I am a 22 year old chronically ill cosplayer who lives on allowance, and I am trying to raise some extra money (for meds, dietary food, devices that make my daily life easier, and costumes) by selling cosplay props!!
Not even two weeks ago, I was diagnosed with a chronic illness called Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, or Systematic Mastocytosis Type II. Although I’ve known I was sick for a while, as my symptoms have gotten increasingly worse over the last eight years, and this diagnosis is extremely helpful insofar as that I now get treatment, it also means I will never be healed. I currently have to buy expensive medication, and while my insurance covers some of it, I have to always pay a share for every package (and since I take like seven different pills, that amounts to quite a lot), and there are individual ones that do not get covered. Additionally, I have to forgo consuming anything that has gluten, wheat, or milk proteins in it for at least three months, which means I have to largely rely on dietary products that are much more expensive than the groceries I usually buy. I also need to adjust my daily life around flares that cause me immense pain and/or fatigue, so there are many little and some larger things I have to buy in order to make household chores easier, things in my apartment more accessible etc. On top of that, I have decided to permanently take care of our sick cat (she has heart failure), and while luckily the cat welfare society still takes care of her medical expanses, we need to be able to afford cat food, kitty litter, etc.
I do not want to beg for money because I think there are a lot people who need donations much much more than I do. However, it would be incredibly helpful for me to sell some stuff, so I have gone through my cosplay props and am offering the following things (all of which are handmade):
1) Sailor Uranus sword prop
Made from a plastic base, with added ornaments made of acrylic clay, and a blade made of foam and plastics. Painted with different acrylics to create a metallic look, then decorated with rhinestones. Length at approximately 53cm/21in. Sword is lightweight and relatively sturdy (can be carried around in bags for example).
Price: €12.50 / £8.76 / $13.29 plus shipping
Sold via etsy, find the listing here!2) Bucky Barnes/The Winter Soldier bionic arm (USED! NEEDS REPAIRS!)
This one is a bit complicated. I am selling the arm that I made for my own Winter Soldier costume last year, partly because I cannot wear it anymore as I’ve gained fat and muscle mass since then. However, as of now, the prop itself is damaged and in need of repairs. I am offering to sell it to you like that, so you can repair it yourself, or I can repair it for you, in which case it is going to get more expensive.
The prop consist of the arm in one piece, and a glove for the hand, which can be tucked into/under it. Images of me wearing it as well as of the process of making it can be found here. Images of its current state and the repairs it will need can be found here. The arm is approximately 57cm/22.5in in length from shoulder to wrist, but can be stretched a bit longer. The inner circumference of the upper arm (aka the circumference your upper arm should have at max) is roughly 27cm/10.6in. When I made it, I was wearing a women’s size S. The glove is also in Small.
The entire thing is made from mostly foam rubber, glued onto cloth, and what feels like a million layers of paint. It took me ages to make, has been changed and upgraded several times, and is the most complicated and most expensive prop I ever made. I am happy to provide repairs for you, if you want to have it, but please consider that I used up all the material for it and will have to buy new one if I repair it, including pretty expensive paint (Viva Decor Inka Gold), so I would have to make it significantly more expensive. Please also consider that I used a lot of material on in, and the price that I give below is not much more than just the material costs, so you’re getting my work hours for free.
Price as it is right now: €30 / £21 / $32 plus shipping
Price with repairs: €50 / £35 / $53 plus shipping
Shipping (approximately): €4.40 to Germany / €8.90 within EU / €15.90 outside EU3) COMMISSION: Imperator Furiosa’s belt buckle
Please note that the images above are not of the product you will receive, but of my own, already used and therefore somewhat distressed, buckle, to give you an idea of what I make.
The buckle will be modelled after that of Imperator Furiosa from Mad Max: Fury Road. It is the buckle only, without a belt attached. While not entirely screen-accurate, it is carefully handcrafted to be as close to the original as possible.
You can order the product with or without chains. Please understand that they are the most expensive material and take the longest to attach, as I sew them individually to the bottom of the buckle in order to make sure they don’t come off when worn, which is where the price difference stems from.
Price without chains: €7.50 / £5.26 / $7.97 plus shipping
Price with chains: €17.50 /£12.26 / $18.60 plus shipping
Sold via etsy, find the listing here!
If you are interest in any other item from costumes I have made (including clothes), feel free to ask if it is for sale!
There is also cute, partly fandom-inspired, jewellery in my etsy shop, and I am planning to put more online soon-ish, so check it out and consider marking it as “favourite” to get updates.
Even if you can’t/don’t want to buy any of it, maybe give my shop a “Like” and reblog this post for your followers. I can honestly use every small amount of money and support. Thank you!