How much would you pay for a custom Figure?

I honestly think it depends how highly people think of their own work, and how much of a rip off artist they want to be. If somebody is using an existing figure that cost like 50$ as a mold, and they re-did a paint job and a small sculpt here and there, than I wouldn't pay more than 100$.

Now, if they completely redid most of the figure and it looks like something that was legitimately released by the company, like some of the amazing artists that I have seen on this forum board, than I'd be willing to pay 250-300$ if I had the money available!

But 400$ for a custom 6 inch figure? I can't justify that purchase, that's just way out of my price range for a figure.

I would pay $0 because you run the risk of it being officially released.

Yeah those were mine. Really you aren't just paying for the piece and parts pr even time. You are paying for the person to continue doing what they love to do. A part of the persons soul. Even if the figure is released.  You own not just a toy. But a piece of there art. Yes customs are not cheap. But there are not a quick buck. Sometimes i have to take a lose and aell for cheaper then it cost to make.  But buying my work shows that there is something im good at. I can spend days on a custom that cose about 80$ in parts. Then all the equipment.  An only make 50$ . Really isnt worth it. But i wont charge a ridiculous price either. I do it mostly for the love. So i saying someone asking 300$ for a quality custom isnt really much. If you say the person will make a bardock. Lets say ssj bardock cost a vegeta and a goku. About 100$. Remember you need scouter vegetas legs an armor.  So you can use the bootles. It takes the clay that cost. Power tool enegery of the electronic. Good paint wich runs me about 3$ a bottle and about 25 hours. Lets just say they are asking 300. Just the cost of parts and time. The person makes 8$ a hour.  So i dont really think thats to much. But aye just me.

Yeah. 1 little detail can take hours .i think for a good artist.  Then can charge what they want. I wanna rasie my prices. But people wont buy at that 

I guess I'll throw in the quality and alternatives argument. When looking at a custom figure, the comparison will be done to the rest of the 'line' that it's most similar to. For example, a custom Nappa Figuart scale will be looked at in comparison to Scouter Vegeta. Figuarts have a price point already, out of print, as well as in print range from $40-200 for most releases, with a handful pushing upwards past that.

For a figure that doesn't exist in the line at all, that comes at a premium, but it's still the same scale and that kind of quality is expected in a custom, so it doesn't show as completely out of place.

I understand that it takes a individual an inordinate amount of time to create the customs, however when looking at a custom, if it's going to command 2-3x the highest cost figures in a line that it is meant to be similar to, I would expect it to look just as good if not better than what a mass produced version would be expected to look like.


In the end though, art is art. Unless you make a name for yourself, pricing something extremely high due to time invested isn't going to work out unless it's something truly exceptional. For a lot of customs, the quality is a lot less polished than the comparative line. Still great customs, but personally, that doesn't command nearly the same premium.

Sorry for the organization of this post, a lot of it is simply stream of consciousness.

I bought a Ssj battle damaged Bardock created by 1andonly5711 off eBay and I have to say I love him. You can see the workmen ship but it doesn't stand out once posed. I'm glad I bit the bullet and bought him as Bardock is one of my favorite characters, priced seemed right but if he cost much more I may have had a harder time deciding to buying him.