the-s-collection wrote:
Very well put! I have been following this forum for years and being a collector/buyer of screen used or production made SW props, it is important to note that someone paid good hard money for that helmet! (At the time that owner spent his 10k in 94 for that helmet they all called the winner crazy i assure) today $$$ different ballpark$$$!
In terms of speculating and publicly posting speculative opinions about someone's Vader helmet who is not present to defend his baby that was sold thru the same auction house that has sold 100 million dollar single paintings?? This is nothing to joke about as it is so easy for someone (even myself) with NO financial interest in the said helmet (or any SW prop) to sit and post about how it cannot be what you/we think. The collector who won that auction knows the story as did the consignor....nuff said. You see verifiable (hopefully) provenance is part of what a collector pays for when they step up to that plate and try to win it. This is why we are so flippin scared to show any of our stuff publicly on forums but thanks goes to the Guys that have been here long enough to know when to slow down some. No Humor and Sithlord have really earned my respect here and maybe its time to come forward with our UK Helmet.... Carsten, you can have TM contact me as i know why his helmet came secured the way it did.....This is my first post and glad to have had this site as a helpful reference over the years so thanks!
Well, first let me say welcome to the forum and glad you find it a helpful reference. Thanks also for the kind words. Personally, I do not know the auction text, nor what the potential buyers and the buyer was told about it and what provenance they were provided. Would be cool to know, though. Most of what we do here is speculate and try to reason and find out the truth about things. I try to push people to not jump to conclusions and go with what is known and possible to prove and leave the rest as speculation and I hope people do the same to me, when I go overboard with a theory.
And yes, I have heard it plenty of times that people who own authentic stuff, screen used or production pieces, even pieces from original molds are often wary of posting or talking about their stuff. Completely understandable.
Am interested in the news about a UK helmet that hasn't been shown before. Always nice to see new pieces. Just post when and if you feel ready.