[sake]

Girlfriend :-)

[Deleted]

Ive been offered one on the flip already. Not a fan of it.

[Hubble Bubble]

^^ how can that be… it's so different from all his other recent releases…

er… hang on a minute…

[cerulean]

Best way to thwart the flippers would be for artists to put 5-10 copies of their print on Ebay for charity. 

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Jul 31, 2014 18:13:21 GMT 1 cerulean said:

Best way to thwart the flippers would be for artists to put 5-10 copies of their print on Ebay for charity. 

Would be a nice way to raise funds, but doubt it would thwart many flippers unfortunately.

[mmmike]

So how does this Whatson guy's print sell out in seconds and there is no talk about this other release 

urbanartassociation.com/thread/119427/dirtypilot-presents-graff-legend-skeme ?

Or even more crazy still... www.dirtypilot.com/collections/prints/products/henry-chalfant-james-prigoff-lee-handball-court-photo

...a bit of street art history still hasn't sold out. 

I don't understand you kids today. 

[Warm Gun]

I swear she looks like she's just about to let one rip.

[JAlternatión]

Of course it sold out instantly... 20 odd people who have posted on here said they missed out on it, plus however many lurkers there are, plus people who aren't on this board... everyone hitting F5 at the same time will mean it sells out instantly.

Personally I can't get over the face and am bored of the tagging thing so didn't even try, but it's interesting to hear that the main edition didn't sell out very quickly.... I guess that those who loved the image so much, weren't so bothered if it wasn't hand-finished?

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2014 18:43:45 GMT 1 JAlternatión said:

Of course it sold out instantly... 20 odd people who have posted on here said they missed out on it, plus however many lurkers there are, plus people who aren't on this board... everyone hitting F5 at the same time will mean it sells out instantly.

Personally I can't get over the face and am bored of the tagging thing so didn't even try, but it's interesting to hear that the main edition didn't sell out very quickly.... I guess that those who loved the image so much, weren't so bothered if it wasn't hand-finished?

i mean, 155 less edition size + hand-finishing for an extra 100 pounds seems like a no brainer if you were actually interested in the main edition.

also think the background of the hand-finished adds a certain something.

[JAlternatión]

Completely, if I liked the image i'd have gone for the hand finished definitely, but am surprised the main edition didn't sell out quicker once the hand finished had gone

[sgolby]

Jul 31, 2014 17:53:01 GMT 1 @elviswarhol said:

Blimey o reilly they sold out quick.

Did people buy them just to flip in which case a lot of buyers aren't interested in actual art just re sale value? Quick profits.

I for one bought it for the art.  I like MW in general but I think his tagging style works better on some images than others, this one I think it looks really good.
S

[disdig1]

Jul 31, 2014 18:48:07 GMT 1 JAlternatión said:

Completely, if I liked the image i'd have gone for the hand finished definitely, but am surprised the main edition didn't sell out quicker once the hand finished had gone

its a cart system, they never sell out right away. so many window shoppers it takes a few rounds of them getting kicked out of peoples carts to sell out. 

if it would have been fastest to checkout they would have gone in a minute. 

[mrmao]

I can`t agree with MW ordinary didn`t sell quick, after 45 sec all wore gone.
It did not say sold out at once, but couldn`t add to cart either.

Maybe many sat on it for a long time "in cart" or system failed. This release was just all the others "chaos", with malfunction and a "little" twist from GP - apparently.

Really like this print, wanted HF, but still happy with the ordinary one.

[FЯ]

Bit bored of tags now, but also within Martins work there is this constant adobe vector live trace feel to everything which always stands out like a sore thumb. His stencil work is better like on chinooks.

The live trace thing just look a little bit lazy

[JAlternatión]

Jul 31, 2014 18:59:46 GMT 1 mrmao said:

I can`t agree with MW ordinary didn`t sell quick, after 45 sec all wore gone.
It did not say sold out at once, but couldn`t add to cart either.

Maybe many sat on it for a long time "in cart" or system failed. This release was just all the others "chaos", with malfunction and a "little" twist from GP - apparently.

Really like this print, wanted HF, but still happy with the ordinary one.

 Fair play, as I said I didn't get involved with the drop, but thought I'd seen in here that it had taken 40 minutes. That to me usually says flippers looking to see if there is any instant sales on ebay, hoping that it makes it worth their while, though that's probably just cynicism.
Not sure what other reasons people who don't want an image cart it repeatedly for...

[cerulean]

Jul 31, 2014 18:20:44 GMT 1 coller said:

Jul 31, 2014 18:13:21 GMT 1 cerulean said:

Best way to thwart the flippers would be for artists to put 5-10 copies of their print on Ebay for charity. 

Would be a nice way to raise funds, but doubt it would thwart many flippers unfortunately.

True, but at least some of the high rollers money would go to charity instead of the flippers.

[sgolby]

Jul 31, 2014 18:24:49 GMT 1 mmmike said:

So how does this Whatson guy's print sell out in seconds and there is no talk about this other release 

urbanartassociation.com/thread/119427/dirtypilot-presents-graff-legend-skeme ?

Or even more crazy still... www.dirtypilot.com/collections/prints/products/henry-chalfant-james-prigoff-lee-handball-court-photo

...a bit of street art history still hasn't sold out. 

I don't understand you kids today. 

I often ask myself the same question, but think it has to do with the fact that classic "Bubble Graffiti" to many people is too literal, they like it in coffee table books, and 80 pictures of walls and trains, but when it comes to prints it scares them.  The other side is the fact that most of those cats never went commercial, except for Cope 2.  Commercial, meaning marketing limited edition prints of their art...  just my thoughts.  

[Rouen Cathedral]

Wow. There is like 10 of the /175 prints on ebay already.

I would love to pick one up as I missed the release.

What do people think is fair offer on these in near future?

[JAlternatión]

I wouldn't go above £200...large amounts of these have been bought to flip, it'll be a buyers market

[Rouen Cathedral]

Jul 31, 2014 20:04:22 GMT 1 JAlternatión said:

I wouldn't go above £200...large amounts of these have been bought to flip, it'll be a buyers market

So a lot say they are waiting on shipping to the seller. But others have them in hand already?

Sorry I'm a little never to this.

[Art Fan 2011]

Jul 31, 2014 20:04:22 GMT 1 JAlternatión said:

I wouldn't go above £200...large amounts of these have been bought to flip, it'll be a buyers market

Apart from "less is more" you cant get a Whatson print for under £250, most sit between £300-£400 so I think this will sit in that range once its all settled down.

[Deleted]

The tagging thing has been well and truly kicked the arse out of, imo.

[FЯ]

This should be the last tagging thing, if it is not then i think you can assume it is a one trick pony (tagged prob)

[nacional]

If you take away the ghastly tagging then his images are actually quite soft and gentle, a la Blek, which aint too bad a thang...I hope Martin can just let go of the tags and stay true with the images that lie beneath....they won't sell as well, but in terms of longevity, it is the way for him to fly...IMHO...

[Warm Gun]

I suspect Whatson will go on and on and on with this plastic tagging nonsense.

[curiousgeorge]

Jul 31, 2014 15:56:23 GMT 1 coller said:

Jul 31, 2014 15:33:27 GMT 1 cbjornson said:

Bigcartel is probably the most useless site for a bot since they run a cart system where things can't get jacked. 

Funniest thing I've read on here this week.

You missed the post about SIGNED spacers!!!

[Deleted]

Jul 31, 2014 21:12:53 GMT 1 curiousgeorge said:

Jul 31, 2014 15:56:23 GMT 1 coller said:

Funniest thing I've read on here this week.

You missed the post about SIGNED spacers!!!

Signed spacers?, seriously?, I thought the colour coded ones were too much but signed is daft, its a bit IKEA.

Martin, whats happening?.

[dirtypilot]

Jul 31, 2014 19:25:05 GMT 1 sgolby said:

Jul 31, 2014 18:24:49 GMT 1 mmmike said:

So how does this Whatson guy's print sell out in seconds and there is no talk about this other release 

urbanartassociation.com/thread/119427/dirtypilot-presents-graff-legend-skeme ?

Or even more crazy still... www.dirtypilot.com/collections/prints/products/henry-chalfant-james-prigoff-lee-handball-court-photo

...a bit of street art history still hasn't sold out. 

I don't understand you kids today. 

I often ask myself the same question, but think it has to do with the fact that classic "Bubble Graffiti" to many people is too literal, they like it in coffee table books, and 80 pictures of walls and trains, but when it comes to prints it scares them.  The other side is the fact that most of those cats never went commercial, except for Cope 2.  Commercial, meaning marketing limited edition prints of their art...  just my thoughts.  

Here is how we view NYC Old Skool Graffiti. Short and simple. If it was not for these guys painting the trains in the 70's and 80's, the "Street art " Scene as we know and and so called "Urban Art" may look a whole lot different, these guys are the grandfathers of the movement and deserve their acclaim.
Peace

[curiousgeorge]

Jul 31, 2014 21:16:28 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Jul 31, 2014 21:12:53 GMT 1 curiousgeorge said:

You missed the post about SIGNED spacers!!!

Signed spacers?, seriously?, I thought the colour coded ones were too much but signed is daft, its a bit IKEA.

Martin, whats happening?.

Relax! It'll be done with a conservation sharpie marker

[Mister Frame Man]

Jul 31, 2014 21:16:28 GMT 1 @wizbong said:

Jul 31, 2014 21:12:53 GMT 1 curiousgeorge said:

You missed the post about SIGNED spacers!!!

Signed spacers?, seriously?, I thought the colour coded ones were too much but signed is daft, its a bit IKEA.

Martin, whats happening?.

Who is offering signed spacers? Interesting!