all framed all up in my apartment...... count is at 32 with two more on the way.
You almost have more framed posters than posts!
You must have a HUGE apartment! Or you framed all Mini's...
not mini's they have taken the place over, I don't collect for money...... Started off with the 14 shows I've been but I just hang them as art. They make me happy.
The most popular answer to this question has not been stated yet, understandably. They collect posters to make a profit. The same reason somebody collects rare books, cards, comics, coins etc. Have any of you seen how much these things go for on ebay? There is definately a market for them, and money is being made. Sure, some people might hang a poster in their house (to later sell), and not everyone re-sells their shit, many will be taken to the grave with them so to speak, but the majority of serious collectors do eventually sell their posters for profit.
I don't own a single poster, but I do have some cd's etc I will later sell. On another note, how fans get wrapped into this band because of their personal collections, rather than the music, is another topic for another day.
I was kinda wondering this, but I'm not sure i totally agree with you. I'm sure there are some people that are in it for the money, but dont you all just love the band firstly?
For instance, I collected baseball cards thinking they would all be worth more money one day, but I never sold a single one, and I dont plan on it. I feel my collection became too personal to sell, so I hope I can pass them along to some kids one day.
I can only speak for myself, but I appreciate the art and the band more than anything. I don't really plan on ever selling anything I have b/c the only reason I have it is b/c I love it or b/c it's personal... but if I were to sell anything, I wouldn't go after every last penny like a lot of people do... the art deserves to be shared, not whored.
Well when i compare myself to other friends I dont feel that obsessed though to many I definitely am.. LOL
I only collect the posters for the shows I've been to, well there is a few exceptions, like the Dusseldorf and Salt Lake City (and still looking for a Kenyon Hall), but other than that its just the posters for the shows i've been to even when I dont necessarily like all of them, I guess it's more like a memento to me
"Without the album covers, where do you clean your pot?" - EV
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Sorry I'm quiet. I read alot on here though.
not mini's they have taken the place over, I don't collect for money...... Started off with the 14 shows I've been but I just hang them as art. They make me happy.
I can only speak for myself, but I appreciate the art and the band more than anything. I don't really plan on ever selling anything I have b/c the only reason I have it is b/c I love it or b/c it's personal... but if I were to sell anything, I wouldn't go after every last penny like a lot of people do... the art deserves to be shared, not whored.
I only collect the posters for the shows I've been to, well there is a few exceptions, like the Dusseldorf and Salt Lake City (and still looking for a Kenyon Hall), but other than that its just the posters for the shows i've been to even when I dont necessarily like all of them, I guess it's more like a memento to me
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