inFAMOUS Second Son Delsin Rowe Statue

[flatout]

Originally Posted by ingmar1988

Flatout, i would be nice if Fad could ship 10 or so to you and you distribute among us. If possible. Dont know if Fad/sony has paypal available.

I just NEED this statue for my infamous collection.

I would be willing. Unfortunately not up to me though

[Fad]

Originally Posted by flatout

I see. Still feels deceptive, probably because it was as it seems that was the plan for PAX, but it had good intentions behind it I suppose.

So there are 450 of them officially now (2 separate runs technically). Thanks for telling us, now we know it was not 300 in total but another 300 all together... appreciate that FAD.


FAD, any chance of getting a few detailed pics of one of the production Delsin Statues (not the stock pics)? Just would like to see the detail of the face.

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

[ingmar1988]

Please Fad, let us know if a groupbuy or anything like that is possible.

Really want this to add to my infamous/sony collection.

[0329liuken]

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

Thanks for the info.

I did pay around $500 on eBay and haven't received it yet. So the one I'm getting is not numbered?

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

[flatout]

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.

[Fad]

Here's the only pic I have on my phone. I can get a better one when I get to work tomorrow.

Ingmar, the problem with that is that these are the company's statues, not mine. I have no way to sell anything directly, nor would the company want me doing that. That is why the community booth at PAX is perfect. Another company will be handling the transactions. The issue is that we are not set up to do fulfillment. The idea is that you buy it and take it, right then and there.

Gary

[Fad]

Hey Flatout,

Understood. Marketing departments aren't as clued into collector culture as I am. What I meant was, they didn't say there were only 150 to trick anyone as they knew I made the additional 300 units for collectors and would be selling them at some point (at the time, I didn't know about the the PAX opportunity, so I still wasn't sure how I was going to sell them). Once they were released, they knew collectors would know there were at least 450 made. So, I think when they said the statue was limited to 150, they meant the SCEA edition that was meant for contests. They just wanted to announce a cool statue, not raise the ire of the hardcore collector. ;-)

G

Originally Posted by flatout

I see. Still feels deceptive, probably because it was as it seems that was the plan for PAX, but it had good intentions behind it I suppose.

So there are 450 of them officially now (2 separate runs technically). Thanks for telling us, now we know it was not 300 in total but another 300 all together... appreciate that FAD.


FAD, any chance of getting a few detailed pics of one of the production Delsin Statues (not the stock pics)? Just would like to see the detail of the face.

[LyricalOne]

Originally Posted by Fad

Spoiler!

Here's the only pic I have on my phone. I can get a better one when I get to work tomorrow.

Ingmar, the problem with that is that these are the company's statues, not mine. I have no way to sell anything directly, nor would the company want me doing that. That is why the community booth at PAX is perfect. Another company will be handling the transactions. The issue is that we are not set up to do fulfillment. The idea is that you buy it and take it, right then and there.

Gary

Thanks you for giving us all this information!

Now I understand why you/Sony cannot sell the statues directly, but is there any way you could purchase these statues for us if we send you the $$?

I wanted to make it to PAX this year but tickets sold out way too fast.

Thanks and I appreciate all the information you are giving us!

[flatout]

Thanks for the info and the pic FAD!


So to irradiate, from this statement there is 700 of 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."

[Fad]

Originally Posted by flatout

Thanks for the info and the pic FAD!


So to irradiate, from this statement there is 700 of 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."

That's correct...700....except for the super special ultra exclusive platinum edition of 6000 I made.

I keed, I keed!! ;-)

No, 700 is all there is.

G