custom questions?? repaints or customs???

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hey guys I have a question. I've been reading and reading and checking out all of the figures in the showcase.now,keep in mind ,I am brand new to this and know nothing.but something has caught my eye and it concerns me.I have seen many pieces that say that the base figure is the same figure that they "customized", but they repainted it. is this really considered custom? im not talking about adding details or armor with sculpty,just the ones that are repainted or maybe you throw on a jacket and a different gun and viola! here's a custom.I have seen some amazing pieces on here and I was just wondering,what exactly makes a figure a custom.I mean just because if you paint your car it doesn't make it a custom, its the same old car with new paint.again just wondering and I hope I don't offend anyone,

thanks