Should I Do This?

[🪦 Hellbilly1965 ●]

<!--quoteo(post=284657:date=Nov 19 2008, 03:11 PM:name=adam)<div class=\'quotetop\'>QUOTE(adam @ Nov 19 2008, 03:11 PM) <a href=\"index.php?act=findpost&pid=284657\"><{POST_SNAPBACK}></a></div><div class=\'quotemain\'><!--quotecI don't see why you seem to be debating with guys saying it's a ridiculous price when you made a topic asking for opinions... First off, I think it's lame to even have to leave it up to guys to convince you otherwise, whether you want a piece or not. Sort of shows that a) Pissing contests of years earlier are still lingering around, or b ) this is another example of an individual who can't think for himself OR needs the approval of his peers. In other words, I've never been a fan of these threads. I mean COME ON. It's your money, your decision, your initiative... Why does it matter what anyone else thinks??Second, when Cory said he would only spend $500 on a joker, he didn't mean that particular silicone Joker is worth only $500. That means it's <b>his</b> limit. He even suggested trying to get a latex copy, so I assume that's the avenue he would choose to take if he were to get one.Third, silicone has gotten a huge hype these last few years and I think the price for this Joker is insane. Considering ALL the work put into it and even the artist's name himself (which is lame.. we're not talking about Da Vinci or Michelangelo here), it's a head on some shoulders that will sit there and stare it's fixed stare the rest of it's life.... for $5000. Forth, the likeness of Ledger himself in makeup is not all that great. So far, no one has really nailed Heath's face. Sure it looks real, but unless you want a bust of another guy in Joker makeup ala the Dark Knight, it's not worth the price.Fif, all this talk of 'the value of the art' and w/e mindless banter people have learned to justify a high priced piece.... It's hype. All due respect to artists and all, but some artists are not very inclined on the business side of things. Sure they can set their own price.. But is it reasonable? There are a few FX guys, working in Hollywood right now, that offer pieces for much lower. If this is the 'beauty' in your (the beholder's) 'eye', go for it, but in the same way you ask for the approval of your peers, don't be upset when people take you for a fool who doesn't understand the value of the almighty (declining) dollar. You must live very comfortably, my friend./End transmission.<!--QuoteEnd</div><!--QuoteEEndCOULD NOT HAVE SAID IT BETTER MYSELF! CHEERS!!!!this whole silicone thing is nothing but HYPE!!!LOOKS GREAT? SURE.. worth what some "artists" charge?HELL NO!!!! I wish most people knew what it cost to make these so called "master pieces"... no one would even consider it!Ive been around the monster making game for a minute or two, and you better belive that this whole crazy silicone hype game will die... kinda like disco did!!!!!