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[antique_nova]

Why not release the lithos at the 18 x 24 inch size and have options for the smaller one. The only difference between them is size and signed and numbered. nothing else as said by the website.
Also, 18 x 24 is a nicer size for game art. I don't know why they decided to do a limited edition run, because it's not as if you had to psyhically paint them for hours on end (Normandy is debatable). Also they must have noticed that ebayers and resellers would make more out this than they do, so why do it?

If the company is worried about the demands, then the pre-sales should give them an idea of how popular they are and then the company can release then again at a steady rate. I am sure people are willing to wait an extra few months or even a year or two to get that litho instead of paying the ridiculous amounts charged by ebay sellers. Not making things limitied edition doesn't always decrease the value of the goods as shown with the ME franchise itself. If something is exceptional, then there are always people wanting it. *

The company gets more money
More satisfied people

The only people who aren't happy are the ebayers. Good buys win!

This thread was done with the tinniest hope that they might do non-numbered 18 x 24 inch lithographs of the ones sold out, but i severly doubt that will ever happen, but i would still like some answers to help clear things up.

*I can understand experimental items being limitied or products that are extremely time consuming and take too long to mass produce, but the lithos are different to painted figures.

Maybe we can create a support group supporting the release of non-limitied edition lithographs from the past, present and future!

thanks for reading

[lasterwaster]

well, i understand ur point. i would love to own a citadel or something. But, the limitation creates a huge amount of value. its rare, a lot of people want them.

[cheesetogo]

I think the fact that the lithographs are made to be limited from the beginning adds quite a bit of appeal to them. People look at them and know that they're going to sell out, so they're very quick to purchase them. If they were unlimited though, people might not be quick to jump on, and they might actually sell more poorly.

I can speak from personal experience -- I really wanted the Mass Effect 1 Poster, but I never actually purchased it because I figured I could always pick it up later. Months afterwards, they ceased production, and I still hadn't bought the poster. If I had known it was limited though, I would have bought it right away.

[Nameless one7]

I'll say I agree with not having limited editions, I like the rarity but waiting and not possibly getting the lithograph cancel out my desire to have something that is rare.

[Crjans]

I agree with cheesetogo if the lithographs were not limited edition I doubt they would sell as well hell even the limited edition ones don't always sell out look at Pragia/purgatory only 500 printed world wide and they are still sitting there. I would bet if they had not been limited edition there would be a lot more still sitting around. If we admit it to ourselves or not part of the reason people want these lithos to begin with is because it is limited. As humans we have stronger feelings about things when we know we are one of only a few to be able to own something. Call it whatever you like deny it if you want but it's true people enjoy owning things that not everyone in the world has.

[Teh Blasta]

Dear lord the hypocrisy in this is funny. Antique, you are an "ebayer", you are supporting the so called problem, you are one of the people charging insane prices for lithos on eBay. For god sake man, at least delete your signature for starters if you're going to oppose the sale and trade of limited lithos. Granted you may not even be close to another person who has made this entire thing an issue but you're still one of the people that up until yesterday was all gung-ho about selling/collecting lithos.

If you're just bent out of shape because you paid stupid prices for a lithograph on eBay when as of the past few days you could buy them for stock price then you should have been more discriminative in your purchases.

[antique_nova]

Teh Blasta you might want to keep such attacks private. you have
mentioned this before. We can discuss this via pm if you like as you
don't know the whole picture.

@Cjrans: is that more appropriate?

Modifié par antique_nova, 17 mars 2011 - 07:01 .

[Crjans]

in the event you want this thread kept open to discuss the topic at hand countering an attack in such a way isn't going to help much Antique

[DukeOfNukes]

I think the mini's were a good compromise, it's just a shame we haven't seen more of them...and now, apparently, Normandy and Illusive man are gone? Haven't ordered them because they're supposed to be included when we finally get our ME figurines. Would love to see more, including the REAL version of Korlus, not that ugly blue version.

How exactly is the Normandy debatable as to how painstaking it was?

[antique_nova]

it was painted, not printed with inks

[erik212]

I think Normandy was made just to be a litho, so the artist painted the whole scene, then that was lithographed (is that the verb?). Also, this debate was had before minis came out, and pretty much the same conclusion was reached then: People who missed a litho wanted full size unsigned lithos, but people who had them obviously didn't. Being in the second camp myself, I think the posters above speak for my point of view.

[DukeOfNukes]

antique_nova wrote...

it was painted, not printed with inks

If you're refering to this post, I think what Jedi meant was that they had been printed. The process of creating lithographs is done in a way that they can use "painted" and "printed" interchangably. Maybe I'm wrong, and maybe there is something special about the Normandy...but I have seen absolutely nothing to suggest that such is the case.

As I said, the mini lithos are a good comprimise. If you haven't seen them in person, they're still gorgeous pieces of work. Personally, I might start taking down my full sized and putting them in storage or something, in favor of the mini's which take up considerably less wall space (I can fit 4 mini's in the same space as 1 litho).

Modifié par DukeOfNukes, 18 mars 2011 - 06:22 .

[cheesetogo]

I think what he meant is that that artist originally painted the Normandy using conventional means. Presumably this original was then scanned, and from there they would have made prints. The Normandy lithographs themselves are certainly not hand painted.

Modifié par cheesetogo, 18 mars 2011 - 10:45 .

[vometia]

If I understand correctly, the suggestion is to release full-size unsigned lithographs: is that correct? I can see the main reason they won't be likely to do that is because of the risk of unscrupulous people faking the artist's signature and selling them as if they were one of the limited print run rather than the generic unsigned, unnumbered print that they are. Which would be a pretty serious bummer for collectors. I wouldn't be at all surprised if someone's already tried it with the minis, but it's harder to get away with for obvious reasons...

[DCYNIGR8]

Honestly, were the lithographs not limited, numbered and signed, I doubt I would collect them, they wouldn't really be collectibles. I feel a greater sense of ownership knowing that I own one of 500, less for the older lithos, worldwide. I understand the frustration of people who miss out and the debate about eBay and re-sales, but I think the size and numbers produced are fine as they are now, any more that 500 is too much. I agree that all of the older lithos should be made into minis, not sure if they're holding off Illusive Man and Normandy until the figurines are ready, but they should be released. As long as there is notice and they continue to have split releases to cater to other time zones, I'll happily purchase every lithograph I can get my hands on.

[AlphaJarmel]

The numbers of 500 are fine, maybe too many. I do think though the minis should be larger. Heck they could charge 5 to 10 dollars less for a similar size.

[antique_nova]

they should do MORE! . i hope Mordin comes out next after the two new ones at the end of the month.

[lasterwaster]

mordin ist not on my list, hope for something other.