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Post by Greywolf on Apr 20, 2005 11:52:51 GMT
Could someone clarify the legal aspects of selling on copleted models (particularly Chess Sets). I read somewhere that copyright for these was held by a firm in Ireland and that it was illegal to sell them on, but this surely makes a nonesence of buying the moulds and metal in the first place. If I wanted a Chess set for myself it would be easier to buy one ready cast and painted and not have two redundent molds left at the end of it. Am I flying in 'Cloud Cookoo Land' here or is this the case? Could you please give me some answers to this, and a way to get round the problem
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Post by Prince August on Apr 21, 2005 9:06:14 GMT
Could someone clarify the legal aspects of selling on copleted models (particularly Chess Sets). I read somewhere that copyright for these was held by a firm in Ireland and that it was illegal to sell them on, but this surely makes a nonesence of buying the moulds and metal in the first place. If I wanted a Chess set for myself it would be easier to buy one ready cast and painted and not have two redundent molds left at the end of it. Am I flying in 'Cloud Cookoo Land' here or is this the case? Could you please give me some answers to this, and a way to get round the problem WE are that firm in ireland (Cork). It is our sets. Greywolf, I have forwarded your inquiry to our Trade Department and they will send you an e-mail that will clarify the situation. Since you posted this as a guest I used your e-mail from previous post.
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Post by greywolf on Apr 21, 2005 13:52:18 GMT
Hi Micheal, Sorry, I forgot to log in yesterday. I had seen a different name on the copyright article and didn't realise that it was you. I look forward to recieving the information you are sending and hope that it will solve my dilema. Thanks, Greywolf.
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Post by carl on May 1, 2006 15:55:17 GMT
Hey I asked a similar question on another forum here and never received an answer. I purchase moulds and stuff from Dunken here in the USA. In most of the packages there are flyers from Prince August and one showed chess sets all painted. On the last page it showed a completed chess set all painted and a statement not available in all stores or something like that. I contacted Dunken here in Texas and they said to contact Prince August direct since no one in the USA has these sets. I was wondering if anyone knows: What they are made of? What are the sizes? What types of figures are they? And the really big question is HOW MUCH do they cost. Not in those euro things, but in our money. By the way, anyone know what is ment when the $ is after the number such as $12? We here always go $12.
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Post by Prince August on May 3, 2006 16:46:45 GMT
Hey I asked a similar question on another forum here and never received an answer. I purchase moulds and stuff from Dunken here in the USA. In most of the packages there are flyers from Prince August and one showed chess sets all painted. On the last page it showed a completed chess set all painted and a statement not available in all stores or something like that. I contacted Dunken here in Texas and they said to contact Prince August direct since no one in the USA has these sets. I was wondering if anyone knows: What they are made of? What are the sizes? What types of figures are they? And the really big question is HOW MUCH do they cost. Not in those euro things, but in our money. By the way, anyone know what is ment when the $ is after the number such as $12? We here always go $12. Well our chess sets mold leaflets show them painted as an example only. Photos of the actual molds would be a bit dull. I have recently added some chess molds to our ebay shop and included photos of the chess set molds and the final painted versions to show how they can look. stores.ebay.co.uk/Casting-molds-and-Lord-of-the-Rings_Chess-Sets-moldsWe DO sell the chess sets finished painted and ready to play. Go to www.edmancollection.com/Then look at the left menu for 'chess sets'. Our prices can be changed to US dollars by using a drop down currency menu on the lower right side of the webpage. calculating a euro to dollar is quite simple, multiply by 1.27 to get a rough guide to the dollar value. The rate changes daily so check the exchange websites like www.xe.com for more current rates. They are made of pewter metal and painted with acrylics. They are 54mm scale. Scale means the height of a average human male standing straight with no clothes (spikey hat for example), so 54mm scale will mean a basic figure standing upright will be 54mm in height, while a child or a dwarf may be much smaller in actual measurement but the SAME scale. Dunken does not sell painted chess sets, only we do. The last question you asked about the $ sign confuses me. maybe there is a typo somewhere. ??
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Post by carl on Jul 12, 2006 17:36:49 GMT
Thanks for the information on the ebay web site. However, as a very old man I avoid ebay since I do not know how it works and I keep hearing horror stories of people that have lost a lot of money playing around with ebay. Sorry, I am not even interested in trying to learn about ebay. I did try your link to that site and everything looked interesting, but I'll just keep on buying direct rather than trying to figure out something new. Again, thanks for the info.
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Post by Prince August on Jul 14, 2006 9:03:01 GMT
Thanks for the information on the ebay web site. However, as a very old man I avoid ebay since I do not know how it works and I keep hearing horror stories of people that have lost a lot of money playing around with ebay. Sorry, I am not even interested in trying to learn about ebay. I did try your link to that site and everything looked interesting, but I'll just keep on buying direct rather than trying to figure out something new. Again, thanks for the info. Ebay is a auction site open to the world. it has improved its security and restricts many illegal goods like copied software and hacked games (if they are reported). Every seller is different and the quality is generally decent. Most sellers are honest and just want to have a simple, fast and somewhat profitable transaction with you. I personally shop there a lot and love to hunt for bargains. Its all part of the fun. Those horror stories are generally from people who are careless, arrogant or naive. Go to a carboot sale anywhere and you can make a poor deal too if you do not know what you are doing. It is the same on ebay. Just read the listings, check the feedback rating of the seller (number beside sellers name). It should be over 98% normally. If they are powersellers, then they have a good track record and so can be trusted far more than someone who has only a few (or no) feedback. Use PAYPAL to pay for items, as you can get refunds easily if something goes wrong. Talk to the seller too. Some customers can get annoyed if something is missing from an order, but if they talk to the seller before complaining or leaving Negative feedback, the seller generally will sort it out (they are human so mistakes can happen, just like any shop). Make sure your passwords are mixed with letters and numbers, at least 8 long and NOT something personal, like your name or address. That will stop people illegally using your account.
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Post by carl on Dec 4, 2006 18:05:01 GMT
With me using ebay it is not security I am worried about. It is just that I don't know what to do. My son opened an ebay account and a paypal account, gave me passwords to use and all entered. Then he left and since then I still don't know what to do. I guess I should just sit donw and try. I'm old and hate learning new stuff. I've got most of the chess set moulds on the PA ebay site from the Dunken company but if anything new on ebay, I'll try it.
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