Tiptonium said:
A better deal for the fans might have been to offer the entire art pack for $99 without having to buy games.
That will never happen, as $99 would be well below my cost. The current price bumps are merely to
help offset the outrageous production costs of these artworks. My original reply from SNKP was that my request is impossible, as the costs to design and print a limited supply of new inserts and stickers would be too cost prohibitive.
I still requested a quote and I spoke on the phone with my contact, who I have been working with since the very beginning, and he told me the price and then laughed. Naturally, he expected me to laugh with him because of the big number, but instead I said I accept! “I will gladly send SNK xx,xxx.xx USD for these printed materials.” Of course from any other business perspective in the game industry, this wouldn’t make any sense at all, but this is the Neo-Geo.
rarebucky said:
EVERYONE, this is VERY simple - if everyone believes this is bullshit (which I think many of us do), then DON'T PURCHASE THESE!!! It's that simple. Maybe then Shawn will be forced to part off these art packs separately. Remember, this hobby is all market driven, so if the market says "no", he will have to find a different way to sell these. He probably bought these from SNKP for like $5 apiece
Today is the busiest day in the history of the NeoStore, and this new record was already reached as of 8:00 AM this morning. FYI, orders for the classic bundles did not even open until 2:00 AM.
I would like to thank everyone for their strong support in ordering a piece of history in the making. We will make our best efforts to package these orders extremely well and without mistakes. I’m confident that 99.9% of the new owners will be more than satisfied with their classic bundles and I look forward to reading the feedback when it surfaces.