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Originally Posted by warmachine6

Ah correction , you know how to paint it, you know how to change the head, you know to redo the body. You created a new piece of art. You're right that figure has lost its original pricing but your paying for an artist's time and skill which makes a custom figure worth more, varying on the skill , detail and paint apps, the artist is using figures as a base to make their dream figure or a client's one.
e.g kenm2474s batman figure with the dirt bike is a figure you might not get from a Normal DC collectibles figure unless they made it from the movie about that storyline i.e the dark knight returns armour was seen in Batman V superman so they made a classic and movie version. That's another reason they cost more they are 1 of a kind, unless the customiser makes molds etc.

I fully understand what you are saying. Mint condition means "As it came from the Manufacturer." If we scale action figures as we do Comic Books and Baseball Cards, unless you used a Blank tester buck (They are regularly sold on EBay) Mint in box - 10 to Open and Played with by child 1 (or less) Customs fall at about 1. Please understand that I am not trying to besmerch anyone's work or efforts. Customs are simply for your own value.