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Originally Posted by Goldensuitcase
I'm talking solely about the idea of buying a poster or two with the intention of turning around and selling it on EBAY or wherever.
These posters are meant for the real fans, not some jerk who only wants to profit from SOMEONE ELSE'S work right off the bat.
Anyways....
Sorry to say this. I don't want to take over this thread with a negative attitude.
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You don't need to apologize for speaking your opinion, especially here, as everyone is entitled to express how they feel. I personally disagree with you though, but do understand your frustration. I don't have a problem with selling something for a profit, be it a Mondo print or anything else, nor do I have any problems with people purchasing
posters from me and re-selling them for a profit, which many people have over the years, as I actually encourage it. I want people who buy
posters from me to profit from them when THEY feel the time is right. If that time is now, or years down the road, I will never be upset with anyone who profits off something they purchase from me at the price I originally sold the item(s) at.
What I feel the negative opinions about those people who profit are generally from others who want to collect something, be it a Mondo print, or anything else for that matter, but because the item is so limited, and so many want it (to either collect, or to profit) it makes it difficult for them to collect. That I can understand is quite frustrating and perhaps that is the situation you are in. If so, you aren't alone, many others feel the same way you do.
I posted a lengthy posting pages back on how
IF I ran Mondo, I would do things differently. While the limited nature of the prints had it's time years ago (2010 and before), there wasn't as much of a demand for them and for the most part the supply was just enough to satisfy the demand, and for the most part, collectors could get their prints with great ease, or I should say, much easier than they can now. But since the Mondo prints became a hot property getting exposure on nearly every pop culture website out there, everyone knows the supply has only increased a bit, while the demand has literally exploded since 2010.
Personally, as I stated in that post I referred to, I feel the "limited" nature of the prints in some ways has reached it's peak, with and the recent Olly Moss Dark Knight print proving that. There clearly is a demand for certain prints that is, that is far greater than what many thought. Did anyone really expect Mondo to sell nearly 10,000 of that Moss Dark Knight print? Probably not, but more power to them for achieving that. Clearly it shows that nearly 10,000 fans (with some flippers) wanted that print, and overall people should be satisfied, and also thankful for Mondo offering it the way they did. But it should also be a message to Mondo that some prints perhaps should have an extended period to place an order to create happier customers. At the end of the day, a business needs to give the customers what they want. There was a 24 hour period for people to get their order in, some were collectors, some were flippers, and Mondo sold 9350 standard editions at $40 each plus shipping. There is no reason why they can't continue that trend, offer a 12 hour or 24 hour window for a standard edition, and then offer up a more limited variant they can sell at a "random time" via their website as they do now. Should this be policy for every print? Unknown really, but certain artists as everyone will agree are more popular than others, and perhaps it can be something they do for those prints offered by them, and continue the current marketing trend for others. That comment isn't meant to lessen one artist's ability over any other, I think everyone understands what I meant by that, or at least I hope they did.
If someone is "collecting" a Mondo print, generally they are doing it because they are a fan of the artist, or the subject matter. I wouldn't think they would be offended if the print is still limited in nature, but just that more are produced, and a certain window of time an order can be placed. Collectors would not have to spend hours and hours in front of their computers, thus, they get to order a print at their leisure and still have something that is limited. What it would do though for the most part is kill off the "flipper" market. If a print is offered for a 12 or a 24 hour window, the majority of people are going to order it themselves and won't need to rely on the secondary market. They can still be numbered, but those who only buy to flip them would pretty much not see enough profit in them to continue to buy them.
In closing, I think it would be a major win-win for Mondo, and for collectors, and since Mondo is all about the collector as they are fans/collectors themselves, it would make sense for them to eventually do this. I appreciate the guys who started the Mondo craze and Justin is a really good guy who probably never thought this would grow as fast as it has, but for Mondo, this would mean much more revenue, and happier customers, and for collectors, they could not have to spend hours F5'ing their keyboard's (for those who don't know other ways to nab a print that is), and could build-up their print collections.
Just my two cents....
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Arguing it will only frustrate you more, the same debate goes on in the steelbook thread. You won't convert those who have no problem with the laws of supply and demand and to everyone else who agrees with you you're just preaching to the choir.
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