Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2013/04/08
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Most artists never sell out the limited editions - even 20 years after the photograph was offered, you still snag the fourth or fifth print. I have noticed this with practically all limited editions I have bought. Cheers Jayanand On Tue, Apr 9, 2013 at 8:51 AM, Richard Man <richard at richardmanphoto.com>wrote: > I think the issues are not "one size fits all." > > For artists whose work is only sold occasionally, then everything is > "limited edition" by definition :-) > > For really popular artists, limited edition primarily benefits the > secondary market and limited the amount you can print. > > For the in-between, then limited edition may generate a bit more revenue. > > > > On Mon, Apr 8, 2013 at 8:13 PM, Doug Herr <wildlightphoto at earthlink.net > >wrote: > > > Bob Adler wrote: > > > > >So I think limiteds are just a marketing scam... > > >Just my thinking, as requested! > > > > Scam or not, I tested the waters with a limited edition photo and that > > image has sold more copies for higher prices than any other. YMMV. > > > > Doug Herr > > Birdman of Sacramento > > http://www.wildlightphoto.com > > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > > -- > // richard <http://www.richardmanphoto.com> > // http://facebook.com/richardmanphoto > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >