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

[Reinhardt]

dont care about edition size - as a matter of fact, i sometimes wish they were higher - then the price wouldn't be so high.

 

[Malice]

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

I only buy stuff I intend to keep, so the only time it bugs me is if it's a piece I really want, and I miss out because the size is too low (IE: 50 or 100, in that range).

Once I have a piece in hand, I rarely even look at the number anyways.

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[The Drizzle]

I could care less about edition size. I don't see what's so wrong about making sure everyone that wants one gets one. Frankly, I think SS should ONLY carry exclusive editions on their website (in larger editions), regular editions are fine to go out to other retailers. I think the exclusives should be available longer so more people get the chance to get them. The only reason to want exclusives and for edition sizes to stay small are selfish, greedy reasons- people that want to scalp things, and people who want to be "haves" and somehow be part of a special group that got "the good version" and keep most people being "have nots".

 

[The Drizzle]

But what if you are a collector of "rare" items. Like a collector of rare historical documents or rare antiques. Then you would be collecting to collect but you would be collecting low ES items. Kinda scary if you think of it.

It also throws the whole "I'm the purer collector because I buy what I like", argument out the window because in this case what you like is low ES items.

It doesn't throw the argument out at all.
Antiquities are rare due to age- most of those things were probably in plentiful supply long, long ago when they were made- they were not produced to be rare. These things produced by SS are *artificially* scarce. It's a manufactured collectible, not collectible by high demand or accident. I think most collectors of antiquities would tell you they collect the items because they are old, not because they are rare.

 

[Darth Madden]

Why does wanting a low edition size always mean scalper? Why can't somebody just want something not everyone else has.

 

[The Mike]

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.

 

[samueljd]

Why does wanting a low edition size always mean scalper? Why can't somebody just want something not everyone else has.

True, I don't scalp at all. I just like to get a low edition because I feel like I've got a more limited collectible.

 

[preeny101]

Size doesn't matter. At least not in this context. Collect for love of it not for profit!

 

[samueljd]

Size doesn't matter. At least not in this context. Collect for love of it not for profit!

Who says they're collecting for profit? That statement doesn't make any sense. This is not the hobby to get into if your looking to make a profit.

 

[hairlesswookiee]

don't really care about the edition size. not important to me, especially if its something i really want. i'll get it regardless of edition size or price.

 

[NASEDO]

Edition size isn't a big deal, but I don't want to buy a statue which is later dirt cheap because of the edition size.

 

[The Ween]

when I saw Size.........Does it really matter? and then your name I put two and two together...............

I know, I'm so bad.

 

[preeny101]

Who says they're collecting for profit? That statement doesn't make any sense. This is not the hobby to get into if your looking to make a profit.

Makes sense to me because edition sizes up the percieved value for some people which they use as a selling point on the secondary market.

 

[The Drizzle]

Why does wanting a low edition size always mean scalper? Why can't somebody just want something not everyone else has.

I said it was one or the other... scalper or elitist.

 

[The Tuggernaut]

Most of the time, it doesn't IMO.

 

[Havok]

It doesn't really matter to me either. I mean it's always nice to know you have one of something that only 200 was made of, but honestly I just like the fact that they are limited editions period. Even if it's 5,000, or even 10,000 think about that, that's only 5,000 or 10,000 in the entire world. To me that's pretty limited.

 

[slynger]

A part of me cares about the ES for the simple fact that it is a chance for me to aquire that "hard to get" item. It is nice to be able to show off a collection and know that you had to hunt for several items that only a handful of people could get.

Another part of me doesn't care simply because I love the collectibles I have for what they represent not because there is only 500 of one of them. I know that sounds contradictory, but I think most on this board know what I mean.

 

[King Darkness]

Edition size means nothing to me.

 

[samueljd]

When it comes down to it ES doesn't really matter, but it is nice to be able to pick and choose.

 

[Adoptedscot]

Lets leave the name calling and insults out of the thread please, no need to make things personal. Having said that, we are a forum and a thicker skin is needed, do not take all comments too literally/personally.

As for the ES, I don't care, if im looking for an item, as long as I can secure one I don't care what number it is or how many there are.
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