Melvins 12/30

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

Lonestar's a great site, but sometimes their autographed posters are a tad expensive.

You say tad, I say 'wholly moley it's a frikkin rip off'

[RichieGoodtimes]

I say if you're gonna bitch about it then don't buy useless luxury items.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

I say if you're gonna bitch about it then don't buy useless luxury items.

$200 is a rip off for a poster signed with all living members.  Stop being such a crybaby.  Since when were you opposed to people voicing their opinions?  If he sells it, cool, if he doesn't sell it, that's alright.

[RichieGoodtimes]

Crybaby? What the fuck are you talking about?

I call a spade a spade and I'm a crybaby?

If you don't wanna pay $200 bucks for a nonessential, useless, luxury item...then don't.

All these posters are fucking worthless anyways. Once I finish one it's done and thats it. I don't give a fuck what happens to them. Once someone attaches a monetary value to them...they instantly become worthless. There's gonna be a lot of bummed dumbass collectors with stacks of worthless paper in the near future.

[glen]

Crybaby? What the fuck are you talking about?

I call a spade a spade and I'm a crybaby?

If you don't wanna pay $200 bucks for a nonessential, useless, luxury item...then don't.

All these posters are fucking worthless anyways. Once I finish one it's done and thats it. I don't give a fuck what happens to them. Once someone attaches a monetary value to them...they instantly become worthless. There's gonna be a lot of bummed dumbass collectors with stacks of worthless paper in the near future.

by this post I assume you get paid upfront and have no involvement in profits based on consumer sales.
in other words...  once you made it you got your money and you don't give two fucks if one or one hundred sell.
I would think for simple exposure and name recognition you'd want them to spread far and wide though.

I don't know about that "worthless stacks of paper" thing though rich, these posters go for over face value on ebay everyday.
sometimes as much as $200!   

[Idlehanz]

I can't say why you would think that.  I paid my hard earned money for your poster to hang on my wall.  To me, these posters aren't worthless paper.  They are great art, from great artists, for a great band.  For myself and  alot of others, they are far from worthless.

[spunkmonkey]

I've bought from lonestar a couple of times, and I give them a thumbs up.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

I've bought from lonestar a couple of times, and I give them a thumbs up.

The guy that runs it is eccentric.

[FartLips]

i got mine for free. bought the walsby though. but its a little rarer than most.

[RichieGoodtimes]

I say what I say because if you enjoy owning it then that's great. That's the only true value it has. People who are somehow 'investing' in rock posters are gonna be bummed. Very few will retain any value

And...I personally don't make any money off doing posters. I don't ask for any money and I don't sell them on my own. I have other more lucrative ways to make money. I make posters for bands that I like because I enjoy it. I have fucking stacks of old posters that I've done just sitting here. The high is over for me after I've finished creating it. Once I've sent the files off to the printer...the thrill is gone.

I did that crazy expensive San Diego Melvins poster as a big fuck you to other poster artists. It was supposed to be a 'look what I did and you didn't!' The only thing that went wrong was that they didn't make it to the show. It was out of my control at the time, but I still take responsibility for that.

[glen]

so you don't get paid to make posters?   does ANY artist?   I would imagine kozik isn't pumping out showbills for free.

[Smellis]

I can't say why you would think that.  I paid my hard earned money for your poster to hang on my wall.  To me, these posters aren't worthless paper.  They are great art, from great artists, for a great band.  For myself and  alot of others, they are far from worthless.

YEAH, what he said. Richie's posters are great, I would hope you make a little $$ from them but it's really not my business. People are going to buy shit that they like, who cares how much they pay it's up to the individual if you want to shell out the dough or not. Personally I can't afford $200.00 for  a poster but some people can so fuck it.

[FartLips]

he's pulling your leg, you know he's making mad cash.

[bUTTHOLEmAN]

he's pulling your leg, you know he's making mad cash.

No kidding!  Have you seen rent prices in San Francisco??