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When is a beater not a beater?
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<blockquote data-quote="r5-d4cus" data-source="post: 536259" data-attributes="member: 8959"><p>I collect astromechs, both vintage and modern. I recently stumbled on a vintage droid factory R2 that I bought as part of a collection of new and old stuff. </p><p></p><p>Obviously this was a pleasant surprise, but it's not mint condition. In fact, the decals have either been replaced or coloured over (or both) and the head has had a new paint job too.</p><p></p><p>I suppose if this was a 'custom' sensorscope R2 it would be considered close to worthless, but this got me wondering: when does a collector decide that the relative rarity of an item overcomes the desire to have a pretty/good condition version of said item?</p><p></p><p>And, because I already know the answer is 'it depends', why not throw out a story of a beater in your collection that's actually a diamond in the rough?</p><p></p><p>And finally, how much does the horrendous customisation that's been done to it affect the value of this particular figure?</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="r5-d4cus, post: 536259, member: 8959"] I collect astromechs, both vintage and modern. I recently stumbled on a vintage droid factory R2 that I bought as part of a collection of new and old stuff. Obviously this was a pleasant surprise, but it's not mint condition. In fact, the decals have either been replaced or coloured over (or both) and the head has had a new paint job too. I suppose if this was a 'custom' sensorscope R2 it would be considered close to worthless, but this got me wondering: when does a collector decide that the relative rarity of an item overcomes the desire to have a pretty/good condition version of said item? And, because I already know the answer is 'it depends', why not throw out a story of a beater in your collection that's actually a diamond in the rough? And finally, how much does the horrendous customisation that's been done to it affect the value of this particular figure? [/QUOTE]
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