Kevin Tong will open the Hatch and sell 45 copies via his online store for $200 each, plus shipping. Today, at noon PST… which is Greenwich Mean Time minus 8 hours. Kevin placed everything you need to know in his Newsletter.
I strongly suggest that once you have the item in your cart that you check out and make the purchase immediately. I am not sure if adding it to your cart will hold it, but purchasing it is a surefire way to secure your copy of “The Hatch”.
I have had some inquiries about the shipping cost. If you do not select the proper cost for where you live ($210 USA, $215 everywhere else), I WILL cancel the order and return the item to the inventory. I will not adjust or take later payments. PLEASE do not try to order more than one poster, the order will be canceled. If you successfully ordered a poster and do not get a refund email in two hours, then you are good to go, just sit back and relax. Before emailing me with questions, please refer to this blog post as I will issue updates.
1. Make sure you have the right time zone figured out.
2. Make sure the credit card or bank account associated with your paypal is good (right info and sufficient balance). The best way is to have the amount needed in your paypal account, so the purchase will go over smoothly.
3. Make sure the address associated with your paypal account is current.
4. Make sure you add colt83 at gmail to your contact list. That way, the shipping confirmation email will not get spammed.
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UPDATE: I have set the print at $215 and will offer $5 refunds to US customers who buy it. Please check my blog (tragicsunshine.com/newsletter) for the final updates. I will be AFK for a while as I am driving Olly Moss to his first day of work in the United States. You read that correctly.
Plus, they made a little video together…
Kevin stopped by in the comments again and posted another update: Please check your email (the one associated with your paypal account/transaction). If you do not see a refund email, THEN YOU ARE SAFE! Several refunds had to be made because despite setting the inventory, paypal let a few slip by before capping it off. Which orders got refunds was determined by who came after the first 45 orders. I am really sorry for those of you who got refunds or didn’t make it in time. I will be adding more updates tonight, so please check back in here.
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So no one else got the 'this seller doesn't accept mastercard as a payment' thing on PayPal?
Man... I got right in... I thought ti was just going to well and i guess it was.
Now we know how Desmond felt.
Daniel Danger's and Eric Tan's are going to be very very messy. Going to try for the DD print for a person who helped me out in the past, really hope i'm fast enough for these re-sells, haven't really tried for any.
And whoever asked, I use my iMac for poster buying, seems to run a hell of a lot faster than my PC in these sort of situations.
I hope that Tan and Danger put theirs up at an unspecific time on a weekend. It will give the die-hard fans a bit more advantage.
This was a real heart-breaker for me. Now I actually HOPE someone flips it. Imagine!!
Browser was just too slow I guess. Never got a chance.
Richrootes - Mac :-)
@Martyn
Hmm - thought so.
It'd be interesting to run a quick survey to find out if it's worth borrowing my friend's Mac Mini........
yes, it's now totally gone from the site
PC here..with Firefox
I'm guessing Danger is working on a plan to prevent the flippers. He is known for cancelling flippers orders so he know's that they are circling around his print.
I got a 12:00:36, I think I'm the highest one, will sweat profusely for the next 2 hours at least!!
@arnold, I saw this posted on eb:
ArnoldMartin VG Cash or Trade $400.00 2010-01-11
*** * Tonight i will try to buy this. If I manage to do it, it goes straight to the first man writing (or the best offer).
bad form indeed!
That bastard!
To those curious about methods: I have a Mac, running Firefox. Shut everything else off, but got screwed by RefreshEvery! It didn't actually reload the page so I didn't see the link (first time I've had it do that but still)! SO STUPID I should have just done it manually. I knew something was wrong too.
Stay away from that program you guys, it's not worth the chance that it screws you.
I will not welcome our robot overlords :P
@Patrick, Jason, Richrootes: we shall crack open a virtual bottle of MacCutcheon's.
anyone know where i can see more photos of "The Hatch" besides on lostargs?
I think that is one of the greatest aspects of this entire community--the artists actually getting involved and, for the most part, intending to assist the true fans that want their one poster for themselves with no intent to flip. With Eric Tan's blurb about it being at least a couple of weeks (maybe the flipper-side will stop paying attention?), I am actually surprised we haven't received a statement from Daniel Danger. But then again, I'm sure he is a very busy dude!
Language please gents. You're right though, what an ****
Well, I hope Eric does that. The only 2 prints I have left are the ones which have to go on sale again: The Crash and Jacob's Cabin.
I hope we have a chance!!!
BTW, congrats to anyone who got a Hatch! :)
Jeffry -- damoncarltonandapolarbear.com has the original scans of course.
ReverendMilo's site has high res pics -- DCaaPB.com
Google Images does a fine job :) Really, I've checked for "The Hatch Kevin Tong" before. Good!
ObFuSc8 and everyone in the forum: is there a poster or other reproduction of the hatch secret Dharma map (like the one in your profile pic...) ?
@vabauer
12:00:37 here!
@Richrootes
I've been really lucky This time round. But that luck seems to tie in with when I stopped using the Mac and started using a PC with Chrome. I have got a poster every time since.
I don't think I'll bother starting the Mac up again.
I would never have got anywhere near that without Kevin stepping in and leveling the playing field.
Thanks Kevin (whether I get refunded or not).
Sory bout the language ChrisL. Anyway, Arnold stated that he didn't get one.
Well if anyone wants to trade or sell let me know... thanks!
I don't think it has to do with the OS, let's not get into that war here! It has to do in my opinion with three things only:
- Connection Speed (including how far you are from the server in terms of number of routers between your ISP and their ISP)
- Computer Speed, a fast, relatively new CPU and lots of RAM
- Sheer Luck (or Fate...)
@Anne...
I used check4change on Firefox on my PC, while profusely refreshing on my Mac. Sometimes manual isn't any good either. For Jacob's Cabin, my girlfriend got the Buy Now on her iPod Touch before I did, refreshed as fast as I could and got through and bought.
Still not sure how I managed to get that poster, I think I was aided by Rev and Thorsten's fake URL, to which I think I owe them deeply for!
Of course.
http://cgi.ebay.com/LOST-The-Hatch-Kevin-Tong-Art-Print-8-Poster-S-N-300_W0QQitemZ190364450150QQcmdZViewItemQQptZArt_Prints?hash=item2c529afd66
2 more just went up. lol. :)
Chrcowan, that is just so depressing.
Major, major drag on The Hatch. Got hung up with payment method. It seems that they only took cash. No luck so far on any of the second chance offerings. Oh well, guess I will continue to try for the remaining prints. Maybe my luck will change with The Crash or LOST.
wow, I do think flipping sucks but it's almost unavoidable, even if you had people stay out all night in the freezing cold to show they're LOST fans, you'd still get people that are trying to make a living.
In these difficult times, it's been my true test of fandom not to sell my Locke's secret that cost me $50 and I could flip for over a $1,000 profit, if my wife found out, she'd be the one flipping over!
Thanks to all for watching over LostArgs and keeping the peace! :)
Well, I just made one lucky flipper happy. Oh well.
Sold for 400....
So that went really weird for me. I was refreshing manually and everything up until 12 PT seemed to be fine, slightly slower refreshes each time. But then at 12 PT, when the link should have popped up, but it didn't.
The link didn't show up for me until well after 12 PT, nearly 12:01, I am just wondering if I'm having some type of caching problem?
I was trying for someone else too, and am a whole different flavor of sad since I couldn't even get in for them.
Ben (if you're still around), apparently I have the yang to your yin - I got no.9 in I could never fight your battle ;)
I don't know if I can handle the stress waiting for The Crash sale.
Anyone have it to trade, and if so what are they looking for?
Flipping is just really bad karma.
Congrats to everybody who got the hatch, and thanks to Kevin for being ultracool and helpful. Sorry for everybody who missed out.
/t
@jason
Your sale?
Not mine. I didnt even get one...
12:00:27
My fastest stamp but most likely not good enough...Atleast i tried!
Congrats to all who scored and really wanted it.
Tan, Stout, Danger and more are left.
The Stout 'LOST' is awesome -rich in detail and is incredibly drawn. And personally I love the colours on it. RobPerrin did a really thorough photo breakdown of it, and the whole experience of buying it, though I can't find the link for it atm...
I hope those ebayers get refunds.
Yeah I hope they catch the ebay people too.
I still cant believe his site wouldnt accept my Mastercard as payment. It makes no sense at all.
Sadly, I missed out on 1 of the only 2 I really wanted. If any cool LostARGer out there got an extra one and/or isn't planning on flipping it for crazy money please hit me up! Thx!
(my email address is accessible through my profile)
Lol. The Locke's Secret Tshirts are selling for over 100.
I think it might be fair if they let the artists auction 10-15 of these prints, at least if they go up to the levels we've seen, they will be compensated directly, it's their work and talent that should be rewarded beyond what we have been spending.
Anyone want to trade Ben for Hatch? :-) lol
Joey --
Areyou saying you'd trade your Hatch for a Ben? If so, I'm in,.. let me know if that's what you meant.
just looking at how easy someone can make 200 dollars profit in like a total of 5 minutes work...
In defense of flippers:
I know everybody seems to hate flippers, and I'm not real fond of them myself, especially when I'm trying to go after a poster. But I've tried 12 times now, counting DCAAPB.com and the artists selling theirs and the only one I've gotten was the 4 toed statue that went up at a random time. I've been able to purchase 1 other from a flipper and we'll probably get another, because I feel confident that I will never be fast enough to get one. So for someone like me, who's tried and tried, where else can I get one other than the flippers. The Lost folks knew what they were doing when they decided to only do 300 of these, it means a lot of people are going to be left out and while I understand that the flippers are keeping people from getting them in the rush, so are the people that already have 10+ posters while there are some of us who can't get one. I don't begrudge anyone who is able to get one, but when it comes down to it, I don't want to be left without any because I'm not as fast as someone else, so I'll gladly pay a few hundred dollars to get something that I want very bad. I get that people don't like the flippers, but it's just part of it, so let it be, ultimately it's going to end up in the hands of another TRUE Lost fan who desperately wants it. It may not be the best, but until they decide to issue 2000 more Smoke Monster's, then it will just have to be this way and personally I don't think it's that bad. Just my thoughts, don't throw stones :)
Not fair Capostar, is it?
maybe I should have said Hatch for a Ben.
The print's I do not have yet are Locke's Secret, The Crash, The Hatch, and Jacob's Cabin. (Also the print version of LOST)
So if anyone wants my Ben Linus for any of those, let me know :-)
Midday - thanks. The link is:
Tyler Stout's LOST
yeah not fair for me Jason.
I want 200 in 5 minutes..
@Jason: they're WHAT? o_O It's too bad I've got a passionate dislike for flipping - I have an extra tee which I was waiting for this print sale to finish to post about.
Admittedly I did get seriously crushed in the crowd to get it :P How much is that worth lol.
Out of curiousity, does anyone know if G88 still has any of the tees for walk-ins?
wont' sell my only print though...
*ralph wiggum voice* NEV-ERRRRRRRRR!!!
Hahaha. Don't we all? Just not this way..
@Tim: I can see your point. If nothing else, it's inevitable; unless there's some kind of quiz before the sale hah. I think part of how I define flipping has to do with the start price on auctions. BIN @twice original price I have a problem with. Auction starting @cost and letting the market decide the rest is, at least, the more ethical way to flip. IMHO.
I can only echo Thorsten's words...
Flipping is just really bad karma.
@anne - I know. These shirts are worth so damn much. I would consider getting one but they dont seem to be selling anything but Large.
What size is anybody looking for? I'm not sure if anyone wants a small or medium ;) Sorry to use stereotypes ROFL!
Gotta say, I had to succumb to giving money to flippers to get my Walt's Kidnapping. Would of preferred to give it to Drew Millward, he chose posterandtoys.com which annoyed me with Smoke Monster, so I lost it and bid on it and bought I Kill The Bus Driver. Can't buy anymore prints now, no more. Seriously. Maybe one more.
@ Anne -- did they ever have XL?
This is a guess, but I think Mastercard/credit cards were not allowed in this sale because they allow for chargebacks, where the purchaser can get their money back. That can mess us a limited, fast sell-out like this, even if the seller hadn't already sent out the merch.
@Anne, comixguru said there were still some Locke shirts available for walk-ins at the Gallery. This was on Friday at the He-Man reception. She bought a few and got to meet Olly Moss!
Cosmically Yours, not counting chickens
5 Hatches on ebay now. Great.
Anne, i'll take any size you got, preferably medium to large!
Should I turn my attention to obtaining a Locke's Secret t-shirt.
Shoot. If anyone wants to run down to the gallery and pick up a t-shirt I'll make it worth their while. Cuz I know I'm never getting that poster.
I would love a small sized Locke's Secret shirt.
I know I've asked this already but I'm desperate. Assuming its not illegal, is anyone willing to photocopy me a high-quality Locke's Secret (for personal use only). If so, I'll pay for all costs. Only if it is NOT illegal. If it isnt, email me at ajlim2005@hotmail.com
So who's going on a t-shirt run to G1988 for us? :D
HI EVERYBODY.
Flippers question: they exist because of the market. It's not goodKarma, but it's easy money.
And sometime money wins.
About the Hatch: CONGRATULATIONS to everyone who scored one.
I still remember i have one love triangle to sell via email (dvdbos@gmail.com) for 135$, for the last time (who knows?) :D
Tshirts are still available?? :|
Martyn... are you saying you actually got your WK? Have you just kept that quiet or did I miss all the celebrating?
Just a heads up for everyone who replied to me selling my prints (from last friday). I have decided to get rid of them :( Im not gonna post them up until I get them all in the mail. I feel it will be easier for me to manage if I can sell and ship right away (im still waiting for smokey and 4-toed to come). Ill post again the list I have and how much I paid for them toward the end of the week.
Cheers
J
Believe it or not but I actually quite like The Love Triangle. Much more than the other prints I have which are The Numbers, The Swan Station and The Polar Bear.
Maybe Olly will run over and get one now that he lives there.
Hi everyone. Big LOST fan, but first poster here. I can't believe I didn't know about this site! You guys are awesome. Kevin's website said all refunds would come within 2 hours...have there been any or was everyone that got through successful? Congrats to those of you that did!
The whole chaos surrounding this does make me wonder how insane the Auction in June is going to be. I'm trying to save some money to get something, but I think everything is going to go really high.
Jason, I'm not sure anyone who has a Locke's Secret is going to want to be dragging to a copy shop and sticking it on a copier. Sorry, I just think it's a little unlikely. Why not get the best quality you can from the net and take the file somewhere to print out a good copy?
It's 8am in Aus right now. I literally haven't slept all night. I'm going to bed now. Cya guys.
@Tim - Im assuming you're talking about the Profiles in History auction? If so, then it will be pretty smooth. Ive been a screen used prop collector for about 5yrs now and have bought and sold through PIH. There wont be any problems with it
Auction? June?
Did i miss something? :|
Jason, if you want :p
Hi smellmysocks73 :-) No refund here yet.
I know ChrisL that it is highly unlikely but I thought I'd give it a shot.
If i want what Annie?
@JFuller, yeah, I agree I think they're going to do a great job. I guess I'm just thinking with the demand for these posters the way they've been, I think prices could be sky high. I know auctions for shows like Battlestar have brought great prices, I just think there is a chance this will dwarf those.
Buy a shirt:
http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=38224788
Good cause.
@ChrisL...
I kept it mega quiet, what with the hatch being released today, thought everyone's minds would be lost elsewhere. Won it off of eBay for $177.50 + $35 S&H. Not a bad price tbh and am mega ecstatic!
Gutted for JFuller that they have to sell their prints. Seeing as i've got my WK, albeit for a lot more than JFuller would be selling it for, JFuller, could to reserve your WK that Thorsten kindly asked you to save for me for Spiderman Ben, I think it's one of his desirables and as he hasn't managed to get a single print form the series, I think he deserves it.
Misunderstood, sorry.. I thought you were searching for Love Triangle. :D
Daniel Danger reserves the right to pull his print on anyone he thinks is a flipper and I bet many of the other artists can decide to do what they want.
@Martyn, I'm really jealous that you got that one for such a good price. I think you got a great deal there.
WOOHOO Martyn! How I shall miss your bi hourly Walt's Kidnapping post!!
Seriously man, congrats.
Oh rite. I have one. Sorry bout that.
Congrats Martyn! That's a good score! (and probably around what Millward is going to be selling for < just a guess).
Congrats, Martyn.
Well done!
For those interested, my interview with Kevin Tong is now up at LostBlog.com
Please check it out and leave some comments.
Congrats to everyone who scored a print today. If anyone has some they want to sell for a reasonable price, please contact me at: admin@LostBlog.com
Namaste!
- Alex
Lol, ChrisL, don't worry, the sequel will begin soon. The bi-hourly, can't wait until it arrives post. Not as good as the original, i'll admit, but just as deep and maybe a little more emotion too.
Update on Kevin's site:
"Thanks for everyone who jumped in to buy a print. I am sorry that some of you missed it. I have been getting a flood of emails about this sale and I need everyone to just relax while I work out the numbers. The less emails I have to read, the faster I can have answers for you all. Please check this blog post before emailing/messaging me. Thanks again"
@Tim keep in mind the prices for posters is one thing wait to you see the starting prices for some of these props. I know a few starting prices (i have my own rep there, since I use them so much). Ive bought props that cost over $5000, and its pretty common for props on PIH to go ver $20,000.
For example Hurleys lotto ticket (which I was originally thinking about getting, it was offered to me last summer), will start at over $1000
@Zort or other Admin - Did you get the emails I sent you last night, and today (sent to your hotmail account)? Just wanted to make sure you got the attachments...
@JFuller
Major bummer about having to sell all of your prints. It goes without saying that you are a stand up individual for offering them to the community first for such an amazingly fair price.
My request was hoping for a Ben Linus. I hope the posters come to your doorstep soon!
@Imannie - you're giving alteridiom a run for his/her money. Please stop. Everyone and their mother knows you're offering The Love Triangle and (surprise!) nobody wants it. I promise. No matter how many times you post the offer. Please stop.
@JFuller, wow that's really great info. I kind of figured things would go high, I just wasn't sure what "High" would actually mean. I'm really familiar with the auction community as a whole, as a I sell rare Documents, but not specifically prop auctions. And I've been drooling over the potential of this for a while. So if you were to make an educated guess on something like Daniel Faraday's journal, what would you think?
In case everyone has forgotten...There's an incredible competition to win one of two lost posters on the lostargs home page!
@ChrisL
With some very worthy, challenging questions, too! Here's hoping for The Swan...
Flipping does suck when you don't get what you want. But, it is a business and like all businesses, it is for money making only. If making money is considered bad kharma, we might as well all quit our jobs because every business someone owns or works for doesn't do everything that is right and selfless. Rest assured that even flippers get angry because other flippers buy what they wanted. Kind of ironic when you think about it.
I wish we all could get a print but lets face it...there are 250 prints for sale and countless thousands going for them. Not everyone is going to get one. Even if only fans got these 250 of each print, then the thousands of other fans that didn't get one would still be angry or sad. It just sucks. I wish there were tons of more prints and flipping wouldn't be warranted due to low profit margines. But, this ARG has been about creating a buzz for the final season and I would say that they have accomplished that. We should be lucky that we even got a chance to buy 1 of 250 for $50 because ABC paid a lot of the costs to lower the price for us fans.
-charter
UPDATE from Kevin
UPDATE: Please check your email (the one associated with your paypal account/transaction). If you do not see a refund email, THEN YOU ARE SAFE! Several refunds had to be made because despite setting the inventory, paypal let a few slip by before capping it off. Which orders got refunds was determined by who came after the first 45 orders. I am really sorry for those of you who got refunds or didn’t make it in time. I will be adding more updates tonight, so please check back in here.
Lol @ Dan :D
Who told you that nobody writes to me? :)
Hey everyone, I added an update on tragicsunshine.com/newsletter regarding refunds. Nutshell: There weren't many.
Alright---updates---who was successful and got one? A quick show of hands? Congrats to those of you that did!
KEVIN - AWESOME JOB. Well held! Thanks for all of your help.
Kevin, you're an awesome artist and this is my favourite print by far. If you or your BFF ever start doing subscriptions, i'll be one of the first to sign up, fo' sho'!!!
Thanks Kevin, great job!
Nicely done! Sounds like not too many of you will get the dreaded oversold e-mail. Congratulations!
If I were Kevin, I would have let Olly drive and that could have been your adrenaline kick start for the day...no coffee needed.
-charter
Kevin, YOU RULE!!! I didn't get a refund and that makes the perfect Birthday gift for me!!!
I got one... awesome.
Congrats to those with nothing nasty in their inbox.
12 down, 4 to go!
Did someone say Locke shirts were still available at G1988?
Right, catching up on my Lost U work. Just passed Physics 101 and took the Korean class again. Two days before I can take french and then the next day is Semester Two. Luckily I have Friday off so will be on at midnight trying to register my subjects and be one of the 108. Will look nice next to my real diploma I think.
Man, better start clearing my wall for the imminent new posters. :D
@ Martyn,
I'm going to miss you screaming "WWWAAAALLLTTTTT". Glad you goit it.
(MEL - is mungonna Texasese for I'm going to?)
hey Martyn, for the class that has the Korean, do you get a home work page that has the wording on it to compare ? I know someone said something about just comparing the words, but wasn't sure with what (if that made any sense at all)
"We should be lucky that we even got a chance to buy 1 of 250 for $50 because ABC paid a lot of the costs to lower the price for us fans."
The truth of the matter is that in a run of, say 300 prints, most screenprints, even 4 color, specialty inks,etc. don't cost more than $7-10 each including packaging/shipping, screen setup fees, and other related costs. So $50 per print already includes a fair amount of markup. Screenprinting is generally considered one of the cheapest types of printing for runs of this size. Considering most of the artists involved here were already fans of the show, ABC probably didn't need to throw tremendous amounts of cash to the artists to get them to commit to creating a piece for the series...
Well done everyone who made it into the Hatch!
lol @ Eugene. Didn't realise I went on about it that much but apparently I did. Sorry guys! But it's one more poster out the clutches of a flipper!
Logan5ive...
KI said that comixguru said that some were still available instore. If you're going, i'll take a Xtra Large, never sure with america tees, sometimes Large is huge and sometimes it's too small, so Xtra LArge is always a safe bet.
I just got the dreaded email. Kevin is refunding me.
Feel sick as a parrot.
However, Kevin did a fantastic job in trying to help us all out. He is a credit to his profession.
Lisa, yes there is, in fact, I just downloaded it to properly study it. Can't believe it's not given to us phonetically though.
Oh no ioioos! I'm sorry about that. Sounds like you need to join the virtual Maclutcheon drinkers in the corner :(
By the way...does anyone know the origins behind that strange term 'as sick as a parrot'? The only thing I can think of is perhaps their 'squawk' sounds a bit like someone throwing up?
Well if anyone is interested in selling ($300 - quick $90 profit) or trading let me know. I have an extra Hurley's Curse, Rousseau's Transmission and possibly Polar Bear. Email is nopey23 @ yahoo.com
thanks!
@Martyn - I wish I was in/near CA to grab one for you and myself. Alas, I am in TX. Can some kind soul get me and Martyn each an XL? :)
& just found a video of Jeremy Davies' class, so must be a way in somehow!
Anybody want to sell their Hatch or trade theirs for my Rousseau's Transmission or Walt's Kidnapping? Please click on my profile to find my email.
and me as well ? I'd like a XL too but will take what ever size I can get really. Thanks !!
I guess no one is going to get us t-shirts. Heavy sigh. Knowing that there are some left should make people stay off ebay. Why would you pay $100 now?
Sorry to hear that ioioos. Feels even worse when you read they there were not many oversells. We lucky few!
borloff, ABC subsidized a lot of this project. That means that they paid these 16 wonderful artists to make these prints for us. Sorry but if you think these prints costed $7-10 each, including shipping, you are a bit off your rocker.
-charter
Isn't there a comic book store next door to the Gallery? Maybe someone from there would run over and grab some t-shirts.
haven't had THE email yet so all is well with the world!
I have a Locke's Secret t-shirt in XL but i'm sort of holding on to it in the distant hope that it will one day be the sweetener in a deal for the Olly print (chances: slim and none - i know)
I wil probably offer it up here as that pipe dream will not come true. Also if anyone wants to swap for a medium or large let me know
I'm calling the gallery right now.
Also, considering how much these prints go for on the open market, $50 is a damn good deal...so is $200 that the artists are selling their few for.
-charter
Crap. I forgot it's Monday. They're not open.
If someone's calling the gallery, ask them to check their email PLEASE!
I sent a couple, i haven't received LOST yet.
MurghBatwar...
I live in UK, cheaper and easier to send. Give it me, you know you want to. Look in to my spinny swirly disc thing!
ioioos, what time did you get that email? I'm one second ahead of you in paypal check out, so now my heart is racing, even though we're past the hypothetical two hour wait!!
Look, matey, I know a dead parrot when I see one, and I'm looking at one right now…
thorsten killed my parrot:(
@futureself
Yep, I need to poor myself a glass.
I now know that bagging one and getting refunded is worse than not bagging one at all.
I was already planning to rearrange my wall to suit The Hatch!
Man, sending vaguely threatening letters to galleries is never fun . . . hope everyone appreciates that Jensen is a real class act from what I can tell :P
My brother is going to be in LA on Thursday, but I don't think he can work it into his schedule to run to G88; too busy with NAM. I will ask him though, maybe he's doing a gig nearby or something.
Those interested in the Locke tee: I have S and M, I'm probably keeping the S though I suppose if someone was really in love with it . . . anyway I will take some measurements and post later, have some work to do. Not sure how to sell it if more than one person is interested - will ponder that.
It's not DEAD, it's RESTING.
(ioioos - welcome to the party :( )
Reminds me on the Flying Circus Pet Store with the dead parrot.
-charter
& Vabauer
You stole my Hatch!!!!! ;)
I got the email 50 minutes ago, so hopefully you are safe!
Its even worse to know I missed out by one second!
@Anne, just give a window for people to add their names to the hat and then use a random number generator to pick who get's it. Simples!
@Martyn and anne
I'd like my name in there! (needed a Medium anyway). let me know price. thanks!
He's not dead...he's just resting!
Damn it Anne...that'll trech me to hang up wet clothes and type at the same time ;)
Fine...he's pinin' for the Fjord's!
Sorry squire, I've had a look 'round the back of the shop, and uh, we're right out of parrots.
ioioos, I hope I wasn't the actual one that took the last one, but sorry if I did!! :)
Sorry for every refund.
It's so sad.
Really Thorsten? You sure? Because I have ways of making you squawk!
Has anyone a photo of the grey LU class of 2010 t-shirt at all?
Oh I am sure you do, Zukunft!
;))
Actually, never mind, not shipping the t-shirts internationally anymore. That royally sucks.
I'm only saying that $50 is not 'below retail' for posters like this. There was probably no subsidy involved here, except for promotional costs. Even those can be low with these types of ARGs as the folks following the fun will advertise for you....these posters probably cost AT MOST $15 dollars to produce each. This is after checking out the site for D & L Screenprinting, right here in Seattle. These are the guys who produce the posters for Tyler Stout, Todd Slater, etc. The pricing for poster production is right there on the website-and someone who prints lots of work with a company is going to be able to negotiate a lower rate for a poster job. Just saying.
Lol TW...indeed ;)
@Martyn - Will add names to "hat" then, excellent idea. I have the gray LU shirt. Have also seen the white & like the gray better - apparently the image holds up better on the gray? White was already cracking after one wash. if want a gray LU shirt and you just need someone to order and mail it, not a problem. Do a lot of shipping anyway lol.
futureself: but look how many good lines are left ;)
Now I really am going to go sew >_>
Kevin Tong Hearts Losties...take a look at his latest blog update.
Anne, if you could do that for me, you would be a star! If you could e-mail me at mgraham.0605328atgooglemaildotcom, we can figure it all out over e-mail.
Thanks, TKI. Awesome.
You're totally right Anne...should probably stop flogging this dead parrot quoting but what the hell...
E's not pinin'! 'E's passed on! This parrot is no more! He has ceased to be! 'E's expired and gone to meet 'is maker! 'E's a stiff! Bereft of life, 'e rests in peace! If you hadn't nailed 'im to the perch 'e'd be pushing up the daisies! 'Is metabolic processes are now 'istory! 'E's off the twig! 'E's kicked the bucket, 'e's shuffled off 'is mortal coil, run down the curtain and joined the bleedin' choir invisibile!! THIS IS AN EX-PARROT!!
Anne...do you think that's sewn it up?
@ Borloff
Correct. $40 is about the average selling cost for a 300 run by these artists. Simply check out the new poster costs on most of the their websites. So it could be argued that ABC overcharged ; )
The artists got a commissioning fee, had to go through a design approval process and then got 50 each as part of the deal.
There was no discounting going on, and the artists are now reaping the rewards of the limited availability (which I sure none of us have a problem with) by raising the prices on the last few. Its common market practice with limited runs.
I'm sure none of the artist got into the trade to become rich, so its nice for them to get a kick back on the success.
The best bit for the artist is going to be the exposure this has given them, and the fact that they got to work of a project that sounded fun.
@ioioos--I agree. Most of these artists were fans already(I mean, who isn't?) and I am sure they JUMPED at the chance to be part of the project. But I think ABC charging $50 each was awesome-a bargain if I ever saw one!
@Anne
Could you enter me in the hat for the medium t-shirt? As i have an XL, if i win, i'll put my XL up for another give-away.
Still no refund yet. I'll read up to see if anyone else has gotten one. 12:00:27 Good? or not good? The wait is killing me!
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He is lovely.
THANKS KEVIN. Amazing. :)
Oh well. I got the refunded e-mail. Time to pout in the corner!
and if you live eerily close to Kevin, you can pick up your poster -cool, cool, cool.
@ImAnnie - nobody had to tell me that there's no interest in your Love Triangle. It's clearly evident by the fact that you've *reminded* us about 20 times in the past 48 hours that you're selling it. Look, it's disrespectful to Zort to keep hawking your posters every few hours on here when he's repeatedly stated that he would rather this not become a "marketplace" of sorts. And to everyone else, it's annoying. 'Nuff said - the rest is really up to you.
I find it curious that one ID on ebay has two of these prints up, one on a three day auction and the second on a buy it now. Grrrrr...
@throwfar
Thats odd, look further up and you'll see that there is some someone who got one AFTER your confirmation time...I'm sure there is a reason for it.
should I e-mail kevin
My stamp is 12:00:27
No, if they are gone they are gone. I'm sure there is a reason for it.
I don't want to make a hassle for Him but If I have a better time stamp (I only bought one) so it should not have been a canceled order!)
But the list from his end might look different to the information we get. There could be a lot of variables to it.
Ok.. Not that big of a deal I guess. $200 - $450 Im going to buy one anyways. I'll trust in the system and hopefully I did'nt get cut through! regardless, A wonderful piece
Sounds like another fun evening of second wave purchasing.
If there are shirts left at g88, they were mentioned as being somewhat odd sizes, xs and xl I think?
By the way we have a LostARGs mascot.
This is Freckles the Liger a very rare cross between a Lion and a Tiger.
I saw her today at the Big Cat Rescue Center in Tampa
THINKING OF SELLING MY EXCLUSIVE EXPOSE SUPRAS FROM GALLERY 1988! WHAT DO YOU GUYS THINK? ARE THEY WORTH MONEY?
I agree with iooios in that each print is around $40-$50. These aren't $10-$15 a pop. The artists would never make any money if they only charged $10 for a run of 300. I bet you that ABC paid each of these artists by commissioning them to do these prints. They then got to keep 50 prints to do with what they will. I am sure they all jumped at the chance to improve their portfolio, do it because they are fans of the show, and because they were going to make a little scratch for all their work.
-charter
@charter-these posters are SELLING for 40-50 bucks each. What I am talking about is the COST to the artist of actually MAKING them. Not sure if you are familiar with the process of making screen prints, but a competent studio can produce a print for pennies worth of ink plus the sheet of paper. Really, once the film is created and the screen is burned, making a run of prints takes barely any time to do. I think what iooios is referring to with the $40-50 is the RETAIL price that an artist charges for their work which includes a profit for the artist. They certainly don't get rich selling this stuff, but they do make a bit of money on these prints. Ii don't think they were paid for this LOST job either. I could be wrong, but this seems like a 'prestige' job-something more for exposure than profit...I make and sell my own artwork. I also have worked in the printing industry for the last 15 years-I actually quote these types of jobs to artists all the time. So believe me, I know what I am talking about here...my artwork
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