Author Topic: A quick and easy survey for you! (Read 4131 times)

Malaria · « **on:** January 10, 2010, 06:09:31 pm »

I've got this math project that I am thoroughly behind on, and to finish it I need your help. I'm collecting information on the relationship between cosplay price how you got it. By that I mean did you make the cosplay yourself or buy it from someone else? If you bought all the fabric and sewed it together yourself but bought an already-made wig, I'd call that a homemade cosplay. If you went to Goodwill and bought all the pieces you need ready-made without modifications, I'd call that bought. I'm leaving it to you to make those distinctions. It's up to you whether you want to add in the price of props and other details.

Age: (how old you were when you bought/were working on this cosplay)
Bought or homemade?:
Cost: (feel free to guesstimate)

Please fill out one form for each cosplay!

Example:
Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $85

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $10

Age: 16
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $30

Felix · « **Reply #1 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:23:49 pm »

I'd love to help but I really have no idea how much my cosplay cost.
I think I'd horribly skew the results. D8

Malaria · « **Reply #2 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:28:11 pm »

Quote from: Felix on January 10, 2010, 06:23:49 pm

I'd love to help but I really have no idea how much my cosplay cost.
I think I'd horribly skew the results. D8

If you give me horribly skewed results I'll have to write about in my discussion section. I don't need accuracy, I just need generic numbers.
You bought your uniform at Andy & Bax, right? Their uniforms are usually around $60.

Cassiopeia · « **Reply #3 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:32:30 pm »

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $100

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $50

Most of my costumes are made from things I already had. Or bought partly and made modifications. My wigs are the main expense for my costumes. :/ Also these two I listed are really rough estimates. EDIT: And the only ones I spent a really significant amount of money on.

Malaria · « **Reply #4 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:36:07 pm »

Quote from: Cassiopeia on January 10, 2010, 06:32:30 pm

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $100

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $50

Most of my costumes are made from things I already had. Or bought partly and made modifications. My wigs are the main expense for my costumes. :/ Also these two I listed are really rough estimates. EDIT: And the only ones I spent a really significant amount of money on.

Thank you so much! <3

MiriaRose · « **Reply #5 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:38:24 pm »

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 100

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 85

I'll add some current ones once I finish them. >.> They're both estimates, they probably cost more.

Felix · « **Reply #6 on:** January 10, 2010, 06:39:02 pm »

really? (is that the one near burnside?) I got my coat and trousers for $30. If you exclude the boots... I didn't need a wig or contacts, and everything else I already had. I altered it quite a bit, but I'm still counting it as bought.

Okay, horribly skewed it is!

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $30

I'm pretending I already had the boots. xD;

goatchild · « **Reply #7 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:13:34 pm »

HAVE A GINORMOUS LIST. Because you asked for it. |D I fail at guesstimation, but I tried.

Age: 15
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $35

Age: 16
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $40

Age: 17
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $70

Age: 17
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $85

Age: 17
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $150

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $105

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $60

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $165

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $80

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $135

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $45

Age: 19
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $45

Age: 19
Bought or homemade?: Homemade
Cost: $175

Wow. That's really terrifying to see just how much I've spent on cosplay over the years. That's not even all of them. o.o

Konan-ChanX3 · « **Reply #8 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:17:39 pm »

Age: 17
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: $115

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: homemade
Cost: $20

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: homemade
Cost: $70

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: homemade
Cost: $170

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: homemade
Cost: $0

Age: 18
Bought or homemade?: homemade
Cost: $13

That's not all of them I'd have to go through my closet

Malaria · « **Reply #9 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:23:14 pm »

Goatchild: Whoo! Thanks for being a fabulous data mine.

Konan: Thanks. I'd love to see what else you have.

StarryShay · « **Reply #10 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:23:33 pm »

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 60

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 180

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 95

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: Bought
Cost: 110

Age: 14
Bought or homemade?: -I traded for this one-
Cost: A school girl uniform

Malaria · « **Reply #11 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:28:05 pm »

Thank you~.

OT: You're cosplaying Nill? : D

StarryShay · « **Reply #12 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:29:42 pm »

Haha, yush~
(And Luki I think. x3)

Konan-ChanX3 · « **Reply #13 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:31:27 pm »

Age: 18
Bought or homemade: Homemade
Cost: $800

Age: 18
Bought or homemade: Homemade
Cost: $2,000

that's all 8 of my cosplays, the last two were so expensive because of hardware/props.

Malaria · « **Reply #14 on:** January 10, 2010, 07:33:35 pm »

Shay: eeee Nill!
Me and some friends are doing Dogs at some point in the far future (maybe Sakura 2011) and we'd love to nab you for a photoshoot.

Konan: Dude. Those must've been some epic props.

Konan-ChanX3 · « **Reply #15 on:** January 10, 2010, 08:32:27 pm »

they were very expensive, custom made live steel/armour

Shadow · « **Reply #16 on:** January 10, 2010, 08:42:14 pm »

Age: 16
Bought or homemade: Homemade
Cost: $100

Age: 17
Bought or homemade: Bought
Cost: $230

Age: 18
Bought or homemade: Bought
Cost: $270 (by the time I'm done with it)

StarryShay · « **Reply #17 on:** January 10, 2010, 08:45:03 pm »

Malaria - Haha, that would be fun! x33 My whole group is doing a DOGS cosplay at Sakuracon '10 I think, but I should still have the costume for '11. x33

Malaria · « **Reply #18 on:** January 10, 2010, 09:20:14 pm »

We will track you down and take many pictures.

Everyone else who I've seen in that "viewing thread" bar: Surveeeeys?

~boogiepop~ · « **Reply #19 on:** January 10, 2010, 09:20:23 pm »

Age: 15
Homemade
$80

Age:16
Homemade
$80

Age 17
Homemade
$150

Age 18
Homemade
$40

Age 18
Homemade
$90

Age 19
Homemade
$170

Age 19
Homemade
$110

Age 20
Homemade
$60

Age 20
Homemade
$40

And I do believe that is everything I've done so far, excluding things that are not complete yet.

Malaria · « **Reply #20 on:** January 10, 2010, 09:25:18 pm »

Thank you, Boogiepop.

Malaria · « **Reply #21 on:** January 10, 2010, 09:55:35 pm »

This is plenty, thank you.

Edit: Not directed at everyone! I still want your data points, everyone else.

Hashi · « **Reply #22 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:47:15 pm »

Age: 17?
Bought or homemade?:Homemade
Cost: 150? roughly?

Age:17
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: >50, I don't know the exact.

Age 18
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: 70

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: 70

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: 200

Age: 19
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: 50

Theres a lot, not to mention Ive bought a lot of fabric but had to postpone the costume, so I wasnt sure if I should include that.

The_Geek · « **Reply #23 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:54:45 pm »

Age: 13
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $80

Age: 14
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $10

Age: 14
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost:$40

Most of mine I alter patterns and sew it myself, or alter clothing I already have.

Malaria · « **Reply #24 on:** January 10, 2010, 10:59:03 pm »

Thank you, Geek and Hashi. <3

Mei Long · « **Reply #25 on:** January 11, 2010, 03:06:08 pm »

For the life of me I can't remember beyond a few years and the prices are mostly estimates, heh... hope this helps! And congrats on using cosplay to make math more tolerable!

Age: 20
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $80

Age: 20
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $80

Age: 19
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $40

Age: 19
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $60

Age: 19
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: $50

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $50

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $20

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: $60

Age: 17
Bought or Homemade: Homemade
Cost: $120

Dubaby · « **Reply #26 on:** January 11, 2010, 10:24:34 pm »

Age: 18
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: $80

Age: 19
Bought or Homemade: Bought
Cost: $40

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Author Topic: A quick and easy survey for you! (Read 4131 times)