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Originally Posted by behindthemask

I've made a few myself.. and seen beautiful ones submitted on this site, deviantart, ebay etc.. Jin Saotome being the top end.. I've seen some of his custom works sell for $1000+ for 1 figure. So my question is when buying a custom how much determines value? I can understand if you used 1-2 base figures.. take the cost of them, cost of supplies and time to make it.. are all factors in a custom work's cost.. If you simple repaint a figure but do it nicely is it worth double or tripple the cost of the base figure? I've made customs some batman some iron man.. and Curious what mathematic rate should I apply for a fair price return? I don't expect $1000 for a repaint..but I do expect some level of compensation for effort/time.. any feedback would be great

Art is a hard world to survive in as my wife taught me. Thats why it's more of a hobby for me (a very fun one mind you). Time/effort are where you loose mostly. You want to try to cover your costs but in the end its all about exposure. Jin's customs sell because they're a Jin piece. The Mona Lisa prob cost Leonardo $20 in supplies

Here's one we did
http://www.toyark.com/spider-man-2099-a-22444/