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  • June 03, 2016 12:55
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June 03, 2016 12:55

hello,

if a soldier has painted a plastic, I mean painted, then the state has changed or will it remain the same?

so a solid soldier is the same as a realistically painted soldier.

bvd thanks for the answer

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  • June 16, 2016 16:21
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June 16, 2016 16:21

Opinions vary, one will say that value has been added (time and paint) and the other that the value has been reduced because the soldier is no longer original. So it depends on who you ask.

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  • June 17, 2016 14:11
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June 17, 2016 14:11

Two things are lumped together here, condition and value.

Mint condition is by definition "as delivered by the maker". A figure painted later can therefore never be in new condition according to Catawiki standards

The economic value is a completely different story. It very much depends on the quality of the painting.

Collectors pay good money for a figure painted by someone who really knows what he is doing, much more than for the unpainted one.

But if someone just made the jacket green and put two black dots on what is roughly the eyes, the figure is worth much less than an unpainted one.

Objects are always included in the catalog as if they were in new condition, i.e. unpainted. The fact that you have a painted copy will therefore only be visible in your own collection. And how you value the condition (new, good, reasonable) is up to you.

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