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Your last sentence isn't very fair.
As Max said "...The retail price of the Signed Edition was no higher ($259) than the unsigned..."
Even if it cost more than the unsigned edition you could ask the same question about any special edition of anything. Why do people pay anything at all for the Hummel dealer statues? They're just for dealers, but non dealers buy them. It's because they're special, if you like Hummels.
Or, for something with real value, how about the first printing of Aerosmith's first album, (in vinyl not CD)? The cover art had an orange background. The following printings had a blue background. Aerosmith fans might pay more for the first printing copy than they would pay for second printing copy. I suppose the discussion could get to the level of asking why anyone pays anything for anything.
Anyway, I don't think that your last sentence was very fair to Max.
Even if it cost more than the unsigned edition you could ask the same question about any special edition of anything. Why do people pay anything at all for the Hummel dealer statues? They're just for dealers, but non dealers buy them. It's because they're special, if you like Hummels.
Or, for something with real value, how about the first printing of Aerosmith's first album, (in vinyl not CD)? The cover art had an orange background. The following printings had a blue background. Aerosmith fans might pay more for the first printing copy than they would pay for second printing copy. I suppose the discussion could get to the level of asking why anyone pays anything for anything.
Anyway, I don't think that your last sentence was very fair to Max.
Posted by stress junkie
Updated - 5th Feb 2007
