Edition Size....Does it really matter???

[bearmodel]

You know,

I'm so amazed to see how many people are soooo worried about the edition size of a piece. Every time something comes out, people start to speculate what the ES will be and getting upset if it is a bigger one than they expect. Does it really matter that much? Really? I couldn't care less, to be honest. I like a piece and I'll get if I can, doesn't matter if it is 2000 0r 200.

Unless you intend to flip it, does it really matter?

 

[Voorhees27]

My answer is no, I don't even know what most of my stuff is ES'd out of anyway.

 

[Patient Zero]

It really doesn't matter to me. But with that said, it is always nice to have an option to sell something off if finances get tough. So when picking out items for a collection, I could see why people would gravitate towards lower ES pieces. Personally though, If I like it , I will buy it.

 

[El Roranous]

Since these are luxury items it's nice when an item has a low ES because when you have to sell it, you won't lose too much.

If all these things had high edition sizes then a lot of the appeal of owning would be gone. People like to be elite and own rare trinkets.

 

[EVILFACE]

I'm not bothered by edition size. Could be 50 or 5000, as long as I get one I'm happy.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

Since these are luxury items it's nice when an item has a low ES because when you have to sell it, you won't lose too much.

If all these things had high edition sizes then a lot of the appeal of owning would be gone. People like to be elite and own rare trinkets.

 

[KBA]

Usually no.

with the exception being if its part of the premium advertised which you're paying for ie: Limited Editions that have set edition sizes before pre-orders, sales, take place.

 

[El Roranous]

I love to be quoted like that... it makes me blush.

 

[Cocoboloboy]

I love to be quoted like that... it makes me blush.

Oops! Sorry Rory! I meant to use these emoticons:

 

[the angry orc]

i personally could care less about edition size.
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as long as i get one.

 

[occulum]

I enjoy the added value a low ES can give to an already kick-ass piece ...

 

[El Roranous]

Oops! Sorry Rory! I meant to use these emoticons:

 

[galactiboy]

It only matters to me in that it can help determine how hard it will be for me to find. If things are easily available I don't need to know the edition size.

 

[minivader]

It would only matter to me if I couldn't get one due to low ES. Like 50 or something. And the chance of getting it later at a decent price would be harder as well.

 

[Darth Madden]

Even stuff with low edition sizes don't sell... see the Star Wars Faux Bronze Dioramas.

Most of the time I don't really care but its nice to know I have something not EVERYONE else has. I have plenty of mass produced stuff.

 

[Batty]

Since I mainly collect 1:6 it doesn't really matter to me.

 

[lcummins]

Edition size is just part of being a "limited edition" collectible. I don't really worry about how large the edition size is, but it is nice when they are kept at a reasonable level... however, I dislike super-limited items and don't really see the need for them.

 

[Amir]

I voted Yes but then changed my mind to No ...I voted Yes at first because I like my statue/bust/whatever to hold at the very least its retail value if not more after I buy it, I thought a low edition size would help keep the value but I just remembered there are quite a few Sideshow pieces with low edition sizes and they are pretty much worth less than there retail value, such as the Faux Bronze Star Wars dios, there are other pieces I just can't remeber right now. But I guess edition size matters not, I just want my sideshow pieces to hold there retail value at the very least.

 

[RabagaZt]

I guess that ES matter when you're going to sell some items, but so far I've kept all my items so ES do not matter for me at the moment

 

[dr_teng]

Don't care in the slightest. I can see why some people want to have a rare and unique item, but I enjoy the statues/toys/whatever I have because of what they are, not because of any perceived rarity.