Just how "Limited" will the 'Book of the Dead' be ?

[Fever Dawg]

The new Anchor Bay 'Book of the Dead' Limited edition of Evil Dead comes out next month. Does anybody if it really will be a limited edition ? Or is it just a gimmick ? Know any figures ?

[Ono]

Gimmick.

[nc]

I heard thats it's not numbered, but will only be available for a limited time. I know that's what's happening with the r1, but I'm not certain this'll happen with the r2. Maybe someone could confirm this?

[Tob]

I saw someone selling it on Ebay ("it will be ready to ship by 5th march") and the bidding was up to £30!!! There are some proper mugs about these days.

[Jimmyboy]

Yeah,
there isnt a set number available. Instead the book edition will be pulled off the shelve on a set date.

[arkham]

y is the R1 2 disk and the R2 2 disk?

[dtsrules]

A bit off topic but wasn't Halloween R2 supposed to be Limited to 10.000

I've seen more than that traded on the classifieds here :D

[Dear Mr Echo]

There must be a finite number produced and I seriously doubt unsold copies will be pulled off the shelf on a certain date - there is no economic sense in that. I suspect they'll remain available until sold (duh!) but orders for new stock of the BoD edition will cease after a certain date. It kind of gives the urgency for people to rush to buy it without limiting the number Anchor Bay can sell within a specified period. So "for a limited time" doesn't necessarily mean that it will end up being that scarce. That's what I think anyway:)

So yes... gimmick!

Andrew

[Jimmyboy]

Originally posted by Dear Mr Echo
There must be a finite number produced and I seriously doubt unsold copies will be pulled off the shelf on a certain date - there is no economic sense in that.

Andrew
I meant that production would stop on a set date,
not that they would be taken off the shop shelf on a set date.

[f_drew]

Originally posted by dtsrules
A bit off topic but wasn't Halloween R2 supposed to be Limited to 10.000
The R2 is NOT limited. The R1 version was.

Originally posted by arkham
y is the R1 2 disk and the R2 2 disk?
Neither R2 or R1 is two disc (just a misunderstanding with some retailers).

[Napoleon]

It sounds remarkably like Disney's modus operandi :rolleyes:

[Narshty]

Don't forget the "Special Limited Edition" of Saving Private Ryan, either. :rolleyes:

[SShaw]

Is the R2 disc identical to the R2 disc released last year? The reason I ask is because in Anchor Bays advertisement currently doing the rounds the disc is shown, and while it has a different picture printed on the disc when compared with the previous release the catalogue number is identical (ABD4001) - I guess I need to get out more :).

Scott

[Chyna Tsui]

Originally posted by Jimmyboy
Yeah,
there isnt a set number available. Instead the book edition will be pulled off the shelve on a set date.


That set date being when everybody who wanted has bought it.