withdeanwombat
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Mine's in Taunton.
Excellent stuff!
Thanks Tim.
Excellent stuff!
Thanks Tim.
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Goldstone items for sale
- Thread starter The History Man
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cheers timeastlondonseagull
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Thanks Tim, it's fab! Picked up from PO this morning. Envelope was tattered and torn (don't expect anything else these days from Royal Mail) but photo was ok inside.
Love it
Love it
The History Man
Active member
- Thread starter
- #45
Just to let people know that the last pictures were despatched on Tuesday, 29th May, following late delivery of C3 card-backed envelopes, so expect them any time now.
If anyone at these postcodes have received their prints, please let me know as the Royal Mail tracking system is not indicating delivery yet (or in some cases not even attempted delivery):
BA11 6NZ
SG4 0TY
TN40 1HE
BN17 6AF
BN3 4LH
N1 0NX
SK8 5PB
BN13 1QT
Finally, I notice some people have been wondering how we, the Albion Collectors' and Historians' Society, have been able to sell the prints at £10 while the club shop has them at £75.
The originator of the 500 prints, photographer Stewart Weir, valued them at £75 and attempted to sell them through the shop. He also said that 15% of the proceeds would go to BHACHS.
For whatever reason, he came back to us and asked if we would accept a donation of 100 prints in lieu of the 15%, which we agreed to.
Stewart kept to his word and gave us 100 numbered prints. At our AGM we decided to sell these at £5 to BHACHS members and £10 to others. Hence the recent sale.
The club shop, as I understand it, was given no discretion to sell the prints at anything other than £75, so there is no blame to be attached to the club shop for being "greedy", for "bumping up prices", etc. It could be that Stewart himself over-valued the prints if all 500 have not sold.
We were able to offer a limited quantity to the Albion public at £10, but there are no more to be sold at that price, I suspect. However, if Stewart is unable to sell them at £75 through the club shop or anywhere else, I imagine the price will come down in due course, but that is down to Stewart, not the club shop.
Tim
PS Postal covers still available.
If anyone at these postcodes have received their prints, please let me know as the Royal Mail tracking system is not indicating delivery yet (or in some cases not even attempted delivery):
BA11 6NZ
SG4 0TY
TN40 1HE
BN17 6AF
BN3 4LH
N1 0NX
SK8 5PB
BN13 1QT
Finally, I notice some people have been wondering how we, the Albion Collectors' and Historians' Society, have been able to sell the prints at £10 while the club shop has them at £75.
The originator of the 500 prints, photographer Stewart Weir, valued them at £75 and attempted to sell them through the shop. He also said that 15% of the proceeds would go to BHACHS.
For whatever reason, he came back to us and asked if we would accept a donation of 100 prints in lieu of the 15%, which we agreed to.
Stewart kept to his word and gave us 100 numbered prints. At our AGM we decided to sell these at £5 to BHACHS members and £10 to others. Hence the recent sale.
The club shop, as I understand it, was given no discretion to sell the prints at anything other than £75, so there is no blame to be attached to the club shop for being "greedy", for "bumping up prices", etc. It could be that Stewart himself over-valued the prints if all 500 have not sold.
We were able to offer a limited quantity to the Albion public at £10, but there are no more to be sold at that price, I suspect. However, if Stewart is unable to sell them at £75 through the club shop or anywhere else, I imagine the price will come down in due course, but that is down to Stewart, not the club shop.
Tim
PS Postal covers still available.
Padders
New member
The History Man said:
That's me. Items received and picture has been framed. Thanks very much.
desprateseagull
New member
1st day cover safely received, many thanks!
Storer68
New member
Picture arrived safely .
Marvellous scenes
Marvellous scenes
surrey jim
Not in Surrey
are there still postal covers available.
The History Man
Active member
- Thread starter
- #50
Yes, Goldstone postal covers are still available at £2 each plus 70p p&p. PM me for details.
stewart weir
New member
- Dec 14, 2006
- 23
The Last Goal
I donated 100 prints in good faith to the supporters club and stated quite clearly that the prices were £75 each but assumed that the supporters club would reduce slighty to around £60 to its members ONLY. The stupidity of the supporters club is their fault. Im sure they would have sold them all over a period of time to make a profit FOR the historical society etc which would have been around £6000 and not £1000. Please bare in mind this was back in early 2007 and they had all the time in the world to sell even 25 prints a year at £75.
I guess they dont understand the concept of a limited edition print. The prices are £75 and will increase to £100 per print later this year. The prices will not go down. As time goes by and all prints are sold the price will increase.
If anyone does some research into what a limited edition print is that has been signed they will soon realise its not just a photograph. This is an image that represents many things to many people whether they were there or not at the Goldstone on that day. The fact that its signed by Gritt and Storer ensures these prints will become very valuable historical and collectable prints.
Im more than a little surprised that the supporters club decided to lower its value and in turn lower their reward of at least £6000 down to £1000. Some would say naivety.. others stupidity. But for those who got a cheap print they will just say thanks!
If anyone cares to do some research on what a limited edition print is they will realise its its not a photograph. It has a uniqueness of the amount of prints available plus a relavence. The Last Goal has many unique qualitys.. The image, the signatures and number available.
Have a look here for an example of a print that sells from £105 to £240 dependent on the size. These are unlimited editions. Do your own research into the costs of bying limited edition photographs and you will see that £75 really is not greedy... its actually rather cheap.
And yes i am annoyed at the supporters club's naivety and most of all that they have grossly undervalued a 'product' that would have gone a very long way to giving the historical society money to acquire items of importance to the club/fans and to help towards the idea of a permanent club museum
Stewart Weir
http://23fotos.com
I donated 100 prints in good faith to the supporters club and stated quite clearly that the prices were £75 each but assumed that the supporters club would reduce slighty to around £60 to its members ONLY. The stupidity of the supporters club is their fault. Im sure they would have sold them all over a period of time to make a profit FOR the historical society etc which would have been around £6000 and not £1000. Please bare in mind this was back in early 2007 and they had all the time in the world to sell even 25 prints a year at £75.
I guess they dont understand the concept of a limited edition print. The prices are £75 and will increase to £100 per print later this year. The prices will not go down. As time goes by and all prints are sold the price will increase.
If anyone does some research into what a limited edition print is that has been signed they will soon realise its not just a photograph. This is an image that represents many things to many people whether they were there or not at the Goldstone on that day. The fact that its signed by Gritt and Storer ensures these prints will become very valuable historical and collectable prints.
Im more than a little surprised that the supporters club decided to lower its value and in turn lower their reward of at least £6000 down to £1000. Some would say naivety.. others stupidity. But for those who got a cheap print they will just say thanks!
If anyone cares to do some research on what a limited edition print is they will realise its its not a photograph. It has a uniqueness of the amount of prints available plus a relavence. The Last Goal has many unique qualitys.. The image, the signatures and number available.
Have a look here for an example of a print that sells from £105 to £240 dependent on the size. These are unlimited editions. Do your own research into the costs of bying limited edition photographs and you will see that £75 really is not greedy... its actually rather cheap.
And yes i am annoyed at the supporters club's naivety and most of all that they have grossly undervalued a 'product' that would have gone a very long way to giving the historical society money to acquire items of importance to the club/fans and to help towards the idea of a permanent club museum
Stewart Weir
http://23fotos.com
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Tom Hark Preston Park
Will Post For Cash
- Jul 6, 2003
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bristolseagull
Well-known member
I donated 100 prints in good faith to the supporters club and stated quite clearly that the prices were £75 each but assumed that the supporters club would reduce slighty to around £60 to its members ONLY. The stupidity of the supporters club is their fault. Im sure they would have sold them all over a period of time to make a profit FOR the historical society etc which would have been around £6000 and not £1000. Please bare in mind this was back in early 2007 and they had all the time in the world to sell even 25 prints a year at £75.
I guess they dont understand the concept of a limited edition print. The prices are £75 and will increase to £100 per print later this year. The prices will not go down. As time goes by and all prints are sold the price will increase.
If anyone does some research into what a limited edition print is that has been signed they will soon realise its not just a photograph. This is an image that represents many things to many people whether they were there or not at the Goldstone on that day. The fact that its signed by Gritt and Storer ensures these prints will become very valuable historical and collectable prints.
Im more than a little surprised that the supporters club decided to lower its value and in turn lower their reward of at least £6000 down to £1000. Some would say naivety.. others stupidity. But for those who got a cheap print they will just say thanks!
If anyone cares to do some research on what a limited edition print is they will realise its its not a photograph. It has a uniqueness of the amount of prints available plus a relavence. The Last Goal has many unique qualitys.. The image, the signatures and number available.
Have a look here for an example of a print that sells from £105 to £240 dependent on the size. These are unlimited editions. Do your own research into the costs of bying limited edition photographs and you will see that £75 really is not greedy... its actually rather cheap.
And yes i am annoyed at the supporters club's naivety and most of all that they have grossly undervalued a 'product' that would have gone a very long way to giving the historical society money to acquire items of importance to the club/fans and to help towards the idea of a permanent club museum
Stewart Weir
http://23fotos.com
Perhaps you should share some of your profit from the re-sale with the club then....
stewart weir
New member
- Dec 14, 2006
- 23
o did
I gave the club 950 copies of More Than Ninety Minutes books and they sold them for £19.95. I gave the Supporters club 100 prints and they gave them away for £5 instead of at least £60..
So why should i share the profit with the club? Why dont you share some of your income with them?
Stewart Weir
http://23fotos.com
I gave the club 950 copies of More Than Ninety Minutes books and they sold them for £19.95. I gave the Supporters club 100 prints and they gave them away for £5 instead of at least £60..
So why should i share the profit with the club? Why dont you share some of your income with them?
Stewart Weir
http://23fotos.com
Stewart. Just a friendly question. Did you speak to the board owner (Bozza) before you posted your thread a few days ago encouraging people to buy the prints?
If the prints for the Collector's Society were a GIFT, in lieu of a previously-agreed donation, what does it matter that the Society CHOSE to sell them for a tenner?
brighton bluenose
Well-known member
It might not matter in the grand scheme of things - war, earthquakes, famine etc etc - but in terms of selling them off at five or six times what they were/ are worth it seems remarkably short-sighted to me!
The Great Cornholio
New member
Especially as the Supporters club seemed quite prescient in this matter as the £75 ones are still not selling 2 and a half years on. I am very happy with mine and would have paid £20 tops (Considering I got a framed signed Peter Ward photo for £35) but limited edition or not, there is no way I would pay £75 and then be expected to trawl around trying to find a shop that sells decent A3 frames (not easy, I can assure you).
Stewart has obviously found some people to pay £75 but expecting to find 500 Albion supporters to willing to pay that much seems a trifle amitious to me. I'm not sure my framed, signed, limited edition print of a painting of the Goldstone by Kevin Fletcher cost much more than that so there is no way I would pay that much for an unframed print of a black and white photograph. I'm sure people do pay big money for unframed photo prints in London galleries but I'm guessing their customers aren't the regulars on here.
I do not know where you live but if you live in Sussex you do not have to go very far to find a framing shop.
The Great Cornholio
New member
I said buy - not make. I am not spending a fortune to frame a £10 print. Many shops sell prebuilt frames for under £10. Very few sell them in A3 size.
I take my oil paintings to framing shops - I put cardboard prints of black and white into sub £10 frames.