[BlackRatPress]

Anyone got any signed prints to sell me. Looking to buy my first one - kate, girl with balloon, -anything....
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[monochrome]

so you just want the most popular ones

you're not a dealer\gallery are you by chance? lol

[BlackRatPress]

I'm afraid I am. Are dealers frowned upon on this site?

[Daniel Silk]

fazeley said:

I'm afraid I am. Are dealers frowned upon on this site?

Naaaa, don't worry ;D some people do have a bit of a chip on their shoulder about people selling pictures

[BlackRatPress]

Thanks for that. People tend to imagine dealers wearing fur coats and ripping off starving artists. It's just another job..

[wezzley]

hi fazely, as a dealer can you share with me/us your thoughts on where you see the banksy market going? Fairly new to limited edition prints myself, but suddenly found myself with a rather valuable print collection..! cheers

oh and ps Im not selling any at the mo I'm afraid

[BlackRatPress]

The Million Dollar Question. A lot depends of how many more they produce and in what edition sizes. I am pretty confident the market is solid.

[Daniel Silk]

Yeah, so many people are only just finding Banksy exists so I would think the market is going to remain very strong

It seems to me that Banksy is on a bit of a campain to reach more people with his trips over to LA, What do you think? ;D

[wezzley]

yep agree, he's definately on the offensive, with the la stuff etc and particuarly now that he appears to have a pr knockng out press releases now....!

[monochrome]

everyone's a dealer these days........ well, if you have more than 2 bansky prints that is.

[Daniel Silk]

I wonder if the Tate have started to pick up any Banksy canvases yet?

It cant be long now before they have some Banksy's up in an exhibition ;D

[saucepan]

In my opinion this is just the start. I think the prices now are going to look very attractive this time next year. Whilst most people are aware of Banksy not everyone realises that he produces prints / canvases. I think we will see an increased difference in value between the signed and unsigned prints. Currently un-signed prints seem to be selling about half of that of its signed counterpart. In the future I think the signed edition will sell for at least 4 times that of the un-signed edition.

[monochrome]

nah - the difference won't be that great - J&J have 350 of each (signed & unsigned) - one is not rarer than the other... double seems about right for now.

[saucepan]

yes, but the difference is that when the investor collector gets involved they aren't going to be bothered by un-signed prints. Their concern will only be with signed edition's and thus the demand for signed prints is going to be so much greater.