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Perception Of Repros In Different Hobbies
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<blockquote data-quote="batman" data-source="post: 503337" data-attributes="member: 2569"><p>What seems odd to me though is that reproductions come about due to demand outstripping supply. In vintage Star Wars tat can't really be said for a lot of accessories. Orignal Bespin, smuggler and snowtrooper blasters are out there by their millions and readily available. So I'm not sure why they had to be reproduced at all.</p></blockquote><p></p><p>Remember that the infrastructure for supply meeting demand has changed over the years , before Ebay, Facebook and forum classifieds it was a lot harder to find specific weapons and the demand for those weapons back then has lead to a sullpy of reproductions which has not stopped to this day . You could even argue that the prices for original weapons has stayed relatively low thanks to availability of those cheap reproductions . </p><p>The forums were already on board before SW increased in popularity, the upcoming of facebook groups went hand in hand with the "just say no to repro" campaign and the more personal format of the platform has increased peer preassure to avoid reproductions like the plague which has lead to original weapons becoming more expensive .</p><p></p><p>I have noticed that certain reproductions have become more or less accepted over time . When i first started visiting forums Mark Poon was seen as the devil himself for making rocket fetts while not so long ago there was a thread here on SWFUK about them and i was surprised at how many members admitted to owning one and enjoying them for what they are . Same goes for the blue harvest recasts of 4ups and Billiken bootlegs, a lot of people got burnt on those but they are still desired now that people know they are reproductions .</p><p>[/QUOTE]</p>
[QUOTE="batman, post: 503337, member: 2569"] What seems odd to me though is that reproductions come about due to demand outstripping supply. In vintage Star Wars tat can't really be said for a lot of accessories. Orignal Bespin, smuggler and snowtrooper blasters are out there by their millions and readily available. So I'm not sure why they had to be reproduced at all.[/quote] Remember that the infrastructure for supply meeting demand has changed over the years , before Ebay, Facebook and forum classifieds it was a lot harder to find specific weapons and the demand for those weapons back then has lead to a sullpy of reproductions which has not stopped to this day . You could even argue that the prices for original weapons has stayed relatively low thanks to availability of those cheap reproductions . The forums were already on board before SW increased in popularity, the upcoming of facebook groups went hand in hand with the "just say no to repro" campaign and the more personal format of the platform has increased peer preassure to avoid reproductions like the plague which has lead to original weapons becoming more expensive . I have noticed that certain reproductions have become more or less accepted over time . When i first started visiting forums Mark Poon was seen as the devil himself for making rocket fetts while not so long ago there was a thread here on SWFUK about them and i was surprised at how many members admitted to owning one and enjoying them for what they are . Same goes for the blue harvest recasts of 4ups and Billiken bootlegs, a lot of people got burnt on those but they are still desired now that people know they are reproductions . [/QUOTE]
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