Aya Takano 🇯🇵 Japanese Painter • Superflat • Manga, by Toykio on Jun 12, 2021 12:37:24 GMT 1,

Jun 12, 2021 5:57:38 GMT 1 @against said:

Jun 11, 2021 19:45:24 GMT 1 collectionlover said:

Just as proof that Christian is full of shit, can he explain why some collectors received more than one Haroshi sculpture? He’s trying to save face on the forum with this act when all he cares about is profit. Just like the Javier release, AA only focuses their attention on VIPs and big spenders not the average collector they claim to support. It’s ironic because if you look at their early releases, they only got to where they are now because the average Joe decided to purchase from them.

Many members of the community have made the point that they aren’t rich or able to drop thousands of dollars on a print but will thank Christian for being “transparent” or appreciate his participation on the forum. Yet this joker along with the rest of the AA gang are posting pictures of themselves drinking champagne on a private boat (via his Insta story). Not to mention I’ve heard though the grapevine that they LOVE to splurge on fancy dinners. Yep, this is the guy who clearly cares about the average collector, not profit.

 





Current my Haroshi is in transit and I was still offered a pre-order for my Javier just FYI (order confirmed). On top of that I was also sent the purchase link for the actual release, not that it mattered because there were only 10 prints available. 

I’ll pose one more point...AA talks about being against reselling and protecting their artists, but I know at least 4 different people who received their pre-order link who sold it for someone else to have access. All of which have confirmed orders. Clearly AA isn’t checking what names were associated with each link. 😂

Don’t defend someone who doesn’t give a damn about you. It’s a numbers game.

This is called nepotism and paid advertising. Even though I would never collect such nonsense, it is unfair for the people who really want to have one. Varol Selim and his colleague have so much stuff, do they really need these kitsch figures?
Anyway, I can tell you from long experience that it's better to build on new customers, because the collector circle changes its tastes quickly.I would also tell people how many loyal collectors you have. If your edition is 100 and you have 100 loyal collectors, only max 1-10 pieces come on the market, I would be that fair, everything else is a game of cat and mouse.

Come on kids! Don't hate the players, hate the game!
Didnt post here for long but as i'm part of this soap opera, I will throw in my few cents too.
I'd guess that about 50% of all forum members are here for the quick flip and upgrading their stockX game on items with higher ticket value. Leaving small editions like these to the bot-game only would be madness, as it will only result in more reselling and louder whining. 
it's just unfair to offend Avant Arte in any way, as these guys do a great job in making artists accessible to a larger group of collectors by releasing their editions in the 1st place. Did anyone tried getting a unique Calleja or Haroshi piece these days? it's impossible to make everyone happy but we all should be thankful to Christian and Curtis for doing what they do. Besides their great taste they are in the game for 3 years only and already handling their releases way better than most artists do on their own.
@against btw. those Haroshi pieces are more like crack than kitsch...

Jun 12, 2021 5:57:38 GMT 1 @against said:

Jun 11, 2021 19:45:24 GMT 1 collectionlover said:

Just as proof that Christian is full of shit, can he explain why some collectors received more than one Haroshi sculpture? He’s trying to save face on the forum with this act when all he cares about is profit. Just like the Javier release, AA only focuses their attention on VIPs and big spenders not the average collector they claim to support. It’s ironic because if you look at their early releases, they only got to where they are now because the average Joe decided to purchase from them.

Many members of the community have made the point that they aren’t rich or able to drop thousands of dollars on a print but will thank Christian for being “transparent” or appreciate his participation on the forum. Yet this joker along with the rest of the AA gang are posting pictures of themselves drinking champagne on a private boat (via his Insta story). Not to mention I’ve heard though the grapevine that they LOVE to splurge on fancy dinners. Yep, this is the guy who clearly cares about the average collector, not profit.

 





Current my Haroshi is in transit and I was still offered a pre-order for my Javier just FYI (order confirmed). On top of that I was also sent the purchase link for the actual release, not that it mattered because there were only 10 prints available. 

I’ll pose one more point...AA talks about being against reselling and protecting their artists, but I know at least 4 different people who received their pre-order link who sold it for someone else to have access. All of which have confirmed orders. Clearly AA isn’t checking what names were associated with each link. 😂

Don’t defend someone who doesn’t give a damn about you. It’s a numbers game.

This is called nepotism and paid advertising. Even though I would never collect such nonsense, it is unfair for the people who really want to have one. Varol Selim and his colleague have so much stuff, do they really need these kitsch figures?
Anyway, I can tell you from long experience that it's better to build on new customers, because the collector circle changes its tastes quickly.I would also tell people how many loyal collectors you have. If your edition is 100 and you have 100 loyal collectors, only max 1-10 pieces come on the market, I would be that fair, everything else is a game of cat and mouse.

Come on kids! Don't hate the players, hate the game!
Didnt post here for long but as i'm part of this soap opera, I will throw in my few cents too.
I'd guess that about 50% of all forum members are here for the quick flip and upgrading their stockX game on items with higher ticket value. Leaving small editions like these to the bot-game only would be madness, as it will only result in more reselling and louder whining. 
it's just unfair to offend Avant Arte in any way, as these guys do a great job in making artists accessible to a larger group of collectors by releasing their editions in the 1st place. Did anyone tried getting a unique Calleja or Haroshi piece these days? it's impossible to make everyone happy but we all should be thankful to Christian and Curtis for doing what they do. Besides their great taste they are in the game for 3 years only and already handling their releases way better than most artists do on their own.
@against btw. those Haroshi pieces are more like crack than kitsch...