The Giant

Raggadrop wrote:

doc biz wrote:your right, on friday night I should start having tea parties instead

Straightedge and always get prints...and have plenty cash to do so. Going to watch fires downtown Providence.

Are you really trying to imply that the you score prints because you don't drink or smoke?

jshea wrote:

Raggadrop wrote:

doc biz wrote:your right, on friday night I should start having tea parties instead

Straightedge and always get prints...and have plenty cash to do so. Going to watch fires downtown Providence.

Are you really trying to imply that the you score prints because you don't drink or smoke?

I don't think the OP meant that if you don't drink or smoke you will score prints. It would be smeared if that's what he meant.

On the other hand, if you're not drunk or hung over you probably have a better chance at scoring a print.

Well, it doesn't work for everyone, that's for sure. I don't drink or smoke, and I still missed out

Bonesy wrote:I havent read 1 page here, let alone 93 pages. Ive defended the Obey cart system for the past year and a half, but personally Im done with it. At this point it is f-ing ridiculous that they dont take the profits from 1 week of sales (there are probably 45 sale weeks in a year at this point) and seriously re-vamp there system, for real this time. I really didnt dig this print too much, but if there is something I want I'll get it on ebay. There are so many people buying these just to immediately re-sell that Im willing to pay the $100-$125 instead of wasting 3 days.

let me start off with this: yes! i will admit to being a hardcore lurker here. but i just really have to add my 2 cents to the way you guys feel!

for those of us/you that have been trying for shepard's prints for some time now, you have already gone through the emotional roller coaster of attempting to buy, buying & miserably failing to buy prints. do the words peace bomber bring back any memories? what about hope? personally, i really enjoy this cart system and/or the way that the guys @ studio 1 release these prints. how many fairweather fans have hung around 3 days to buy this print? imo, more of the true fans and/or extreme flippers stick around to buy these things. hopefully it's the 'more true fans' and not the latter. just look at how many of you are fed up with the system & claim to be 'done' with all of this! i think that this is exactly what they want. you know as well as i do that they could upgrade their servers, cart system etc whenever they want. they have just chosen not to. and for very good reason. look at the demand. look at the supply. then look at the buying process. totally screwed up for the casual fan. but perfectly normal for the true collector. the question now becomes, how much can you put up with? for how long? and at what expense? for the true collector, these questions are easily answered-whatever it takes. but for the casual fan and/or flipper? serious questions to ponder.

like i said, just my 2 cents. and from someone who is just a lurker. i just think that getting so upset & blaming 'them' is just smeared. it's not their fault. it's yours for not accepting that this is the process of how to purchase a genuine limited edition & very popular obey print.

Congrats tomoko, you're no longer just a lurker!

truthiness wrote:Be careful what you wish for. They could put in place a system with instant access for the first 3xx people who connected and the sales process could be over with in a few seconds.

At least with the current system, there is some wiggle room, albeit hectic wiggle room, that gives you more than one chance if you happen to screw up. I'm not saying it's perfect or the best, but it could be worse.

Yes, other popular artists have already done. Emek is one. Careful what you wish for.

I didn't get charged for shipping on my invoice... did this happen with anyone else?

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truthiness wrote:Be careful what you wish for. They could put in place a system with instant access for the first 3xx people who connected and the sales process could be over with in a few seconds.

At least with the current system, there is some wiggle room, albeit hectic wiggle room, that gives you more than one chance if you happen to screw up. I'm not saying it's perfect or the best, but it could be worse.

To tell you the truth, I would prefer this..none of this..I have it...no I don't bs

Patillac13 wrote:Congrats tomoko, you're no longer just a lurker!

thanks!!

tomoko wrote: totally screwed up for the casual fan. but perfectly normal for the true collector. the question now becomes, how much can you put up with? for how long? and at what expense? for the true collector, these questions are easily answered-whatever it takes. but for the casual fan and/or flipper? serious questions to ponder.

well said.

question... how did you lurk here if you only set up your account today?

truthiness wrote:

tomoko wrote: totally screwed up for the casual fan. but perfectly normal for the true collector. the question now becomes, how much can you put up with? for how long? and at what expense? for the true collector, these questions are easily answered-whatever it takes. but for the casual fan and/or flipper? serious questions to ponder.

well said.

question... how did you lurk here if you only set up your account today?

obviously not my original avatar

Well, since I was able to get this print I admit that the cart system serves OG's purpose: to get the prints to the "true" fans. Shep still sells his prints for cheap and is still concerned with flippers. This cart is a nice way to "weed out" those who don't care as much. Again, I got the print so I am able to see this side of the argument. One the other hand, what about the "true" fans who were left out?

Gigantico wrote:

password wrote:How did you get to this print by clicking from the main Obey page anyways? I couldn't find it under "new products" or "prints" via just clicking. I had to find the link on this thread.

The link was on the front page of OG yesterday afternoon. Bookmarked it.

same here

fribhey wrote:

admonkey wrote:

doc biz wrote:get your garbage together you dickbags

Why don't you send them an email telling them that, in just that way, and see how far you get. I would imagine you'll get just as far doing that as you will pretending to be a big shot talking that way here as if you were talking to them.

seriously, it's a well known fact that if you miss out on a print and send a nasty email to obey then they will send you a free print... but that will only work if you specifically call them "dickbags" in the email. if you call anything other then that, like poopyhead, then they will just send you sticker or maybe a tissue

i only got a tampon

*devo* wrote:Well, since I was able to get this print I admit that the cart system serves OG's purpose: to get the prints to the "true" fans. Shep still sells his prints for cheap and is still concerned with flippers. This cart is a nice way to "weed out" those who don't care as much. Again, I got the print so I am able to see this side of the argument. One the other hand, what about the "true" fans who were left out?

well, if you read into my previous post, you would have read that for those of you/us who have previous experience buying, or attempting to buy shep prints, you know what it's like. high when you get one, miserable if you don't. my response was mainly for those who find it totally their duty to come into this forum & complain about how horrible the obeygiant website is, the checkout, the cart sys, and blasting the studio 1 guys for a horrible internet setup. you see it over & over again. my point was that for the experienced buyer, this is nothing out of the ordinary. i will not say i have been able to grab every single release. it's just not possible with the amount of traffic on the site during a drop day. but i'm not gonna go on & on & on & on....about how they run their business, after every single drop that occurs.

i vote for random drops with the same f5 madfness...at least i finally got that figured out

really sucks...wanted this print but cant dedicate every mother frankfurter day to monitor Obey's inadequate website. Get your garbage together guys! Werd!

tomoko wrote:

*devo* wrote:Well, since I was able to get this print I admit that the cart system serves OG's purpose: to get the prints to the "true" fans. Shep still sells his prints for cheap and is still concerned with flippers. This cart is a nice way to "weed out" those who don't care as much. Again, I got the print so I am able to see this side of the argument. One the other hand, what about the "true" fans who were left out?

well, if you read into my previous post, you would have read that for those of you/us who have previous experience buying, or attempting to buy shep prints, you know what it's like. high when you get one, miserable if you don't. my response was mainly for those who find it totally their duty to come into this forum & complain about how horrible the obeygiant website is, the checkout, the cart sys, and blasting the studio 1 guys for a horrible internet setup. you see it over & over again. my point was that for the experienced buyer, this is nothing out of the ordinary. i will not say i have been able to grab every single release. it's just not possible with the amount of traffic on the site during a drop day. but i'm not gonna go on & on & on & on....about how they run their business, after every single drop that occurs.

The frustration is being voiced by even the most experienced buyers. The thing is that true fans are getting locked out by a poorly thought out and designed system that could easily be fixed if the studio actually cared. They obviously don't mind having a release that takes 3 days to put out. Its not a professional way to run a business unless all you want is to throw product out the door which is what they are accomplishing. What they aren't doing is making a good portion of their customers happy with the way the process goes. All of us know that the system will likely be bad. The level of how bad it is and the lack of concern (or acting upon that concern) by OG is the issue

tomoko wrote:

*devo* wrote:Well, since I was able to get this print I admit that the cart system serves OG's purpose: to get the prints to the "true" fans. Shep still sells his prints for cheap and is still concerned with flippers. This cart is a nice way to "weed out" those who don't care as much. Again, I got the print so I am able to see this side of the argument. One the other hand, what about the "true" fans who were left out?

well, if you read into my previous post, you would have read that for those of you/us who have previous experience buying, or attempting to buy shep prints, you know what it's like. high when you get one, miserable if you don't. my response was mainly for those who find it totally their duty to come into this forum & complain about how horrible the obeygiant website is, the checkout, the cart sys, and blasting the studio 1 guys for a horrible internet setup. you see it over & over again. my point was that for the experienced buyer, this is nothing out of the ordinary. i will not say i have been able to grab every single release. it's just not possible with the amount of traffic on the site during a drop day. but i'm not gonna go on & on & on & on....about how they run their business, after every single drop that occurs.

So true....

I will say that those who have an office job (or students who use a computer, etc.) are 10 times more likely to be able to get this print. If you had a job at the mall, or delivering pizzas, or any other non-computer job, it is a lot to ask someone to stay by their computer all day. For the "true fans" who work away from a computer this system has to be super frustrating. I don't hear this talked about much. I work at a computer so no problem for me.

already on ebay...
http://search.ebay.com/obey-humanity_W0 ... turnedZ300" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The person put an extra zero at the end though.

dirtyd0369 wrote:already on ebay...
http://search.ebay.com/obey-humanity_W0 ... turnedZ300" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The person put an extra zero at the end though.

This flipper from Newport Beach probably had his butler on the computer for 3 days .

dirtyd0369 wrote:already on ebay...
http://search.ebay.com/obey-humanity_W0 ... turnedZ300" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
The person put an extra zero at the end though.

I like this print, but anyone that thinks it's worth more than Hendrix is going for is nuckin' futs. I hope this sits there for the duration.

You can always tell a bad drop by the number of pages on the thread.

the auction is gone what price did they have it listed at

jwoods103 wrote:the auction is gone what price did they have it listed at

700 big ones.