Had the variant in my grasp only to watch it sell out while I was going through the check out process. Damn.
...of course these would go up while I'm out on errands. Oh well, AcidFree Gallery doesn't get my money. IMO they made too little of these 'limited' run posters. I put these in my wishlist and I was never contacted about ordering these at all.
Same thing happened to me Mach, also they oversold the regular editions I am praying that I don't have my order cancelled. I am dying for the variant.
Anyone else surprised that these sold so quickly? I remember quite a few people were incredulous at the prices when they were first announced.
Im sure a lot of them were sold just to flip the black and white goes for 170-200 on ebay the regulars go for about $100 each I dont know why they would make the limit at 3 each they should have had them at one of each poster
Even at silly prices they only made 375 of the color ones and 150 of the variants. I was shocked they didnt sell out at the show! Luckily I was camping the site at 12:30 and got both the color prints. (Got the order done pretty quickly, so hopefully not in the oversold bunch)
To bad these will sell out before the end of the week when I could grab one. I'm content with the awesome wall papers you guys put up in the first page. Thank you very much guys.
Not really. Many of Acid Free's artists are also mainstays at Mondotees.com so they already have a rabid fan base of collectors who, apparently, are able to stay home any day of the week and scoop up $50 prints. Selling out in minutes or even seconds is the norm. I doubt may TF collectors even purchased them online.
I was able to load the site and even have the variant in my cart all the way to the second checkout confirmation, but I guess it wasn't meant to be without me paying a premium. I do like Mondotees stuff but it is always a pain to get, but usually you can get it on ebay for a small mark up. Not so on this at least so far.
I picked up a full set of Transformers and GI Joes... just got a toy room and pumped about making these a centerpiece of the display!
Was able to get both prints, didn't even try for the variant. I'm surprised some people only wanted one or the other...they are companion pieces and look better together IMO. I think AcidFree did a way better job on this than the hacks at Mondo. The edition size was large enough that a decent amount of people could get them but it's still limited. They also set aside half of the edition of regulars to be sold online...way more than Mondo would. There is going to be a whole series of TF prints and Whalen is a great artist. I would regret it if I didn't have the first prints in the series.
Mondo prints sell out within minutes. I felt this was run a little bit more smoothly because of the obscurity of Acid Free. I had no idea who they were before this. The editions are about the same as what Mondo does for their prints. I do find it interesting that they used the same print shop, D&L Screenprint to make these prints. I still have this gold variant screenprint that Mondo did, can't believe I got it at release. It was a release of 240.
I am a little DISAPPOINTED that the regualr editions are NOT signed, just numbered. And it comes with some stupid card of authenticity. I would have rather had it signed by Whalen.
This pretty much sums it up. Collecting prints, especially Mondo prints, is a crazy and expensive hobby. Unfortunately, Mondo prints are predominantly controlled by scalpers. All of those people are fully aware of the after market value that good screen print art commands. Luckily, I was able to score a set of the regular versions from the site.
