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Originally Posted by Lemur
1) Stickerbook are officially named Steelbook labels. These are usually used for lower MOQ. So with the quantities you're talking about, I'm not sure how you're going to get real steelbooks.
2) Even if not official artwork, if you're gonna sell something with for example Mario Bros emblazoned on it, I'd think you're gonna need some license. And if it's not officially endorsed product, there's no collector value in it at all.
3) This is cleared up
4 & 5) Again with a cert, sure the printing can be done professionally. But I think for collectors like us, we want to be sure that these are officially endorsed by the game companies and strictly controlled. I could get a printing company to print me 1000 high quality numbered certs and stick them on anything I want. There is absolutely no value to that. Same with the sealed thing. I could just do a seal myself honestly. The main thing is without any official control/licenses, the numbering/sealing means nothing.
6) As you mentioned you wanna do this as non-profit company, all I'm highlighting is that in most such cases, all this means is that for the charity/non-profit company they will donate to whatever cause they want after deducting costs. And these costs usually include inflated salaries for the founders. Not meaning you will do this, but this is the reality of these so called charities/non-profit companies.
My original questions weren't necessarily directed at you but more of what collectors like us would be considering.
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Alright, thanks for the quick reply.
1) These are not Steelbook Labels. The MOQ for regular Steelbooks is 4000. Steelbook Label's MOQ is 2000. These are actual steelbooks with finishes and all. The reason I'll be able to do 1000 can't be disclosed.
2) Yeah, I understand. We're trying our best to get licenses. If we can't, we can't. I figure a lot of the collectors who want these are because they'll be unique and artistic. Some people like to support small business projects. Locally, in my city, I've had huge support for the project.
4/5) Whether or not they'll be officially endorsed depends on each policy. Some have flat-out policies of not allowing anything no matter what it is. Either way I'll be meeting with a copyright lawyer as stated previously. The numbering might mean nothing to you, but it also means that it's not BS and I am not lying about the production values.
6) No, I never said I would do this as a non-profit company. This is the only point you seem misinformed on. I simply stated I would like to use funds from the project to establish a charity. The charity would have nothing to do with gaming in the first place, and it is not a "fund" that donates to companies of their choice. It is simply that we wish to use funds from the project to save up to establish a local charity that has a purpose, not a charity to support other charities.