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monstergrotusque wrote:I'm sure it would be next to damn near impossible to get untouched sticker sheets for these guys.

I'm thinkin if the cattle call for these stickers was posted for a number of weeks so that more people could see that Reprolabels are looking for help. That would offer the request for help enough time to be seen by more folks who may have these sheets.

It's not impossible at all. These show up on eBay from time-to-time. I have a whole huge ziplock gallon freezer bag full of original G1 stickers and reprolabels, not to mention some of the G1 and G2 figures that I own that have never had their stickers applied before.

Aaron (owner of ReproLabels.com) let me know earlier this afternoon that they already received high-res scans for Ruckus, Repugnus and Snarler. I sent them Quickswitch and Metalhawk so that's 5 they didn't have this morning. Hopefully someone comes out of the woodwork with Crosshairs, Misfire and Slugslinger so that I can finally do galleries of those guys at long last.

JackStraw wrote:My sole point is just that the people who complained about it are entitled to their opinion. I'm sure this site which I love and respect probably has a relationship with them, but the folks who find the $10 offer a little...cheep or whatever shouldn't be flamed or scolded.

I disagree. They're being naive, rude and ungrateful. They could've easily left their comments out of this post.

Life lesson, opinions CAN be wrong.

Seibertron wrote:Hopefully someone comes out of the woodwork with Crosshairs, Misfire and Slugslinger so that I can finally do galleries of those guys at long last.

Mmmmm.... Slugslinger

I don't really see why people are so selfish, I don't really collect G1 unless necessary, but these guys at reprolabels were very helpful for getting me stickers for my Pretender Bumblebee and my Classics Hound. Of course they're not making a ton of money, it's mostly a labor of love from fans for the fans. Heck, I understand that and I'm a "Classics" guy.
Oh, and the sticker sheets DO cost money to make. As I said, doing it for the fans.

Geekee1 wrote:

HighPrime wrote:Applied stickers are not hard to remove.

In fact, they are easy as pie. I will pass on to you what I learned from Heroic_Decepticon. All you need is Zippo lighter fluid... yes.. you read that right.. Zippo lighter fluid.

Read on here:

http://heroicdecepticon.blogspot.com/20 ... -from.html

I've done this a few times already and works like magic. If you want to be extra careful, remove with an old G1 tech spec decolder. It is super thin, and will slide under the sticker without damaging it. (my tip )

Interesting, although that solution is still not 100%

I agree. The first couple of figures I tried it on, I felt like I was using magic. It was amazing. But the honeymoon feeling ended very abruptly when a sticker ripped right in half on the very next figure. I had difficulty with all of the stickers on that figure. Perhaps I used too much of the lighter fluid so the paper had become so saturated that it easily tore apart when I tried peeling it off? I haven't figured out what the magical time frame is for waiting for the stickers to become loose to how much lighter fluid to use.

As for boxes, lighter fluid is your absolute best friend for removing stickers. Power Core Combiners Over-Run is once again SPASTIC thanks to some lighter fluid. I took pictures of his box with and without the Over-Run stickers on the box for the Seibertron.com gallery.

Geekee1 wrote:

JackStraw wrote:Also, I for one have a very very hard time putting reprolabels created off of a scan on a vintage G1 figure that I paid a lot of money for. It's like putting new after market parts on a vintage car. It can be neat, but it's no longer so much vintage. Even if they looked exactly the same, it's still not right...and they don't look exactly the same.

This is not really true though. The overwhelming majority of collectors that I have seen do not even take into consideration whether or not the stickers are original or repros, in fact they put repros on their figs. I have yet to see an incidence where that is the case, although you may certainly be the first.

I definitely prefer original stickers to reprolabels, but some times it's just not possible. I've been searching for stickers for Crosshairs and Misfire for years. Their stickers just never show up on eBay. Reprolabels will be my only chance to get stickers for these guys at this point. Doesn't mean that I'll stop searching for those stickers even if I apply future Reprolabels on them. I can always apply the "real" stickers later if I so desire.

Geekee1 wrote:Life lesson, opinions CAN be wrong.

Seibertron wrote:I definitely prefer original stickers to reprolabels, but some times it's just not possible. I've been searching for stickers for Crosshairs and Misfire for years. Their stickers just never show up on eBay. Reprolabels will be my only chance to get stickers for these guys at this point. Doesn't mean that I'll stop searching for those stickers even if I apply future Reprolabels on them. I can always apply the "real" stickers later if I so desire.

Absolutely. My point is that it has never stopped you from using repros, or thinking that your figures are devalued.

Seibertron wrote:

JackStraw wrote:My sole point is just that the people who complained about it are entitled to their opinion. I'm sure this site which I love and respect probably has a relationship with them, but the folks who find the $10 offer a little...cheep or whatever shouldn't be flamed or scolded.

I disagree. They're being naive, rude and ungrateful. They could've easily left their comments out of this post.

Yeah...I hear ya... but so is a lot of the stuff coming from the other side like this

Geekee1 wrote:Life lesson, opinions CAN be wrong.

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As for not telling the difference between repro and original labels; back to my vintage/classic car analogy: If a vintage car seller rebuilds a car and uses new parts or parts from different cars and no one notices, isnt the integrity of the "vintage" distinction still compromised?
I consider myself a purist when it comes to collecting and I sincerely hope we can agree to disagree on some of this stuff.

JackStraw wrote:As for not telling the difference between repro and original labels; back to my vintage/classic car analogy: If a vintage car seller rebuilds a car and uses new parts or parts from different cars and no one notices, isnt the integrity of the "vintage" distinction still compromised?
I consider myself a purist when it comes to collecting and I sincerely hope we can agree to disagree on some of this stuff.

That's why is said that it isn't really true. Although I see what you're getting at, the vintage car community is quite different from the transformers community. Car collectors prefer original. In my experience this does not apply to TF's. Reprolabels are not frowned upon at all in this community, with very few exceptions. Not arguing your preference which I very much appreciate, just saying your comparing apples to oranges.