Uncharted 3 steelbook Italian v Belgium sticker book

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Redmagster

Smoke and mirrors.... The crazy world of steelbook collecting.

I love this enigma - the value does not, on the whole reflect the scarcity - it reflects the perceived scarcity and the desirability built around myth..

Smoke and mirrors

A bit like women walking into a bar - if the 'leader' of a group of guys passes a comment that she is desirable the other guys follow the lead and she ranks up a few notches on the overall desirability scale - men frequently find attractive women that other men have declared attractive whether they are or not...

Yes I totally agree with this

I've gotten a couple extra copies of the belgian killzone stickerbook and while I've managed to sell two so far, I think they're worth far more than I'm asking considering what people pay for SSX and Ken's Rage etc. and how much rarer it is then those

Honestly I think the average steelbook collector doesn't know anything about these steelbooks and therefore doesn't consider them rare

I mean with the dead island stickerbook being so popular you would think people would understand that more stickerbooks have been produced sigh

[Redmagster]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Yes I totally agree with this

I've gotten a couple extra copies of the belgian killzone stickerbook and while I've managed to sell two so far, I think they're worth far more than I'm asking considering what people pay for SSX and Ken's Rage etc. and how much rarer it is then those

Honestly I think the average steelbook collector doesn't know anything about these steelbooks and therefore doesn't consider them rare

I mean with the dead island stickerbook being so popular you would think people would understand that more stickerbooks have been produced sigh

One really good listing on eBay that goes high worldwide and all the collectors will be crying out for them...

When I was new to collecting steels a steelbook for black ops was listed on eBay uk that looked a little weird to me so didn't bid. Think it went for about 22 Gbp. I now know it was the mediamaarkt Nl exclusive..

I still see the listing in my mind in the stilly watches of the night....

[ingmar1988]

mag i just missed out on brink steelbook that went for like 10gbp because u were not online to bid for me

[Redmagster]

Originally Posted by ingmar1988

mag i just missed out on brink steelbook that went for like 10gbp because u were not online to bid for me

Maybe I know who got it...

[SwiftDeath]

Originally Posted by Redmagster

Maybe I know who got it...

Oh Mags I always wonder how many steelbooks go through your house on their way to their final destination

Of course I'm the same way......

[Lemur]

MOQ is the same as before. Stickerbooks have smaller MOQ. So in general stickerbooks are made in much smaller batches and are rarer.

For runs smaller than MOQ (ie. 1k) it is a special arrangement but for those they use the metal that did not pass QC

As for price it is due to hype more than anything. The average steelbook collector just bases the rarity on what they read and have no idea on what is really rare. They wait for info so if there's no info then it doesn't register on their radar. Once the news gets out then you'll see prices shoot up.

[SwiftDeath]

Lemur

You serious about the metal not passing QC?

If it was anyone else I would assume it's a joke but you do have some pretty good scanovo connections

[Lemur]

Originally Posted by SwiftDeath

Lemur

You serious about the metal not passing QC?

If it was anyone else I would assume it's a joke but you do have some pretty good scanovo connections

Yeah not that the metal is defective but it just didn't pass the high QC standards.

[ingmar1988]

I still think country exclusive steelbooks are printed in low numbers (battlefield norway steelbook?!)

[Lemur]

Originally Posted by ingmar1988

I still think country exclusive steelbooks are printed in low numbers (battlefield norway steelbook?!)

Lower but they still need to meet the MOQ. And you have to understand that information is only based on whether it is made available.

For example, Spain announce a stickerbook limited to 500 copies. That just means they get 500 copies. It does not mean there are 500 copies. You can see a classic example in dead island stickerbook. Spain announced 500 copies? Nobody from italy updated that they get it as well. Everyone assumes only 500 copies and the price skyrocketed at release.

Anyway I think a run of 10k is still considered small as most of them will be given to suckers who wreck the steelbook or don't want to sell. Ultimately not many get released to international collectors. Mint ones even less.