metaphorge wrote:Head Shot wrote:heh, thanks for quoting me on that, at least now I have someone else who knows what I'm talking about as far as this guy's stuff.
Not a problem. You saved me having to say a bunch of this stuff myself.
Head Shot wrote:As I said in the other thread, he's had about 3 accounts, the first 2 he has deactivated, and has gone through many name changes. I can verify this to be correct, as I've been buying from "this seller" for a very long time, and each package I have received has come from the same address, yet the seller's ebay name is different, due to the many many name changes.
Have you ever had any luck trying to contact him directly?
directly, other than in emails? no. However every time I've ordered a "prototype" wstf, the way his/her auctions are setup are always the same style as far as description and a link to a small gallery of the figure (and the pricing and shipping is literally always the same, except for the occasional chromed over figure.) And each time I've received the figure, the seller's address and real name are always the same, despite the ebay name the person goes under being different on many of the transactions. i can see what names I have done business with that were his, give me a bit and I'll edit this post with the names.
EDIT:
here's what I can remember:
kingofthesmallest
g1tffanandmaster
g1tffan_cn1
there were a few other names, however I can't seem to find them ( I am quite sure there are about 3 or 4 more names however), but without a doubt all the boxes I have recieved have had the same name and address (despite the location of the names above saying China, I have recieved packages from the same location.)
Mini-Spy #372 wrote::shock:
SQUEEL! This Is So Wonderful! I've got a pic of a convention display that has WST Skids, Tracks, and the Gun Stock & Sliencer for WST Megatron! I Soooooo hope this means that we get those too!
the stock and silencer for megatron has already been made by another person (however, the plastic quality on that seller's item is very poor compared to these, and he rarely sells them on ebay. however the past 2 botcons i have seen him selling the stock and silencer, as well as a diaclone and g1 ultramagnus trailer that transforms and combines with magnus for makign the armor. However the plastic on that too is brittle and is nowhere near the quality of herotoys's products.)
As for the tracks and skids, I have my doubts about those 2 being made. All of herotoy's reproductions that I am aware of are no greater in depth than remolding the mold to accomodate such things as new wings for dirge and ramjet, or null rays for the seekers (as well as improved rear tail fins). The biggest remold I have seen him do so far is either the new wings on dirge and ramjet, or the g2 trailer he has done. So while it is hopeful that we will see tracks and skids down the line, he may not do it just because the amount of work it would take to create a new mold from scratch with nothing to even base it off of makes it seem highly unlikely/hardly worth it.
