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I purchased two mystery boxes from Vader's Sabers for a total of $398 ($199 each). My goal was to see what kind of value a non-premium vendor offers, and while the technology in the hilts functions well, the overall buying experience, misleading product valuation, and frustrating customer service left a lot to be desired. The Positives: The Hardware & Tech Smooth Electronics: The hilts came equipped with Xenopixel technology. The electronics core functions exactly as expected—smooth swing, bright blade illumination, and responsive board features. RVN (Revan-style) Hilt: One of the mystery boxes contained a Revan-style hilt. The design is excellent, well-machined, and feels great for cosplay and twirling/practicing. The Negatives: Value Discrepancies & Customer ServiceSubstandard Hilt Valuation: The second mystery box contained a standard, budget-tier VHC (Variable Hilt Component) hilt with an Imperial design (essentially a standard DamienSaber/LGT dueling hilt). While it features a Xenopixel core, the base hilt itself is an entry-level budget build. Given that the price increase to upgrade from a baselit core to a Xenopixel core on their standard Revan hilt is only $40, there is simply no justification for valuing this basic VHC hilt package at $199. By utilizing a Xenopixel core inside of an introductory, older style basic hilt which can't be used for it's intended dueling purpose, It felt like a shady inventory-clearing practice rather than an actual mystery box "win" or fair value. Missing Items & Customer Service Hassles: I paid extra for an add-on 5V wall plug to ensure safe charging, but it was completely left out of the shipment. Resolving this was an absolute hassle; despite reaching out immediately, customer service delayed shipping out the replacement part for over a week, after initially stating their shipping guy remembered putting it in the box. The package finally arrived today, containing the missing white 5V wall plug brick alongside a hexagonal logo sticker and a circular graphic sticker. While they eventually fulfilled the order (picked up by courier two business days after contsct instead of same business day, and received over a week after contact), a customer shouldn't have to spend a week waiting to get a basic accessory they paid for upfront, with only stickers as a sorry. Making the Best of It: The DIY Core Swap: To extract actual value from this situation and fix the vendor's mismatched configurations, I personally swapped the Xenopixel & Baselit cores between the hilts. The RVN Dark: By moving the pixel setup into the Revan-style hilt, it finally has a premium, fitting core matching its aesthetic for twirling and display. The Elemental: The basic, unwrapped VHC elemental hilt is now a baselit setup. This turned it into a semi-proper, medium dueling saber, which I plan to gift to a younger family member. The Reality of the Mystery Box Value: After performing the manual core swaps, the final math on the "guaranteed" $199 box value reveals a stark contrast: The Win: One premium hilt ($259 RVN Dark with Ecopixel) did technically surpass the $199 box cost. The Loss: The second hilt ($169 Elemental Baselit) fell $30 under the mystery box guarantee. Honestly, in that exact baselit configuration, that specific budget VHC/TXQ build is widely available across numerous domestic and international competitor sites at a significantly lower price point. Final Verdict: If you happen to get a premium character hilt like the Revan model, you might walk away happy with the electronics. However, my experience proved that their mystery boxes are an extreme gamble where budget hilts are heavily marked up under the guise of an electronics upgrade. If these myster boxes had been priced $99 to $149, then its a fair to good deal, however, combined with incomplete orders and slow, frustrating customer support, I cannot recommend them if you expect transparent pricing and reliable service. I spent my own hard-earned money on these, and this experience unfortunately ensured I won't be returning to buy their higher-end replica hilts in the future, as there are other companies with much better service & value.

Howdy, this review will discuss the following areas: 1) Advertisement 2) Communication 3)Shipping 4) Quality of Product 5) Follow Up with vendor Advertisement: I initially saw the video on YouTube for the ShadowFall designed by Jon Santos on his YouTube channel the Collectors Outpost. I was enamored with the concept of a square light saber similar I thought to the Tron's Ares or maybe even the Darksaber. Alas, it was truly a square body with a round core which was even more intriguing. His review was thorough and insightful, and he was honest about its conception design, and it was a limited edition. (I got #34 of 100). Valderssabers had it on sale and I decided to pull the trigger and with the 15% coupon and free shipping I ordered an empty hilt. (5out of 5 on the Advertisement) Communication: I was informed by email when my order was filled, when the shipping label was created and when it was shipped with an expected estimated time of arrival. (5 out of 5 on Communication) Shipping: The items arrived in a colorful cardboard box with plenty of foam to ensure it was safe. The accompanying items of the gloves, the stand, the plaque was really nice. Everything on the box was clearly labeled and oh, I forgot the instructions were included also. (5 out of 5 on the shipping). Quality of the product: I have no issues with my expectations of what I was getting. I received an empty hilt, white gloves, a limited series plaque stand and a larger stand to hold the hilt, stickers, screws, Allen tool and a blade plug that fits perfectly into the hilt. Here is the fly in my shoo fly pie. The stand which is supposed to hold the hilt has one arm that is not cut to fit the stand. I had to force the first resin arm into its base but the second one is not going:(. I will probably have to share some of the resin off to get it to fit but this is a quality control issue that should have been checked. (4 out of 5 on quality) Follow Up with Vendor: Since my hilt is empty, I wanted to put my own proffie chassis into the hilt. I am going to venture down the road of programming the soundboard myself. I did send an inquiry to their support and they got back to me within 24 hours. Unfortunately, I did not list the correct hilt and had to resend the request about finding a two button proffie hilt. I can say they are quite communicative and offered to even install if I wanted to send it back. (5 out of 5 on Follow Up with the vendor) Now in closing will I purchase from them again? Yes, they have shown they are a vested partner in growing and sustaining the community. I can attest that on Redditt they do get positive reviews in discussion groups so I would recommend them. Now as a reminder if you order during high season i.e. holidays, new release be aware that the item(s) may be delayed and just pack your patience. So those who want a new Mandalorian item order now and not on May 21, 2026 and get on Redditt or other social media platforms to bash them and say I ordered two days before and I did not have my items. Otherwise enjoy their craftsmanship.