Post #145896 by Tiki Matt on Thu, Mar 10, 2005 12:16 PM

On 2005-03-10 11:31, Rorysm wrote:
It's just a way to artificially raise demand and price. It makes us think "wow, I can be one of only 250 to own one" and that coupled with "i won't be able to get one if i don't act quick" is enought to quickly sell out--thus the company doesn't have to worry about marketing mugs once they're no longer new or storing them. It also helps divert us from the fact the mugs cost $25. But of course, we're suckers and we'll pay it because it's worth it to us. Also, as long as the companies make money they continue to make cool stuff so we benifit anyway.

I think you are way off base here. Since I think we are talking about the Black Skull Mug and the Drei Moai, let's use them as an example. As we all know, Tiki Farm is the major player here. If you take a look at the post regarding the new products that Tiki Farm is putting out this year (did a search, couldn't find it), you'd see they have some really cool stuff in the works that will be available to the masses. I believe these are not limited editions. The limited edition mugs are geared toward the collector, like me. Do I have a bunch of mass marketed mugs? No. But I do have the limited edition and bar/restaurant/event specific mugs. As a collector, I revere these because of what they are - rare. I know that the Drei Moai, which I picked up yesterday, is only in the hands of 250 people in the world, which is pretty cool.