QuoteQuote: "I can understand not wanting to go back & reissue \'old\' stuff, when, I\'m sure he\'s got some new stuff he\'s wanting to put out."
I know that VM has been an actor for quite some time, however and with all respect to him, I don\'t think the public acclaim/attention prior to LOR was as intense as it is now.
Consequently the public thirst for "all things Viggo" has increased and that includes the search for the now out of print CD\'s.
I know , as a consumer, that I did not realize the full scope of his talent until LOR. Nor did I investigate his other facets , such as poet, artist, musician, prior to that movie. I learned he was an artist, poet, musician, by chance and that intrigued me , so I investigated and discovered Perceval press. It was then that I made my first purchase; "Sign Language". And I was hooked.
While it is necessary to grow as an artist and quite frankly inevitable, in this case and in my humble opinion, I think re~issue of his prior work would be a good thing. Those who are new fans of his acting would find themselves compelled to be fans of his other talents as well, if they could but access the large catalog of that which is no longer in print.
A re~issue would prohibit those who sell out of print titles from making a fortune on his work. Work that he see\'s no percentage from, no royalties, nothing!
An example is a title such as , "The Other Parade" , sold for $10. originally and now sell\'s for as much as $135. on Ebay. ( I know, I bid on this title before my piggy bank begged me to back off.)
It\'s gone so far in the abuse of auctioning all things Viggo, that "PandemoniumfromAmerica", is advertised by sellers on Ebay as , "Rare", and the bidding starts at the current cover price of $10.00 , but has sold for as much as $75! (And that\'s just one example of a low final bid on that title! It\'s sold for over $100. in some cases.)
I donated two Viggo titles to my local public library; "Sign Language" and "Coincidence of Memory", because....well, I actually can\'t put into words, that which poetry such as this communicates. "Amazing", "heart felt", etc... just seem\'s hollow in the face of what brings life to his words. However, given the current market for Viggo Mortensen\'s work, I wonder how long those titles will remain in the catalog considering someone can check them out and auction them off for at least three times their cover price!
A library penalty for not returning these books would be a small price to pay , given the bank someone could manage in feeding the appetite of buyers on auction sites.
That is so unfair to fan\'s who may not know about Perceval Press, so as to avoid the rip off and false advertising. Not to mention the effect the out of print titles have on bank accounts of people that seek out the message at an incredibly hefty price.
Just a thought.
Blessings and Peace,
Totally agree with you there Ocean!
many times have i been on [glb]Ebay[/glb] and seen Viggo\'s stuff selling for extortionate amounts of money!
Sometimes i feel like emailing the potential buyers and telling them they can get it a lot cheaper direct from Percival Press or Travis, it gets me so mad
that people actually buy it as well for that price!!
