[dodge]

Has anyone else noticed the amount of prints that seem to be going for a song these days? Faile prices seem to have been hit hard. I recently saw a Mary and My confessions go for extremely low prices on ebay. There have also been a lot of Neates/Micallef's and even a few Banksy's going for low sums on this board.

I know pre-Christmas time (and over the holidays) is always good for a bargain and it looks like this year will be the same. Last year I vowed to put money aside for the Christmas period but unfortunately I spent up again

Will I ever learn?

[G-Man]

i learnt

[dodge]

Ha ha, good for you G-Man. I will follow your lead!

[snausages]

If you haven't learned your lesson like G-Man, forget prints and bid on this:
cgi.ebay.co.uk/******4

A box at only £2350!!! Please bid because at this price it's really tempting me even though I really don't want to spend money on Faile at the moment. I think you'd be paying £6000 at Lazarides for this now.

[volvic]

shhhh snausages

[Sundowner]

He's a sound guy is streetlevel - dealt with him before.

[jones27]

Not the most desirable of boxes. One side had the faile crest and the other had the mosters, not classics by any means. The better images still sell for a lot more.

Perhaps any bargains are now finding more perminant homes.

Ps - Top marks to the bright spark who relisted his Butterfly girl print. 3.5k last week, now £5k.

[bullet]

think people are still dreaming... things are finding their true value

[rosstierney]

Oct 7, 2009 0:03:34 GMT 1 jones27 said:

Ps - Top marks to the bright spark who relisted his Butterfly girl print. 3.5k last week, now £5k.

that's the one with the funny green foot/leg that's been floating about for week/months

[spencerlee]

Oct 7, 2009 1:01:42 GMT 1 bullet said:

think people are still dreaming... things are finding their true value

Yep, the (sometimes very) high prices of recent times are the exception and I think the lower prices should probably be seen as the norm. I mean this in regards to all artists BTW.

[volvic]

regardless of desirability, £2555 for a Faile box is an insane bargain

[dodge]

Oct 7, 2009 1:01:42 GMT 1 bullet said:

think people are still dreaming... things are finding their true value

Amen. Long may it continue. Some pieces are actually coming down to levels that are somewhere near their 'true worth'.

[dodge]

Banksy?

[snausages]

Wow that box was a steal, hope you got it volvic. There isn't a chance in hell I'd ever sell my box for that cheap.

Funny though, as much as people believed that prices couldn't go anywhere but up, we now have people reversing that psychology 100%. Yes obviously prices were stupid high, but now they're getting just a bit on the low dumb side.

[volvic]

i am afraid i passed, i set myself a 3k limit but bailed after thinking it would just be another 'because it was a bargain' purchase, faile is so low down in my investment list, i think i did the right thing (for once)

[spartan]

I have to admit, I am now buying up stuff, as there are some real bargains out there. Probably a combination of the economic downturn (which will affect luxury purchases such as art), and the bubble bursting slightly, which leads to less flippers totally over-inflating the market.

I bought a Faile print this weekend on ebay for an absolute steal - £375 for My Confessions. That is less than half price of what it cost on release ($1000). Even a couple of weeks ago I saw this going for between £500-800.

It is a real good time to be a buyer who actually wants the artwork for their collection and not for a quick flip on ebay.

The price reductions have still not filtered through though, and accordingly, some of the prices on ebay and in some galleries still look absolutely ridiculous.

[Philippe]

With faile people aren't buying up the boxes just because its a Faile box anymore...the box that sold on ebay had poor colors and execution, I think it actually went for a pretty good price all things considered.

[spartan]

Oct 7, 2009 1:01:42 GMT 1 bullet said:

think people are still dreaming... things are finding their true value

A market correction.

[wizzy]

........and a worldwide recession.

[Mentis Statum]

sounds like ive missed some bargins on ebay, ive given up on ebay as everytime i look i can only find pages of rip off prints or shit t-shirt prints! need to start looking again!

[craigf]

Missed that one maybe not the most desirable box, but I do like it