£14,000 = $17,269! I sure hope they get their money back!

Thank you for bringing this to everyone's attention, mystic. It's important to note that, even if it looks authentic, it may not be.

I'd also like to point out this thread, where it shows an eBay member trying to sell a Callisto costume that he may or may not even own. The eBay seller first listed it at $10,500, then relisted it at $10,500, then relisted it again, dropping it down to $9,000. The seller shows what he says is a letter of authenticity, but it's important to note that anyone with a decent printer can print one of those, and the one pictured doesn't look like a letter posted on the company's site. Also, the costume in the picture he sent Tony looks like it was faked.

Also, if you read further into the thread to this post, you'll see someone else displaying the same exact Callisto costume, claiming to have it (and many other authentic costumes) in his own personal costume collection. This person does look authentic, because all the costumes I've seen on that site look like he could have taken the pictures himself.

Obviously, it's impossible for two different people to have the same exact costume, so either one or both of them is lying.

When you see something you just have to have, be sure to check them out as thoroughly as possible, and at least get their phone number and address and cross-reference the information they give you at a site like switchboard.com, then call them and talk to them about the item. Make sure they are really selling the item, and it isn't just someone giving you someone else's information in hopes that you won't verify it.

Last but not least, even if everything "checks out", don't do it if you have a weird feeling about it. A lot of people will get so hopeful about buying something they really want, that they'll ignore their gut when it tells them something is wrong.

Like mystic said, the majority of sellers are legitimate. But when there's a lot of money involved, it's best to be extra careful.

That's lower than low.

I suppose that could be. But that picture they sent Tony did look like the costume was superimposed in the picture.

Welcome to Whoosh!, Jason! I looked at your site pretty extensively when the link to it was first posted at this board, and I have to say that you have quite an impressive collection! Of the costumes that aren't listed for sale, are you planning on keeping them for yourself, or are you just holding onto them until you can complete the costumes (or some other reason)?