Charlie Cramer has kindly consented to let me share the details of the Print Offer just past. Here are the totals: There were 335 orders; 247 were for a single "Aspen," one was for two, and one was for three. There were 21 orders for a single "Canyon" and 65 orders for both prints, making a total of 317 "Aspen" and 86 "Canyon" and a grand total of 403 prints ordered.
Incidentally, "Aspen" was Charlie's pick, and "Canyon" was mine, proving that he knows his audience and his fans better than I do! (I'll probably frame "Canyon" for myself, however.)
Almost exactly 1/4th of the orders were from international buyers, which is right in line with our norm. This sale was popular with readers in Canada and Australia, a little less popular than usual with readers in Great Britian (although there were a healthy number of orders from there). There were buyers from many different countries, including Spain, Japan, India, the Philippines, and a number from Scandinavia (Finland too, although I don't know whether that's considered part of Scandinavia or not).
If I may, I'd like to thank Charlie for this, too. He's been great to work with.
We'll let everyone know when all the prints have shipped, which should be a few weeks from now, and that will be the next and last notice about this sale. Thanks again to everyone who participated. These really are unusually beautiful examples of the printmaker's art, as those who purchased them are discovering. If you haven't received yours yet, you have a treat in store for you.
Mike
UPDATE: I don't know how I managed to write this post leaving crucial information out, but we are shooting for a six-week timeframe for completing the deliveries. That puts the last mailing right at the beginning of April, and if you're in a different country you'll need to allow for whatever transit time is typical for you from the U.S.
As I said above, I'll announce when the last print has been shipped. If it also wasn't clear from the above, this sale was much more popular than expected, which means there is a great deal of work to do to get all the orders fulfilled. Rest assured, we're working on it—please be patient!
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$70k or so not including shipping and handling.... Nice job.
Posted by: Tom | Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 06:14 PM
Finland is not geographically part of Scandinavia - only Sweden, Norway and Denmark are. The most correct term would be "Nordic countries," which includes Finland and Iceland.
Politically Finland (and Iceland) are part of Scandinavia due to their similar political systems (read: universal healthcare financed by unsustainable and crippling taxation - yes, I'm Finnish).
But nobody cares about the distinction, not even in Scandinavia: Nordics and Scandinavia are used interchangeably.
Posted by: Ahem | Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 07:09 PM
My Finnish (though Swedish speaking) friends are adamant that Finland is not part of Scandinavia, but is a Nordic country. If in doubt, Nordic refers to Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland, at least when speaking with a Finn :-).
Cheers,
Daniel.
Posted by: Daniel | Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 07:30 PM
I'm looking forward to framing and hanging the prints I purchased. Love them and really thank Charlie for his work, and Mike for another amazing sale of images that I will have on my wall.
Posted by: -- M. | Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 09:41 PM
Can't say I'm surprised at how many prints of "Aspen" were sold. One quick look at the photo online, even in it's small web size and it really drew me in for minutes on end. That told me that it was going to be a winner- and it was.
Pascal
Posted by: Pascal Sauvé | Sunday, 27 February 2011 at 09:54 PM
Finland?
Belongs to Scandinavia!
Good neighbours.
Except when they beat us at ice-hockey.
Johan,
From Sweden
Posted by: Johan | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 12:22 AM
Finland as part of Scandinavia? Strictly geographically - no. In Scandinavia we tend to use the term "North" or "Nordic countries", which includes Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland and Iceland. But English usage of the word Scandinavia often includes Finland, so your'e alright.
Posted by: Erik Petersson | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 12:36 AM
Finland is part of Scandinavia but we are not part of Russia as some believe. We also don't have ice bears here.
Posted by: Markus Puustinen | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 01:06 AM
In Finland we count us as part of Scandinavia - but I'm not sure how the other Scandinavian countries feel about this...
Thanks again for organizing the sale, now I'm eagerly waiting to set my eyes on the aspen print.
Posted by: Juha Haataja | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 01:18 AM
as a side observer i coudln't miss the fact that the analog one was more popular than the digita one (which stragely depicts water and stone as if it was made of steel). pardon my critics, both shots are wonderful and well done.
Posted by: tal | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 05:13 AM
Very strictly speaking - in geographical terms - northern Finland IS part of Scandinavia but Denmark isn`t.In politics,history and culture we´re all the same Skandinavian countries,the danes too!
Posted by: Markku Hakonen | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 06:35 AM
Good thing I didn't think I was being transgressively iconoclastic when I ordered "Aspens" :-) .
Posted by: David Dyer-Bennet | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 08:23 AM
I think Mr. Cramer owes you a beer Mike :)
Congrats to both of you for a successful sale, where do I sign up?
Posted by: Steve E Miller | Monday, 28 February 2011 at 10:47 AM
Film rulez!
Posted by: mani | Tuesday, 01 March 2011 at 07:58 AM
Mike;
Thanks again for your print offer. I purchased both, but almost passed up "Canyon" because I didn't find it very compelling on screen. My wife (who hadn't seen either image before I opened the box) and I were quite amazed at the colors in the "Canyon" print. We both think "Aspens" is stunning either digitally or in print, but "Canyon" really comes into itself only in print. Once again, your print offer has given me wonderful art work and something to think about.
Take care.
Greg. :^)
Posted by: Greg Harris | Tuesday, 01 March 2011 at 04:39 PM
I received my "Canyon" and "Aspens" prints today. They are both outstanding but the "Aspens" image is something really special. I am kind of an Aspen image junkie in my photo collection and the Cramer image is just amazing. The Cramer "Aspens" image reminds me of Aspen images by Christopher Burkett, but with very different, more pleasing to me, tonal qualities.
Posted by: oldsweng | Friday, 04 March 2011 at 05:13 PM
As the sole X3 "Aspens" print order person I would like to add my note of appreciation. The prints arrived yesterday and are magnificent. The image was up on my cinema display as wallpaper and two friends made similar comments - "That's the best picture you've taken yet". Crestfallen, as obviously it was not one of my images, I purchased a copy for each of them so they will live in a state of constant embarrassment at their faux pas.
Posted by: Jon Fernandes | Thursday, 17 March 2011 at 04:28 AM
Canyon arrived today. Can't wait to put it up on the wall. Just lovely.
Posted by: Tom | Friday, 18 March 2011 at 06:33 PM
My print order ("Aspens") arrived in Calgary earlier this week, and it's wonderful! It will go out for framing soon; right now my wife & I are just enjoying it as shipped. Thanks so much to Mike and Charlie for putting together another great print offer...
Posted by: Royce Howland | Sunday, 20 March 2011 at 12:22 AM