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Kevin Lewis

3 Years Ago

Art Numbering

How do you limit sales of an art print and/or number them?

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Abbie Shores

3 Years Ago

You cannot number them.

You may stop selling them by removing all markups. Not leaving a zero, or even a space

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Mike Savad

3 Years Ago

because these are ink jet prints that don't have your actual name, no number, no letter of authenticity, something you didn't physically inspect yourself, you can't really sell it as a limited edition and it won't help you sell it that way either.

so like adding that little number in the corner you added won't help you sell it, and selling it as every single product usually annoys customers if you are trying for a limited edition. in the end if you remove it after a certain amount of time, it will confuse people.


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Susan Maxwell Schmidt

3 Years Ago

But what you can do is have them sent to you first, number them and then send them on to the buyers. You can use the "Original for Sale" notice here and explain in your description that you have unframed limited edition prints for sale and to contact you directly for pricing.

 

Marian Lessa Lawrence

3 Years Ago

I am not certain I understand the question. Once you declare the number of prints, it is over. The edition is not unlimited so the number of prints you run in an edition defines the beginning and the end. Of course you can withold a portion of the edition for selling at at a later date. Did I understand what you are asking? Marian Lessa Lawrence

 

Marian Lessa Lawrence

3 Years Ago

Oops, I guess I misunderstood your question. I thought you were referring to an edition of prints you personally were running, i.e., as in lithos or etchings. In that situation you are the master and you declare the size of the edition based on the quality of your stone or plate. Kindly disregard my previous response because it is unrelated to what you described after all. So sorry to have intruded with invalid response. Marian Lessa Lawrence

 

Susan Maxwell Schmidt

3 Years Ago

You're not entirely wrong Marian, I was assuming that these were signed limited edition prints he wanted to run but neglected to say that. My bad.

 

Abbie Shores

3 Years Ago

You cannot sell prints you’re doing yourself. We are a print on demand site so that would not work

 

Floyd Snyder

3 Years Ago

What we are selling here is open edition, fine art reproductions, not limited editions. We are in the decorator art business.

But Susan is correct.

You can have them printed by FAA, sent to you to be signed and numbered, and then list them for sale like they are originals. But you have to make sure you explain to the buyers that they are NOT originals but limited edition prints. But I don't recommend it. It is going to be very expensive to do it that way vs alternative methods.

You can't price the prints if you are going to sell them as limited editions because the site is open 24/7 and you would have no way of controlling if one sold.

I am a dealer for several publishers that do Limited Editions and I sell them here all the time. Well, maybe not all the time but one or two a month on average.

Here is an example:
https://fasgallerycom.pixels.com/featured/horse-whisperer-nancy-cawdrey.html

 

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