I suppose he can cast and sell new instances at will. But my musings should not stop anyone …
Some additional findings:
First time on ebay there were 64 copies. Descriptive text stated: “This is the first of an occasional series of vignettes that I am releasing under the Phaeton brand.It is one of a number of pieces that I have made over the years , which for one reason or other did not get produced by any manufacturer. Usually the reason for this ( as was the case with this vignette) was that the designs were too delicate or complex for the mass production process. I have had a couple of hundred of these vignettes cast for me by a small company, some of which I am selling on Ebay.”
So according to this information seems to be that we would have more opportunities to but this vignette even if we loose on this auction… depending how many of these hundred copies are left… in CT room….
storage… or drawer….
I really do not know about the exact number of castings of the “Elf Princess and maidens” vignette (PM1), as Mr Tubb gave me the first casting of that vignette. That can be recognized as such below the base, I think. It was never offered by Mithril as it was the first of the vignettes offered by ‘Phaeton’ (cf Gildor’s database)
Protozeus, your quotation is absolutely correct but incomlete.
Yes, the vignette was on Ebay at least two times as it didn’t sell well in the first attempt. Let me try to remember:
In September 06 there were 64 vignettes offered by Phaeton on Ebay for 55 GBP each as a ‘buy-it-now’ item. Shortly after that they were re-listed on Ebay for 35 GBP. The reason for that was that many collectors contacted The Man saying that they could not afford the price. So he reduced it (still I don’t know why, but it shows his concern about collectors).
He suggested those buyers who bought the vignette for 55 GBP to either giving a credit of 20 GBP or giving a second vignette instead. – You see, that’s why Gavin has got two, if I’m right.
Now I would like to complete Protozeus’ quotation:“Please note – I am re-listing this item at a lower price. Many collectors have contacted me to say that they cannot afford the high price of the new vignette. Although such a short run – a little over 200 until the mould finally tore – obviously necessitates a higher cost (I do need to make some money on this), I do not want the price of this item to prevent collectors from being able to obtain it. I have therefore reviewed my costings and have decided to reduce the price to 35 GBP/set. To make up my costs I have have decided to retain the last 50 or so sets for auction rather than sell them at a fixed price as I first intended.”
Huoommm … I hope this might answer some questions here.
Master Caster, you don’t have to dig deep …
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