| Author |
Topic:
Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
JedHead1
Title: Chapter Rep
San Francisco Fan Force
Registered:
Feb '99
|
Date Posted:
4/24 11:04pm
Subject:
Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
He has been using both mine and kay_dee's photos of costumes we have made to advertise his costumes as his own in his ebay store:
http://cgi.ebay.com/Halloween-Cosplay-Luke-Skywalker-Costume-Custom-made_W0QQitemZ160200700225QQihZ006QQcategoryZ60346QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160233347467&ssPageName=ADME:X:AAQ:US:1123
Beware, and please pass this on!
-----signature-----
In Loving Memory of  Chanel Cheri Vanecek (Feb. 7, 1980 - Oct. 25, 2003) http://www.sffanforce.com/members/chanel/Chanelmemorialbadge.jpg "You like me because I'm a scoundrel." - Han Solo http://endorbase.org/
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
Darth_Eagle
Title: Fanforce CR Singapore
Registered:
Jul '01
|
Date Posted:
4/25 1:40am
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
- Date Edited:
4/25 2:14am (1 edits total)
Edited By:
Darth_Eagle
|
EDIT
Okay, read the full discussion over at the RL Forum.
They are really TOO MUCH! Even if someone gave them the photo as references, they have no right to use it in their auction as their quality is crappy compared to kay_dee's reflecting that they only use 1 or 2 photos as references instead of doing proper research.
Even my favourite Costume Shop knows better when given a commission; I can't believe they even search the world for TheOne Fabrics for my friend's Star Trek and BSG Uniforms or do their own research online when given ample time. (And we initially thot their work is overpriced)
-----signature-----
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
Jedi-Siri
Registered:
May '04
|
Date Posted:
4/25 6:26am
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
|
We bought an Imperial Officer hat from him and it is horrible! It's such bad quality and the thing is falling apart.
-----signature-----
Jennifer or Jedi Jenn (501st, RL) My Website: http://www.geocities.com/jj9437 My Costume Journal: http://jj9437.livejournal.com/ My MySpace Page: http://www.myspace.com/jj9437 "Life's what you make it."
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
Amanita
Registered:
May '03
|
Date Posted:
4/25 2:19pm
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
I bought a Darth Maul costume from them a while back, and it was actually pretty good for the price. I wasn't expecting total screen accuracy, I just wanted a funky sith outfit to play with.
But I do agree- using somebody else's pics like that is not cool. Not at all.
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
JedHead1
Title: Chapter Rep
San Francisco Fan Force
Registered:
Feb '99
|
Date Posted:
4/25 5:29pm
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
I contacted him via the auction, telling him to remove the photos, that he used mine previously, and that there's an entire costume community that knows what he's doing. Here's his response:
sorry, will delete the pics soon, just a buyer sent these pics to ask us to make exactly the same as it show on the pic
sorry
Too late, pal! 
-----signature-----
In Loving Memory of Chanel Cheri Vanecek (Feb. 7, 1980 - Oct. 25, 2003) http://www.sffanforce.com/members/chanel/Chanelmemorialbadge.jpg "You like me because I'm a scoundrel." - Han Solo http://endorbase.org/
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
kay_dee
Title: SFFF VIP
Council Member & Webmaster
Registered:
Jun '02
|
Date Posted:
4/27 1:55am
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
- Date Edited:
4/27 1:59am (1 edits total)
Edited By:
kay_dee
|
Oh man, I went back and forth with these guys and finally ebay just deleted the auction because they were not removing the photos themselves (even after they told me they did). They just don't get it, the final communication I had with them they wanted to know if I'd like them to make SW costumes for me *head smack* because their fabrics are cheap and they have a factory of workers.
Um, OK - they used my personal costumes as examples of their work because, well, it probably looks better than what they make. So, if I'm already making pretty good SW costumes on my own why on Earth would I need or want them to make costumes for me? *sigh*
-----signature-----
Kay Dee's Costumes: http://kay-dee.net/costume The San Francisco Fan Force: http://www.sffanforce.com Rebel Legion - Endor Base: http://www.endorbase.org
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
Darth_Eagle
Title: Fanforce CR Singapore
Registered:
Jul '01
|
Date Posted:
4/27 10:32am
Subject:
RE: Avoid this ebay seller: cosplayying
|
kay_dee posted:
They just don't get it, the final communication I had with them they wanted to know if I'd like them to make SW costumes for me *head smack* because their fabrics are cheap and they have a factory of workers.
Um, OK - they used my personal costumes as examples of their work because, well, it probably looks better than what they make. So, if I'm already making pretty good SW costumes on my own why on Earth would I need or want them to make costumes for me? *sigh*
Grrrr! These kind of people are the ones causing some of us to think lowly of them (well, we over here have that mentality  ). They always think everyone want cheap and "as long as look like it from a distance" and forget that those of us who're serious about our costume/armor values quality over pricetag, accuracy over looks-like-it-sort-of.
And it doesn't help that some people are supporting their business and even recommend them to their Squad or fellow cosplayers.  Cause me dumb but I rather pay a local tailor/seamstress to make the costume for me in my size using materials I have chosen than use someone who mass-produced their costumes without paying attention to quality and details, or misusing the efforts us fans had put in in the making of our costumes.
LOL! I think it might be an inside joke if someone from here gotten their Jumpsuit from that-seller-same-country-as-me and get "smacked" on the head by us; cause we can get it tailored to each of our size at a much lower price and of course accurate design! (see how much actually asking around for recommendations or trying out the addresses in the Yellow Pages helps?) 
-----signature-----
|
Locked Topic |
Active Topic Notification |
Private Message |
Post History
|
