Really Need Some Form Of Income

[🪦 dxfan ●]

so im going to try my hand at painting up some blank hockey masks and then selling them, hopefully for profit.I NEED your help though, the demand for hockey masks has seem to dwindled lately, why?on ebay most abs masks can go unsold or sell for relativly cheap, while fiberglass are getting up in to the triple digits. why?as of now im going to jdf studious for blanks..because there cheaper per uniti need to find straps that are cheaper though, i cant justify 15 dollar straps, i wouldn't be able to recoup over head costs at that price, any suggestions?

[🪦 killallhumans ●]

Make the straps yourself.

[🪦 mpetrie ●]

Can't really help you with the creation of products but my only idea about why hockey masks demand seems to have dwindled is probably because there are SO many people who make them. There seem to be countless makers of Jason masks these days.Maybe try your hand at Freddy glove making? <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"biggrin.gif\" /> We could use another artist.I wish you luck in your pursuit!

[🪦 Mutilated ●]

I hear you on the income man, I had to go back to my old job as a male prostitute.

[🪦 Snoballz ●]

I can only offer my opinion on dwindling sales. As knifegloves said, there are just so many different artists out there. Simple supply vs. demand. Also, I think the price some artists sell goalie masks for is ridiculous. $200+ for a piece of plastic? After materials, you're basically paying someone $150 for a paint job. I can get a complete latex mask that was sculpted, molded, painted, and haired by one person for that price or less.

[🪦 wickedbeard ●]

produce an accurate uber Hockey Mask from ABS with the full head straps.I can almost guarantee you will make sales.lolI have no clue why no one has attempted to sculpt a full wearable uber Hockey Mask, but it is money just waiting to be made.Everyone hated the movie but they sure would buy the Hockey Mask(I would be first in line)

[🪦 Mario ●]

<!--quoteo(post=311271:date=Apr 28 2009, 01:40 PM:name=wickedbeard)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE (wickedbeard @ Apr 28 2009, 01:40 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=311271\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecproduce an accurate uber Hockey Mask from ABS with the full head straps.I can almost guarantee you will make sales.lolI have no clue why no one has attempted to sculpt a full wearable uber Hockey Mask, but it is money just waiting to be made.Everyone hated the movie but they sure would buy the Hockey Mask(I would be first in line)<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndI think because it`s the most difficult one. Shape, details etc.. Allone the paint job is pretty tough. My mask comes without the back side of the "straps", so if someone is producing them one day, let me know <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"smile.gif\" />Mario

[🪦 WarLocK ●]

The Hockey Mask game is flooded so you're going to either need to spend a lot of time studying screen caps to create the most accurate replicas possible at a reasonable price... or come up w/ some original ideas that appeal to collectors. It seems that Hockey Mask sales have dwindled, along with everything else b/c of the economy struggling to climb back up. People always cut out costs on things they don't 'need' to live when times are tough. The first thing is usually the hobby - it sucks, but that's how it is. I rarely even buy masks/busts anymore and 2 years ago I was buying 2-3 a month! I just can't afford it now. If you're set on doing the Hockey Mask thing, you must make your own straps. Buy non-roll elastic and sheets of leather and cut them to specifications. It take a lot of time and patience and trial and error to get it all down. I've actually wasted hundreds of dollars on materials just to find out what I like and what works. Wish you the best of luck man. Most all of us could use some extra income right now. <img src=\"style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/sad.gif\" style=\"vertical-align:middle\" emoid=\"\" border=\"0\" alt=\"sad.gif\" />

[🪦 EverythingJason ●]

The thing with Hockey masks, hell, any kind of prop or mask or costume piece is that is has to be high quality or it simply will not sell. Sure there are at least 20 or more people out there pumping out Hockey mask after Hockey mask but out of those there are only three people that I would personally buy a mask from. No hard feelings but a lot of guys consider themselves a professional artist after rattling a can of spraypaint. Since I started collecting movie props and masks I have seen at least 50 or more "artists" come and go and they all followed the same scheme ->Make sure everybody on the board knows what a great artist you are. Post as many pictures of cheap product as possible. Gather a ton of young inexperienced collectors pimping your product to be the best thing under the sun. Make a bad Freeweb website to go along with the equally bad product you are selling. Eventually disappear due to mainly unhappy customers or because people speak the truth about your masks.Don't be one of these guys!There is a reason why the top Hockey mask makers can charge up to 300 dollars for a Hockey mask because when you get to hold the product in your hand and put it next to your movie screen you know why. For example right now I own three Part 8 masks, three of which I consider to be the best available. The first one cost me 100 dollars, the second one cost me 140 dollars and the third one cost me 285 dollars. While the first two have outstanding paintjobs and brilliant finishes they are also just a tad bit off - color and detail wise - when compared to movie stills. Now the third one and ultimately the most expensive Hockey mask in my collection is literally spot on. You can turn the mask in every which direction and I can tell you it will match up with what you see on screen. Even the thickness of the straps and the material used to make them is accurate. THAT is why you pay that much because the artist involved didn't shy away from putting his heart into the product and spending as much resources as possible to acquire the very best products to create your mask. I would rather own one high quality piece that I had to save up for than 25 half a$$ed pieces that were pumped out within a two day period. There is no shame as a collector to admit that you can't afford a certain prop but those that are looking for the very best their hard earned money can buy will save up and pass up on a dozen masks before buying that one piece they just can't let get away, you know what I mean?Just don't pressure yourself and take time to perfect your craft first. Not only will that save you money in the long run but it will also help you sell your product in the future!

[🪦 Dahone ●]

Great thread...good read!