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Anyone Else? - goodoletime - 10-10-2007
I agree totally with Adam the the prices have gotten too high in most cases and his explanation for the purposes the heads serve is spot on. I love the hobby and the horror genre but seems like more and more its catering to the wealthy and that just stinks
Anyone Else? - Dr.Killjoy - 10-10-2007
<!--quoteo(post=241030:date=Oct 10 2007, 11:37 AM:name=Dahone)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(Dahone @ Oct 10 2007, 11:37 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=241030\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecWise words, Chad....On a side note.....Congrats, Frank!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndThanks Rich. Dude I can't wait till it's all over, the stress is gone, I'm on a beach in Aruba and then off to Halloween Horror Nights !!! <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":biggrin:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":biggrin:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\":biggrin:\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" />
Anyone Else? - SuperDanDrista - 10-10-2007
I got sick of being sick of it all. I still love horror and will always have a small display..but if I ever get back into collecting it will be original star wars trilogy props, my first love in film...Working at my friends haunt and smelling the autumn air reminds me of why I love halloween and all that stuff..having a collection became more important to me at one point..which is absurd.
Anyone Else? - Mick7 - 10-10-2007
I've gotten sick and bored of it on several occasions,but I'm always drawn back in sooner or later.
Anyone Else? - jonl - 10-11-2007
i almost sold my collection not to long ago, but it was because i was sick of having in out all the time in my bedroom. I mean if I bring a girl home from the bar she is gotta ether be like um, later or she will loose interest in what we came back to my apartment for
So I put them nicely in the cloest room outside the hallway. Now I won't have to think about it anymore...
Anyone Else? - Mick7 - 10-11-2007
haha,it's always fun when the girl you bring home digs the masks.
Anyone Else? - fright-rags - 10-11-2007
I have to admit, there was a time when I wanted lots of masks and worked at trying to build up my collection. It never got too big, but I've had some cool pieces come and go in the past few years of collecting. But now I am starting to feel like I'm at a point where I have pretty much everyhting I want, save for a couple things which I may get down the line. But even those have to come at a point where I have money to blow...and that's not too often...especially with a house and family to take care of. I'd be happier putting that moeny towards new windows or something...sounds corny, but that's what happens when responsibility takes over...especially when masks are $250+ these days.Although I somewhat agree with Adam (at least for some makers out there), I do feel as though the prices are justified for the most part with the better mask makers. A saying goes in business "Volume is vanity, profit is sanity". That doesn't mean over charge for the sake of it, or gouge people because you can. Basically, it's nice to move things in larger numbers, but you'd be better off moving smaller numbers at a higher rate. That might not work with DVD players and other mass produced items, but in terms of a work of art, or a boutique style product, it does work. And in this case, goes a long way to help separate the art from the product. Heads may not "do anything" up on the shelf, but neither do paintings. I might not may $500,000 for a Picasso, but someone will; and they will take it home and enjoy it. These guys aren't mass producing masks...and when 100 people can afford $250 for a mask, that shit adds up to alot of time on the part of the maker...especially when people all want them at the same time. They can't do as good of a job on each one and it's easier to burn out doing the same thing over and over again. Now what about 50 people that spend $500 for a mask? Same profit, but more time to spend on the mask to get it just right without feeling like a assembly line worker. I don't think that's unreasonable. If you ask me, some pieces were underpriced awhile back anyway.
Anyone Else? - the green ghoul - 10-11-2007
<!--quoteo(post=241089:date=Oct 11 2007, 01:24 AM:name=fright-rags)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(fright-rags @ Oct 11 2007, 01:24 AM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=241089\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI have to admit, there was a time when I wanted lots of masks and worked at trying to build up my collection. It never got too big, but I've had some cool pieces come and go in the past few years of collecting. But now I am starting to feel like I'm at a point where I have pretty much everyhting I want, save for a couple things which I may get down the line. But even those have to come at a point where I have money to blow...and that's not too often...especially with a house and family to take care of. I'd be happier putting that moeny towards new windows or something...sounds corny, but that's what happens when responsibility takes over...especially when masks are $250+ these days.Although I somewhat agree with Adam (at least for some makers out there), I do feel as though the prices are justified for the most part with the better mask makers. A saying goes in business "Volume is vanity, profit is sanity". That doesn't mean over charge for the sake of it, or gouge people because you can. Basically, it's nice to move things in larger numbers, but you'd be better off moving smaller numbers at a higher rate. That might not work with DVD players and other mass produced items, but in terms of a work of art, or a boutique style product, it does work. And in this case, goes a long way to help separate the art from the product. Heads may not "do anything" up on the shelf, but neither do paintings. I might not may $500,000 for a Picasso, but someone will; and they will take it home and enjoy it. These guys aren't mass producing masks...and when 100 people can afford $250 for a mask, that shit adds up to alot of time on the part of the maker...especially when people all want them at the same time. They can't do as good of a job on each one and it's easier to burn out doing the same thing over and over again. Now what about 50 people that spend $500 for a mask? Same profit, but more time to spend on the mask to get it just right without feeling like a assembly line worker. I don't think that's unreasonable. If you ask me, some pieces were underpriced awhile back anyway.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndYou always say exactly what I'm thinking.Thanks,Justin
Anyone Else? - Dahone - 10-11-2007
Well said, Ben.
Anyone Else? - mask collector #91 - 10-11-2007
<!--quoteo(post=241056:date=Oct 10 2007, 01:28 PM:name=SuperDanDrista)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(SuperDanDrista @ Oct 10 2007, 01:28 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=241056\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecWorking at my friends haunt and smelling the autumn air reminds me of why I love halloween and all that stuff..having a collection became more important to me at one point..which is absurd.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndNow thats what I'm talking about! Nothing beats the season of fall not even the most accurate myers or jason or whtever...-Juan