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Original Red "R"s

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Wasn't really sure where to post this so I apologize. I haven't been to this forum in quit some time.

When the Red One was first announced i pre-orded five of them. I ultimately decided against the purchase and got my deposits back. I did however receive 5 Red "R" paper weights (photo below) and was just wondering if they are worth anything or if anyone thinks they will eventually be worth something? Right now they are proudly sitting on my desk reminding me how excited I was when the Red One was first announced.

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Thanks for the responses although it seems like everyone would like me to get rid of them for one reason or another :/.

Just to clarify, i was never asked for them back and remember being told it was ok to keep them. Especially considering i laid down $6,000 for a year (give ore take) when red one was just a startup.

It seems that the current value ranges between <$.01 and $20 =) I was curious of their value but wasn't necessarily looking to sell them unless for some weird reason they were worth a lot more than the titanium they are made out of. I'm still really proud of them and wish it made financial sense at the time to actually purchase the cameras.
 
Just as an aside, this is a real names forum and I don't think your current name qualifies. I am not a moderator but just thought I'd give you a heads up. :smiley:
 
Woops, I didn't realize the rules had changed...If I recall correctly my account was transferred over from dvxuser in the beginning of 2007. Not sure I'll be posting here much anymore but if I do I'll be sure to update. Thanks!
 
These things will probably show up in an episode of Pawn Stars in the year 4014
and some expert will have to come in and explain to them what it is.
 
IF you do decide to sell them I'd love the opportunity to buy one. I was too young when the Red One was announced to be able to buy one, but I'd still love to have this.
 
Louis Maddalena said:
IF you do decide to sell them I'd love the opportunity to buy one. I was too young when the Red One was announced to be able to buy one, but I'd still love to have this.
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Me too! Only a dream @ the time!
 
Some of us were bummed out when we missed getting a Titanium R. RED "only" made about 1100 of them and my original RED One reservation just missed the cut off (#1110). I had some people over the years offer to sell me one, but eventually I picked one up with a used RED One in the 800's range serial number wise. It was just in the bottom of the box of stuff the camera was in when I bought it from a leasing company that repo'd the camera. I no longer own that camera and the R is somewhere in a desk drawer… I would say $15 to $20 is probably a fair market value for one of these R's, assuming someone actually really wants one. Scrap value for that piece of Titanium is probably about $10, give or take….

I'd hold on to them unless you have absolutely no interest. They could be an interesting collector's piece of cinema history some day.
 
I too missed out on getting the Ti R with my two (reasonably) early R-1s. But I wouldn't feel right buying one since those tokens were (IMO) meant to designate that a camera and/or camera owner actually bought into the scam early on.

It's like buying a Super Bowl ring and wearing it without earning it. Seems deceptive to me. In the case of the R following along with the camera as it is resold or gifted, I think that's fine too since the camera and the R are linked.
 
To me, since I didn't order a RED One, owning one would simply signify being a RED supporter. Most people have no idea what it means and seeing it on my desk they would only assume it was a paper weight. There would be a difference if you bought a Super Bowl ring and wore it around vs. buying it as memorabilia and putting in a case at home. It's only deceptive if you try to deceive people. In any case, it hardly seems like owning one of these should be forbidden to those who weren't around for the original orders. :smiley:
 
Terry VerHaar said:
To me, since I didn't order a RED One, owning one would simply signify being a RED supporter. Most people have no idea what it means and seeing it on my desk they would only assume it was a paper weight. There would be a difference if you bought a Super Bowl ring and wore it around vs. buying it as memorabilia and putting in a case at home. It's only deceptive if you try to deceive people. In any case, it hardly seems like owning one of these should be forbidden to those who weren't around for the original orders. :smiley:
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Well, yes, when you put it like that... '-)
 
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