EVE General Discussion

It's not the price of a handcrafted artwork.

It's the fact that they're licensing artworks instead of stuff affordable to their hundreds of thousands of players from half hundred countries in the world... some very away from the US both geographically and in purchasing power.

It's their IP, if they want to license it for 500 x 500 $ instead of 50,000 x 5 $ that's their decission to make.

And ours is to judge whether that is approachable or arrogant.

How much in PLEX?

Fools and their money are soon parted.

Some people and their collectoring fanaticism... Why would one pay so much money for a scale model?

It depends on your disposable income and your level of interest I suppose. I went through a numismatic phase when I had some cash to spare so instead of buying loads of different types, saved up and spent £500 on a Larissa coin. It's finer than all of the ones listed there (similar to the bottom one), is properly certified and is unlikely to drop in value. I spent a while researching Greek coins and that is one of the more affordable/accessible, plus it is a 2400 year old piece of art. It's tiny in comparison with the Nyx model - but so what? I wasn't paying by weight. I didn't discuss it with anyone because it was my money to spend at the time. Although I showed a friend (who spends £500 on handbags, using her hubbies CC) and she sneered, then showed my mum and she thinks it's gorgeous. Doesn't mean I splurge like that all the time on crap, or have a house stuffed full of artwork. But what's the point of working if you don't occasionally spend your money on things that please you? Each to their own v0v

Doesn't bother me that this thing is pricey, and I don't get what the point is in whining about it. If it was an unlimited run, I could understand concerns. I hope some cheaper stuff is released ongoing, but tbf you can get the CE, musterbrand stuff or a poster so it's not like there's nothing else available.

Although if I could commission Ralph to make me an EvE thing... or any player, that'd be cool too. I'd rather buy EvE art from players whose designs are approved by CCP for release - like with the Rixx posters.

Its alright, when there's a will there is a way.

Hello China.

Just how little were people expecting to pay for a studio-scale replica?

The DeAgostini piecework Millenium Falcon runs to about $1500 and that's going to be based on a much larger market and therefore higher production runs... That's effectively the mass-market option whereas the Nyx is the bespoke end.

Honest question. there are thousands of pumped up EvE players who want to get their hands on one of these models. What kind of idiot sets a "placeholder price" of $ 2000 and doesn't expect an uproar? Seriously? ( and nobody knew it was a placeholder price! )

Since i917 when marcel du champf (or however you spell that heathens name) plonked a ****ing porcelain urinal in a gallery and said it was art.

all bets off since then, literally anything can be "art"

feckin muppet (du champf not you)

edit: context

Dear marshmallow ... I have posted in numerous topics this evening and your posts have been hardly noteworthy to be honest. Just check my posting history.

Coinage in general isn't considered art. Deal with it.