DaveF, I think this is a good idea and would be helpful to both creators and collectors. You could start the thread yourself, make it self moderated?
If you don't want to do it, I would be happy to open a self moderated thread for announcements of new coin/art/collectible offerings. I would want the thread just to be announcements by the creators and a link to their Sales/ANN thread. I would remove any commentary or discussion as that would belong elsewhere, the thread would only be for announcements. I would not censor any creators, if a collectible exists it can be announced even if it is poop on canvas shaped in a BTC. I have no clue if I could get the moderators here to sticky the thread and wouldn't ask until it was shown to be attracting enough announcements.
Is that what you are looking for DaveF? Thoughts from others?
So long as the 1st post has the full list of links like I posted I think a VERY moderated thread is perfect.
No discussion. No opinions. Just the facts about the items.
Picking on Corrosive for a moment. There could be 2 links.
So you would see. (In a nice table)
Corrosive Silver Cards Diamonds {date would go here}
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/update-999-silver-btc-themed-playing-cards-diamonds-jokers-update-5179654Corrosive Silver Cards Diamond auction {date would go here}
https://bitcointalksearch.org/topic/auction-final-hour-corrosive-creations-cryptodeck-diamonds-final-hour-5194304In the rest of the thread nothing but 1 post per item and only for a limited time. 30/60/90 days. After that it's removed. This way the thread never has more then the last few months of new stuff in it. But the 1st post has a complete list of what is there. Also after it has been sold out the link to the sale should also be removed. In theory there is a link in the announcement thread to the sale anyway (which by the way Corrosive didn't do).
Because still picking on Corrosive. The diamonds were announced and then all were sold. There is no need to have more information then the link to what they are. The auction although important for determining pricing later would not really be important to the item itself.
LC if you are willing to do it and run with it that would be great. I have so much on my plate that I really think I would mess it up.
-Dave