Anographics Aluminum Obey prints: Are they authorized? (NO.)

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with info like that, we're never actually going to know what went on! i think the wild speculation on the internet is more fun anyways!
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TheOmethod wrote:I can confirm the accuracy of this statement:

"Petecasso wrote:
Well, Iv'e just got of the phone with Obey Giant Art, and have reached an agreement with them"
Not grammatically I hope...
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EBeans is going to have a hissy fit!
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justin wrote:EBeans is going to have a hissy fit!
they already were and are
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Cross posting my last post on EB, I've got no dog in this fight but this really should have been settled by now:

That response from OG is one of the worst PR responses I've ever seen. Uninformative, probably misleading, and adds nothing to clarify while simply stirring a broiling pot of envy, greed, lust, and aluminum.
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fnord wrote:Cross posting my last post on EB, I've got no dog in this fight but this really should have been settled by now:

That response from OG is one of the worst PR responses I've ever seen. Uninformative, probably misleading, and adds nothing to clarify while simply stirring a broiling pot of envy, greed, lust, and aluminum.

and to stir the pot further, o methed said that they have reached a deal but he left out the part where p casso said that these were test prints - again just stirring the pot. :lol:
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fnord wrote:Cross posting my last post on EB, I've got no dog in this fight but this really should have been settled by now:

That response from OG is one of the worst PR responses I've ever seen. Uninformative, probably misleading, and adds nothing to clarify while simply stirring a broiling pot of envy, greed, lust, and aluminum.

Too many lawyers?

My guess, said printer sold his test prints/creative experiments with the art Shep sent him. (somewhere in the 50+ range) He was probably not authorized to sell them, based on whatever reason, lawyers got involved, Fairey and Co. got their beak wet, sales were "allowed."

Too cynical?
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aust449 wrote:I agree with Optimus Rabbit that this guy wasn't committing any sort of intentional misrepresentation and that it is best to wait until all the facts are present before piling on someone.

At the same time, the release was misguided. He didn't spell Shepard's name correctly, he grossly oversold the prints, accidentally accepted payments from everyone he oversold to, then never sent out confirmation emails to those who actually did score (I still haven't gotten a confirmation email and have 1 or 2 which have shipped). With a little due diligence he likely could have avoided this whole mess and probably gotten a better return on his sale. Live and learn.
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Phởgg wrote:Post pics here when/if you get 'em. That goes for all lucky winners of peace goddess chicken dinners!
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the highly coveted and over sold, example #12
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electrachrome wrote:
Phởgg wrote:Post pics here when/if you get 'em. That goes for all lucky winners of peace goddess chicken dinners!
the highly coveted and over sold, example #12
Congrats, looks great. Still waiting on mine. Are those oily marks in the print or just a reflection?
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thats gorgeous electrachrome, nice pick up!
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aust449 wrote:Congrats, looks great. Still waiting on mine. Are those oily marks in the print or just a reflection?
the purple splashes are an undercolor within the black. it is a test print, so it's not gonna be perfect, but I think this is one of the few that look pretty close to Shep's original design. here is another shot (without flash). tucked nicely into a cheap 18x24 wooden frame.

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Authorized or not, that looks pretty cool.
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Is that the one on da bay?
You lucky mutha frankzappafurter
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no, ebay one is a different piece.
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pennylesspig wrote:Authorized or not, that looks pretty cool.
I dunno, looks pretty teste(?) to me.

Good on ya if you dig it, though!

Official Obey release right thar, btw.
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You can get it for 9k if you missed out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123

Purple looks pretty cool actually.
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PDC wrote:You can get it for 9k if you missed out.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... SS:US:1123

Purple looks pretty cool actually.
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This is mine. Since no one really knows what these are worth, putting mine up for auction, starting at 300.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0847188994
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therivler1 wrote:This is mine. Since no one really knows what these are worth, putting mine up for auction, starting at 300.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0847188994
Why did you buy this just to sell it so quickly? Were you planing on flipping it from the start? I'm not judging, just wondering why...
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I thought I bought #6, which is closer to the standard obey colors. I guess I held out hope that I would get a different color profile, or one that is closer to the original. There is nothing wrong with these colors, it just wasn't what I wanted.

Given that, I was unsure how to proceed due to an unknown value. Sure, I could sell it at cost to someone and be nice, but if these are worth a lot more (as dictated by the market), that would be dumb of me. Nice, but dumb.

So, I really have no idea what these are worth, and I don't think anyone else does either. Mine isn't the nicest, and its not the worst. Perfectly average, and someone has to be first in helping determine the value of these.
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therivler1 wrote:I thought I bought #6, which is closer to the standard obey colors. I guess I held out hope that I would get a different color profile, or one that is closer to the original. There is nothing wrong with these colors, it just wasn't what I wanted.

Given that, I was unsure how to proceed due to an unknown value. Sure, I could sell it at cost to someone and be nice, but if these are worth a lot more (as dictated by the market), that would be dumb of me. Nice, but dumb.

So, I really have no idea what these are worth, and I don't think anyone else does either. Mine isn't the nicest, and its not the worst. Perfectly average, and someone has to be first in helping determine the value of these.
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Shonquan wrote:
therivler1 wrote:This is mine. Since no one really knows what these are worth, putting mine up for auction, starting at 300.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... 0847188994
Why did you buy this just to sell it so quickly? Were you planing on flipping it from the start? I'm not judging, just wondering why...
I can't speak for therivler1, but I assume most were bought with the intention to be flipped. I assume this is why I caught a firestorm of negativity when I told them these were bootlegs and not worth anything.
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