Why are Picture Frames and Matting Boards so Expensive!?!?!
Really why the hell are picture frames so expensive!?!?. Even some of the cheapest matting is more than I paid for the cost of the Mondo print that I could sell for over $600 now. Even for the cheapest materials it's $200+ to frame anything of decent size. It would probably be easier to buy a $700 60" 4K tv and just get high res images images of the prints and switch them out on there. I mean there's no way wood and glass should cost more than a tv, new game system, etc.. It's just drymounting crazy that people pay that much
- rubberneck
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Just get into vinyl figures so no framing is required.Chris217h wrote:I guess all of you art fans think the matting should be more expensive than the actual art itself. Guess I'll just buy extra limited edition prints and sell them for jacked up prices and get the frame for free lol
- halftonegraphics
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all depends how you look at it. i have $60 prints that i spent $120 to frame. i have $500 prints that i spend $350 to frame. i have $45 prints that i spent $20 to frame.
when you love a piece, you invest into it.
most of my frames are ordered via online and assembled by myself. glass/uv plexi purchased locally. mats ordered online.
when you love a piece, you invest into it.
most of my frames are ordered via online and assembled by myself. glass/uv plexi purchased locally. mats ordered online.
I broke something today, and I realized I should break something once a week.. - Warhol
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I bought and framed my TV this way.Chris217h wrote:Guess I'll just buy extra limited edition prints and sell them for jacked up prices and get the frame for free lol
wottagunn wrote:maybe not everyone buys cheap mondo prints mate
Chris217h wrote:I guess all of you art fans think the matting should be more expensive than the actual art itself. Guess I'll just buy extra limited edition prints and sell them for jacked up prices and get the frame for free lol
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