Am I being too anal?
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Am I being too anal?
Hey everyone. I just dropped $867 on a Saddam print from the bay. Im super stoked and have been after this uber rare gem for a while. When the seller listed this, he had put on the listing that it was mint, but the pictures he posted seemed to say otherwise so I asked him for some more pics. He said there was some normal wear on the print from it being so old as well as a small blemish which is barely visible but looks like its from printing. I understand the nature of the older prints and that you rarely find one in pristine condition so I guess Im wondering if I had paid too much, should I be upset that the seller said it was mint even though he kinda retracted it after sending me the pics? Im keeping the print, just wondering if I got screwed, or should I shut up since I scored an really old and rare print. Thanks peeps!
Re: Am I being too anal?
I think he shouldn't have said it was mint but there are some prints I'd take if they had fire damage. I'd say be happy with it. I just sold mine and I already wish I didn't although I'm happy someone else will enjoy it.
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Re: Am I being too anal?
leglescow wrote:I think he shouldn't have said it was mint but there are some prints I'd take if they had fire damage. I'd say be happy with it. I just sold mine and I already wish I didn't although I'm happy someone else will enjoy it.
thanks bro, I feel better now lol.
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Re: Am I being too anal?
i wouldn't worry about it. read what TheOmethod wrote about it in the other thread:
http://forum.thegiant.org/viewtopic.php ... 63#p339263
http://forum.thegiant.org/viewtopic.php ... 63#p339263
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Re: Am I being too anal?
yeah I did, just wanted some extra reassurance lol, thanks once again guys.fribhey wrote:i wouldn't worry about it. read what TheOmethod wrote about it in the other thread:
http://forum.thegiant.org/viewtopic.php ... 63#p339263
Re: Am I being too anal?
My thought is rare prints like that are rarely mint, and I have been willing to take some prints with damage just to get them. If the Saddam was actually mint, you probably wouldn't have it in your hands right now for the price you paid. You should definitely be proud to own it. That being said, don't list stuff as mint if it's not. Lame.
Re: Am I being too anal?
You should be stoked to have it. This one rarely comes up for sale.
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Re: Am I being too anal?
I think there is less of a "perfect" expectation the older something is. The reason antiques have charm is because each show their age in different ways. Most experienced collectors understand that older prints, especially 12 year old prints are going to have slight character differences.
I remember back in 2001 being totally annoyed that my Worker print had a white spot in the black area. As an inexperienced collector I considered filling the spot in with a Sharpie. But now I know that this was a natural anomaly from the screen being clogged or damaged and most of the run had the same mark. The mark adds charm and is proof that a human hand was involved in the manufacturing process.
I remember back in 2001 being totally annoyed that my Worker print had a white spot in the black area. As an inexperienced collector I considered filling the spot in with a Sharpie. But now I know that this was a natural anomaly from the screen being clogged or damaged and most of the run had the same mark. The mark adds charm and is proof that a human hand was involved in the manufacturing process.
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Re: Am I being too anal?
Thanks mayne! I agree with the charm thing. It's like the Japanese philosophy of "Wabi-Sabi", essentially finding beauty in imperfections.TheOmethod wrote:I think there is less of a "perfect" expectation the older something is. The reason antiques have charm is because each show their age in different ways. Most experienced collectors understand that older prints, especially 12 year old prints are going to have slight character differences.
I remember back in 2001 being totally annoyed that my Worker print had a white spot in the black area. As an inexperienced collector I considered filling the spot in with a Sharpie. But now I know that this was a natural anomaly from the screen being clogged or damaged and most of the run had the same mark. The mark adds charm and is proof that a human hand was involved in the manufacturing process.
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+1, I never eat sushi without it.Prints_of_Thieves wrote: Thanks mayne! I agree with the charm thing. It's like the Japanese philosophy of "Wabi-Sabi", essentially finding beauty in imperfections.
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Re: Am I being too anal?
There's 2 issues here, what the seller represented and how some condition issues go with the territory on older prints.
Yes, definitely heed what the others are saying and enjoy your print. I honestly think you got a good deal on it. However, there aren't varying definitions of "mint." If the seller represented something as being mint - it should be perfect. Otherwise he should have listed it as "near mint", "practically mint", etc. Any printing anomalies, especially from the hand-pullled days are a bonus. But if there was wear from being old then he should have pointed that out at first.
Regardless, you scored a gem at a very fair price. Congrats!
Yes, definitely heed what the others are saying and enjoy your print. I honestly think you got a good deal on it. However, there aren't varying definitions of "mint." If the seller represented something as being mint - it should be perfect. Otherwise he should have listed it as "near mint", "practically mint", etc. Any printing anomalies, especially from the hand-pullled days are a bonus. But if there was wear from being old then he should have pointed that out at first.
Regardless, you scored a gem at a very fair price. Congrats!
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