[quote=""Thranduil""]Unlimited version of production run 10,000 @ $150 = 1.5 Million
LE version run 5000 @ ??$350 = 1.75 Million.
MC version run 2000 @ ??$700 = 1.4 Million.
MSSC version 15 @ $6500 = $97.500 Is this sad or what?
So take out the fees and Peter Lyon gets screwed.[/quote]
Again, you can't compare money made on customs opposed to production
pieces. MSSC is made by one man, others are made by teams, factories, etc.
Completely different kind of business.
Besides, Peter Lyon is employed at Weta Workshop, full-time. I can't be sure
how it all goes, but my guess would be that he's paid by an hour, not by a
sword. And these swords do not belong to him, but to Weta.
[quote=""Thranduil""]Peter Lyon could do a larger run and make more money, but obviously his other commitments also fall into it and play a factor in the decision; How many, or not at all?[/quote]
Again, I'm not sure if he's getting bonuses of some sort. Perhaps there's no
difference in his paychecks whether he's crafting MSSC piece or screen-used
prop. It's all his job.
[quote=""Thranduil""]At the other end of the spectrum we have N2darkness, who already has the first three and I'll bet is first in line for Sting MSSC.
If N2 pulls that off he then has a different kind of rare. One of very few (if any) Complete Set of Sting. Ouch
[/quote]
I don't understand this. "First three" of what? MSSC swords? (I didn't know
that!)
Or "first three" Stings? But (Noble Collection version excluded), there are two
versions of Sting: unlimited and MC. And it's practically the same thing; not to
mention that when you upgrade it to MC, unlimited becomes practically
worthless.
You got me confused here!