Omega 8 Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 http://www.etsy.com/shop.php?user_id=5645203 Discuss......... Quote
Big Cam Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 Wow, $50 for a Vader and luke minifig with a spike in there head!?!?!?!?!?!!!! That's ridiculous. I bet younger girls may like this line, but its rather expensive. Quote
catbricks Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 I bet younger girls may like this line, but its rather expensive. I am not younger and I like it. It isn't in my budget (I'd rather build with my lego than wear it!), but I like it. Quote
KimT Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 That's insanely overpriced. One could get 2 keychains for some 10USD and then just shop a silver earring part in a regular hobby store for some 3-5 USD and voilá, you've saved a lot of bucks. The bracelet and necklace are also quite simple to make yourself. A rip-off. It even says "Made from new and used LEGO" What the.... Quote
prateek Posted October 8, 2009 Posted October 8, 2009 $135 for this! These aren't made of diamonds or gold! Quote
Peppermint_M Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 My sister makes it cheaper. If anything, they should only cost as much as the Lego parts and a fraction of the cost of the clasps/hooks/studs, plus a tiney add on for profit. Honestly, my sister could make me a pair of earrings right now. (If I'd let her ). I guess it costs that much for some reason... Quote
tedbeard Posted October 9, 2009 Posted October 9, 2009 My wife got into a Halloween mood and added LEGO bat earrings to her etsy store. Quote
Izzy Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 I made a thread about THIS back in May. (well not just ETSY) but all LEGO jewelery in general. Quote
JimBee Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 That's so tacky... And at ridiculous prices too! I agree with KimT and Peppermint M, you could make your own for very little. I wonder how they're staying in business? EDIT: Never mind, they make other stuff too. Quote
MrTools Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 Wow those prices are high. I mean did you see the black and white neclace? My wife got into a Halloween mood and added LEGO bat earrings to her etsy store. Those actualy look nice Quote
Alice Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 While these are actually the most aesthetically pleasing peices of jewelry I have seen made from LEGO. I am actually torn between thinking these are really cute and knowing they are just ruined overpriced LEGO that I can't play with. I am a big fan of unique and artistic clothing and accessories and own a lot of really unique items, but I just couldn't bring myself to buy any of these items. A local art consignment store in my neighborhood sells art made of recycled items and they had a pair of 1x2 plates (a hole drilled in them of course) with sterling silver fishhook earring hooks attached and priced them at $25 USD. I hope this particular designer does well and the peices are creative, but I'm not a fan. Quote
Rick Posted October 10, 2009 Posted October 10, 2009 It's not like these are extremely hard to make*, so I bet any Lego fan could look at the pictures, order the required parts of Bricklink, drill a few holes, add some metal or string, and be done for a fraction of the price. Hard to sustain business model in my view... * Of course it requires a creative mind to turn Lego into jewelry, but the actual 'production' isn't that hard, and the ideas are virtually impossible to 'protect'. Quote
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