About Limited Editions
How the registry works and why I built it
The Short Version
Haslun Studio sells limited edition prints—signed, numbered, twenty-five or fewer per work. Each print is tracked in a registry that records its history: who owned it, when they bought it, what they paid. If you ever want to sell, you notify me first, and I have the option to buy it back at your asking price. A small filing fee (5% of the sale price) covers administrative costs. If I pass, the sale goes through to whoever you've found.
That's the mechanism. Below is the thinking behind it.
Why This Exists
Most print sales work like this: you scroll, you click, something ships, and that's it. The platform knows everything; the artist and collector know almost nothing about each other.
I wanted something different for limited editions. Not because I'm too good for the existing systems—I still sell open-edition prints through Fine Art America—but because I wanted to actually know who has the work. I wanted the history to get preserved. And I wanted a chance to bring pieces home if they ever come up for resale.
How It Works
The Registry
Every limited edition print gets entered into a database when it sells. The registry tracks: edition title, print number, collector name (or "Private Collection" if you prefer), purchase date, price paid. This is the provenance—the documented chain of ownership that gives a work its history.
Right of First Refusal
If you own a print and want to sell it, you file a notice: here's the buyer, here's the price. You pay a small fee—5% of the proposed sale price—which covers administrative costs. I then have 14 days to match the price and buy the print back. If I match, I pay you that price and the print returns to me. If I decline or don't respond, the sale proceeds to your buyer.
I'll probably match most offers. I like having my work come back.
What This Means for You
As a collector: You're buying something with built-in liquidity. If you ever want to sell, there's a known buyer (me) who's likely to say yes. You don't have to find a market—just file the notice. Your ownership also becomes part of the work's permanent record.
On appreciation: These aren't stocks, and I'm not promising anything. But: small editions, documented history, an artist who wants them back. That's the structure.
For Other Artists
I built these tools for my own work, but they're not proprietary. If you're an artist interested in running editions this way—your own registry, your own provenance tracking, your own ROFR—reach out. The code exists and works.
— Will