{"id":1288,"date":"2012-04-02T13:33:15","date_gmt":"2012-04-02T13:33:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/1288-3d-printing-scarcity-and-the-nyan-cat.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T17:17:04","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T17:17:04","slug":"3d-printing-scarcity-and-the-nyan-cat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/3d-printing-scarcity-and-the-nyan-cat","title":{"rendered":"3D Printing Scarcity and the Nyan Cat"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the great promises of 3D printing is that it allows for an infinite umber or reproductions of an individual object over time.  Once a 3D files is produced, it can be 3D printed once, one hundred, one thousand times or more in what some have been calling a realization of the ‘post-scarcity economy<\/a>‘.  Sometimes factors outside the physical production and material availability play a part in equation and sadly the popular Nyan “Pop-Tart” Cat<\/a> 3D modeled by Sevensheaven<\/a> is no longer available as a 3D printed product, exactly one year after the birth of the original Pop Tart Cat<\/a> by Christopher Torres on April 2nd, 2011. <\/p>\n

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We have all grown to love the Nyan Cat and it has always been a big favorite at events capturing the hearts of all those who came into contact with the cute little cat.  Following is a gallery of the Nyan Cat in the wild, but what will happen to those Nyan Cat’s now roaming the earth?  Will there value increase with scarcity, a product that once had the promise of infinite availability is now of a very limited edition. Will we start to see 3D printed Nyan Cat’s going for auction on eBay and will we one day see them sold as part of a collection at Sotheby’s?<\/p>\n

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