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Originally Posted by Fad

Hi Flatout,

I'm sorry you feel that way. To be honest, when Marketing put out that statement, I believe they meant 150 of their statues to giveaway. They knew I would be selling the 300 so obviously collectors would be aware that there were more than 150. There was no nefarious plan to increase their value by incorrectly stating the number made.

We're not currently in the collectibles business and technically, if it hadn't been for me wanting to make some for collectors, the run would have been a lot smaller. I guess it comes down to this, would you rather pay $600 for a secondary market statue, or have me make a small run of things so they are a little less exclusive, but more collectors get to enjoy them and you don't have to blow half your rent check to afford them? Now, it is unfortunate that a few people did spend a lot to buy their SCEA statue off eBay, but I couldn't talk about my version until the Pax Community folks made their announcement. Anyone who did pay a substantial amount for their statue can email me and I'll see if I can work out something with them.

For the record, of the SCEA edition, I made 150 for marketing (the contest ones to be given away), 150 for the SuckerPunch game team, and 100 for internal staff at SCEA. For the Collectibles version, I made 300 and they are numbered.

Hope this clears things up,

Gary

No need for the explanation... I was not upset about it. I was just stating the obvious (or so how I feel). I know there was nothing nefarious about it, but a deception all the same... they just do not think of production numbers like collectors do (that is why). This happens very often in the gaming industry... a good example was David Jaffe promising people he was not working on Twisted Metal and then announced a month later at E3 he was making Twisted Metal.

It is just part of the industry... but production numbers are different and something collectors take very seriously. Again not upset so please do not take it that way... I just call things how I see them. Plus I had not fallen prey to paying a big amount for something that was thought to be limited to only 150.


So there is 700 in total? Is that correct?


I do have to say I disagree with this: "so obviously collectors would be aware that there were more than 150". It is quite obvious that none of us came to that conclusion, or did you mean only SCEA? Or maybe you meant they said it that way internally but that was not put out that way to the public?

Originally Posted by 0329liuken

I saw you mentioned something about the paint in your earlier post, will the one I got and the one you are about to sell look different?

Thanks,
Ken

No, he said he wanted to do something like that but did not have time.