Rodrigo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Jimmy Page is releasing £1,600 signed photo prints of his guitars.https://www.genesis-publications.com/print/jimmypageprints/jimmy-page-the-anthology-portfolio If only I was a millionaire... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 I got the e-mail from Genesis, I didn't check the price. Think I'll pass. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Short of dosh is he? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xolo1974 Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 WTF. Ridiculous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Hey you can save 100pounds if you buy the unframed version. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chillumpuffer Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 If he sold ALL of these to anyone who has no sense whatsoever, it comes to this: 4 Pictures x 75 @ £1600 each ( OK let's assume the framed pictures are sold) £480,000 quid. OK I understand he has to sign them, which must have interrupted his game of Scrabble or whatever he gets up to with his missus for a while. Frame them and print them but...…….??? Beats working eh man? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 Hell, no. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bluecongo Posted July 10, 2020 Share Posted July 10, 2020 This is chump change for Jimmy, maybe he’ll realize 100k from it, that’ll cover his gardening fees for Tower House this year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom kid Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Page doesn't owe anybody anything but it makes me sad that his peers are still creating and playing music while he does stuff like this. I suppose at least he's stopped with the comments about a solo album. Seems he's not even kidding himself anymore on that front... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strider Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 Untouched in years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luvlz2 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 3 hours ago, tom kid said: Page doesn't owe anybody anything but it makes me sad that his peers are still creating and playing music while he does stuff like this. I suppose at least he's stopped with the comments about a solo album. Seems he's not even kidding himself anymore on that front... +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
the-ocean87 Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 He can sell what he wants. But we are free to critizice this. Most critics like me are simply sad he doesn't release anything substantial. This is surely money-grab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JTM Posted July 11, 2020 Share Posted July 11, 2020 It would not surprise me if Genesis publications touted the idea for these limited edition prints. Expensive they may be but they will sell out. The target demographic is mainly the older, wealthier "fan" possibly retired, out to spend/invest their money on things that will increase in value. Things their kids can sell because there won't be much left when the care homes get their hands on their houses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gazza59 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I'm thinking of buying one. I've probably spent more total money on bootlegs and collectibles of less significance. High quality prints and art reproductions often sell for much more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rm2551 Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 On 7/11/2020 at 12:58 AM, chillumpuffer said: If he sold ALL of these to anyone who has no sense whatsoever, it comes to this: 4 Pictures x 75 @ £1600 each ( OK let's assume the framed pictures are sold) £480,000 quid. OK I understand he has to sign them, which must have interrupted his game of Scrabble or whatever he gets up to with his missus for a while. Frame them and print them but...…….??? Beats working eh man? One can only hope that money goes into a project to release some of the live stuff he has on tape. With current technology - and as has been proven even in this forum by clever remasters and fan releases, a LOT is possible. So good luck to him banking the coin. I just hope it goes into developing something with actual MUSIC. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brigante Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 (edited) Surely Jimmy doesn't need to flog anything to raise income for owt, though - he's got more than enough rolling in to cover anything he'll ever need, no? Stuff like this makes me glad I don't have the Collector Gene - it must drive collectors mental knowing that stuff like this is out there but it's out of their grasp. People should do what they want with their own money but, frankly, anyone who'll spend 1600 quid on a photo deserves to spend 1600 quid on a photo... Edited July 12, 2020 by Brigante Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted July 12, 2020 Share Posted July 12, 2020 I went back and looked at the photos again. The only one I'd be interested in would be the 1973 set up. Upon closer inspection, I love seeing how weathered the cabinets are. But for 1,600 pounds - no way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 He’s sold so many autographed things now, and will probably continue to do so that I believe he’s devaluing them. I bought two Led Zeppelin 4 signed prints around 2002, before he started selling polo shirts and signed anything-he-could-find-lying-around I’m starting to think I shouldn’t have bothered. Maybe he should get a shop and just sell signed stuff for the rest of his days. It all seems quite tawdry to me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snickybomb Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 (edited) Oh, man. Imagine being able to make that much money just by signing your name. Must be nice. If I was going to do it, it would be the dragon tele and bow. Edited July 14, 2020 by Snickybomb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Only Way To Fly Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 hours ago, jsj said: I bought two Led Zeppelin 4 signed prints around 2002, before he started selling polo shirts and signed anything-he-could-find-lying-around I’m starting to think I shouldn’t have bothered. Totally disagree - those are great prints/posters. I wish I had one myself, so don't regret getting one. They're really cool and limited in number. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 4 hours ago, The Only Way To Fly said: Totally disagree - those are great prints/posters. I wish I had one myself, so don't regret getting one. They're really cool and limited in number. You’re probably right. They sell for more than double the price I paid for them now. My plan was to sell one when they reached this price, so effectively getting one for free. I paid £750 framed each, now they’re £1500+. I’ll do so when the gallery sell the last one and they’ve increased the price more But a signed photo for £1600? To buy all four of these signed photos will cost £6400! It’s nuts. No one on this forum, so far, seems to think it’s a good thing. What was the price of a signed J.P. book, however many years ago it was? At least that had substance to it. Now it’s all just cashing in, and he has a very high rating of his own signature’s worth. Seemingly higher than most of us on here agree with Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jsj Posted July 14, 2020 Share Posted July 14, 2020 I remember SAJ commenting something like -some of us want a Jaguar, not a Ford- when the first signed Page luxury edition book was released, ten years ago? and some forum commenters wondered why it was better to buy that instead of the unsigned plain version. Which was fair enough at that time Now it seems Page is signing Fords and passing them off as Jaguars Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted July 19, 2020 Author Share Posted July 19, 2020 MSG '73 SOLD OUT. Call me a fool, but if I had the money, I'd buy all four of them. Or at least the '73 MSG. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SilverVishnu Posted July 20, 2020 Share Posted July 20, 2020 (edited) Personally I'm in the boat where 1600 quid for a print with a signature on it is just crass. But I'm not under the illusion that it's too highly priced for the market (if it sells, it sells). If, say, I had a few hundred k in the bank instead of bugger all, to buy anything I liked that will probably not lose its value would make sense. A signed JP print showing a snapshot of his legacy? Even better. Fuck it, if I have enough money I'll buy them all and create an artificial scarcity to drive up the price. To a very rich bloke, paying £200k for a Lamborghini is not unlike most of us spending 40 quid for food in a nice restaurant. Not something you can do every day or week but no big financial impact. If there wasn't such growing wealth inequality as there is, maybe there wouldn't be so many people willing to pay for this sort of stuff. £1600 could buy me a very nice new or used Les Paul or Tele. Fancy that, a whole premium guitar for the price of a photo print with some bloke's pen scribble on it! But what I'm saying is that if I had a few hundred thousand or more in the bank, the price of these prints wouldn't really have much of a financial impact. What is to most people in England a full month's net wages (or more) is to some a day's or even an hour's pay. Edited July 20, 2020 by SilverVishnu Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rodrigo Posted July 20, 2020 Author Share Posted July 20, 2020 1 hour ago, SilverVishnu said: What is to most people in England a full month's net wages (or more) Lucky bastards! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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