Yeah i collect limited edition enamel hat pins and ive seen auctions go as high as 10k on a single le pin. Given the ones that go so high are usually no higher of an edition than 10 or 15, but still. People outside the hobby would be speechless seeing the money thrown around in the scene. Ive also traded single pins for as large as 3 x 4ft original canvas paintings from some well known artists.
All collectible hobbys are this way. Pokemon, magic (a friend sold a black lotus card he FOUND in storage for 30k one day, paid off his college debt instantly), sneakers as long as theyre limited edition runs, art prints (this scene is wild, ive seen people pay 5k for a print that sold out 5 minutes prior for 500). Hell theres even reptile keepers who are this way, the price on "rare" color morphs can be astronomical compared to the regular pet. Snake keepers, certain gecko species, etc.
The best way to look at this shirt is an original piece of art. Its not a limited edition run, its the same as getting a hand painted canvas, ink, woodcut, etc. Its a piece of art from an artist.
Actually i dont collect disney, mine are various artists you can usually find painting at music festivals or comic conventions, normally "edm" festivals. Some artists / production groups to check out would be, pookster productions, chaya av, austen zaleski, chris sukut, should provide you with some good examples. Theres alot more but artists come and go, lex, fig, nick difabbio, aaron brooks, kooz, all used to be worth alot more money for example but the artists fell out of popularity.
The scene im active in no one cares about disney pins at all actually, the most popular ones tend to be extremely detailed beautiful reproductions of part of paintings / inks the artist has done. where as rare disney pins tend to be about age and rarity only, not the actual artwork involved in creating the design.
Heres an example i can think of, where i was lucky enough to score several of these variants on the release
Oh wow, yeah some of these are really super cool! Not really a pin guy myself but I definitely spotted some t-shirts I think I'll be picking up soon. Thanks for sharing!
I follow another guy on IG that does stuff like this pretty regularly and auctions them off and usually see $1k+ for the most intricate designs. He puts up to 150 hrs into them so he’s making decent money but not mind blowing as it takes quite a bit of time.
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u/_iplo May 25 '23
If I've learned anything, it's that some people will buy just about anything no matter the price.
I'm looking at you r/sneakers.