yes, don't so it. I bought a poster in 2011 only because i liked the way it looked. Now have 4 Wrigley prints at the framer and 4 more posters coming in the mail. :fp: $'s invested are getting up there.
from what i've figured:
Show editions are just that. Sold at the show.(remaining unsold stock or reserved stock is sold on 10C at some point after the show)
Signed/ numbered A/P's editions are sold on the artists web site (or 10C) at some point after the show.
Limited variants have been randomly distributed at the shows (not always)
Signed / numbered variants have been sold on the artist's sites as well.
If you didn't get lucky and get a variant or A/P that you want... make due ( :fp: )... with a show addition. Unless you want to pay big $$'s to a flipper wait a few months or years. Prices often come down.
My take anyway.
IF NOTHING IS EVERYTHING, I'LL HAVE IT ALL.
Vancouver 2003
EV Vancouver 2008
Winnipeg & Saskatoon 2011
Wrigley July 2013
Vancouver & Seattle 2013
Tulsa, Lincoln & St. Paul 2014
Mexico City 2015
Quebec City, Ottawa, Wrigley 1 & 2 2016
Seattle TOTD 1 & 2 2016 London 1, Cancelled / Boarderline, Missoula, Wrigley 1 & 2 2018 Ohana 2019
I found this through a quick google search.
"What is an artist's proof, or what does A/P mean?
A small group of prints set aside from an edition for an artist's or printer's use. Typically some of the first prints pulled from a limited edition of prints are marked as an A.P. and [sometimes] left unnumbered. Artist's proofs generally draw a higher price than other impressions."
This explains what an actual A/P is, however alot of Artist Edition (A/E) prints are described as A/P's when sold on Ebay or other places. While A/E's usually cost a bit more than the show editions because they are from a limited run and signed and numbered by the artist, a genuine A/P usually sells for a fair bit more than an A/E.
If you are looking to buy something that is described as and A/P I would make sure it is marked A/P on the print before I would pay anything above the marked value for the A/E.
I'm no expert but I do collect gig posters and am happy to be corrected if any thing I have said is wrong.
Hope this helps.
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Posters are an addiction ..... Just Say No
from what i've figured:
Show editions are just that. Sold at the show.(remaining unsold stock or reserved stock is sold on 10C at some point after the show)
Signed/ numbered A/P's editions are sold on the artists web site (or 10C) at some point after the show.
Limited variants have been randomly distributed at the shows (not always)
Signed / numbered variants have been sold on the artist's sites as well.
If you didn't get lucky and get a variant or A/P that you want... make due ( :fp: )... with a show addition.
My take anyway.
Vancouver 2003
EV Vancouver 2008
Winnipeg & Saskatoon 2011
Wrigley July 2013
Vancouver & Seattle 2013
Tulsa, Lincoln & St. Paul 2014
Mexico City 2015
Quebec City, Ottawa, Wrigley 1 & 2 2016
Seattle TOTD 1 & 2 2016
London 1, Cancelled / Boarderline, Missoula, Wrigley 1 & 2 2018
Ohana 2019
"What is an artist's proof, or what does A/P mean?
A small group of prints set aside from an edition for an artist's or printer's use. Typically some of the first prints pulled from a limited edition of prints are marked as an A.P. and [sometimes] left unnumbered. Artist's proofs generally draw a higher price than other impressions."
This explains what an actual A/P is, however alot of Artist Edition (A/E) prints are described as A/P's when sold on Ebay or other places. While A/E's usually cost a bit more than the show editions because they are from a limited run and signed and numbered by the artist, a genuine A/P usually sells for a fair bit more than an A/E.
If you are looking to buy something that is described as and A/P I would make sure it is marked A/P on the print before I would pay anything above the marked value for the A/E.
I'm no expert but I do collect gig posters and am happy to be corrected if any thing I have said is wrong.
Hope this helps.